Comparison

StandBy Widget & Always On vs Yard Champ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StandBy Widget & Always On

Enhance your device's display with elegant clock widgets and a sophisticated standby mode. Easily customize time displays with legible numerals and soft animations, perfect for any setting.

Highlights
  • StandBy widget support
  • Home screen widget support
  • User-friendly interface
  • Soft animations
  • Customizable time displays
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
Features
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StandBy - Clock & Display StandBy transforms your iPhone or iPad into a refined clock display, purpose-built for charging docks and always-on setups. Whether on your desk, nightstand, or countertop, it keeps time looking sharp from across the room. Choose between a clean digital clock or a classic analog face. Large, high-contrast numerals stay legible at a distance, and the display adapts gracefully to both portrait and landscape orientations. Personalize every detail to match your environment. Pick from dozens of themes — flat or gradient — each carefully crafted with its own color palette and typeface. Free themes get you started immediately; premium unlocks the full collection. You can also build your own look with a custom font, font size, and any colors you choose, then save it as a preset to switch back to anytime. The secondary row puts useful information right beneath the time: live weather conditions, battery level, both at once, or nothing at all. Animated backgrounds add depth for those who want more visual interest. StandBy also includes a home screen widget and a StandBy mode widget, so the experience extends beyond the app itself. Features - Digital and analog clock styles - 12-hour and 24-hour format - Seconds display toggle - Date display toggle - Weather, battery, or combined secondary row - Animated backgrounds - 8 free themes, 70+ premium themes (flat and gradient) - Custom color, font, and font size - Saveable and loadable presets - StandBy widget support - Home screen widget support - Portrait and landscape orientation - Screen stays on while in use Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDrZMeR5Cidf-RH8I3UB716GLMVS89r8RjYqQJAoXVc/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1URFYc55rRZAn1cDHaEeU4w9uYzU_vBL4G9SxuRpRORQ/edit?usp=sharing

About

Yard Champ

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Yard Champ turns your phone into a personal lawn-care advisor. Snap a photo, get a score, get a plan. That's it. WHAT YARD CHAMP DOES • AI Lawn Analysis — Take a photo. Claude AI scores your turf 1–10 and tells you exactly what's going wrong (and right). • Weed, Pest & Disease ID — Spot something off? Photo-ID it in seconds with confidence ratings, treatment options, and prevention tips. • Fertilizer Schedule — Built around your grass type, climate zone, and season. Mark each feeding done and get reminded for the next one. • Yard Advisor Chat — Ask your yard anything. The AI already knows your grass type, zones, recent activity, and health history. • Smart Watering — Calculate exactly how long to run each sprinkler zone. Auto-adjusts for forecast rain. • Activity Tracker — Log mows, feeds, treatments, and watering. See your lawn's trend over time. PLAN AND TRACK YOUR LAWN Set up zones (front, back, side), tell us your grass type and square footage, and Yard Champ does the math. Health scores graph over time. Trophies celebrate the milestones — first analysis, ten mows, a perfect 10. WEATHER-AWARE Local 7-day forecast on the home screen. Tips and watering advice adapt to what's coming. NO ACCOUNTS. ONE-TIME PURCHASE. • Free forever: Tracker, Planner, Water Calculator, Lawn Profile, Health History. • Free with limit: 5 AI analyses per month. • Yard Champ Pro ($6.99 one-time): Up to 150 AI analyses per month. No subscription. No login. No email harvesting. Your lawn data stays on your device. IMPORTANT Yard Champ uses AI to give general lawn-care guidance. It's not a substitute for a licensed pesticide applicator, an arborist, or a soil test. Treatment recommendations are starting points — always read product labels, check local regulations, and consult a pro for serious pest, disease, or chemical-application decisions. Made by a homeowner, for homeowners. Questions? mdubsgmail@gmail.com

Screenshots

StandBy Widget & Always On3 screens
Yard Champ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Yard Champ at every 8 days against StandBy Widget & Always On's every 32 months. Yard Champ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StandBy Widget & Always On sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Yard Champ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StandBy Widget & Always On ships an update every 32 months, Yard Champ every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StandBy Widget & Always On versus Yard Champ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandBy Widget & Always OnYard Champ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (133 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulent HanciMike Wilson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StandBy Widget & Always On

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • StandBy LifeTime$9.99
1 purchases

Yard Champ

One-time1
  • Yard Champ Pro$6.99

Questions

Is StandBy Widget & Always On free?
StandBy Widget & Always On is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yard Champ free?
Yard Champ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StandBy Widget & Always On or Yard Champ have ads?
Neither StandBy Widget & Always On nor Yard Champ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StandBy Widget & Always On or Yard Champ?
StandBy Widget & Always On ships an update every 32 months, and Yard Champ every 8 days. Most recently, StandBy Widget & Always On was updated on November 3, 2026 and Yard Champ on November 5, 2026.

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