# Simple Gradient Clock Widget

> Gradient color clock widget and live wallpapers for your home screen.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Red Swan
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 26,019
- **Rating:** 3.26 / 5 (211 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-15
- **First published:** 2018-05-02
- **Publisher country:** ID
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget)
- **Website:** [https://redswan.id](https://redswan.id/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/redswan-pp-simplegradient](https://sites.google.com/view/redswan-pp-simplegradient)

## Description

Simple Gradient Clock Widget offers an elegant digital clock widget that enhances your phone's home screen with beautiful gradient colors. Customize fonts, color gradients, shadow placement, and date formats using a user-friendly preview interface, allowing limitless personalizations without needing to toggle between screens. Additionally, create matching gradient wallpapers and explore new customizable live wallpapers for a dynamic style upgrade.

The app also provides helpful instructions for placing the widget and troubleshooting, ensuring an effortless setup. Perfect for users seeking both aesthetics and functionality, Simple Gradient Clock Widget transforms your device's display with vibrant, personalized clock designs and wallpapers.

## Rankings

- #390,419 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Simple Gradient Clock Widget is praised for its beautiful design and extensive customization options available in the free version. Users find it easy to set up and enjoy the versatility in clock styles and colors. However, recurring issues with the clock freezing and not updating time diminish user experience. Problems persist despite disabling battery optimization, and certain features like tap-to-open clock and AM/PM display are missing or unreliable. While the app looks great, frequent bugs and performance lags lead some users to uninstall or keep it only in hopes of improvements.

### Pros

- Highly customizable and versatile clock widget with many free features.
- Beautiful and well-designed UI with appealing clock and wallpaper options.
- Easy to set up and configure with good resizing capabilities.
- Works well when battery optimization is turned off.
- Provides multiple clock styles and customization options, including color settings.

### Cons

- Clock widget frequently freezes and stops updating time, requiring manual intervention to refresh.
- The 'Open on tap' feature doesn't work reliably or at all for some users.
- Performance issues such as lag and freezing despite battery optimization being disabled.
- Lack of additional features like AM/PM toggle, alarm icon, world clock, and analogue clock option.
- Persistent bugs causing frustration, requiring frequent maintenance or reinstallation.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.redswan.rainbowclockwidget)