Comparison

Stage Clock Viewer vs Neon

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

Head to head
About

Stage Clock Viewer

Features
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Stage Clock Viewer turns any Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad into a production display for StageClock, the production clock system for churches, theaters, and live events. Point it at your StageClock operator and it becomes one of your screens โ€” backstage confidence monitor, green-room rundown, lobby clock โ€” rendering live and in perfect sync. THREE VIEWS โ€ข Stage โ€” the timer output: big digits, item name, time of day, warnings and negative time in red, cue messages. โ€ข Rundown โ€” the live run of show with section headers, the current item highlighted, what's next, and the Started / On time / Ends strip. โ€ข Clock โ€” a huge time-of-day display, 12/24-hour per screen. BUILT FOR SHOW NIGHT โ€ข Finds your operator automatically โ€” even on networks that block Bonjour โ€” or connect by address once and it remembers. โ€ข Clocks keep running through network hiccups and reconnect on their own. The screen never sleeps while the app is open. โ€ข Your operator assigns each screen its view from the console and can restyle everything live โ€” colors, flashes, your own logo. Requires the StageClock desktop app (macOS or Windows) running on the same network as the operator. No account, no tracking โ€” the app talks only to your operator. Try it without a server: open the app and choose "Watch a demo."

About

Neon

Features
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Turn your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a glowing desk clock. Neon combines detailed seven-segment modules, textured metal, glass, and floor reflections in a calm, customizable display. MAKE IT YOURS Choose violet, cyan, amber, or rose, or find your own color with the custom hue slider. Adjust light intensity, reflections, and optional connected joint lights. Try five digit transitions: Instant, Soft fade, Neon flicker, Cascade, and Tube warm-up. A CLOCK THAT FITS Use portrait or landscape, switch between 12- and 24-hour time, and show or hide seconds. Enter focus mode for an uncluttered clock and resize it with a pinch or the clock-size control. Keep the display awake while the app is active when you want an always-visible desk clock. WIDGETS FOR YOUR DAY Add small or medium widgets on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Each widget has its own color and time format. The small widget includes a seconds trail around its edges. Widget refresh timing is managed by the system. OPTIONAL HDR HIGHLIGHTS Enable brighter highlights on compatible displays. Output depends on the display and its available brightness headroom; Neon does not change system brightness. PRIVATE AND SIMPLE No account, ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Neon works offline and saves preferences locally. No personal data is collected or tracked. Neon is a clock display, not an alarm app.

Screenshots

Stage Clock Viewer2 screens
Neon3 screens

Verdict

The call

Stage Clock Viewer and Neon are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stage Clock Viewer versus Neon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage Clock ViewerNeon
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert EmerickAdam Tomczyk

In-app purchases

None

Stage Clock Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Neon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stage Clock Viewer free?
Stage Clock Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon free?
Neon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stage Clock Viewer or Neon have ads?
Neither Stage Clock Viewer nor Neon shows ads.

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