Comparison

Split Flap vs Weather sound identification

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Split Flap

An Elegant Time Piece

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.76 ratingsView app →

Weather sound identification

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Split-flap time display
Customizable themes
24-hour and 12-hour formats
Optional seconds display
Sound options
Open source

Features

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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

About

Weather sound identification

Features

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Estimate the weather from the sounds of wind, rain, thunder, etc.

Screenshots

Split Flap2 screens

Weather sound identification1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Weather sound identification at Free against Split Flap's $0.99. Weather sound identification also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (15.8.3 vs 26.0). Split Flap's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Weather sound identification is free to download; Split Flap costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Flap ships an update every 17 months, Weather sound identification fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level

Split Flap versus Weather sound identification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Split Flap	Weather sound identification
Price	$0.99	Free — better
Rating	4.7 (6 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	6 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 17 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Paid	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	26.0	15.8.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	36 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Zac Gorak	Hideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

None

Split Flap

No in-app purchases

None

Weather sound identification

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Flap free?

Split Flap costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Weather sound identification free?

Weather sound identification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Split Flap or Weather sound identification have ads?

Weather sound identification shows ads; Split Flap does not.

Which is updated more often, Split Flap or Weather sound identification?

Split Flap ships an update every 17 months, and Weather sound identification fortnightly. Most recently, Split Flap was updated on October 1, 2026 and Weather sound identification on October 7, 2026.