Comparison

Big Clock vs Minimal Digital Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fullscreen digital clock
  • Always-on display mode
  • Light and dark themes
  • Brightness control
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Minimal design
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Elegant clock skins
  • Ambient fullscreen effects
  • Optional background music
  • Timer, countdown, stopwatch
  • Customizable display options
  • Bilingual interface
Features
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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

Screenshots

Big Clock4 screens
Minimal Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Clock versus Minimal Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig ClockMinimal Digital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.6 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings919 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNataliia Zarudna东锣 杨

Customer experience

Big Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minimal Digital Clock

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Big Clock

One-time7
  • Coffee Support$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
  • Premium + Coffee$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Coffee & Croissant Support$5.99
  • Premium + Coffee + Croissant$8.99
  • Big Support$12.99
  • Premium + Big Support$14.99
3 purchases

Minimal Digital Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Minimal Clock Pro$0.991 Month
  • Minimal Clock Pro$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Big Clock free?
Big Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal Digital Clock free?
Minimal Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
Minimal Digital Clock is rated higher. Big Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Minimal Digital Clock averages 4.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Big Clock or Minimal Digital Clock have ads?
Neither Big Clock nor Minimal Digital Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
Big Clock ships an update weekly, and Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Big Clock was updated on November 9, 2026 and Minimal Digital Clock on November 10, 2026.

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