Comparison

Flip Clock vs Quick Widget

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

Quick Widget

Personalize your iPhone's home and lock screens with custom widgets and wallpapers. Choose from pre-designed options or create your own using an intuitive editor. Explore various widget types to perfectly match your aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Widget editor
  • Pre-designed widgets
  • Wallpaper discovery
  • Multiple widget types
  • Home screen personalization
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You can Customize your iPhone with widgets, icons, wallpapers with Quick Widget.Quick Widget makes adding aesthetic and handy widgets to your home screen and lock screen easy. Choose from predesigned widgets or, better yet, create your own with the easy-to-use widget editor. Browse dozens of widget types like photo, countdown, date and battery, calendar, and many more. you can also discover wallpapers that perfectly match your aesthetic. From customizing your widgets to changing your wallpaper, Quick Widgets give you the freedom to customize every detail to perfection. WIDGETS Get ready to transform your Home Screen like never before. Add pictures to your widgets, edit their font, play with color schemes, and so much more. Frequent updates constantly add new widgets you’d love. With Quick Widgets, there are no limits to customizing your Home Screen! Here’s a glimpse of our widgets: ● Time, Date & Battery ● Countdown ● Calendar ● Clock, Pomadoro ● Reminders ● Step Count/Pedometer ● Lock Launcher & shortcut ● Class schedule Embrace the power of Quick Widget and make your mark today! Tips: Widgets need to be saved to "Mine" first. When editing a component on the desktop, long pressing will display the widgets that have been added to the "Mine" component list.

Screenshots

Flip Clock4 screens
Quick Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Clock at 73% against Quick Widget's 0%. Flip Clock also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (69K vs 7). Quick Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Quick Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock has 69K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Flip Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Quick Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flip Clock versus Quick Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip ClockQuick Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69K ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施意 田

Customer experience

Flip Clock

All ratings69,436 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,135 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative19.3%

Quick Widget

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Quick Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • More clock skins$0.99
  • Premium Version$2.99
None

Quick Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Widget free?
Quick Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flip Clock or Quick Widget?
Flip Clock is rated higher. Flip Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while Quick Widget averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Flip Clock or Quick Widget have ads?
Both Flip Clock and Quick Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock or Quick Widget?
Flip Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Quick Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flip Clock was updated on September 25, 2026 and Quick Widget on July 8, 2026.

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