Comparison

Digits vs Clackboard

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

Head to head
About

Digits

This app offers a variety of stylish clock designs to transform your device into a beautiful timepiece. Choose from different aesthetics to match your mood and preferences, adding sophistication to your daily routine.

Highlights
  • Variety of stylish clock designs
  • Retro aesthetic
  • Customizable time display
  • Elegant timepiece transformation
  • Sophisticated design
Features
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Meet Digits - an app that lets you embrace the elegance of time with a variety of stylish clock designs. With Digits, you can choose from an array of clock styles to suit your mood and aesthetic preferences, ensuring your timekeeping is as unique as you are. Digits goes beyond just telling time; it transforms your device into a beautiful timepiece that stands out. Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who appreciates the art of time, Digits brings a touch of sophistication to your everyday routine. Make every second count with Digits. Please feel free to access the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17fNH1CyuunWpwv-U4yq0vmyGX-JaXWu5HokfT_Bbqwk/

About

Clackboard

Features
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A real split-flap board on your iPhone: flip clock, message board, countdown and scoreboard in one. Every flap falls with gravity, catches the light, casts a shadow, hits the stop and bounces – just like the departure boards at the station. IPHONE DUO Your iPhone Duo becomes a bedside clock, and Clackboard works out how it is standing. Half-folded on a table, the clock stands on the upper half with a reflection below. Propped half-open on its edges, like a book stood up, the left side shows the hours and the right side the minutes, and the fold stays clear. As a tent, the clock uses the full width of the outer display. In the night hours the board turns amber, with no clacking and no seconds; on a table the lying half is a dimmer – swipe up or down. Without a charger, a quiet notice appears below 20 % battery. You can switch the night light off in Settings. With Pro, the Duo also shows a second time zone, one clock per half, and becomes a scoreboard pad: on the lying half each team gets a big field – tap for +1, swipe up for −1; propped on its edges, Home is on the left and Guest on the right. Nothing changes on other iPhone models. CLOCK Stand your iPhone sideways on its charger and it becomes a split-flap desk clock. 12 or 24 hours, with seconds and date. At night the board can dim by itself. MESSAGE "Coffee?", "Do not disturb", "Delayed by about 5 min" – type what the board should say and watch every flap run through the alphabet until your text stands. COUNTDOWN How long until your vacation, a birthday or the end of the workday? The board keeps count. SCOREBOARD Table tennis in the garden, the match on TV, a game night: two teams, their names, points and sets. Tap or swipe down for a point, pull the flap back up to take it away – every point is one flap. WIDGETS & STANDBY The clock, your message and your countdown on the Home Screen and in StandBy, the countdown also on the Lock Screen – your iPhone on the charger becomes a split-flap clock. IPHONE & IPAD One purchase for both. An iPad on the desk or on the wall makes a big departure board. ON THE BIG SCREEN Mirror your iPhone to the TV with AirPlay or a cable, and the whole room can read the board. DELUXE IN 3D Real plastic flaps, rendered live in 3D: light, shadows, reflections and a little wear, like a board that has hung in a station for years. DESIGNS Deluxe, Station, Airport, Night Train, Retro, Brass, Signal Red, White and Terminal. Pick one from the menu – swipe sideways to switch between clock, message, countdown and scoreboard. CLACKBOARD PRO – BUY ONCE, KEEP FOREVER • 8 more designs, including Deluxe in 3D • Countdown, also as a widget • Scoreboard with your own team names, also as a pad on iPhone Duo • Second time zone on the clock • Your own messages on rotation • Video clips with sound and high-res images • No subscription, Family Sharing included No ads. No account. No data collected.

Screenshots

Digits4 screens
Clackboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clackboard at none against Digits's shown. Clackboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Digits's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Digits sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Clackboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digits ships an update every 7 months, Clackboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Digits versus Clackboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigitsClackboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEXTLINK PTY LTDKris Pierre Ludemann

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digits

Subscriptions1
  • Digits - Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
1 purchases

Clackboard

One-time1
  • Clackboard Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Digits free?
Digits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clackboard free?
Clackboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digits or Clackboard have ads?
Digits shows ads; Clackboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Digits or Clackboard?
Digits ships an update every 7 months, and Clackboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Digits was updated on November 4, 2026 and Clackboard on October 31, 2026.

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