BRC Classic vs PlainTick Flip Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRC Classic
A straightforward digital clock app offering a large, easy-to-read display. Users can choose between 12 or 24-hour formats, and utilize timer and stopwatch functions with a selection of appealing colors.
- Large digital clock display
- 12/24 hour format
- Timer functionality
- Stopwatch functionality
- Color customization
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Designed for simplicity — ideal for users who prefer fewer options BIG NUMBER digital clock featuring: 12 hour or 24 hour Clock / Timer / Stopwatch Delightful set of colors to choose from
PlainTick Flip Clock
A full-screen clock with flip animations, customizable skins, and timing tools for iPhone and iPad. It offers timers, focus sessions, and widgets for your home and lock screens.
- Full-screen clock with flip animations
- Customizable skins and layouts
- Timers and focus sessions (Pomodoro)
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
- Live Activities support
- Automatic night dimming
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A quiet flip clock for your desk. Full-screen time, Pomodoro and timers — without ads or sign-up. Sixteen skins and four crafted Home Screen widget styles, included. CLOCK • Portrait and landscape layouts • Optional seconds, date and current weather • 24-hour time with a choice of time zone • Sixteen skins, including classic, outline, geometric and handwritten styles; swipe up or down on the clock to switch • Automatic night dimming based on your device’s local time TIMERS AND FOCUS • Count up, count down or set a target date and time • Start, pause, resume and reset • Pomodoro work and break sessions with adjustable lengths • Optional timer notifications, daily alarms and hourly chimes • Optional ambient audio WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES • Four Home Screen widgets: ivory flip clock, sundial with a night moondial, retro cassette and retro radio, in small, medium and large sizes • Widgets show the date, current weather and a monthly calendar; the cassette reels, radio needle and flip clock gear move • Widget seconds follow your Show seconds setting • The small widget also works in StandBy • Live Activities for the clock and countdowns on supported devices No account required. No ads. Skins are included. Available in 22 languages with 28 locale variants. Weather requires internet access and optional location permission; weather data is provided by Open-Meteo. The clock and timers work offline. iOS manages widget update timing and Live Activity duration; seconds may update less often in some system display states. Notifications require permission. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BRC Classic at every 5 days against PlainTick Flip Clock's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BRC Classic against 5.0 for PlainTick Flip Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
BRC Classic ships an update every 5 days, PlainTick Flip Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRC Classic | PlainTick Flip Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Single Sail Software, LLC | 路 林 |
Customer experience
BRC Classic
PlainTick Flip Clock
In-app purchases
BRC Classic
No in-app purchases
PlainTick Flip Clock
No in-app purchases









