Comparison

Daily Clock vs NowTime

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

Head to head
About

Daily Clock

This app functions as an advanced alarm clock, allowing you to fall asleep to custom audio and wake up gently with personalized ringtones. It also includes a flashlight and weather updates.

Highlights
  • Custom ringtone recorder
  • Sleep tunes with fade-out
  • Gentle wake-up with fade-in
  • Background alarms
  • Quick snooze
  • Integrated flashlight
  • Live weather forecasts
Features
Read full description

Daily Clock is an ultimate alarm clock with a lot of wonderful features. With it at night you can fall asleep to your favorite music ,podcasts, audiobooks or hypnagogic natural sounds via sleep tunes, and the volume will fade out to avoid a sudden disturbance. When the sun rises, Daily Clock will gently wake you up by fading in the ringtone, and you can choose a song or record an audio memo as the ringtone, you can also copy your audio files into the app via iTunes to use as ringtones. -------------------What's Different------------------ + Ringtone Recorder : Record an audio memo, your beloved's voice or whatever you like as ringtone. + Sleep Tunes: Set up a timer and fall asleep to your favorite songs, podcasts, audiobooks or hypnagogic natural sounds if you lose sleep. + Your Own Ringtones: You can copy your audio files into the app or choose a recording, song, podcast, audiobook as ringtone. + Background Alarms: When the screen is locked, background alarms are still supported with all the features. + Quick Snooze: A simple shake or a tap will conveniently snooze an alarm. + Sound Fade-in: With Daily Clock you'll never get caught by a sudden alarm. + Colorful Interface: Customize the iOS 7 style interface to any color you like. + Flashlight: Shake or double-tap on the screen will turn on/off the LED/screen flashlight. + Weather Conditions: Daily Clock will show the live weather conditions and 8-day forecasts at your location. ----------------------Features--------------------- - Analog clock. - Add an iOS 7 style background. - Show/hide second and day. - 12/24 hour time format. - Adjustable digit font. - Adjust the digits and background color as you like. - Swipe up and down to adjust the screen's brightness. - Play your music, audiobooks or podcasts as ringtones. - Multiple built-in ringtones. - Record an audio memo, your beloved's voice or whatever you like as ringtone. - Silent Alarm. Use screen-flashing as alarm with no noise produced. - Background Alarms. Daily Clock will run as normal with the screen locked. - Alarm Sound Fade-in. Wake up from your dream like in Inception. - Quick Snooze. A shake or a simple touch will set an alarm to snooze. - Customizable fade-in interval and snooze interval. - Live weather conditions and 8-day forecasts. - LED/Screen Flashlight. You can choose the flashlight mode: LED, screen or both. - Convenient Flashlight. Shake your iPhone or double-tap on the screen will turn on/off flashlight conveniently. - Sleep Tunes. Daily Clock will coax you to sleep in the night with your music, podcasts, audiobooks or originally natural sounds. - Shuffle the sleep tunes' songs or not. - The volume of sleep tunes will fade out. ***************************************************************** Check, check, check, get it and check out more ! ***************************************************************** It is advised to keep some distance from your phone while asleep to avoid a whole night-long radiation exposure.

About

NowTime

This app helps you manage your time scientifically with custom rules and hourly reminders. It aims to simplify your daily life by ensuring you stay on track with your schedule, from waking up to sleeping.

Highlights
  • Custom time management rules
  • Scientific daily scheduling
  • Hourly chime reminders
  • Work-life balance management
  • Daily routine planning
Features
Read full description

NowTime, it's time! Custom rules work life, not waste, not impatient, scientific management of their own time, easy to arrange every day. Get up, breakfast, morning exercise, work, drink, lunch, afternoon tea, exercise, sleep on time a reminder not less. During the day light to chime Hourly . Time Now, life is so simple, you need NowTime!

Screenshots

Daily Clock4 screens
NowTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Clock at 4.0 against NowTime's 3.0. Daily Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. NowTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daily Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Daily Clock's written reviews are positive against 55% of NowTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Clock ships an update every 2 months, NowTime every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Daily Clock versus NowTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily ClockNowTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (18 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁小玲 白

Customer experience

Daily Clock

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative26.9%

NowTime

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Daily Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NowTime

One-time1
  • Permanently remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Daily Clock free?
Daily Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NowTime free?
NowTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Clock or NowTime?
Daily Clock is rated higher. Daily Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while NowTime averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Daily Clock or NowTime have ads?
NowTime shows ads; Daily Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Clock or NowTime?
Daily Clock ships an update every 2 months, and NowTime every 9 months. Most recently, Daily Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and NowTime on November 2, 2026.

Other comparisons