Floating Clock vs Split Screen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Floating Clock
This app provides a versatile floating window for displaying a digital clock with millisecond precision and customizable text. It's ideal for video recording, offering teleprompter functionality and dynamic island integration.
- Floating digital clock
- Millisecond display
- Dynamic island time display
- Lock screen timer
- Teleprompter functionality
- Customizable text windows
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Floating Clock, a small window floating on the desktop, displays a digital clock, displays any text information, and helps you record short videos. - Display time in seconds on dynamic island and lock screen. - Desktop digital clock, providing millisecond display. - Support 12 hours, 24 hours switch. - Floating teleprompter, small text and script windows for easy video recording. Contact us: cuiling_shi@163.com
Split Screen
This app enables picture-in-picture (PiP) functionality for iOS devices, allowing users to display content in a floating mini-window. It supports various file types like documents and media, along with utility tools like timers and a browser for multitasking.
- Picture-in-picture (PiP) floating windows
- Display documents (PDF, TXT, WORD, PPT)
- View photos and videos
- Timer, countdown, and stopwatch modes
- Multitasking browser with tabs
- Manual/automatic page turning for reading
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Split Screen is the perfect PiP(picture in picture) floating display app for iPhone and iPad. You can easily use the PiP mode to display the message you want to express in a floating window. Split Screen can meet your needs, and display any content through a mini window on your phone screen, such as: - Display PDF, TXT, WORD, and PPT files on Read Mode - Display Photos, Videos on Media Mode - Display Clock, Countdown, Stopwatch on Timer Mode - Multitask with windows and tabs on Browser Mode Read Mode supports manual / automatic page turning. Auto-Renewal Subscription Terms Confirm subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage subscriptions: Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings. Auto-renewal: Subscription period is 1 month ($0.99 USD) or 1 year ($6.99 USD). Apple iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours in advance. Privacy Policy: https://5season.top/pip/my-privacy User Agreement: https://5season.top/pip/my-terms/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us while feedback in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Split Screen at every 3 weeks against Floating Clock's every 3 months. Split Screen also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 41%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Floating Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Split Screen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Split Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Screen has 1.1K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Floating Clock's written reviews are positive against 65% of Split Screen's.
Floating Clock ships an update every 3 months, Split Screen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Floating Clock | Split Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (91 ratings) | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | 5Season Limited |
Customer experience
Floating Clock
Split Screen
Bugs and requests
Floating Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Split Screen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Image/photo transparency not working
- Floating window freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add calculator functionality
- Improve video playback controls
- Allow customizing floating window size
- Provide transparency/opacity settings
In-app purchases
Floating Clock
- Professional Version$0.99
Split Screen
- Montly VIP$1.991 Month
- Yearly VIP$6.991 Year
Questions
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