Comparison

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE vs Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE

This app transforms your device into a visually appealing nightstand clock with falling star animations and calming melodies. Customize your experience with various star themes and enjoy a peaceful ambiance.

Highlights
  • Falling star animations
  • Ten star themes
  • Time display
  • Nine different stars
  • Motion effects
  • Calming night melodies
Features
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Designed with a clean interface, Stars Nightstand displays beautiful falling stars on your device. The app features: ten wonderful star themes, time-clock, nine different stars, motion-effect, calming night melodies, and much more coming soon! Note: Users can click on the "musical note" to play music. Stars will automatically appear from the top of the background.

About

Bedside Clock

Transform your device into a large, easy-to-read digital bedside clock. Features voice control to silence alarms and offers customizable hourly chimes. Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen widgets for at-a-glance time checks.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • Voice control to stop alarms
  • Dynamic Island and lock screen support
  • Home screen widgets with real-time seconds
  • Customizable alarm settings
  • Hourly time chime and reminders
Features
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Bedside alarm clock display a large digital clock on the bedside table. When the alarm goes off, you can turn it off via voice control. - Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen display seconds. - Display time in standby mode in seconds. - Full-screen digital time display, allowing you to check the time anywhere in the room. - Hourly time chime, hourly reminder. - Voice control to stop alarm. When the alarm clock sounds, say "Stop" on the alarm clock interface, and the alarm clock will automatically turn off. - Convenient alarm clock settings, you can add multiple alarm clocks, set alarm clock music, repeat type, etc. - Supports time display in desktop widgets and lock screen widgets, updating seconds in real time.

Screenshots

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE3 screens
Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bedside Clock at 70% against Stars Nightstand Clock FREE's 0%. Bedside Clock also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 7). Stars Nightstand Clock FREE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Bedside Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stars Nightstand Clock FREE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Stars Nightstand Clock FREE's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bedside Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE ships an update every 2 months, Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Stars Nightstand Clock FREE versus Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStars Nightstand Clock FREEBedside Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings)4.5 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTickTap LLC章健 杨

Customer experience

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Bedside Clock

All ratings3,644 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative21.5%

Bugs and requests

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarm not working as expected
  • Time/date display issues
  • Landscape mode not functioning
  • App crashes or fails to open
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • 12-hour clock mode
  • Ability to remove seconds display
  • More color/theme options
  • Improved alarm customization
  • Widget/home screen integration

In-app purchases

None

Stars Nightstand Clock FREE

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bedside Clock

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99

Questions

Is Stars Nightstand Clock FREE free?
Stars Nightstand Clock FREE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bedside Clock free?
Bedside Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stars Nightstand Clock FREE or Bedside Clock?
Bedside Clock is rated higher. Stars Nightstand Clock FREE averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Bedside Clock averages 4.5 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Stars Nightstand Clock FREE or Bedside Clock have ads?
Bedside Clock shows ads; Stars Nightstand Clock FREE does not.
Which is updated more often, Stars Nightstand Clock FREE or Bedside Clock?
Stars Nightstand Clock FREE ships an update every 2 months, and Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stars Nightstand Clock FREE was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bedside Clock on November 2, 2026.

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