Comparison

Bedside Clock vs Digital Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dual digital and analog display
  • Customizable color themes
  • 12/24 hour time format option
  • Optional AM/PM indicator
  • Adjustable brightness levels
  • Automatic backlight dimming
Features
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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

About

Digital Clock

Transform your device into a stylish digital clock with a customizable LED display. Choose from various time formats, colors, and fonts. Includes white noise for focus or sleep and an alarm function.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED display
  • 12/24 hour mode
  • Show/hide date
  • Font and color selection
  • White noise generator
  • Alarm function
Features
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This is a beautiful digital clock for those who want to have a digital clock on their nightstand or coffee table. You can change the color to almost whatever you want. It shows you various time elements and you can use a few different time and date formats, colors, and clock faces. The app is very affordable which is a great deal for one of the simplest, but best clock apps. Features: - Beautiful digital display - Switch between 12 and 24 modes - Show or hide date - Select your preferable font or color - Play white noise to help you focus or sleep - Set alarm and never miss any important event White noise included such as: River stream, Ocean waves, Underground cave, Soft rain, Crackling fire, Sizzling pan, Birds chirping, Summer crickets, Noise fan, ASMR, Deep sea, Midnight crickets, Beach seagulls, Cave water dripping, Crackling fireplace, Pot boiling, Green forest, Peaceful ambience, Clock ticking, Footstep Notes: - The auto lock will be disabled while the clock is active. - It doesn’t start automatically like the Mac screensaver. Please leave us your review, we will do our best to improve the app.

Screenshots

Bedside Clock1 screens
Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bedside Clock at none against Digital Clock's 6. Bedside Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Digital Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (157 vs 18). On price, rating 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. Digital Clock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 157 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 65% of Digital Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, Digital Clock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bedside Clock versus Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBedside ClockDigital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)4.3 (157 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles ChildersEdwin Chan

Customer experience

Bedside Clock

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Digital Clock

All ratings153 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative22.6%

Bugs and requests

Bedside Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App display cuts off numbers on iPad Pro (resolved in v15.1)
  • App times out with phone's auto-lock feature
  • Date format inconsistency (TUE, 29 NOV vs TUE, NOV 29)
  • Reminder feature unclear/non-functional as alarm

Requested features

11 requests
  • Alarm functionality (not just reminders)
  • In-app brightness adjustment without leaving app
  • Eliminate or dim the white navigation bar at bottom
  • Full-screen mode to hide status bar and home indicator
  • Easy landscape/portrait orientation toggle within app
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  • Screen burn prevention with kinetic display
  • Battery level indicator display
  • Timer functionality
  • Prevent screen auto-lock while app is open
  • Additional font options without review requirement
  • Better documentation and instructions

In-app purchases

None

Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Digital Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Trials3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Clock Font$0.99
  • Clock Skin$1.99
  • All Features$24.99
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  • Remove Ads$24.99

Questions

Is Bedside Clock free?
Bedside Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bedside Clock or Digital Clock?
Digital Clock is rated higher. Bedside Clock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Digital Clock averages 4.3 from 157 ratings.
Do Bedside Clock or Digital Clock have ads?
Digital Clock shows ads; Bedside Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Bedside Clock or Digital Clock?
Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, and Digital Clock every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bedside Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Digital Clock on November 3, 2026.

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