Comparison

Flip Clock Pro vs DateWidget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

DateWidget

Personalize your device's home screen with a variety of customizable date widgets. Design widgets with different styles and sizes to match your preferences. This utility app offers a fast and stable experience for home screen customization.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Various widget sizes supported
  • Multiple style options
  • Fast and stable performance
  • Date display customization
Features
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DateWidget makes you customlize home screen with all kinds of widgets. You can design the widget as you want. - Supports widgets of various sizes; - Supports customization with various styles; - Fast and stable; Other features will coming soon.

Screenshots

Flip Clock Pro4 screens
DateWidget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flip Clock Pro at 4.6 against DateWidget's 1.0. Flip Clock Pro also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). DateWidget's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Flip Clock Pro costs $2.99 and DateWidget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock Pro has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Clock Pro ships an update every 2 months, DateWidget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flip Clock Pro versus DateWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip Clock ProDateWidget
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施红英 杨

Customer experience

Flip Clock Pro

All ratings1,496 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.0%

DateWidget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

DateWidget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flip Clock Pro

No in-app purchases

None

DateWidget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Clock Pro free?
Flip Clock Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DateWidget free?
DateWidget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flip Clock Pro or DateWidget?
Flip Clock Pro is rated higher. Flip Clock Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while DateWidget averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flip Clock Pro or DateWidget have ads?
Neither Flip Clock Pro nor DateWidget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock Pro or DateWidget?
Flip Clock Pro ships an update every 2 months, and DateWidget every 3 months. Most recently, Flip Clock Pro was updated on September 30, 2026 and DateWidget on September 19, 2026.

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