Flip Clock Pro vs Nightstand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flip Clock Pro
A minimalist desktop digital clock offering a variety of customization options. It displays time with seconds, includes a smart alarm, timer, stopwatch, and Pomodoro timer. The app also supports white noise and personalized signatures.
- Display time with seconds
- Smart alarm clock
- Timer and stopwatch
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Multiple clock themes
- Background white noise playback
- Home and lock screen widgets
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Flip Clock Pro is a minimalist desktop digital clock. Desktop clock widget supports displaying seconds and calendar. - Show time in seconds on Dynamic island - Full screen display time and date - 12 and 24 hour modes. - Smart alarm clock, can automatically adjust the volume. - Support multiple clock themes. - Provide timer and stopwatch, countdown. - The Pomodoro Technique helps you focus on work and study. - Support playing background white noise. - Show time seconds in Today widget. - Provide home screen and lock screen clock widget display with seconds. - Provide calendar and clock widget display. - Support to display personalized signature on the lock screen - Hourly chime, hourly voice timekeeping. - You can set the app to automatically launch when charging, as a screensaver.
Nightstand
Transform your device into a clear, dim bedside clock. It displays the time, weather, and battery level, with adjustable brightness and multiple color themes for optimal nighttime viewing.
- Large, readable digits in darkness
- Real-time weather display
- Visible battery level indicator
- Tap-to-adjust brightness
- Multiple color themes
- Designed for low-light use
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Turn your iPhone into the perfect bedside clock — beautiful, dim, and always readable in the dark. No squinting. No fumbling. Just tap to wake, one glance to know. — WHAT YOU GET · A clean, large-digit clock that's easy to read in complete darkness · Real-time weather so you wake up knowing what to wear · 3-day weather forecast · Portrait mode — use Nightstand upright on your nightstand or desk · Battery level always visible — no surprises in the morning · Tap anywhere to adjust screen brightness instantly · Multiple color themes: cool blue, warm gray, night green and much more · Choose your perfect font — from classic digital to minimal thin, rounded, serif and more · A sleep reminder that nudges you to wind down at your chosen time each night — DESIGNED FOR NIGHT Most clock apps are built for daytime. Nightstand is built for the dark — low brightness by default, soothing colors, and zero distractions. Put your phone on the charger, open Nightstand, and your nightstand is transformed. — PERFECT FOR · Bedside use while charging overnight · Hotel rooms and travel (no more clock-hunting) · Desk use as an ambient time display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nightstand at Free against Flip Clock Pro's $2.99. Flip Clock Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Nightstand is free to download; Flip Clock Pro costs $2.99 up front. Nightstand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flip Clock Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flip Clock Pro against 4.5 for Nightstand. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock Pro has 1.5K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Flip Clock Pro's written reviews are positive against 70% of Nightstand's.
Flip Clock Pro ships an update every 2 months, Nightstand every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Clock Pro | Nightstand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 125 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 翠玲 施 | Gianluca Di Maggio |
Customer experience
Flip Clock Pro
Nightstand
Bugs and requests
Flip Clock Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Seconds digit freezing
- Widget not showing 12-hour time format
- Brightness issues when leaving app open
- Inconsistent sound and alarm problems
Requested features
6 requests- Add more alarm sound options
- Allow customization of alarm sound from music library
- Implement a snooze function
- Add ability to set multiple alarm times
- Provide more color and font customization options
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- Improve landscape mode support
Nightstand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flip Clock Pro
No in-app purchases
Nightstand
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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