StandBy Hub vs yourclock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
StandBy Hub
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StandBy Hub turns your iPhone's StandBy mode into a real nightstand display. Clocks, calendar, weather, countdowns and more โ on their own or combined into a custom dashboard. For StandBy (iPhone on its side while charging), the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. In small, medium and large. ELEVEN WIDGETS โข Clock โ digital, analog, pixel art, flip clock, binary โข Calendar โ your next events, in five views โข Weather โ temperature with the daily high and low โข Battery โ charge level as percent, ring, glyph or segments โข Moon Phase โ the current phase, in real time โข Countdown โ the days until, or the days since โข Water โ tap the glasses right in the widget โข Mood โ one tap a day, with history and streak โข Year Progress โ bar, ring, dots, months or percent โข Photo โ your own images โข Dashboard โ several of the above in a single widget CLOCKS Pick the style that fits you: โข Digital โ Clean, modern, easy to read โข Analog โ Timeless round clock face โข Pixel Art โ 5 playful scenes, free โข Flip Clock โ Retro split-flap charm (Pro) โข Binary โ For the geeks among us (Pro) CALENDAR โ FIVE VIEWS โข Date Block โ tear-off date on the left, agenda on the right (free) โข Agenda โ time column and titles, grouped by day (free) โข Timeline โ vertical time axis with a colored dot per event (Pro) โข Up Next โ the next event up front, plus relative time (Pro) โข Cards โ each event as a card in its calendar color (Pro) COUNTDOWN Count down the days to the big moment โ or count up the days since. โข Events with date and time โข "Days since" mode for anniversaries โข Yearly repeat for birthdays & holidays โข Live timer on the final day, down to the second โข Styles: number and units (d/h/min) free โ ring, tally, dots (Pro) โข Multiple events with their own background and color (Pro) SMART DASHBOARD Why settle for one widget? Combine clock, calendar, weather, battery, moon phase, photo, countdown, year progress, water and mood into a single one โ up to 6 tiles, up to 8 on iPad. โข Live builder with drag-and-drop reordering โข Save your favorite layouts โข Custom design per slot (Pro) โข Water and mood stay tappable as tiles (Pro) EIGHT FONTS System and Space Grotesk are free. Pro adds Orbitron, Cinzel, Fraunces, Silkscreen, DotGothic16 and Monoton โ from travel-clock dot matrix to neon tube. The font is set per widget, not app-wide. STANDBY PREVIEW Try any widget right inside the app in a landscape nightstand preview โ including night mode. MAKE IT YOURS โข Eleven backgrounds: Aurora, Lava and Ocean are free โ Sunset, Forest, Nebula and five animated effects (Champagne Rise, Bokeh Orbs, Lava Bubbles, Particle Dots, Frosted Bokeh) come with Pro, plus a custom color and your own image โข Per-widget accent colors โข Colors that shift with the time of day (Pro) โข Light & dark theme โข English, German & Spanish โข Celsius or Fahrenheit PRO โ ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase unlocks everything: every clock style, every countdown style, the three Pro calendar views, the six Pro fonts, all backgrounds, the battery styles, custom slot designs, time-of-day colors and as many widgets per type as you like. Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription, no renewal. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No account, no sign-up, no tracking. All data stays on your device. Requires iOS 17 or later.
yourclock
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yourclock turns any spare screen into a clock worth looking at. Forty-three clock faces, each one a different idea about what a clock can be. A railway platform clock. A flip clock that never rattles. A terminal readout. A Mondrian. Every minute of the day as a single dot, filling up as the day goes on. Pick the one that suits the room, set the phone or iPad down, and let it run. TWENTY-FOUR FACES, FREE Classic and Roman analog, a minimal digital, a flip clock, a word clock that spells the time out, a terminal, a neon dial, an orbit, a horizon that tracks the light, constellations, an hourglass, a pendulum, lava, an aquarium, a screen that floods with colour as the minute passes, and more. No account, no ads โ they're simply yours. NINETEEN PREMIUM FACES Railway, Aviator, Retro LCD, Halo, Wheels, Mondrian, Plain, Line, Tide, Hour, Week, Radar, Gauges, Metro, Vinyl, Cassette, Pulse, Mosaic and Iris. Each is a one-time purchase, bought individually, and yours forever on every device signed in to your Apple ID. Nothing is a subscription. SEE IT BEFORE YOU BUY Tap any locked face to preview it: it runs full screen, at full size, on your own screen, for as long as you care to look. No card, no sign-up, no clock running down. Previews carry a PREVIEW watermark until you buy the face. If it isn't for you, close it and try another. BUILT TO SIT THERE Keep the screen awake while the clock is showing, so it stays readable on a desk, a nightstand, or a kitchen counter. 12- or 24-hour time. Seconds on or off. Light, dark, or follow the system. Runs full screen on both iPhone and iPad. NOTHING IS COLLECTED No account. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Your chosen face and your purchases are stored on your device, and there is no server on our end to send anything to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StandBy Hub at every 4 days against yourclock's every 9 days. yourclock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StandBy Hub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and yourclock sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StandBy Hub ships an update every 4 days, yourclock every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StandBy Hub | yourclock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Maier | KUN WON KIM |
In-app purchases
StandBy Hub
- StandBy Hub Pro$2.99
yourclock
- Line$1.99
- Tide$1.99
- Hour$1.99
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- Week$1.99
- Gauges$1.99
- Radar$1.99
- Metro$1.99
- Vinyl$1.99
- Cassette$1.99
- Pulse$1.99








