When vs Flip clock & clock widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Flip clock & clock widget
This app offers a full-screen desktop clock with a unique page-turning animation to display time. It can be used for study, work focus, desktop beautification, and time planning. The interface is simple and allows theme switching.
- Full-screen page-turning animation
- Minimalist design style
- White noise for focus
- Optional time and date display
- 12 and 24 hour modes
- Switchable clock themes
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Desktop Clock is an exquisite full-screen Clock with page-turning animation to show time changes. It can be used to aid study, focus on work, beautify the desktop of mobile phone, time planning and reminder etc. It is very eye-catching on the desktop during work and study, and can be seen from all angles. You can also make full use of your unused phone or iPad at home as a clock display. Interface style simple atmosphere, black and white theme free switch. Features and functions: 1. Full-screen page-turning animation, minimalist design style 2. White noise: Eliminate distractions and keep you focused 3. Time display, date display optional display 4. Supports 12 and 24 hour modes 5. Clock theme can switch freely
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: When at none against Flip clock & clock widget's 2. When also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 69%). Flip clock & clock widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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
Both are free to download. Flip clock & clock widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. When asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flip clock & clock widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: When has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of When's written reviews are positive against 69% of Flip clock & clock widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
When ships an update weekly, Flip clock & clock widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | When | Flip clock & clock widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 磊 岑 | 境 高 |
Customer experience
When
Flip clock & clock widget
In-app purchases
When
No in-app purchases
Flip clock & clock widget
- Permanent Membership$2.99
- Lifetime Membership$5.99
Questions
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