Flip Clock Pro vs When
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.
When
This app offers a minimalist flip clock experience with customizable widgets. It features a full-screen display with classic page-turning animations and adjustable brightness. Personalize your time display with options for seconds, date, and week.
- Full-screen classic flip animation
- Minimalist design style
- Customizable time display (seconds, date, week)
- 12/24 hour mode switching
- Adjustable screen brightness
- Multiple widget options (Flip Clock, Digital Clock, Calendar, Progress Bar, Disc Clock)
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It is a must-have personalized posing artifact for hipsters, a must-have tool for exam preparation and study, and hard work. Eye-catching digital digital watch display, convenient for your living room, any angle of the work desk to watch the time. Full screen flip, clock display more prominent, no matter where you put it, it is a beautiful scenery. Widgets: - Flip Clock Widget - Digital Clock Widget - Friday Calendar Widget - Progress Bar Widget - Disc Clock Widget Special Features. 1, full-screen classic page animation, minimalist design style 2、Free control of the display of time: seconds, date, week is free to control the display of hidden 3, 12 and 24 hours mode switching 4, left and right slide the clock screen, adjust the brightness of the screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: When at Free against Flip Clock Pro's $2.99. When also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 74%). Flip Clock Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 28). On 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
When is free to download; Flip Clock Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flip Clock Pro against 4.7 for When. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock Pro has 1.5K ratings behind it against 28, 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 90% of When's.
Flip Clock Pro ships an update every 2 months, When weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Clock Pro | When |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 翠玲 施 | 磊 岑 |
Customer experience
Flip Clock Pro
When
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
When
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flip Clock Pro
No in-app purchases
When
No in-app purchases
