Digital LED Clock vs Flip Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital LED Clock
This utility app displays the current time in a dot matrix LED style. It offers both vertical and horizontal orientations, 24-hour or AM/PM format, and customizable color options. The interface is minimalist, with settings accessed by double-tapping the screen.
- Dot matrix LED time display
- Vertical and horizontal orientation
- 24-hour or AM/PM format
- 10 color options
- Disable auto-lock functionality
- Double-tap to access settings
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Digital LED Clock App is a simple clock app. Display the current time in dot matrix LED style! The time display screen has been made extremely simple by eliminating the menu icon. It supports both vertical display and horizontal display. It can be switched between 24-hour and AM / PM display. Please choose your favorite color from 10 colors. The setting menu is displayed by double tapping the screen. You can keep displaying the screen by turning on "Disable Auto-Lock". Disable Auto-Lock of iPhone or iPad only when running the app.
Flip Clock
This free app transforms your device into a stylish flip clock with animated time displays. Customize colors and use it as a Pomodoro timer to enhance your workspace or bedside table.
- Animated flip clock display
- Customizable font color
- Customizable background color
- Pomodoro timer functionality
- Nightstand mode
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Flip Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a beautiful retro split-flap clock — the satisfying flip of a classic railway or bedside display, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and let the cards flip the hours away. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Enjoy a smooth, true-to-life split-flap flip animation • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Choose from a variety of display fonts • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over BUILT-IN TIMER • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Flip Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen FLIP CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit, background, and card colors • Use your own photo as the background • Turn on the classic flip sound effect • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Flip Clock has you covered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flip Clock at Free against Digital LED Clock's $1.99. Flip Clock also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 40 months). Digital LED Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Flip Clock is free to download; Digital LED Clock costs $1.99 up front. Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digital LED Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock has 354 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Digital LED Clock's written reviews are positive against 45% of Flip Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Digital LED Clock ships an update every 40 months, Flip Clock monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Digital LED Clock | Flip Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (354 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 354 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kei Suefuji | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Digital LED Clock
Flip Clock
Bugs and requests
Digital LED Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flip Clock
Reported bugs
4 issues- Time freezes and lags
- Numbers don't display properly
- Numbers get smaller in landscape mode
- White bar is constantly on
Requested features
4 requests- Option for day of the week and time
- Full customization without payment
- Remove clicking sound from free version
- Numbers more spread out
In-app purchases
Digital LED Clock
No in-app purchases
Flip Clock
- Unlock all features$2.99
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