NiteTime Clock vs AlwaysOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NiteTime Clock
This app transforms your device into a customizable bedside digital clock. It offers a clear view of the time with adjustable brightness, multiple color themes, and font options. Keep your screen active for constant visibility throughout the night.
- Portrait and landscape modes
- 12 color themes
- Customizable fonts
- Optional date display
- Adjustable brightness
- Keep screen active
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NiteTime Clock: Your Bedside Companion NiteTime Clock fills your screen with a large, glanceable time display — built for the nightstand, the desk, or anywhere you want the time visible from across the room without the glow of a full phone screen. **Customize it your way** — Choose from a curated set of system and classic fonts, in five weights — Pick any color with the full hue and brightness wheel, or use one of eleven presets — Show or hide the date — Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time, with an optional AM/PM marker — Dim the display down to a soft glow — never fully dark, never distracting **Built for all-night use** — Reduce Burn-in mode gently drifts the clock around the screen over time, protecting OLED displays during long nightly use — Prevent Screen Sleep keeps the display on for as long as you need it — Landscape and portrait layouts, both optimized for edge-to-edge visibility **Simple, gesture-driven controls** Swipe to change color, drag to adjust brightness, tap to reveal settings — then tap away and the controls disappear, leaving just the time. No accounts. No ads. No data collected. Just a clock. Features: * Versatile Display: Use in portrait or landscape mode * 12 Elegant Color Themes: Find your perfect night-time aesthetic * Customizable Typography: Choose from multiple fonts and styles * Optional Date Display: Keep track of the day at a glance * Adjustable Brightness: Comfortable viewing from dim to bright * Keep Active: Option to keep clock displayed and not sleep Ideal for nightstands, bedrooms, and anyone who wants a clean, reliable clock display. No complicated settings—just pure, practical timekeeping. Download NiteTime Clock and bring sleek, personalized timekeeping to your nightstand.
AlwaysOn
Transform a plugged-in iPhone into a convenient desk display. View the time, date, calendar, and weather at a glance. Features a sleep mode for nighttime use and custom display hours.
- Large digital clock display
- Current date and calendar
- Upcoming calendar events
- Local weather forecast
- Customizable display hours
- Low-brightness sleep mode
- Burn-in protection
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a calm, customizable desk display. AlwaysOn keeps useful information visible at a glance — time, calendar, weather, upcoming events, and more — with layouts designed for both compact iPhones and larger iPad displays. Arrange widgets your way, choose from a growing collection of clock styles and ambient backgrounds, and let AlwaysOn quietly adapt throughout the day. Features * Customizable widget layouts * Multiple digital and artistic clock styles * Calendar and upcoming events * Local weather and forecast * World Clock and Countdown widgets * Ambient and animated backgrounds * Smart dimming and sleep-friendly display behavior * Floating accessories including battery and alarm * Burn-in protection * Native iPhone and iPad layouts AlwaysOn is designed for devices you leave docked, propped up, or sitting on a desk — turning an unused screen into something calm and useful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AlwaysOn at 100% against NiteTime Clock's 0%. AlwaysOn also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 19 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AlwaysOn holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NiteTime Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of AlwaysOn's.
NiteTime Clock ships an update every 19 months, AlwaysOn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiteTime Clock | AlwaysOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick OShaughnessy | Weijin Wang |
Customer experience
NiteTime Clock
AlwaysOn
In-app purchases
NiteTime Clock
No in-app purchases
AlwaysOn
No in-app purchases





