Comparison

Clockinator vs Flip Clock

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

Head to head
About

Clockinator

Transform your time-telling experience with a visually engaging and customizable clock. Choose from numerous faces and color palettes to make seeing the time a spectacle. Full-screen numbers and an optional seconds crawler ensure clarity at a glance.

Highlights
  • Multiple clock faces
  • Endless color combinations
  • Full-screen number display
  • Optional seconds crawler
  • Intuitive swipe gestures
  • Easy settings access
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Seeing the time shouldn’t be boring. Make it a spectacle with Clockinator! Multiple faces and seemingly endless color combinations always make the time entertaining. Full-screen numbers are the main characters, with an optional seconds crawler that marches across the bottom of the screen. It's always easy at a glance to tell what time it is and where you are in this minute. Swipe right and left to change the style and colors of Clockinator's face. Swipe up and down to show or hide the seconds. Tap once to show more settings and help. Everything is at your fingertips.

About

Flip Clock

Transform your device into a stylish digital or analog clock. Offers extensive customization with various styles, fonts, skins, and backgrounds. Choose between light and dark modes, 12 or 24-hour formats, and enable or disable flip animations and background sounds.

Highlights
  • Full-screen time and date display
  • Landscape and portrait modes
  • 12/24 hour format toggle
  • Dark/light mode switch
  • Flip clock and analog clock options
  • Customizable styles, fonts, and skins
  • Background sound on/off
Features
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Make time a calmer part of your day. Flip Clock turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac into a beautifully clear digital clock, with realistic flip animations, practical timers and soothing ambient sounds. Keep it beside your bed, set it on your desk or use it to give your next study session a clear beginning and end. A classic mechanical look meets the everyday tools you need, with no in-app paywall or subscription required to unlock features. A CLASSIC FLIP CLOCK, REFINED Watch the hours, minutes and seconds turn with carefully crafted mechanical motion. Large, easy-to-read numbers keep the time in focus. Choose a 12-hour or 24-hour display, show or hide seconds and the date, and hide the controls for a clean clock view. MAKE IT YOURS Match your space with Classic, Paper and Night appearances. Choose Rounded, Standard, Mono or Serif numerals for a softer, modern, technical or vintage look. Your preferred style carries across the clock, countdown and stopwatch. A QUIETER BEDSIDE DISPLAY Switch on the night preset for a dimmer clock and quieter presentation. Adjust the clock's dimming, automatically hide controls and choose whether to keep the display awake. On iPhone and iPad, use portrait or landscape. On Mac, make the clock part of your desktop setup. COUNT DOWN OR COUNT UP Set a countdown for focused work, reading or a well-earned break. Save frequently used durations as presets, or use the stopwatch to see how long a task takes. Both modes use the same distinctive flip display. Switching modes resets the previous timer so you can begin a new task with a clean start. FIND YOUR BACKGROUND SOUND Choose white, pink or brown noise, or settle into rain, ocean waves, a forest brook, gentle wind, birds, crickets or a campfire. Adjust the volume and set an automatic stop time for your listening session. Built-in sounds loop, so your session is not limited by the length of an audio track. SLEEP AND FOCUS, READY TO START Apply a Sleep or Focus scene to bring your preferred appearance, sound and timer settings together. Customize the presets to fit your evening routine or next work session. TIME AT A GLANCE On iPhone and iPad, add widgets to supported Home and Lock Screens. On Mac, add clock widgets to your desktop. Live Activities show an active countdown or stopwatch on supported iPhone and iPad systems. Use Shortcuts to start a scene or countdown, or stop ambient sound. Widget placement and Live Activities depend on your device and system version. DESIGNED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE VoiceOver support, Reduce Motion support and increased-contrast styling help make the clock easier to use. A focused interface keeps everyday controls close without crowding the time. Enjoy a familiar clock experience across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Choose your look. Set your pace. Make a little room for calm with Flip Clock. Support Email: support@flipclocker.com Website: https://flipclocker.com Terms: https://flipclocker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://flipclocker.com/privacy

Screenshots

Clockinator4 screens
Flip Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clockinator at none against Flip Clock's 1. Clockinator also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Flip Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clockinator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 28 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clockinator ships an update every 6 weeks, Flip Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clockinator versus Flip Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockinatorFlip Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1628 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size422 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaid, Inc. (OR)通 张

Customer experience

Clockinator

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flip Clock

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clockinator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flip Clock

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Cannot set lock screen

Requested features

29 requests
  • Change background colors
  • Add white noise options
  • Task scheduling feature
  • Resizing to fit phone screen
  • Landscape and portrait modes
Show 24 more
  • Timed reminders with soothing music
  • Multiple looks/themes
  • Countdown feature
  • More white noise options
  • Rotation options (landscape and portrait)
  • Automatic flipping
  • Customizable font size
  • Change thickness of clock hands
  • Shrink the widget
  • Weather temperature as a plugin
  • More beautiful backgrounds
  • Add sound of the flip book
  • More customization options
  • Make each hand a different color
  • Set alarm clock
  • Full screen for bedside clock
  • Larger numbers for low vision/night use
  • Increase white noise options
  • Color of clock border to be transparent
  • More background sounds (rain, thunder, nature)
  • Change day and date colors
  • Open app of choice on click
  • Lock screen functionality
  • Brightness adjustment for numbers/letters

In-app purchases

None

Clockinator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Clockinator free?
Clockinator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clockinator or Flip Clock?
Flip Clock is rated higher. Clockinator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Flip Clock averages 5.0 from 28 ratings.
Do Clockinator or Flip Clock have ads?
Neither Clockinator nor Flip Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clockinator or Flip Clock?
Clockinator ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flip Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clockinator was updated on October 20, 2026 and Flip Clock on October 18, 2026.

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