Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD is a customizable analog clock widget for iOS home screens.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank πΊπΈ
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Productivity
Sentiment
4.3
4k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app serves users needing a clear, readable time display for clinical tasks or educational purposes, displacing standard system clocks that lack high-contrast customization.
For Clinical staff and parents teaching time-telling.
What does it look like?
Key features
Adjusts clock face, hands, and background colors via the widget settings menu.
Prevents the device screen from dimming while the clock widget is active.
How much does it cost?
Distributed as a free utility, though users report that basic customization features are gated behind a paywall.
Velocity
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Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD has seen no development activity for 940 days. With only a single version release in the observed history, the app is effectively in a zombie state. There are no indications of ongoing maintenance, feature updates, or operational support.
Who built it?
Daisuke Suzuki
4 apps tracked Β· Productivity
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads frustrated. Users appreciate simple analog clock interface provides a clear and readable time display for users in clinical settings and basic analog clock functionality serves as an effective educational tool for teaching children how to tell time.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Simple analog clock interface provides a clear and readable time display for users in clinical settings
- Basic analog clock functionality serves as an effective educational tool for teaching children how to tell time
- Home screen widgets fail to update the time accurately, forcing users to open the app manually
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed Β· high confidence Β· Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD
How's the Productivity market?
Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD holds a 4.28 rating across 4,457 total ratings, but the lack of updates since early 2024 signals a stagnant position in the productivity category [1, 2].
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Key takeaways for Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD
Where is it heading?
The productivity widget market is consolidating around apps that offer reliable, multi-functional timekeeping. Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD remains in a maintenance-only state, which will likely lead to further churn as users migrate to more stable alternatives.
- The 31-month development gap indicates a maintenance-only posture, which erodes user trust as system-level widget requirements evolve.
- Persistent complaints regarding widget refresh failures suggest the app is no longer functional for its primary home screen use case.
The SWOT
- High-contrast clock face design aids readability in low-light clinical environments
- Integrating standard alarm and timer functionality to meet top user requests
Next best moves
Audit widget refresh logic because home screen time-freezing is the top complaint β improve daily active habit
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's maintenance-only state is a strategic riskβ¦
Read the full takeSince the last report: The pricing model classification shifted from free to freemium, and the competitive outlook now explicitly frames the long-term development dormancy as a primary threat to market viability.
Bottom line
The lack of updates since early 2024 leaves Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD vulnerable to more reliable, feature-rich rivals. Addressing the widget refresh failure and adding basic timer functionality would unlock the utility users currently find missing.
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Is Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD good for clinical use?
Does Analog Clock Widget - Clock SD include an alarm?
Why does the widget show the wrong time?
Sources
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