Big Clock vs Minimal Digital Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Clock
Transform your device into a large, clear digital clock. Ideal for bedside tables, desks, or workouts, it offers an always-on display with customizable themes and brightness for easy readability in any environment.
- Fullscreen digital clock
- Always-on display mode
- Light and dark themes
- Brightness control
- Portrait and landscape support
- Minimal design
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Big Clock turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, easy-to-read digital clock that stays visible when you need it most. Use it as a bedside night clock, desk clock, workout clock, or minimal always-on clock during work and study. Designed for simplicity, readability, and focus. FEATURES • Big fullscreen digital clock • Always-on display mode • Optional seconds display • Light and dark themes • Brightness control • Fullscreen mode • Works in portrait and landscape • One tap controls • Minimal and distraction-free design • Supports iPhone and iPad PERFECT FOR • Bedside nightstand clock • Desk setup clock • Kitchen clock • Study sessions • Work focus • Workout sessions • Low-light environments • Time visible from a distance Big Clock launches instantly and keeps the time clearly visible from across the room.
Minimal Digital Clock
This app offers a clean, landscape-oriented digital clock experience for your desk or nightstand. It features elegant clock skins, ambient fullscreen effects, and useful tools like a timer and stopwatch.
- Elegant clock skins
- Ambient fullscreen effects
- Optional background music
- Timer, countdown, stopwatch
- Customizable display options
- Bilingual interface
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Minimal Digital Clock is a clean, landscape-first digital clock designed for your desk, nightstand, and StandBy-style viewing. FEATURES • Multiple elegant clock skins with distinctive typography • Ambient fullscreen effects — snow, stars, bubbles, and more • Optional background music for a calm atmosphere • Timer, countdown, and stopwatch • Customize display: weekday, date, seconds, 24-hour format • Bilingual interface (English / Chinese) Minimal Clock focuses on what matters — time, beautifully displayed. Core features work without an account. Privacy Policy: https://simpledigitalclock.com/privacy/en Terms of Service: https://simpledigitalclock.com/terms/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Clock at weekly against Minimal Digital Clock's every 2 months. Minimal Digital Clock's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Big Clock sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Minimal Digital Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Minimal Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Big Clock ships an update weekly, Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Clock | Minimal Digital Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nataliia Zarudna | 东锣 杨 |
Customer experience
Big Clock
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In-app purchases
Big Clock
- Coffee Support$1.99
- Premium$2.99
- Premium + Coffee$4.99
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- Coffee & Croissant Support$5.99
- Premium + Coffee + Croissant$8.99
- Big Support$12.99
- Premium + Big Support$14.99
Minimal Digital Clock
- Minimal Clock Pro$0.991 Month
- Minimal Clock Pro$5.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$8.99
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