Clocks - A fun standby mode

Name: Clocks - A fun standby mode
Rating: 4.6 (377 reviews)
Author: Daniel Destefanis

By: Daniel Destefanis App

A time and weather display

Overview

Version:

1.51

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Ranking

#89,740 ▼ 26

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Clocks transforms any phone, tablet, or Mac into a beautiful clock display for home offices, bedrooms, or studios. It offers 20+ animated backgrounds, 10 clock styles, and font options, all designed to be private and ad-free.

Extras include Pro Park with matching MacOS screen savers, MagSafe compatibility, and Shortcuts support to auto-open when charging, making it easy to keep your display in sync across your setup. Aimed as a daytime standby alternative, with a roadmap for more widgets and features in future updates.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Design Entertainment

By:

Daniel Destefanis

Rating:

4.60

(377) 3 new ratings

Version:

1.51 Last updated: 2026-06-04

Version code:

886509973

Creation date:

2025-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

118.86MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 89,740 ▼ 26

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Developed by:

Daniel Destefanis

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clocks-a-fun-standby-mode/id6742508073

Website:

https://clocks.app

User Reviews

The app is praised for its stunning, clean design and effective standby display of time and weather, plus a one-time purchase model with no ads. However, users repeatedly report issues with reliability of automated shortcuts (often failing, especially when locked), limited customization and no widget support, brightness being too high at night, and weak or outdated support/documentation. Addressing these areas could preserve the strong visuals while improving everyday usability.

Pros

Beautiful, elegant, and minimal design/UI
Excellent background visuals and overall aesthetic
One-time purchase with no subscription and ad-free experience
Strong standby mode that presents time and weather in a visually appealing way

Cons

Automation via Shortcuts is unreliable and often fails to run, especially when the device is locked
Limited customization and lack of widgets; layouts are restrictive and font sizes can be small
Clocks/examples are too bright at night and dark-mode/night usage is not well supported
Support/docs are outdated or hard to reach, with reports of slow or absent updates

Recent reviews

The shortcuts setup does not work reliable and I constantly get errors with it. The app itself if nice, but no point in getting this if it’s not going to do its one job reliably. Also, the Mac version is a screensaver that does not actually show the time.