Comparison

Clock vs AlwaysOn

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

Head to head
About

Clock

Manage your time effectively with customizable alarms, world clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer. Wake up on time, track activities, and stay connected across time zones with this easy-to-use utility.

Highlights
  • Customizable alarms
  • World time zones
  • Stopwatch with laps
  • Countdown timer
  • Repeat alarms on selected days
  • Adjustable snooze duration
Features
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Alarm Clock & Timer is a simple, fast, and reliable time management app designed to help you stay on schedule every day. Whether you need to wake up on time, track workouts, or check world time zones, this app gives you everything in one clean and easy-to-use interface. Alarm Clock Wake up your way with powerful and customizable alarm features: • Create multiple alarms • Repeat on selected days • Adjustable snooze duration • Choose different ring tones • Manage, edit, or delete alarms easily • Reliable daily wake-up performance World Clock Stay connected across time zones: • Add multiple cities • View current time worldwide • Perfect for business, travel, and remote teams Stopwatch Track every second with precision: • Accurate time tracking • Lap time recording • Easy start, stop, and reset controls Timer Perfect for workouts, study sessions, cooking, or productivity: • Simple countdown timer • Quick setup • Reliable alert when time ends This app contains subscription Monthly pro at $1.99 and Yearly pro at $9.99 to use ads free versions of the premium app which can cancel anytime. To learn about our privacy policy, please visit: https://bhaskarrao2209.blogspot.com/2025/12/privacy-policy.html For our terms of use, please visit: https://bhaskarrao2209.blogspot.com/2025/12/terms-of-service.html All-in-one clock app with smart alarms, world clock, stopwatch with laps, and easy countdown timer.

About

AlwaysOn

Transform a plugged-in iPhone into a convenient desk display. View the time, date, calendar, and weather at a glance. Features a sleep mode for nighttime use and custom display hours.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • Current date and calendar
  • Upcoming calendar events
  • Local weather forecast
  • Customizable display hours
  • Low-brightness sleep mode
  • Burn-in protection
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful desk and nightstand clock. Free, with no ads and no subscriptions. AlwaysOn shows the time, your calendar, weather and more on a screen you leave docked or propped up, and now on your Home Screen and Lock Screen too. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN • Time Together, Daylight, Word Clock, Card Clock, Tube Clock, Countdown, Green Room, Moon Phase and Horizon • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy • Tap ▶ to watch a whole day go by in seconds CLOCKS AND BACKGROUNDS • Digital clocks in eight styles, including big iPhone-style digits • Clock backgrounds: Lens, Card (split-flap), Tube, Prism, Stone, Shadow and Green Room • Animated and still backgrounds: Earth, Horizon, Moon Phase, Catnap, Soft Flow, Tide and more • Seasonal backgrounds for holidays and festivals MADE FOR NIGHT • Darker nights with a soft amber clock • Day Mode hours, Smart Dimming and burn-in protection • A sunrise alarm that wakes you with light YOUR LAYOUT • Arrange the clock with Calendar, Up Next, Weather, World Clock, Countdown, Photos and Battery • Separate layouts for portrait and landscape, made for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking, no data collected • Available in English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese AlwaysOn turns a screen you're not using into something calm and useful.

Screenshots

Clock4 screens
AlwaysOn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AlwaysOn at 4.7 against Clock's 3.4. AlwaysOn also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AlwaysOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AlwaysOn holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock ships an update every 2 months, AlwaysOn every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Clock versus AlwaysOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockAlwaysOn
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings716 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhaskar RaoWeijin Wang

Customer experience

Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

AlwaysOn

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
None

AlwaysOn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlwaysOn free?
AlwaysOn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clock or AlwaysOn?
AlwaysOn is rated higher. Clock averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while AlwaysOn averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Clock or AlwaysOn have ads?
Clock shows ads; AlwaysOn does not.
Which is updated more often, Clock or AlwaysOn?
Clock ships an update every 2 months, and AlwaysOn every 4 days. Most recently, Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and AlwaysOn on October 28, 2026.

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