Comparison

Flip Timer & stopwatch vs Starbound

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

Head to head
About

Flip Timer & stopwatch

This app offers a full-screen digital timer with a unique flip animation to visualize time progression. It also includes a stopwatch for tracking activities like workouts, study sessions, and work. Customize reminder sounds and background audio for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Full-screen digital timer
  • Flip animation for time visualization
  • Countdown timer
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Customizable reminder sounds
  • Background sound options
  • Keep screen on for progress viewing
Features
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Flip Timer, A full-screen digital timer. Countdown, flip animation allows you to feel the passage of time; Stopwatch, record your sport, fitness, work, study and so on. - Swipe up or slide down to set the countdown duration - you can set up timed reminder sound - Focus on the work, you can set the background sound, so you immersed them. - Keep the screen on, You can view the progress of time at any time

About

Starbound

Features
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Focus is hard to keep up when nothing comes of it. Starbound turns the time you spend concentrating into something you can see growing. Every session you finish builds a station on the planet Veltora. Put the phone down, do the work, and come back to a skyline that wasn't there yesterday. THREE WAYS TO WORK Pomodoro - focus and break lengths you set, four cycles to a lap Countdown - one fixed stretch, however long you need Stopwatch - open-ended, for work that doesn't fit a box BUILD AS YOU FOCUS Six stations to raise, from a first Outpost to Veltora Prime Each finished focus session builds one, and the day fills up beside it Abandon a session and nothing gets built - the skyline only counts real hours EARN WHILE YOU WORK 3 XP for every focused minute 1 Stardust for every five Thirty ranks to climb, from Cadet to Starbound SPEND IT Suits and ships in the shop, bought with Stardust Change your loadout whenever you like - your ship flies with your timer SEE THE WEEK HONESTLY Hours focused this week against last week Month and year views when you want the longer look A trend line instead of a vague sense of how it went BRING FRIENDS ALONG Find people by nickname and send a request See who's in a session right now - friends stay visible while they're focused, even with their phone in a pocket Star the ones you want at the top Starbound gets out of your way while you work: during a focus phase the shop and stats are out of reach, so the app can't become the distraction. Sign in with Apple, Google, or your email. Turn on notifications and Starbound tells you the moment a phase ends - even with the app closed.

Screenshots

Flip Timer & stopwatch4 screens
Starbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starbound at none against Flip Timer & stopwatch's 3. Starbound also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Flip Timer & stopwatch's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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 Timer & stopwatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Starbound asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, Starbound fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flip Timer & stopwatch versus Starbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip Timer & stopwatchStarbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俐 马Kushrajsinh Jhala

Bugs and requests

Flip Timer & stopwatch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer randomly stops counting down
  • Unable to stop/reset timer once started
  • Ads prevent user from interacting with timer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to set timer in hours/minutes/seconds
  • Implement repeat/loop functionality for timer
  • Allow custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Improve landscape mode support

Starbound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flip Timer & stopwatch

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All the skins$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
None

Starbound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Timer & stopwatch free?
Flip Timer & stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starbound free?
Starbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flip Timer & stopwatch or Starbound have ads?
Flip Timer & stopwatch shows ads; Starbound does not.
Which is updated more often, Flip Timer & stopwatch or Starbound?
Flip Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, and Starbound fortnightly. Most recently, Flip Timer & stopwatch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Starbound on October 24, 2026.

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