Comparison

Clocky vs Clock Simplicity

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

Head to head
About

Clocky

A minimalist digital alarm clock designed for simplicity. Easily set alarms, toggle settings, and customize the display with options for seconds and inverted colors. Ensure your device is not on silent and volume is up for alarms to function.

Highlights
  • Full-screen display
  • Tap or swipe controls
  • Set alarms
  • Show seconds option
  • Invert colors option
  • Minimalist design
Features
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This is the simplest digital alarm clock one could imagine. Hipsters use it on their desks, white walls or vintage night stands. Tap or swipe to toggle settings and set an alarm, show seconds or invert colors. Make sure your phone is not in silent mode and the volume is up if you've set an alarm.

About

Clock Simplicity

A clean and straightforward weather clock app that displays the time and current weather conditions. It offers simple controls for changing color schemes and screen brightness, and prevents your screen from locking while in use.

Highlights
  • Displays time and current weather
  • Adjustable color schemes (dark/light)
  • Screen brightness control
  • Prevents screen lock
  • Clean and straightforward interface
Features
Currently charting
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Finally, a simple weather clock that is clean and straightforward. No ads, no accounts, no setup. Same promise kept since 2018. Launch it and you have the time, the date, and what the weather is doing right now. Set the device down on a nightstand, a desk or a kitchen counter and leave it there — the screen won't lock while the app is open. THE TIME, AS BIG AS YOU WANT IT Pinch out and the time fills the entire screen, edge to edge, so you can read it from across the room or from the doorway. Pinch in to bring it back to its usual size. In landscape the digits run on a single line; in portrait the hours stack over the minutes. SIX COLOR THEMES Black & White, Ocean, Cyan, Lime, Coral and Fuchsia — each with a light side and a dark side. Swipe two fingers left or right to move through them, or pick one in Settings. Double-tap anywhere to flip between light and dark. Every pairing is chosen to stay legible in a dark room, and the light themes lift as you dim the screen so they hold up at night. WEATHER FROM APPLE WEATHER The current temperature on an arc gauge that shows the day's full range at a glance, with a marker pointing the way the temperature is heading. Conditions, humidity, and severe weather alerts when there are any. Double-tap the temperature to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Lose signal and your last reading stays right where it was. GESTURES THAT STAY OUT OF THE WAY Swipe two fingers up or down to set the screen brightness — two fingers rather than one, so picking the phone up or putting it down doesn't dim it by accident. A "?" in the corner opens a page that explains every gesture, and nothing here is gesture-only: everything can be done from Settings too. Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in English and Hebrew.

Screenshots

Clocky4 screens
Clock Simplicity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clock Simplicity at 100% against Clocky's 57%. Clock Simplicity also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). Clocky's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Clocky costs $1.99 and Clock Simplicity $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clock Simplicity holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Clocky's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clock Simplicity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Clocky versus Clock Simplicity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockyClock Simplicity
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.4 (8 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoterhamRaz Yalov

Customer experience

Clocky

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Clock Simplicity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clocky

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Simplicity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clocky free?
Clocky costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Simplicity free?
Clock Simplicity costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clocky or Clock Simplicity?
Clock Simplicity is rated higher. Clocky averages 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Clock Simplicity averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Clocky or Clock Simplicity have ads?
Neither Clocky nor Clock Simplicity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clocky or Clock Simplicity?
Clocky ships an update every 9 months, and Clock Simplicity every 9 months. Most recently, Clocky was updated on October 23, 2026 and Clock Simplicity on October 25, 2026.

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