Simple Desk Clock vs FlagPole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Desk Clock
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Specifications Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour display Alarm sounds (3 types) Press and hold to cancel alarm.
FlagPole
Display your national pride with customizable widgets and access authoritative information on flag etiquette. This app tracks federal flag-flying days, including half-staff alerts, and provides guidance grounded in the U.S. Flag Code.
- Customizable flag widgets
- Historical flag designs
- Federal flag-flying day tracking
- Half-staff alerts
- U.S. Flag Code guidance
- Flag-day reminders
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Show your country pride. FlagPole helps you create beautiful widgets for your home screen and provides authoritative information on flag etiquette. Two things, done with care. A FLAG WORTH PUTTING ON YOUR PHONE • Build a widget in the Studio and choose your flag: today's 50-star Classic, Betsy Ross's ring of thirteen (1777), the Star-Spangled Banner (1814), the 48-star flag, or a weathered classic. • Every flag is rendered true to history: correct stripes, star patterns, and proportions, in the deep brick red and navy a real flag has. AN ALMANAC THAT KNOWS THE CALENDAR • FlagPole tracks all eighteen federal flag-flying days — from Flag Day and Independence Day to Patriot Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. • It shows you when the flag flies full-staff and when it comes down to half-staff, including the Memorial Day half-staff-until-noon rule that most people miss. • It knows the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, so you never have to guess. • Turn on flag-day reminders and FlagPole tells you the morning of. GET IT RIGHT, WITH THE RULE TO BACK IT UP • Every etiquette tip is grounded in the U.S. Flag Code. • When to raise it, when to light it for night display, when it comes down to half-staff, and how to keep it serviceable. • FlagPole gives you the correct answer, not a vibe. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flagpoleapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlagPole at Free against Simple Desk Clock's $1.99. FlagPole also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 41 months). Simple Desk Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). On 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
FlagPole is free to download; Simple Desk Clock costs $1.99 up front. FlagPole sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Simple Desk Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Desk Clock ships an update every 41 months, FlagPole every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Desk Clock | FlagPole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eventcast inc. | ADAM GRAY WESTERBY |
In-app purchases
Simple Desk Clock
No in-app purchases
FlagPole
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
