Comparison

Daily Clock vs bnClock

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
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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

bnClock

This app displays the time with exceptionally large numbers, ideal for nighttime viewing or as a travel alarm. It also offers current weather information and customizable alarm sounds, including music from your library. Personalize your experience with custom background colors or photos.

Highlights
  • Extra-large number display
  • Built-in alarm clock
  • Current weather and forecast
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Photo or slideshow backgrounds
  • Customizable background colors
Features
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Do you ever have trouble reading the clock in the middle of the night? bnClock (big numbers clock) provides the largest numbers your iPhone or iPad will allow. Great to use as travel alarm clock. Also a great use for an old iPhone or iPad. bnClock displays the current weather conditions and the forecast based on your current location. If you prefer, choose a particular location for the forecast. Or, turn off the weather display. Choose a built-in alarm sound, or a song from your music library to use for the alarms. Now with custom background colors, or, use a photograph or slide show as a background.

Screenshots

Daily Clock4 screens
bnClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Daily Clock at 8.0 against bnClock's 13.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Daily Clock against 3.9 for bnClock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Daily Clock's written reviews are positive against 56% of bnClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Daily Clock versus bnClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily ClockbnClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (18 ratings) — better3.9 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1835 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁Jim Calvin

Customer experience

Daily Clock

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

bnClock

All ratings35 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral20.6%
Negative23.5%

In-app purchases

None

Daily Clock

No in-app purchases

None

bnClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Clock free?
Daily Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bnClock free?
bnClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Clock or bnClock?
Daily Clock is rated higher. Daily Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while bnClock averages 3.9 from 35 ratings.
Do Daily Clock or bnClock have ads?
Neither Daily Clock nor bnClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Clock or bnClock?
Daily Clock ships an update every 2 months, and bnClock every 2 months. Most recently, Daily Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and bnClock on November 6, 2026.

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