Comparison

Digital Clock 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

Digital Clock

This app transforms your device into a stylish LED bedside clock with customizable skins and dynamic time displays. It offers alarm functionality, voice time broadcasts, and a countdown timer, perfect for your desk or nightstand.

Highlights
  • Display time in seconds
  • Customizable clock skins
  • Alarm with music selection
  • Hourly voice broadcast
  • Countdown timer
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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Transform your desk with a minimalist LED digital clock, standby display, and focus timer — designed for Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widgets. - Live Second Precision: Real-time clock display with seconds across Dynamic Island, Standby Screen, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widgets. - Custom Clock Skins: Eye-catching LED digital clock designs, themes, and customizable bedside displays. - Flexible Display: Toggle between 12-hour/24-hour time formats and easily hide week and date displays. - Smart Alarms & Chimes: Custom alarm sounds, music library, and hourly voice time broadcasts. - Pomodoro Focus Timer: Stay focused on work and study with customizable break intervals. - Stopwatch & Countdown Timer: High-precision timer for workouts, cooking, productivity, and study. - Target Date & Event Countdown: Track important milestones, project deadlines, holidays, and event countdowns.

About

Flip clock

A digital clock app featuring a unique page-turning animation and customizable backgrounds. It includes white noise sounds, hourly chimes, and a timer for enhanced functionality. Personalize your display with various skins, colors, and animations.

Highlights
  • Page-turning digital clock animation
  • 123 White Noise Sounds
  • Customizable skins and colors
  • Hourly chime and timer functions
  • Charging animation
  • Widget support
Features
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Digital clock with page turning 1,23 White Noise Sounds 2,4 Flip Effects 3,4 Flip Sound Effects 4,11 Skins 5,Hourly Chime 6,Timer 7,Count Down 8,Widget 9,Customize Background 10,Customize Color 11,White Noise auto turn off 12,Daily Quote 13,Charging Animation 14,Show date/hide date 15,12 hours/24 hours 16,Display second hand/hide second hand 17,Turn on the sound/mute 18,Supports iPad and iPhone 19,Supports landscape and portrait SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS This App can renew subscription automatically to help you unlock all content and features. Prices may vary from country to country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency based on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://shimo.im/docs/HdVYWPcryCcjvrgc/ Privacy policy: https://shimo.im/docs/HdVYWPcryCcjvrgc/ Email:From2019219@gmail.com

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Flip clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Digital Clock at free with in-app purchases against Flip clock's subscription. Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (69K vs 4.9K) and review sentiment (67% vs 59%). Flip clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Digital Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Flip clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year. 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 — 4.6 for Digital Clock against 4.5 for Flip clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 69K ratings behind it against 4.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 59% of Flip clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digital Clock versus Flip clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockFlip clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69K ratings) — better4.5 (4.9K ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings69K — better4.9K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 阮Beijing Free Calculator Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings69,009 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,165 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative25.4%

Flip clock

All ratings4,823 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews902 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative30.7%

User reviews

Digital Clock

From 69K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Formidable
  • 🚀 Très satisfait
  • 🚀 Buena
  • 🚀 Night display
  • 🚀 Best clock app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Snooze doesn't snooze anymore
  • 🐛 Ne fonctionne pas normalement = Grosse déception
  • 🐛 no suenan las alarmas
  • 🐛 Неплохо, но...
  • 🐛 Adds

Flip clock

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🌟 Customizable clock design
  • 💤 Helpful for sleep and focus
  • 🕰️ Useful as a desk clock

Room to improve

  • 💰 Most features require a subscription
  • 🔒 Limited functionality without paying
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and syncing issues
  • 🕰️ Clock not always accurate

Bugs and requests

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Alarm doesn't sound if device is in silent mode
  • Alarm doesn't work
  • Time display is wrong
  • Widget doesn't show correct time
  • App crashes frequently
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  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More skins please ie: pixie (tube); RGB sliders
  • Ability to input own music for alarm
  • Vertical display
  • Battery percentage and reminder
Show 4 more
  • Ability to change alarm sounds
  • Portrait mode
  • Bigger clock display
  • Transparent widget

Flip clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget freezes or stops updating
  • Time display not syncing correctly
  • Subscription issues and lost purchases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add alarm clock functionality
  • Allow customization of widget
  • Improve dark mode/night settings
  • Introduce more free features

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time3
  • All clock styles$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99
2 purchases

Flip clock

Subscriptions1
  • Clock — annual subscription$5.491 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent purchase$3.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flip clock free?
Flip clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or Flip clock?
Digital Clock is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while Flip clock averages 4.5 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Digital Clock or Flip clock have ads?
Digital Clock shows ads; Flip clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Flip clock?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flip clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flip clock on November 1, 2026.

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