Comparison

Showcase Clock vs デスクメイト

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

Head to head
About

Showcase Clock

Personalize your device with a custom clock featuring video backgrounds. Choose between digital or analog styles, display rotating messages, and enjoy silent video playback. Create playlists and multitask on iPad with multiple clock windows.

Highlights
  • Digital and analog clock styles
  • Rotating message display
  • Silent video playback
  • Multiple video playlists
  • Multitasking on iPad
  • Adjustable video playback speed
  • Customizable digital clock fonts
Features
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Features: - Choose between elegant digital or classic analog clock styles - Display rotating messages on your analog clock - Enjoy silent video playback—no audio interruptions - Create and manage multiple video playlists - Multitask on iPad with multiple windows, each playing its own playlist - Adjust video playback speed to match your mood - Shuffle videos for a fresh experience every time - Customize digital clock fonts and sizes

About

デスクメイト

Features
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Turn a spare iPhone or iPad on your desk into a calm, always-on companion. Deskmate lets you place a clock, calendar, weather, sticky notes, world clocks, a timer, a photo frame, and cute decorations anywhere you like. Prop it on your desk while charging and see the time, your schedule, and the weather at a glance. ■ A desk you arrange yourself Drag to place and resize any item, with satisfying grid snapping. ■ Portrait and landscape, remembered separately Rotate the device and it switches to a layout made for that orientation — each one saved independently. Landscape supported on both iPhone and iPad. ■ Scenic backgrounds A sunny window, a forest, the seaside, a night cafe, an antique desk, pixel art, and more — plus soft solid color themes. ■ Make it yours Plants, lamps, books, mugs, candles, a cat silhouette, and other little touches. ■ Gentle on always-on displays Slow, subtle motion helps prevent OLED burn-in. Free to use. The one-time "Deskmate Pro" unlocks every scene, decoration, and extra color theme — no ads, no subscriptions. Your layouts and colors carry over across devices on the same Apple ID via iCloud.

Screenshots

Showcase Clock4 screens
デスクメイト3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Showcase Clock at none against デスクメイト's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. デスクメイト sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Showcase Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Showcase Clock versus デスクメイト: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowcase Clockデスクメイト
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Fu Keung Kwannaoya takamura

In-app purchases

None

Showcase Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

デスクメイト

One-time1
  • デスクメイト Pro$0.49

Questions

Is Showcase Clock free?
Showcase Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is デスクメイト free?
デスクメイト is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Showcase Clock or デスクメイト have ads?
Neither Showcase Clock nor デスクメイト shows ads.

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