Comparison

Flip Clock vs MagicWidgets

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

Head to head
About

Flip Clock

This app provides a classic digital clock widget for your device's home, lock, and standby screens. It offers features like displaying seconds, a calendar, customizable themes, and various timekeeping tools including alarms, timers, and stopwatches. It can also function as a screensaver when charging.

Highlights
  • Display seconds on multiple screens
  • Full screen time and date
  • Smart alarm clock
  • Timer and stopwatch
  • Countdown to target dates
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Customizable widget signatures
Features
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Transform your iPhone and iPad into a stylish, functional retro flip clock. Whether you need a sleek desk clock for your workspace, a soothing nightstand clock, or a personalized focus timer, Flip Clock brings classic minimalism and personal flair to your everyday workflow. Perfect for StandBy mode, Lock Screen widgets, and full-screen focus sessions. ◆ Aesthetic Clock and StandBy Mode - Full-Screen Flip Clock: Vintage flip animation with customizable themes. - OLED Burn-In Protection: Built-in pixel shifting technology protects your screen during long always-on sessions. - Show Seconds Everywhere: Real-time seconds display on Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and StandBy mode. - Smart Auto-Launch: Automatically turns into a screensaver when charging. - 12/24 Hour Formats: Toggle easily with flexible date and calendar displays. ◆ Custom Signatures and Aesthetic Widgets - Personal Signatures Anywhere: Add custom text, mottoes, or signatures directly in the app and on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. - Aesthetic Widgets: Beautiful, customizable widgets featuring clock, calendar, and your personal text. - Multiple Clock Themes: Personalize colors, fonts, and styles for any desk setup. ◆ Focus, Timers and Productivity Tools - Count-up and Countdown Timers: Flexible stopwatch count-up timers and precise countdown timers for workouts, study sessions, and daily tasks. - Pomodoro Technique: Stay in the flow zone with integrated study and work interval timers. - Floating Stopwatch: Keep a live floating timer widget over other apps. - Event Countdown: Track big upcoming moments like New Year's, exams, birthdays, and holidays. - White Noise Player: Soothing background sounds to boost concentration or help you sleep. ◆ Smart Alarms and Online Music Ringtones - Rich Online Music Library: Choose from a wide selection of online music tracks, ambient sounds, and ringtones to wake up your way. - Smart Volume Control: Alarms that gently wake you up by automatically adjusting volume gradually. - Hourly Chime: Friendly voice/sound timekeeping on the hour. Upgrade your desk setup and daily routine today with Flip Clock!

About

MagicWidgets

Personalize your device's lock and home screens with custom widgets. Add photos, text, clocks, calendars, and countdowns for important events. Choose from various styles and fonts to make your screen unique and functional.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widgets for iOS 16
  • Home screen customization
  • Photo and text widgets
  • Clock and calendar styles
  • Countdown timers for events
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Image upload from local album
Features
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MagicWidgets supports lock screen widget for iOS 16. With MagicWidgets, you can add all kinds of cute and funny pictures, texts and other features to your lock screen to make your lock screen more lively and functional! MagicWidgets is an app that allows you to customize your iOS14 home screen. The app offers dozens of clock and calendar styles. You can upload images from the local album as well. Add MagicWidgets to your home screen in a few simple steps to make your home screen beautiful and fun! MagicWidgets allows you to add the countdown widget for reminders and time management. Countdowns can be accurate to seconds. You can customize countdown widgets for important upcoming events such as holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, parties, Thanksgivings, Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, exams, goals, etc. MagicWidgets offers various styles for you to choose from. You can follow your preferences: - Add large/medium/small widgets - Choose from various clock and calendar styles - Show/hide elements on custom widgets - Choose from multiple fonts and colors - Upload images from local album as widget background - Countdown widget: look forward to every important moment! Download MagicWidgets now and start your DIY journey for your home screen! MagicWidgets Membership: - Subscribed users have unlimited access to all features and widget styles. - Subscriptions are charged on a weekly/monthly/yearly basis depending on the plan - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off in your Apple ID account settings anytime after purchase. If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact us at magicwidgetsfeedback@yandex.com. Thank you for your support for MagicWidgets! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/magicwidgets-privacy-notice/ User Agreement: https://sites.google.com/view/magicwidgets-useragreement/

Screenshots

Flip Clock4 screens
MagicWidgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Flip Clock at free with in-app purchases against MagicWidgets's subscription. Flip Clock also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 35%) and ratings volume (71K vs 7.4K). MagicWidgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Flip Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and MagicWidgets sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flip Clock against 4.7 for MagicWidgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock has 71K ratings behind it against 7.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Flip Clock's written reviews are positive against 35% of MagicWidgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Clock ships an update monthly, MagicWidgets fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flip Clock versus MagicWidgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip ClockMagicWidgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (71K ratings)4.7 (7.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better35.3% of reviews
Number of ratings71K — better7.4K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施DXPLORER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

Flip Clock

All ratings71,064 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,170 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative19.3%

MagicWidgets

All ratings7,342 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative54.1%

User reviews

Flip Clock

From 71K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🎨 Aesthetic design
  • ⏱️ Useful timer and alarm features
  • 🔍 Highly visible and readable clock
  • 🤩 Great for productivity and focus

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 📢 Excessive ads
  • 🔒 Unreliable unlock/restore purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

MagicWidgets

From 7.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌴 Customizable home screen
  • 🎨 Variety of widget designs
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow loading times
  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📺 Excessive ads

Bugs and requests

Flip Clock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clock freezing or not updating correctly
  • Alarm issues (not triggering, unable to disable)
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and OS versions
  • Unlock/restore purchase bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clock face and color options
  • Automatic dark/light mode switching
  • Ability to set clock as device wallpaper
  • Improved alarm functionality and customization
  • Seamless integration with other devices

MagicWidgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not saving properly
  • App crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with older OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Ability to import custom images
  • Improved widget customization
  • Reduced ads or ad-free version

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • More clock skins$0.99
  • Premium Version$2.99
7 purchases

MagicWidgets

Subscriptions7
  • MagicWidgets Promotion7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • MagicWidgets Premium$4.997 Days
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  • MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • MagicWidgets Premium$49.993 Months
  • MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • MagicWidgets Premium$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MagicWidgets free?
MagicWidgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flip Clock or MagicWidgets?
MagicWidgets is rated higher. Flip Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while MagicWidgets averages 4.7 from 7.4K ratings.
Do Flip Clock or MagicWidgets have ads?
Flip Clock shows ads; MagicWidgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock or MagicWidgets?
Flip Clock ships an update monthly, and MagicWidgets fortnightly. Most recently, Flip Clock was updated on October 26, 2026 and MagicWidgets on October 26, 2026.

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