bnClock vs Flip Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Extra-large number display
- Built-in alarm clock
- Current weather and forecast
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Photo or slideshow backgrounds
- Customizable background colors
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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.
Flip Clock
Transform your device into a stylish digital or analog clock. Offers extensive customization with various styles, fonts, skins, and backgrounds. Choose between light and dark modes, 12 or 24-hour formats, and enable or disable flip animations and background sounds.
- Full-screen time and date display
- Landscape and portrait modes
- 12/24 hour format toggle
- Dark/light mode switch
- Flip clock and analog clock options
- Customizable styles, fonts, and skins
- Background sound on/off
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Make time a calmer part of your day. Flip Clock turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac into a beautifully clear digital clock, with realistic flip animations, practical timers and soothing ambient sounds. Keep it beside your bed, set it on your desk or use it to give your next study session a clear beginning and end. A classic mechanical look meets the everyday tools you need, with no in-app paywall or subscription required to unlock features. A CLASSIC FLIP CLOCK, REFINED Watch the hours, minutes and seconds turn with carefully crafted mechanical motion. Large, easy-to-read numbers keep the time in focus. Choose a 12-hour or 24-hour display, show or hide seconds and the date, and hide the controls for a clean clock view. MAKE IT YOURS Match your space with Classic, Paper and Night appearances. Choose Rounded, Standard, Mono or Serif numerals for a softer, modern, technical or vintage look. Your preferred style carries across the clock, countdown and stopwatch. A QUIETER BEDSIDE DISPLAY Switch on the night preset for a dimmer clock and quieter presentation. Adjust the clock's dimming, automatically hide controls and choose whether to keep the display awake. On iPhone and iPad, use portrait or landscape. On Mac, make the clock part of your desktop setup. COUNT DOWN OR COUNT UP Set a countdown for focused work, reading or a well-earned break. Save frequently used durations as presets, or use the stopwatch to see how long a task takes. Both modes use the same distinctive flip display. Switching modes resets the previous timer so you can begin a new task with a clean start. FIND YOUR BACKGROUND SOUND Choose white, pink or brown noise, or settle into rain, ocean waves, a forest brook, gentle wind, birds, crickets or a campfire. Adjust the volume and set an automatic stop time for your listening session. Built-in sounds loop, so your session is not limited by the length of an audio track. SLEEP AND FOCUS, READY TO START Apply a Sleep or Focus scene to bring your preferred appearance, sound and timer settings together. Customize the presets to fit your evening routine or next work session. TIME AT A GLANCE On iPhone and iPad, add widgets to supported Home and Lock Screens. On Mac, add clock widgets to your desktop. Live Activities show an active countdown or stopwatch on supported iPhone and iPad systems. Use Shortcuts to start a scene or countdown, or stop ambient sound. Widget placement and Live Activities depend on your device and system version. DESIGNED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE VoiceOver support, Reduce Motion support and increased-contrast styling help make the clock easier to use. A focused interface keeps everyday controls close without crowding the time. Enjoy a familiar clock experience across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Choose your look. Set your pace. Make a little room for calm with Flip Clock. Support Email: support@flipclocker.com Website: https://flipclocker.com Terms: https://flipclocker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://flipclocker.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Clock at 100% against bnClock's 55%. Flip Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). bnClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bnClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of bnClock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flip Clock's.
bnClock ships an update every 2 months, Flip Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bnClock | Flip Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Calvin | 通 张 |
Customer experience
bnClock
Flip Clock
Bugs and requests
bnClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flip Clock
Reported bugs
1 issue- Cannot set lock screen
Requested features
29 requests- Change background colors
- Add white noise options
- Task scheduling feature
- Resizing to fit phone screen
- Landscape and portrait modes
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- Timed reminders with soothing music
- Multiple looks/themes
- Countdown feature
- More white noise options
- Rotation options (landscape and portrait)
- Automatic flipping
- Customizable font size
- Change thickness of clock hands
- Shrink the widget
- Weather temperature as a plugin
- More beautiful backgrounds
- Add sound of the flip book
- More customization options
- Make each hand a different color
- Set alarm clock
- Full screen for bedside clock
- Larger numbers for low vision/night use
- Increase white noise options
- Color of clock border to be transparent
- More background sounds (rain, thunder, nature)
- Change day and date colors
- Open app of choice on click
- Lock screen functionality
- Brightness adjustment for numbers/letters
In-app purchases
bnClock
No in-app purchases
Flip Clock
- Lifetime$7.99









