SimpleClock. vs Mugen Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleClock.
This utility app provides a visually appealing and easy-to-read display of the current time. It offers a clean interface for quick time checks.
- Clear time display
- Visually appealing interface
- Easy to see
- Simple functionality
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What SimpleClock can do is display the time but it looks great and easy to see.
Mugen Clock
This app offers a highly readable clock with large, bold numbers that fill the screen. Customize colors, fonts, and layouts, and set personal photos or videos as backgrounds. Includes timer and stopwatch functions for added utility.
- Large, full-screen time display
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Photo and video backgrounds
- Adjustable layout options
- Integrated timer and stopwatch
- Saved presets for different modes
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Looking for a clock that is easy to read? Mugen Clock fills the screen with large numbers and beautiful, vivid colors to make the time easy to see. It brings together the features you expect from a clock app, including a kitchen timer and stopwatch, in a simple design. And it offers more than readability. You can customize it in many ways to make it your own. For example, you can show or hide the weather, temperature, date, day of the week, and seconds, and control the screen orientation. You can also set a favorite photo as the background or display a live camera view with stylish effects. Carefully selected color themes can completely change the look and feel. The combinations are endless. You can save the clocks you create, too. Switching between saved clocks to suit your needs or your mood is easy. It does more than show the time: a simple, easy-to-use timer is also built in. Keep it nearby while studying, cooking, or exercising. The ways to use it are endless, too. Make this clock part of your everyday life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleClock. at none against Mugen Clock's 1. SimpleClock. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 17.0). Mugen Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Mugen Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleClock. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SimpleClock. against 4.5 for Mugen Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mugen Clock has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of SimpleClock.'s written reviews are positive against 96% of Mugen Clock's.
SimpleClock. ships an update every 7 months, Mugen Clock every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleClock. | Mugen Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuo Sakamoto | Koichiro Kamada |
Customer experience
SimpleClock.
Mugen Clock
In-app purchases
SimpleClock.
No in-app purchases
Mugen Clock
- Premium$5.99
Questions
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