Comparison

Disappearing Bedside Clock 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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

This bedside clock fades the display after an adjustable time, allowing for a peaceful rest. Touch, wave, or even a footstep can reveal the time. It offers optional dimming and voice activation for convenience.

Highlights
  • Disappearing clock display
  • Touch, wave, or vibration activation
  • Adjustable time fadeout
  • Optional brightness dimming
  • Voice activation with Siri
  • Digital or analog display
  • Customizable time color
Features
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A bedside clock that keeps you in the dark—except when you want to know the time. The clock display disappears after an adjustable time interval, letting you (and the device) rest peacefully. Touch the screen to check the time, which will again disappear after the adjustable interval. On iPhones in portrait orientation, you don't have to touch the screen to see the time. Simply wave your hand in front of the screen to activate the iPhone's proximity detector and the time display! Or, on all devices, enable adaptive vibration sensing to activate the display with a touch to your nightstand or even a footstep on your floor. Optional brightness dimming is also provided, which lowers the screen's backlight brightness on LCD devices once the clock has disappeared to produce an even darker display and lower power consumption. (The backlight is dimmed as low as possible automatically, but it is not turned off. On iPhones in portrait orientation, holding your hand in front of phone's proximity sensor for a full second will turn off the backlight. ) If you have enabled "Hey Siri!" you can activate the time display with your voice. Simply say "Hey Siri! Goodbye." to see the time! Use Siri to enable Do Not Disturb mode and manage alarms. Embrace the darkness! Features: * Digital or analog, 12 or 24-hour time display options (2 & 3-finger long press toggles) * Swipe right or tap to display the time * Adjustable, automatic time-display fadeout * Swipe left to immediately darken the display * Double tap to toggle between automatic disappearance mode and always-on time display * Pan vertically with two fingers to adjust undimmed display brightness * Optional automatic backlight dimming * Select normal or thin display fonts (one-finger long press to toggle) * Customize the time-display color * Hide date option * No-touch activation > proximity detection on iPhones in portrait orientation > adaptive vibration sensing > voice activation using Siri The default vibration sensitivity setting is quite high, so you may want to decrease it slightly if ambient vibrations are triggering the display unintentionally. No ads, no in-app purchases, no nonsense.

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
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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

Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens
Clock Simplicity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Disappearing Bedside Clock at 92 against Clock Simplicity's 2. Disappearing Bedside Clock also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Clock Simplicity's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disappearing Bedside Clock has 92 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clock Simplicity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, Clock Simplicity every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Disappearing Bedside Clock versus Clock Simplicity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisappearing Bedside ClockClock Simplicity
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (92 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidnight Oil Enterprises LLCRaz Yalov

Customer experience

Disappearing Bedside Clock

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.9%

Clock Simplicity

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

Bugs and requests

Disappearing Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Settings change on their own
  • App crashes on open after 14.2 update
  • Long-proximity gesture doesn't work
  • Backlight trick doesn't work in iOS 13
  • Screen doesn't go off
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  • Screen stuck at full brightness
  • Screen doesn't go completely dark
  • Backlight always on faintly
  • Wave feature works intermittently
  • Crash on open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add outside temperature
  • Add alarm function
  • Add snooze/off button for iOS alarm
  • Option for specific hours for always-on vs. vibrate
  • Add weather information
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  • Change background color

Clock Simplicity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Simplicity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Simplicity free?
Clock Simplicity costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Disappearing Bedside Clock or Clock Simplicity?
Clock Simplicity is rated higher. Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Clock Simplicity averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Disappearing Bedside Clock or Clock Simplicity have ads?
Neither Disappearing Bedside Clock nor Clock Simplicity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disappearing Bedside Clock or Clock Simplicity?
Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, and Clock Simplicity every 9 months. Most recently, Disappearing Bedside Clock was updated on October 6, 2026 and Clock Simplicity on October 4, 2026.

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