Bedside Clock vs Big Red Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bedside Clock
This app displays both digital and analog clocks on a single screen, designed for easy nighttime viewing. It offers customizable time formats, brightness levels, and analog clock display options, making it a pleasant addition to any nightstand.
- Dual digital and analog display
- Customizable color themes
- 12/24 hour time format option
- Optional AM/PM indicator
- Adjustable brightness levels
- Automatic backlight dimming
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Bedside Clock combines simple digital and analog clocks into a single screen which is designed to be quickly readable (without being irritating) at night It's intended to be pleasant to use with a docked iPhone or iPad, but also works well with other stands, or just sitting on a night stand. Features: - Completely free, with no ads or in app purchases - Displays both digital and analog clock in your choice of color - Optional switch between 12 and 24 hour time - Optional display of AM/PM indicator - Optionally round the analog time to the nearest five minutes - Optionally make the 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 indicators larger - Two brightness levels - Option to automatically dim the backlight
Big Red Clock
This app provides a large, easily readable digital clock with both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. It also includes a countdown timer and a stopwatch function for various timekeeping needs.
- Large digital clock display
- 12-hour and 24-hour formats
- Countdown timer
- Stopwatch functionality
- Red color theme
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The perfect BIG NUMBER digital clock ...and red is just the beginning! Features: 12 hour or 24 hour Clock / Timer / Stopwatch Premium features (with subscription): Time Zone Assistant / Learn 24 Hour Time / Learn 12 Hour Time / Multi-Timer / Multi-Stopwatch Delightful set of colors and fonts to choose from Big Red Clock uses the standard Apple Terms of Use End User License Agreement (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bedside Clock at none against Big Red Clock's 2. Bedside Clock also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). Big Red Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Big Red Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Red Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Red Clock has 183 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 77% of Big Red Clock's.
Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, Big Red Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedside Clock | Big Red Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (183 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 183 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Childers | Single Sail Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Bedside Clock
Big Red Clock
In-app purchases
Bedside Clock
No in-app purchases
Big Red Clock
- Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$5.991 Year
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