Comparison

Zen Flip Clock vs McClockface

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

Head to head
About

Zen Flip Clock

This app offers a minimalist clock experience with multiple themes and powerful focus tools. It functions as a fullscreen desk clock and includes a Pomodoro timer, stopwatch, and hourly chime to help manage time and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • Multiple clock themes (flip, digital, minimalist)
  • Fullscreen desk clock functionality
  • Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions
  • Stopwatch for timing tasks
  • Hourly chime for routine building
  • Time usage statistics
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
Read full description

Zen Flip Clock A minimalist flip clock, desk clock, and focus timer designed to make time clear, simple, and easy to follow. Choose from multiple clock themes, including flip clock, digital clock, and minimalist styles. Use it as a fullscreen clock for studying, working, focusing, or as a clean nightstand clock. Open the app and start right away. Why Zen Flip Clock More than just a clock, Zen Flip Clock is a simple tool for focus and time management. From study sessions and focused work to everyday timing, it helps you stay aware of your time and make every minute count. Key Features Multiple Clock Themes Choose from flip clock, digital clock, and minimalist clock designs. Use your favorite theme as a desk clock, fullscreen clock, or nightstand clock for work, study, and everyday use. Pomodoro Timer Stay focused with the built-in Pomodoro timer. Perfect for studying, reading, working, and other tasks that require concentration. Count Up Timer Track elapsed time for studying, workouts, meditation, reading, and everyday activities. Hourly Chime Stay aware of time with hourly chimes and customizable reminders. Build better routines for work, study, and daily life. Focus Statistics Track your focus time and usage to better understand how you spend your time. Personalization Multiple Themes Switch between a variety of minimalist clock themes, from classic flip clock designs to clean digital styles. Smooth Animations Enjoy clean, natural, and fluid clock animations designed for a calm visual experience. Home & Lock Screen Widgets View the time at a glance with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets without opening the app. Easy Controls Swipe left for Pomodoro Swipe right for Count Up Timer Tap to open Settings Whether you need a flip clock for your desk, a fullscreen digital clock for studying, a Pomodoro timer for focused work, or a simple nightstand clock, Zen Flip Clock keeps time clear and focus simple. Make time visible. Stay focused. Contact & Legal ▸ Bug Reports & Feedback: minimalsoftwarestudio@gmail.com ▸ Terms of Use: https://minimalsoftwarestudio.feishu.cn/docs/doccnK7LrYMwBFdr7SRl4qQv2lb

About

McClockface

Enhance your device's display with a variety of customizable timepiece widgets. Choose from playful retro flip clock designs, progress indicators, and interactive stopwatch widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode.

Highlights
  • Customizable timepiece widgets
  • Retro flip clock display
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • StandBy mode widgets
  • Interactive stopwatch widgets
  • Alternate app icons
Features
Read full description

Add beautiful timepiece widgets to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode with McClockface. McClockface provides a collection of playful widget designs that provide the date, time, and other chronographic info, such as day and annual progress, at a glance, with options to customize colors and time zones widget-by-widget. The in-app timepiece displays a silky-smooth retro flip clock that makes a perfect display for your nightstand or whilst charging your device. There are currently 32 exclusive widget designs available (and counting) with different sizes to discover in the system widget gallery for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode. --- HOME SCREEN WIDGETS The McClockface widget lineup is now stronger than ever, with numerous vibrant, colorful designs to choose from, including stitched leather, knitted socks, sticky notes, neon signs, VHS cassette tapes, scratched metal, blueprints, metro maps, license plates, bunny memes, and so much more! --- LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Lock Screen widgets are perfect for quickly viewing info on the go. Simplified versions of some McClockface widgets are available on Lock Screen for both iPhone and iPad, including the default clock and the progress gauges. There’s also a weekday emoji widget that’s exclusive to Lock Screen. --- STANDBY MODE WIDGETS StandBy mode widgets are available on iPhone whilst charging your device. McClockface offers 20 elegant and customizable widget designs for StandBy mode. --- INTERACTIVE WIDGETS Stopwatch widgets are available for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode. These super handy widgets allow you to time an event without the need to open an app or even unlock your device. --- ALTERNATE APP ICONS With over 15 colorful app icons available, there’s something here to make everyone’s Home Screen shine. --- SOUNDS & HAPTICS Funny animal sounds and subtle haptic effects help bring the app to life. --- Some of the content discussed above and displayed in screenshots, specifically, all widgets, alternate app icons, custom fonts, and sound effects, require an in-app purchase. The free version of McClockface is free forever, and contains no ads: The free version gives you unlimited access to the in-app flip clock. McClockface Plus is required for the additional content mentioned above, which can be accessed by either an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time in-app purchase. --- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. --- Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/lazycatapps/home/mcclockface/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Zen Flip Clock4 screens
McClockface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Zen Flip Clock at 6.2K against McClockface's 316. Zen Flip Clock also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Zen Flip Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and McClockface sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Zen Flip Clock against 4.6 for McClockface. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Flip Clock has 6.2K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Zen Flip Clock's written reviews are positive against 63% of McClockface's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Flip Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, McClockface every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zen Flip Clock versus McClockface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Flip ClockMcClockface
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better4.6 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6.2K — better316
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaoyang Minimal Software StudioDavid Steppenbeck

Customer experience

Zen Flip Clock

All ratings6,171 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews684 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative16.7%

McClockface

All ratings316 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative27.9%

User reviews

Zen Flip Clock

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing app
  • 👍 Aesthetic and minimalistic
  • 👍 Useful for studying and productivity
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Great for a desk clock

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Time display issues
  • 🐛 Widget not working as expected
  • 🐛 Pomodoro timer resets when switching apps
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Paid features required for full functionality

McClockface

From 316 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and visually stunning widget designs
  • 👍 Highly customizable clock faces and widgets
  • 🌈 Wide variety of widget styles to choose from
  • ⚡ Smooth animations and polished UI
  • 💬 Responsive and communicative developer support

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription for widget access
  • 🔄 Widget time display doesn't update properly
  • 🐛 Widgets freeze or show incorrect time
  • 🔒 Misleading about free widget availability
  • 📍 Limited city options in location list

Bugs and requests

Zen Flip Clock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Time display inaccuracies
  • Widget freezing and displaying incorrect time
  • Pomodoro timer not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with latest iOS updates
  • App crashing or becoming unresponsive

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Implement live activities support
  • Allow custom pomodoro timer durations
  • Provide more theme/color options
  • Add world clock/timezone support
Show 3 more
  • Enable screen lock/password protection
  • Improve widget behavior and reliability
  • Introduce a timer mode (countdown)

McClockface

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widget displays incorrect or outdated time unless app is opened
  • Widget freezes and stops updating time
  • Widget shows blank or black screen
  • Widget locked despite having Plus version subscription
  • Time accuracy issues (8-10 minutes behind real time)
Show 5 more
  • Widget not appearing in available widgets list
  • iOS 17 dark mode widget background appears blurry or white
  • Widget fails to update after device screen locks
  • Widgets removed after app update despite previous purchase
  • Incompatibility with Liquid Glass on iOS 26

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to remove date or annual progress percentage
  • Customizable date/time format options
  • Option to start weekdays with Monday instead of Sunday
  • Smaller quarter-size widget option
  • Transparent widget backgrounds
Show 7 more
  • Adjustable font sizes in app
  • Additional color palette options including OLED black
  • Ability to disable vibration on ticking sound
  • Brightness adjustment by swiping
  • More widget styles and clock faces
  • Expanded city list with clearer descriptions
  • Widget options matching in-app display capabilities

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zen Flip Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99
8 purchases

McClockface

Subscriptions3
  • McClockface Plus$1.007 Days
  • McClockface Plus$3.001 Month
  • McClockface Plus7 Days trial$12.001 Year
One-time5
  • Snack Sized Tip$0.99
  • Coffee Sized Tip$1.99
  • Lunch Sized Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Movie Sized Tip$9.99
  • McClockface Plus (Lifetime)$25.00

Questions

Is Zen Flip Clock free?
Zen Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McClockface free?
McClockface is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zen Flip Clock or McClockface?
Zen Flip Clock is rated higher. Zen Flip Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while McClockface averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.
Do Zen Flip Clock or McClockface have ads?
Neither Zen Flip Clock nor McClockface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Flip Clock or McClockface?
Zen Flip Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and McClockface every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zen Flip Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and McClockface on September 18, 2026.

Other comparisons