DSClock vs Naqsh Widgets
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.
Naqsh Widgets
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Naqsh Widgets brings a full home screen widget studio to Arabic-speaking users. 36 templates cover prayer times, the Hijri calendar, weather, clocks, device status and photos, each available in small, medium and large sizes, with a layout designed right-to-left from the ground up. PRAYER AND CALENDAR - Next Prayer: the upcoming prayer name and time remaining - Prayer Times panel: all five daily prayers at a glance - Ramadan suhoor and iftar times - Today in Hijri, plus a dual Gregorian and Hijri calendar - Countdowns for Islamic occasions and Saudi national days - Qibla Direction based on your current location WEATHER - Four styles: standard, digital, green LCD and illustrated - Weather data provided by Apple Weather CLOCKS - Digital, flip, minimal, artistic and icon clock faces DEVICE AND HEALTH - X Panel series: battery, storage and Bluetooth status in one view - Control-centre style panels and device cards - Steps widget reading step count and walking or running distance from Health PHOTOS AND LIFE - Photo wall, dynamic panel and CCD camera styles - Day countdown, saving goal and date progress - My Car: pick artwork and stickers for your vehicle CUSTOMISE AND USE - Adjust colours, fonts and content on every template - Save a design to My Widgets, then pick it by size when adding a widget to the home screen - Illustrated step-by-step guide included in the app NOTES - Requires iOS 18 or later - Weather, prayer times and Qibla need location access; the steps widget needs Health read access - Widget data stays on your device. No account or sign-in required PRIVACY NOTICE [Health Data] - Naqsh Widgets integrates HealthKit. When you use the Steps widget or the health fields in the X Panel templates, we request HealthKit read access so the widget can display today's step count and walking or running distance. The app only reads data; it never writes to or modifies Health, and health data is never uploaded to any server. The widget shows 0 when access is not granted. [Weather Data] - Weather shown in the weather widgets is provided by Apple Weather. [Location] - When you use the weather, prayer times or Qibla widgets, we request location access to show the information those widgets need. [Bluetooth] - When you use the X Panel and other device status widgets, we request Bluetooth access to read and display the current Bluetooth on or off state. [Photos] - When you add a background image or avatar to a widget, you choose the image through the system photo picker. [Data Storage] - All widget settings and imported images stay on your device. No account or sign-in is required. [Privacy Policy] - https://walnut-mice-2b0.notion.site/Privacy-3cdd85fd8ff98089a043c85883d3423b [Terms of Use] - https://walnut-mice-2b0.notion.site/Terms-3cdd85fd8ff98089a52bd4d24b6a39bc
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Verdict
DSClock and Naqsh Widgets are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | DSClock | Naqsh Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miguel Piedrafita | Happy advert |
In-app purchases
DSClock
No in-app purchases
Naqsh Widgets
No in-app purchases









