Comparison

NiteTime Clock vs Gauge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • 12 color themes
  • Customizable fonts
  • Optional date display
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Keep screen active
Features
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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.

About

Gauge

This app provides a simple, large-display speedometer for tracking speed, top speed, average speed, and distance. It offers various units and categories for different activities and includes route mapping. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited trip history.

Highlights
  • Live speed display
  • Top speed, average speed, distance tracking
  • Multiple units (MPH, km/h, knots)
  • Activity-specific categories
  • Route mapping
  • Trip saving (Pro feature)
Features
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Gauge is a speedometer and nothing else. Open it, tap Start, and your current speed fills the screen in huge white numerals on black. Top speed, average, and distance sit beneath it. Tap any one of them to make it the big number. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Gauge never sends your data anywhere. MADE FOR - Driving, motorcycles, ATVs and UTVs - Boats, in knots and nautical miles - Cycling, e-bikes, and running - Skiing and snowboarding - Anything with a top speed worth knowing HOW IT WORKS - Tap Start Trip. That's it. Category and units come afterward. - The screen stays on, and recording continues if you lock your phone or switch apps. - Slide to stop. No button to hit by accident in a pocket or a glove. - Save the trip, or resume it and keep going. WHAT YOU GET, FREE - Live current, top, average speed, and distance - MPH, km/h, or knots; miles, kilometers, or nautical miles - Categories for every activity, with the precision each one needs - Your three most recent trips, with duration - Route maps: every trip traced on Apple Maps, standard or satellite - Name a trip, share it as a card GAUGE PRO — $9.99/year (7-day free trial) - Keep every trip, for as long as you like - Filter by category and sort by top speed, average, or distance The speedometer is free forever. Pro is for the record it builds. PRIVACY Gauge uses your location only to measure speed and distance while a trip is recording, and to draw the route on a map if you keep that on. Your trips stay on your phone. There are no accounts and no analytics. Speed is measured by GPS and may read low or drop out briefly under tunnels, dense trees, or tall buildings. Gauge is not a substitute for your vehicle's speedometer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nationaltoolworks.com/apps/gauge/privacy

Screenshots

NiteTime Clock3 screens
Gauge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gauge at 5.0 against NiteTime Clock's 4.0. NiteTime Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Gauge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. NiteTime Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gauge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NiteTime Clock versus Gauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNiteTime ClockGauge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick OShaughnessyNational Tool Works LLC

Customer experience

NiteTime Clock

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Gauge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NiteTime Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gauge

Subscriptions1
  • Gauge Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is NiteTime Clock free?
NiteTime Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gauge free?
Gauge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NiteTime Clock or Gauge?
Gauge is rated higher. NiteTime Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Gauge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NiteTime Clock or Gauge have ads?
Neither NiteTime Clock nor Gauge shows ads.

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