Comparison

Flip Clock vs Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Animated flip clock display
  • Customizable font color
  • Customizable background color
  • Pomodoro timer functionality
  • Nightstand mode
Features
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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.

About

Clock

This app helps you manage your time across devices. It offers features like a world clock for global time zones, customizable alarms with music options, a stopwatch for measuring durations, and timers for countdowns.

Highlights
  • World Clock for global time zones
  • Customizable Alarms with music
  • Stopwatch with lap recording
  • Multiple Timers with labels
  • Sleep schedule integration
Features
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Clock helps you manage your time on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Check the current time anywhere with World Clock, make sure you wake up on time with Alarms, or keep track of passing time with Stopwatch and Timers. World Clock Check the current time in cities around the world. Or quickly see the time difference compared to your local time to make coordinating across time zones easy. Alarms Set regular alarms for any time of day. Choose to set them to repeat on specific days, give them a label and select the sound that plays with each. When your alarm goes off, you can choose to play from a selection of sounds, or pick a song from your Apple Music library. You can also adjust your wake up alarm and sleep schedule from Health right in the Clock app so you can wind down with a Sleep Focus and make sure you always wake up on time. Stopwatch Measure the duration of an event. You can see how much time has lapsed with either a digital or analog stopwatch face, and you can quickly record laps or splits throughout the time. Timers Count down seconds, minutes or hours. Or count down using multiple timers, and add labels and distinct sounds to each. You can also choose to set a timer that stops any music playing in the background—perfect for getting to sleep with your favorite playlist.

Screenshots

Flip Clock4 screens
Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flip Clock at 4.4 against Clock's 2.5. Flip Clock also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 14%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20K vs 351). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock has 20K ratings behind it against 351, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Flip Clock's written reviews are positive against 14% of Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Clock ships an update monthly, Clock every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flip Clock versus Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip ClockClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (351 ratings) — better2.5 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better14.2% of reviews
Number of ratings35120K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdApple

Customer experience

Flip Clock

All ratings351 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative50.0%

Clock

All ratings19,552 ratings
Positive33.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews4,295 reviews
Positive14.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative77.2%

User reviews

Flip Clock

From 351 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Nice looking
  • ✨ Lovely styling
  • 👍 Good customization options
  • 🎶 Pleasant flip and tick sounds
  • 🥰 Helpful for scheduling

Room to improve

  • 😞 Time freezes or lags
  • 💸 Expected more customization for the price
  • 😠 Cannot customize fully without paying
  • 🔊 Annoying clicking sound (paid feature)
  • 📉 Numbers get smaller in landscape mode

Clock

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Useful app
  • 👍 Good alarm clock
  • ✨ Interesting experience
  • 🕰️ Helpful for timekeeping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm issues
  • 🔇 Quiet/silent alarms
  • 🕰️ Lack of customization
  • 🤯 Frustrating bugs
  • 🕰️ Unreliable timer

Bugs and 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

Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms not going off or being silent
  • Alarms disappearing or turning off on their own
  • Timer issues like not showing countdown or not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set alarms for specific dates
  • Option to silence all alarms for a period
  • More customization for alarm sounds and snooze
  • Separate volume control for alarms
  • Ability to group and manage alarms
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  • Display seconds in digital clock view

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
None

Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flip Clock or Clock?
Flip Clock is rated higher. Flip Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 351 ratings, while Clock averages 2.5 from 20K ratings.
Do Flip Clock or Clock have ads?
Neither Flip Clock nor Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock or Clock?
Flip Clock ships an update monthly, and Clock every 9 months. Most recently, Flip Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clock on September 25, 2026.

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