Comparison

ClockClip vs Spiffy Clock

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

Head to head
About

ClockClip

This utility app transforms your device into a functional desk clock. It features a photo slideshow from your album, a Pomodoro timer, alarms, world time, and a music player. You can also set chimes for added functionality.

Highlights
  • Photo slideshow from album
  • Pomodoro Timer
  • Alarm functionality
  • World time clock
  • Chime feature
  • Music player integration
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Simple Clock application with Photo slideshow - show photo-slideshow from your album - Pomodoro Timer - alarm - world time clock - chime - music player (from music library playlist or stream)

About

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

Screenshots

ClockClip3 screens
Spiffy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spiffy Clock at 4.9 against ClockClip's 4.3. Spiffy Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown). ClockClip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ClockClip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spiffy Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClockClip ships an update monthly, Spiffy Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ClockClip versus Spiffy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockClipSpiffy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomoaki YagishitaMatthew Roberts

Customer experience

ClockClip

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ClockClip

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99

Questions

Is ClockClip free?
ClockClip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClockClip or Spiffy Clock?
Spiffy Clock is rated higher. ClockClip averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do ClockClip or Spiffy Clock have ads?
ClockClip shows ads; Spiffy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, ClockClip or Spiffy Clock?
ClockClip ships an update monthly, and Spiffy Clock every 14 months. Most recently, ClockClip was updated on September 23, 2026 and Spiffy Clock on October 1, 2026.

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