Split Flap vs Velaflame
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
Velaflame
Control smart candles with custom colors, animations, and schedules. Automate lighting for ambiance or specific times, including sunrise and sunset. Offers intuitive control for personalized lighting experiences.
- Networked smart candle connection
- Color and animation presets
- Customizable color/animation palettes
- Advanced scheduling
- Sunrise/sunset automation
- Personalized ambiance creation
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Transform the way you light up your space with the Velaflame app! Connect your candles to your network to harness their full potential. Select from a palette of color/animation presets or add your own to suit your mood or decor. The app also includes advanced scheduling features, allowing you to automate when your candles from a set time or by sunrise/sunset. Perfect for creating cozy evenings, festive settings, or personalized ambiances, the Velaflame app brings intuitive control right to your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Velaflame at Free against Split Flap's $0.99. Velaflame also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Split Flap's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Velaflame is free to download; Split Flap costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Split Flap holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively.
Split Flap ships an update every 17 months, Velaflame every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Split Flap | Velaflame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 2.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zac Gorak | Velaflame, LLC |
Customer experience
Split Flap
Velaflame
In-app purchases
Split Flap
No in-app purchases
Velaflame
No in-app purchases
