Comparison

Clocks vs Long Lasting Clock

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

Head to head
About

Clocks

Transform your device into a beautiful clock and weather display. Offers customizable clocks, animated backgrounds, and font options for a personalized experience. It's a private, ad-free alternative to standby modes, with optional matching screensavers for macOS.

Highlights
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Customizable clock variations
  • Font and color options
  • Private and ad-free
  • MacOS screensaver sync
  • Shortcuts support
Features
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The Clocks app transforms your phone, tablet, or mac into a beautiful clock display, perfect for any home office, bedroom, or studio. It's perfect as an alternative to Standby Mode with even more options: ◎ 28+ gorgeous and intentionally designed animated backgrounds ◎ 15+ variations of clocks you can pair in any combination ◎ Some font and font color options for more personalization ◎ Private, no ads. Designed to be simple and stunning. ◎ Pro Park includes a download for matching screen savers on MacOS so your display can match across your entire work setup. ◎ Three clocks and three backgrounds are usable for free! ◎ Best used on a MagSafe charger, but also works on phones without it. ◎ Shortcuts support to allow Clocks to open automatically when connected to a charger Does Clocks open automatically? Not by default, but within Settings there's a tutorial on how to set it up using Shortcuts. Does Clocks replace Standby mode? We think Clocks is better fitted for daytime use and the official Standby for night time. Will you release more packs in the future? Yes! I plan on designing more backgrounds and clocks in future updates, some which will be free some which will be paid (but affordable). Roadmap - Coming soon: - Timers - More font options and settings

About

Long Lasting Clock

Features
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A big clock. A message for the room. Show the time alongside a welcome, meeting notice or class break on one clear screen. See the time at a glance. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a large, full-screen clock for your desk, nightstand or presentations, with no ads or account required. Write and show a message for free. Clock Pro adds fonts, colors, size controls, and saved messages. “Next meeting at 14:00” “Welcome to our space” “On a break until 10:15” You write and update the message yourself. There is no calendar connection. MAKE IT YOURS WITH CLOCK PRO Clock Pro is an optional one-time purchase, not a subscription. Add Flip, Focus and Custom Font clock styles, Paper and Night Red appearances, and your own text, background and colon colors. Save up to five complete clock looks with Clock Pro. Saved Messages · Saved Time Zones · Custom Colors AT YOUR PACE Keep the screen awake while the full-screen clock is open. Burn-In Protection gently moves the display over time; it does not guarantee against screen burn-in. Keeping the screen awake uses more battery. Your personal messages, saved places and clock preferences are stored on your device, not collected by the developer. No account, ads or tracking.

Screenshots

Clocks4 screens
Long Lasting Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Long Lasting Clock at 4 against Clocks's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Long Lasting Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clocks ships an update every 5 days, Long Lasting Clock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clocks versus Long Lasting Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClocksLong Lasting Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (475 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings475 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel DestefanisSchmidt Service Partner AB

Bugs and requests

Clocks

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Timer with start/stop functionality
  • Numbered screen savers for easier selection
  • Widget support

Long Lasting Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clocks

One-time1
  • Clocks Pro Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Long Lasting Clock

One-time1
  • Long Lasting Clock Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Clocks free?
Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Long Lasting Clock free?
Long Lasting Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clocks or Long Lasting Clock have ads?
Neither Clocks nor Long Lasting Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clocks or Long Lasting Clock?
Clocks ships an update every 5 days, and Long Lasting Clock weekly. Most recently, Clocks was updated on November 8, 2026 and Long Lasting Clock on November 10, 2026.

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