Comparison

DSClock vs Grail

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

Head to head
About

DSClock

Add a touch of retro handheld gaming charm to your iPhone with customizable clock widgets. Choose from light or dark designs in various sizes for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy mode. Enjoy an ad-free experience with minimal battery impact.

Highlights
  • Authentic DS-inspired dial design
  • Light & dark widget options
  • Multiple widget sizes (S, M, L)
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy support
  • Zero ads and zero data collection
  • Battery-friendly and small footprint
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Bring a slice of handheld-era charm to iPhone. Highlights • Authentic DS-inspired dial design • Separate light & dark widgets (S, M, L) • Works on Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy • Zero ads, zero data collection • Tiny footprint, battery-friendly Setup Open DS Clock Widget once. Long-press a screen → + → search “DS Clock”. Pick light or dark, choose a size. DS Clock Widget is an independent homage and is not affiliated with Nintendo.

About

Grail

Transform your devices into stylish clock displays with detailed horological designs. Customize watch faces with various hands, bezels, and colors to create a unique look for your home screen, nightstand, or car dashboard.

Highlights
  • Detailed horological watch face designs
  • Customizable hands, bezels, and colors
  • Home screen and desktop widgets
  • StandBy mode bedside clock
  • CarPlay dashboard clock
  • Growing collection of watch models
Features
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Grail watches for your screen. Grail turns the watches most of us only dream about into clock widgets you’ll actually use. On your home screen, on your nightstand in StandBy, and on your dashboard in CarPlay. It started simple: a collection of widgets based on wrist and pocket watches that offer an interesting design, are hard to get your hands on, or both. Every face is drawn with real horological detail, and built to be customized. Swap handsets, bezels, case metals, dials and colorways until it’s unmistakably yours. THE COLLECTION • Model One: Hours and minutes, inspired by Dirty Dozen field watches • Orbital Regulator: Hours, minutes and weekday orbiting the minute axis • DS-9000: Vintage digital display with time, day and date • Retro²: Jumping hour with retrograde minute, inspired by speedometers …and the collection keeps growing. WORKS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES • Home Screen & Desktop: Small and large sizes for your iPhone, iPad and Mac • StandBy: A proper bedside clock when your iPhone’s on its side • CarPlay: A mechanical dial on your dashboard MADE TO TINKER Broad Arrow or Dauphine hands. Stainless, titanium, DLC or gold. Pumpkin, Lime, Grape or Blueberry. Mix it however you like.

Screenshots

DSClock1 screens
Grail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grail at 5.0 against DSClock's 4.3. Grail also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DSClock ships an update every 7 months, Grail every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DSClock versus Grail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSClockGrail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiguel PiedrafitaReda Hallal

Customer experience

DSClock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grail

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DSClock

No in-app purchases

None

Grail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DSClock free?
DSClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grail free?
Grail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DSClock or Grail?
Grail is rated higher. DSClock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Grail averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do DSClock or Grail have ads?
Neither DSClock nor Grail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DSClock or Grail?
DSClock ships an update every 7 months, and Grail every 3 months. Most recently, DSClock was updated on October 30, 2026 and Grail on November 5, 2026.

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