Comparison

bnClock vs Flip Clock

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

Head to head
About

bnClock

This app displays the time with exceptionally large numbers, ideal for nighttime viewing or as a travel alarm. It also offers current weather information and customizable alarm sounds, including music from your library. Personalize your experience with custom background colors or photos.

Highlights
  • Extra-large number display
  • Built-in alarm clock
  • Current weather and forecast
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Photo or slideshow backgrounds
  • Customizable background colors
Features
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Do you ever have trouble reading the clock in the middle of the night? bnClock (big numbers clock) provides the largest numbers your iPhone or iPad will allow. Great to use as travel alarm clock. Also a great use for an old iPhone or iPad. bnClock displays the current weather conditions and the forecast based on your current location. If you prefer, choose a particular location for the forecast. Or, turn off the weather display. Choose a built-in alarm sound, or a song from your music library to use for the alarms. Now with custom background colors, or, use a photograph or slide show as a background.

About

Flip Clock

This app offers a minimalist desktop clock with customizable colors, fonts, and display options. It includes ambient white noise and can show the date, battery level, and punctuality reminders. It also features an automation for charging display.

Highlights
  • Minimalist desktop clock design
  • Over 40 white noise options
  • Customizable colors and transparency
  • 30 font styles
  • Optional date, battery, and reminder display
  • Automatic charging display automation
Features
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Flip Clock - Committed to designing a more concise desktop clock, including more than 40 kinds of white noise to choose at will. No mess, no complicated interactions~ The simpler the design, the more focused on life and on things~ The effect of turning pages is natural and comfortable. By default, the hours, minutes and seconds are displayed. If you want to be quiet, you can also set only the hours and minutes to be displayed. If you want to add a color to your life, you can enter the settings interface to customize any color, and the color value with transparency is also OK~ If necessary, you can freely choose to display the date, display the clock background, punctuality reminder, show battery level and other simple functions With 30 new font styles, there's always one for you.(Parts of font styles designed by Freepik) Hey, the App supports iOS 9+, so that old devices are no longer idle~ 【Interesting Gameplay】Automatically display page turning clock steps when charging: Open shortcut command App -> Click Automation -> Add new automation -> Create personal automation -> Select Charger -> Select Connected and click Next -> Select Operation Suggestion open App, Select the page turning clock -> Click Next and click Finish -> Finally, the page turning clock will be displayed automatically whenever the power adapter is plugged in to charge. 【Friendly Reminder】 Black color value: 000000 White color value: FFFFFF What are you waiting for? Let's create a simple life together~

Screenshots

bnClock4 screens
Flip Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flip Clock at 4.5 against bnClock's 3.9. Flip Clock also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). bnClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. bnClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of bnClock's written reviews are positive against 93% of Flip Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
bnClock versus Flip Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbnClockFlip Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (35 ratings)4.5 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews92.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3556 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim Calvin倩喜 阮

Customer experience

bnClock

All ratings35 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral20.7%
Negative24.1%

Flip Clock

All ratings56 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

None

bnClock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • VIP$1.99

Questions

Is bnClock free?
bnClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bnClock or Flip Clock?
Flip Clock is rated higher. bnClock averages 3.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Flip Clock averages 4.5 from 56 ratings.
Do bnClock or Flip Clock have ads?
Neither bnClock nor Flip Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bnClock or Flip Clock?
bnClock ships an update every 2 months, and Flip Clock every 2 months. Most recently, bnClock was updated on September 28, 2026 and Flip Clock on September 28, 2026.

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