Comparison

Dock vs Clock Stand

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

Head to head
About

Dock

Transform your iPhone into a beautiful charging display with elegant clocks and an animated planetary system. Enjoy a distraction-free design perfect for your desk or nightstand, with automatic launch via shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Animated planetary system with real rotation
  • Six distinct clock styles
  • Live moon phase rendering
  • Automatic launch via Apple Shortcuts
  • Distraction-free, dark-first design
  • Screen saver timing options
Features
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The only StandBy-style dock with a living planetary system — watch the Moon, Mars and Saturn spin while your iPhone charges on your desk or nightstand. Dock transforms your iPhone into a beautiful display while charging. Inspired by StandBy mode, it brings elegant clocks, animated planets, and immersive visuals to your desk, nightstand, or workspace. SIX CLOCK STYLES • Minimal Analog, Analog, Digital, Compact Analog, Word clock, and Slider • Digital clock digits can float subtly, StandBy-style • Charging style: your battery level fills the screen behind a bold two-tone clock • Every clock works beautifully in landscape A LIVING SKY • Animated planetary system with the Moon, planets and real rotation • Live moon phase rendered on the Moon itself • Date, location and weather at a glance MADE FOR YOUR NIGHTSTAND • Clean, distraction-free, dark-first design • Screen saver timing options for overnight use • Launches automatically when you start charging, via Apple Shortcuts • Keep-screen-on while charging Whether your phone is on your desk during work or beside your bed at night, Dock turns it into a display you'll actually want to look at. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.alicorak.com/dock/privacy-policy

About

Clock Stand

Features
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Clock Stand turns your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, always-on clock for your desk or nightstand — and it's completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No catch. Just a gorgeous clock. A DOZEN GORGEOUS THEMES Make it yours and match any room — switch live, day or night: • Digital faces — Midnight, Paper, Sunset, Forest, retro Nixie, soft Ambient, and a split-flap Departures board • Artistic analog faces — Bauhaus, Aurora, Eclipse, Porcelain, and Helios • Subtle gradients and lighting: refined and modern, never garish • Big, legible time in portrait or landscape WAKE TO THE WEATHER Our signature feature: don't just wake at a set time — wake to the sky. Create a custom weather alarm that goes off when the weather turns to rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms, wind and more. Pick the condition, and Clock Stand watches the sky for you. You won't find this on your stock clock. ALARMS THAT WORK • Dependable alarms that ring even when the screen sleeps • Snooze and repeat, with in-app Stop and Snooze • See your next 24 hours of alarms right on the clock • Suggest a wake-up time from your Health sleep ALWAYS-ON, YOUR WAY • Keeps the screen awake while it's on its stand • Battery-aware: let it sleep below a set level, or stay on only while charging • Brightness slider — or just swipe left/right to dim • Auto-dim when a Focus such as Sleep is active WEATHER AT A GLANCE • Current conditions and temperature from Apple Weather • Completely optional — turn it off anytime WIDGETS • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and a Control Center toggle • Themed to match your clock MADE FOR EVERYONE • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape • Available in 9 languages Free, forever. No ads, no in-app purchases, no sign-up — just a beautiful clock for your space. Weather data provided by Weather.

Screenshots

Dock4 screens
Clock Stand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clock Stand at none against Dock's 3. Dock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Clock Stand asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dock ships an update weekly, Clock Stand every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dock versus Clock Stand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDockClock Stand
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli CorakAleksandar Pecanov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Clock Stand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dock free?
Dock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Stand free?
Clock Stand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dock or Clock Stand have ads?
Neither Dock nor Clock Stand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dock or Clock Stand?
Dock ships an update weekly, and Clock Stand every 4 days. Most recently, Dock was updated on October 25, 2026 and Clock Stand on October 6, 2026.

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