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 functional digital clock with a customizable display showing seconds, date, and battery. Enjoy features like adjustable brightness, a flashlight, and interactive widgets for quick time checks. It's designed for easy use as a bedside alarm and tabletop clock.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock face (seconds, date, battery, color)
  • Portrait and Landscape orientation support
  • OLED display optimization
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Flip to Save Battery mode
  • Built-in flashlight
  • Interactive clock widgets
Features
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Turn your Apple device into a simple, yet powerful digital clock with seconds, date and battery display with the MY CLOCK app. Now your phone or tablet will make a beautiful, functional and reliable tabletop clock! Lots of features to enjoy: • Accessible and easy-to-use app — no sign-up required. • Fully customizable digital clock face appearance: Seconds, Date, Battery Percentage, Color — you name it. • Fully supports Portrait and Landscape orientations — makes a nice nightstand on any device, big and small. • Support for OLED displays — this means richer blacks and higher-contrast colors with top-notch fidelity. • Multiple vibrant clock colors to choose from! • Adjustable brightness without leaving the app — just swipe left or right on the slider to decrease or increase your device's backlight illumination level! • Flip to Save Battery mode — simply place your device face down to turn off the screen and extend your battery life! • Built-in Flashlight — sets your screen to full brightness and turns on the torch. Never get lost in the dark again! • Interactive Clock Widgets — so that you can get a quick glance at the latest time right on the Home Screen. My Clock sets you up for both good night sleep and good morning wake ups — both offline and online, anytime, at any weather! Terms & Conditions: https://digitalby-legal-static.digitalby.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://digitalby-legal-static.digitalby.workers.dev/privacy

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 12. Bedside Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). Digital Clock's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (377 vs 18). On price, review sentiment 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 one-off in-app purchases. Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 377 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 64% of Digital Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, Digital Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 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)4.6 (377 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18377 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles ChildersYury Vashchylau

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 ratings377 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Bedside Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Digital Clock

Requested features

1 request
  • More appearance and style options

In-app purchases

None

Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time6
  • REMOVE ADS: SPECIAL OFFER$1.99
  • REMOVE ADS: SPECIAL OFFER$2.99
  • REMOVE ADS: Clock Without Ads$4.99
Show 3 more
  • REMOVE ADS (Clock Without Ads)$4.99
  • Clock Without Ads [REMOVE ADS]$4.99
  • REMOVE ADS: Clock Without Ads7 variants$6.99

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 4.6 from 377 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 2 months. Most recently, Bedside Clock was updated on October 21, 2026 and Digital Clock on October 18, 2026.

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