Split Flap vs Sci
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split Flap
This utility app displays the time with an elegant split-flap design. It offers customizable themes, supports various time formats, and includes optional sound and seconds display.
- Split-flap time display
- Customizable themes
- 24-hour and 12-hour formats
- Optional seconds display
- Sound options
- Open source
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Elegantly show the time. Supports your device's locale - 24 hour formats and 12 hour formats Supports themes Can optionally show the seconds Has sound options Open source
Sci
Customize your home screen with a calculator widget featuring 16 unique sci-fi themes. Enjoy futuristic aesthetics and sounds, transforming your device into a futuristic interface with a simple tap.
- 16 sci-fi themes
- Home screen widget
- Tap to switch themes
- Futuristic sounds
- iPhone and iPad support
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Enjoy the beautiful looks and sounds of 16 sci-fi styles on your home screen with this calculator widget. Just add the widget to your home screen and tap the top text area to scroll and switch themes. Make your iPhone or iPad look and sound like a device from the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sci at 5.0 against Split Flap's 4.7. Sci also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Split Flap's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Split Flap costs $0.99 and Sci $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sci holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Split Flap ships an update every 17 months, Sci every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Split Flap | Sci |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zac Gorak | NSTE, LLC |
Customer experience
Split Flap
Sci
In-app purchases
Split Flap
No in-app purchases
Sci
No in-app purchases
