Ticking vs Desktop Flip Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticking
This utility app helps you visualize the duration of important moments and upcoming events. Track time in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and years with customizable countdowns and reminders.
- Visualize time durations
- Countdown to events
- Set reminders
- Track in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, years
- Customizable displays
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Ticking is a time counting tool. It helps you visualize the duration of your memorable moment, or important upcoming events, in terms of second, minute, hour, day, week and year.
Desktop Flip Clock
This app offers a classic desktop clock experience for your iPhone, featuring time reporting with voice announcements, world time zones, customizable alarms, and visually appealing themes. It includes helpful features like Picture in Picture and burn-in protection for extended use.
- Hourly voice time announcements
- World time zone support
- Repeat alarms
- Multiple clock themes
- Picture in Picture mode
- Burn-in protection
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Discover Our Enchanting Desktop Clock App for Your Classic iPhone – A Timeless Essential! * Available on iOS 9 and above. * Time Reporting: * Quickly check the time with a double-tap. * Enjoy hourly voice announcements for a hands-free experience. * Supports multiple languages for your convenience. * World Time: * Seamlessly switch between different time zones. * Alarm: * Set countdown alarms for timely reminders. * Utilize repeat alarms for recurring notifications. * Themes: * Choose from a selection of visually stunning clock themes. * Additional Features: * Picture in Picture. * Toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats. * Adjust screen brightness effortlessly with a simple slide. * Burn-in Protection: Automatically cycle backgrounds or dim the screen periodically to prevent screen burn-in and keep your display safe during long usage. Explore a world of convenience, stay punctual with customizable alarms, and enhance your clock with beautiful themes. Download now and embrace the magic of time! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to contact us at miaozhi.ai@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Desktop Flip Clock at none against Ticking's shown. Desktop Flip Clock also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 50%) and ratings volume (191 vs 12). Ticking's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Ticking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Desktop Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ticking against 4.6 for Desktop Flip Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Flip Clock has 191 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Ticking's written reviews are positive against 74% of Desktop Flip Clock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ticking | Desktop Flip Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 4.6 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 191 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Qian Kun zhu | CHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Ticking
Desktop Flip Clock
In-app purchases
Ticking
- Remove Ads$0.99
Desktop Flip Clock
- Lifetime Premium$7.99
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