Comparison

Desk Clock vs iFlip Clock

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

Head to head
About

Desk Clock

This app transforms your device into a full-screen analog clock with customizable faces. It offers real-time time display, including seconds, on your home screen, lock screen, and even during charging, doubling as a screen saver. Features include smart alarms and hourly reminders.

Highlights
  • Full-screen analog clock display
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Smart alarm clock
  • Hourly timekeeping reminders
  • Charging screen saver mode
Features
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Desktop Clock is a versatile full-screen digital and analog clock app with a rich collection of classic clock faces and custom Apple Watch face integration. Designed for your home screen, lock screen, StandBy mode, and Dynamic Island, it turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a stylish, fully customized timekeeping setup. Key Features: Classic Clock Face Collection: Explore a wide array of classic analog and sleek digital clock designs, perfect for full-screen desk displays and charging screen savers. Apple Watch Face Sync: Customize and sync stylish clock faces directly to your Apple Watch to match your personal aesthetic. Real-Time Seconds Display: Keep precise track of time with seconds displayed across home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and StandBy mode. Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Multiple calendar and clock widget styles to personalize your iOS lock screen and home screen. Smart Volume-Adjusting Alarm: Gentle, intelligent alarm clock that automatically adjusts volume for a seamless morning wake-up. Hourly Chime & Voice Reminders: Audio notifications every hour to help you manage your daily schedule and focus sessions. Full-Screen Desk Timer & Companion: Ideal nightstand clock, aesthetic desk display. Upgrade your daily timekeeping with iconic watch faces, live seconds widgets, and seamless Apple Watch integration.

About

iFlip Clock

This app provides a customizable digital clock and time widget for your device. Easily check the time, set alarms, and personalize the display with various styles and colors. It also offers Lock Screen Widget support for quick access.

Highlights
  • Real-time clock, timer, and countdown
  • Desktop and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-time alarm functionality
  • Customizable display content and appearance
  • 12-Hour/24-Hour time format
  • Landscape/Portrait mode switching
  • Adjustable screen brightness
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iFlip Clock is a Digital Clock & Nightstand Clock App. Also you can add **Real-time** Time Widget on the screen, so you can easily check the time anywhere, anytime, for your life, work and study! ◆ Features - Support real time clock, timer and countdown - Support Desktop Widget of various sizes for iOS 14 - Support On Time Alarm - Support to adjust the display content, such as date, seconds, battery level, etc. - Support to adjust the text color and text font of the displayed time - Support 12-Hour/24-Hour Time - Support manual or automatic switching between Landscape Mode and Portrait Mode - Support to adjust screen brightness - Various appearance styles - Support iOS 16 Lock Screen Widget, Quick Access to iFlip Clock ◆ Attention - Your device’s Auto-Lock is disabled while this clock is active in the foreground. ◆ Contact Us - Email: iosamazingapp@gmail.com ◆ Privacy Policy - https://www.amazing-apps.top/flip-clock/privacy-policy.html ◆ Terms Of Use - https://www.amazing-apps.top/flip-clock/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Desk Clock4 screens
iFlip Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iFlip Clock at none against Desk Clock's 3. iFlip Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Desk Clock's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 33) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price and rating 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. Desk Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iFlip Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Desk Clock against 4.7 for iFlip Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desk Clock has 22K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, iFlip Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Desk Clock versus iFlip Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk ClockiFlip Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings)4.7 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better33
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施若愚 马

Customer experience

Desk Clock

All ratings21,895 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews505 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.2%

iFlip Clock

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Desk Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads reappear after reinstall
  • Clock face doesn't update on lock screen
  • Alarm stops after a few seconds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view
  • Implement 24-hour time format
  • Allow custom clock face designs
  • Add ability to set multiple alarms
  • Improve widget functionality

iFlip Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Desk Clock

One-time3
  • All clock styles$0.99
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
  • Professional Version$3.99
None

iFlip Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desk Clock free?
Desk Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iFlip Clock free?
iFlip Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Desk Clock or iFlip Clock?
iFlip Clock is rated higher. Desk Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while iFlip Clock averages 4.7 from 33 ratings.
Do Desk Clock or iFlip Clock have ads?
Desk Clock shows ads; iFlip Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Desk Clock or iFlip Clock?
Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, and iFlip Clock monthly. Most recently, Desk Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and iFlip Clock on September 10, 2026.

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