Comparison

When vs Float Flip Clock

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

Head to head
About

When

This app offers a minimalist flip clock experience with customizable widgets. It features a full-screen display with classic page-turning animations and adjustable brightness. Personalize your time display with options for seconds, date, and week.

Highlights
  • Full-screen classic flip animation
  • Minimalist design style
  • Customizable time display (seconds, date, week)
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Adjustable screen brightness
  • Multiple widget options (Flip Clock, Digital Clock, Calendar, Progress Bar, Disc Clock)
Features
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It is a must-have personalized posing artifact for hipsters, a must-have tool for exam preparation and study, and hard work. Eye-catching digital digital watch display, convenient for your living room, any angle of the work desk to watch the time. Full screen flip, clock display more prominent, no matter where you put it, it is a beautiful scenery. Widgets: - Flip Clock Widget - Digital Clock Widget - Friday Calendar Widget - Progress Bar Widget - Disc Clock Widget Special Features. 1, full-screen classic page animation, minimalist design style 2、Free control of the display of time: seconds, date, week is free to control the display of hidden 3, 12 and 24 hours mode switching 4, left and right slide the clock screen, adjust the brightness of the screen

About

Float Flip Clock

This utility app offers a customizable digital clock with a unique page-turning animation. It features a date display, adjustable 12/24 hour modes, and a sleek, futuristic black technology aesthetic. Enjoy a simple yet elegant timekeeping experience.

Highlights
  • Page-turning animations
  • Date display
  • 12/24 hour mode switch
  • Quick commands support
  • Futuristic black technology theme
Features
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A must-have for shopping and flash sales of Maotai The floating clock is a time display and efficiency tool with a high aesthetic level, suitable for study, work, bedside display, desk decoration, countdown for flash sales, live streaming timing and focused timing. You can transform your iPhone into a simple and eye-catching full-screen clock, or switch it to a classic page-turning clock to clearly view the time in desktop, bedside, study and office scenarios. "PiP hovers the current time Supports the display of the current time through picture-in-picture mode, suitable for scenarios such as study, work, live streaming, and desktop display. You can quickly turn on the floating time display when needed to keep a clear sense of time. "Advanced Page-Turning Clock Classic page-turning numbers, large screen display, and landscape adaptation make time as natural and beautiful as a desktop decoration. Suitable for bedside, desk, shooting, live streaming and table display. "Flash Sale Countdown Prepare for flash sales, ticket grabbing, live streaming events, and exam countdowns. After setting the target time, the remaining time is clearly displayed, making it easier to control the pace at critical moments. "Tomato Focus One-click focus timing, suitable for study, self-study, writing, office work and deep work. Enter a state of concentration in a simpler way. "Desktop Theme It offers a variety of time themes such as minimalist, retro, glass, cream, and dark colors to make the clock interface more in line with your desktop style. 【 Desktop Widgets Put the time and themes on the desktop, quickly view and enter the frequently used scenes, making the phone desktop cleaner and more orderly. More people's choices - Free and unrestricted use of the floating clock function The color of the clock can be freely adjusted The page-turning animation is delicate and elegant The date is displayed specifically Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour modes - Supports shortcut commands and cool black technology "One Word function, convey more touching moments. - Personalized Pomodoro technique, more focused on work and study Suitable for these scenarios Countdown to study, self-study and exams - Work concentration and Pomodoro timing Countdown for flash sales, flash purchases, and ticket snatching - Bedside clock and desktop decoration - Live streaming room, shooting, table setting display Floating Clock 2.0 aims to make every time you check the time clearer, more beautiful and more ceremonious. Privacy policy: https://loveappdevone.github.io/devsite/privacy.html Terms of use: https://loveappdevone.github.io/devsite/fuwu.html

Screenshots

When4 screens
Float Flip Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: When at none against Float Flip Clock's 1. When also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 79%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Float Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. When asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for When against 4.6 for Float Flip Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of When's written reviews are positive against 79% of Float Flip Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

When ships an update weekly, Float Flip Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
When versus Float Flip Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhenFloat Flip Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28 ratings) — better4.6 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2844 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer磊 岑玥 邓

Customer experience

When

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%

Float Flip Clock

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral21.4%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

When

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Float Flip Clock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is When free?
When is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Float Flip Clock free?
Float Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, When or Float Flip Clock?
When is rated higher. When averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Float Flip Clock averages 4.6 from 44 ratings.
Do When or Float Flip Clock have ads?
Both When and Float Flip Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, When or Float Flip Clock?
When ships an update weekly, and Float Flip Clock every 4 months. Most recently, When was updated on September 18, 2026 and Float Flip Clock on September 11, 2026.

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