# Clocks - A fun standby mode

> A time and weather display

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742508073](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742508073)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6742508073`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Daniel Destefanis
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (426 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.53
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2025-04-29
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clocks-a-fun-standby-mode/id6742508073)
- **Website:** [https://clocks.app](https://clocks.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.clocks.app/privacy](https://www.clocks.app/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #78,317 — Overall

## Review summary

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especially when locked), limited customization and no widget support, brightness being too high at night, and weak or outdated support/documentation.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- Support/docs are outdated or hard to reach, with reports of slow or absent updates

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742508073)