Long Lasting Clock vs Stay Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Long Lasting Clock
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A big clock. A message for the room. Show the time alongside a welcome, meeting notice or class break on one clear screen. See the time at a glance. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a large, full-screen clock for your desk, nightstand or presentations, with no ads or account required. Write and show a message for free. Clock Pro adds fonts, colors, size controls, and saved messages. βNext meeting at 14:00β βWelcome to our spaceβ βOn a break until 10:15β You write and update the message yourself. There is no calendar connection. MAKE IT YOURS WITH CLOCK PRO Clock Pro is an optional one-time purchase, not a subscription. Add Flip, Focus and Custom Font clock styles, Paper and Night Red appearances, and your own text, background and colon colors. Save up to five complete clock looks with Clock Pro. Saved Messages Β· Saved Time Zones Β· Custom Colors AT YOUR PACE Keep the screen awake while the full-screen clock is open. Burn-In Protection gently moves the display over time; it does not guarantee against screen burn-in. Keeping the screen awake uses more battery. Your personal messages, saved places and clock preferences are stored on your device, not collected by the developer. No account, ads or tracking.
Stay Clock
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Optimized for iPhone Duo. Built with the latest SDK, the app fills the entire inner display and automatically adjusts its layout whether the device is folded or open. Stay Clock turns your iPhone or iPad into an always-on desk clock you can read from across the room. Pick from 101 faces, flip clocks included (100 with the optional Lifetime unlock), and switch to a dim red face on true black at night. The same face follows you to StandBy, the Lock Screen, Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch, with a calendar that fits each face, an hourly chime and a simple alarm. Made for the desk, the shelf and the nightstand. Full screen time that stays readable from far away, in portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad. Keep Awake that understands charging. Stay on while charging, always on with a battery floor, or follow the system, so your clock never surprises you. Panel Care for OLED screens. Gentle pixel shifting, details that soften when idle, and a dim red night face on true black for the bedroom. One face everywhere. The face you pick appears on the full screen clock, StandBy, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch, and looks the same on every one. A calendar that suits each face. Choose Off, Simple with the date and weekday, or a full Month view separately for every face. Your language and your time zone. Switch the app language instantly, pick any city or time zone, and choose 12 or 24 hour time and your own digits. Private by design. No account, no ads, no tracking and no network. Everything stays on your device. A dock on the desk: your phone stays lit while it charges, showing the time in a face you chose. A bedroom at night: the screen dims to a quiet red clock on true black and saves your OLED panel. A day away from the desk: the same face sits on your Lock Screen, your Home Screen and your wrist. What Stay Clock does Full screen always-on clock with large, readable time One free face included, with a handwritten paper look Lifetime unlock adds 100 more faces in different colors, styles and fonts Off, Simple or Month calendar saved separately for each face StandBy, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets that match the app Apple Watch face that follows the same design Keep Awake while charging, with battery floor and system options Night schedule, dim red face and pixel shifting for OLED screens Hourly chime and a simple alarm App language and time zone chosen inside the app iPhone and iPad layouts for every screen size Stay Clock is a free download with one complete face. One optional Lifetime purchase unlocks 100 more faces for good, with no subscription. Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Optimized for iPhone Duo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Long Lasting Clock at 16.0 against Stay Clock's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Long Lasting Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stay Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Long Lasting Clock ships an update weekly, Stay Clock every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Long Lasting Clock | Stay Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV β better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schmidt Service Partner AB | Guan Feng Lai |
In-app purchases
Long Lasting Clock
- Long Lasting Clock Pro$1.99
Stay Clock
- Stay Clock Lifetime$4.99
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