DSClock vs Grail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Grail
This app offers a collection of digital widgets inspired by unique and hard-to-find wrist and pocket watches. Enhance your device's aesthetic with these distinctive horological designs.
- Widget collection based on watches
- Unique and hard-to-obtain designs
- Digital horology aesthetic
- Customizable clock widgets
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Grail is a collection of widgets based off wrist and pocket watches that either offer an interesting design, are hard to physically obtain, or both.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grail at 5.0 against DSClock's 4.3. Grail also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). DSClock's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSClock has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
DSClock ships an update every 7 months, Grail every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSClock | Grail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miguel Piedrafita | Reda Hallal |
Customer experience
DSClock
Grail
In-app purchases
DSClock
No in-app purchases
Grail
No in-app purchases
