Comparison

Disappearing Bedside Clock vs worldclock.today

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

worldclock.today

This app visualizes time zones by replacing clock hands with city names on a single dial. A white center indicates daytime and a dark outer ring signifies nighttime, allowing for quick understanding of global time and who is currently awake. It supports up to eight cities and works offline.

Highlights
  • Cities as clock hands
  • Day/night indicator
  • Real-time global time
  • Supports up to 8 cities
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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The city is the hand. London at 4 o'clock means it's 4 PM there. Tokyo at 10 means 10 AM. City names replace clock hands on a single dial. They move in real time, just like hands would. White center = daytime. Dark outer ring = nighttime. One glance tells you the time in every city and who's awake right now. No lists. No math. No switching between clocks. Pick up to 8 cities. That's it. Built for remote teams, frequent travelers, and anyone tired of googling "what time is it in Dubai." Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac. No account. Works offline.

Screenshots

Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens
worldclock.today3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: worldclock.today at Free against Disappearing Bedside Clock's $2.99. worldclock.today also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Disappearing Bedside Clock's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). 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

worldclock.today is free to download; Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disappearing Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disappearing Bedside Clock has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of worldclock.today's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, worldclock.today every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Disappearing Bedside Clock versus worldclock.today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisappearing Bedside Clockworldclock.today
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (92 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidnight Oil Enterprises LLCLuca Barberis

Customer experience

Disappearing Bedside Clock

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

worldclock.today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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
Show 1 more
  • Change background color

worldclock.today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

None

worldclock.today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is worldclock.today free?
worldclock.today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Disappearing Bedside Clock or worldclock.today?
Disappearing Bedside Clock is rated higher. Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while worldclock.today averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Disappearing Bedside Clock or worldclock.today have ads?
Neither Disappearing Bedside Clock nor worldclock.today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disappearing Bedside Clock or worldclock.today?
Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, and worldclock.today every 2 months. Most recently, Disappearing Bedside Clock was updated on October 6, 2026 and worldclock.today on October 8, 2026.

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