Bedside Clock vs Nightstand ※
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
Nightstand ※
This app provides a stylish digital clock and a customizable alarm system. Wake up to your favorite music or white noise, and fall asleep to soothing sounds. It offers background alarm support and a sleep timer for a peaceful night's rest.
- Stylish designer clock themes
- Background alarm support
- Wake up to favorite music
- Sleep to white noise or songs
- Sleep timer
- Customizable alarm options
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CLOCK • Large digital clock; screen stays awake; fills the screen on iPad • Choose your font, including a Dot Matrix LED look • Custom colours and date style • 12 or 24-hour time, optional AM/PM, optional seconds • Show or hide the date, day and battery level • Swipe up or down to dim, with the brightness level shown ALARMS AND SLEEP • Alarms with your choice of sounds • Calm sunrise wake-up screen • Sleep timer with soft white noise • Clear warning if notifications are off IPHONE DUO • Clock and date centred on the outer screen • Fold Mode: half-fold and the clock moves to one side; tap to switch sides EXTRAS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Weather under the clock: temperature, icon and your area • Time Announcement: hear the time on an interval or by double tap, in your language • All backgrounds and styles • Multiple alarms • Every future update included • No subscription GOOD TO KNOW • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather • Location is used only to show your local weather and is never shared • Questions or ideas? Visit the support page from the About screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bedside Clock at none against Nightstand ※'s 1. Bedside Clock also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Nightstand ※'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 18) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Nightstand ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Bedside Clock against 4.3 for Nightstand ※. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightstand ※ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 41% of Nightstand ※'s.
Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, Nightstand ※ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedside Clock | Nightstand ※ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 41.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Childers | iReka Soft |
Customer experience
Bedside Clock
Nightstand ※
In-app purchases
Bedside Clock
No in-app purchases
Nightstand ※
- Extras Awesomeness$2.99
Questions
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