Comparison

Clock vs Flip Clock 3D

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

Head to head
About

Clock

This app helps you manage your time across devices. It offers features like a world clock for global time zones, customizable alarms with music options, a stopwatch for measuring durations, and timers for countdowns.

Highlights
  • World Clock for global time zones
  • Customizable Alarms with music
  • Stopwatch with lap recording
  • Multiple Timers with labels
  • Sleep schedule integration
Features
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Clock helps you manage your time on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Check the current time anywhere with World Clock, make sure you wake up on time with Alarms, or keep track of passing time with Stopwatch and Timers. World Clock Check the current time in cities around the world. Or quickly see the time difference compared to your local time to make coordinating across time zones easy. Alarms Set regular alarms for any time of day. Choose to set them to repeat on specific days, give them a label and select the sound that plays with each. When your alarm goes off, you can choose to play from a selection of sounds, or pick a song from your Apple Music library. You can also adjust your wake up alarm and sleep schedule from Health right in the Clock app so you can wind down with a Sleep Focus and make sure you always wake up on time. Stopwatch Measure the duration of an event. You can see how much time has lapsed with either a digital or analog stopwatch face, and you can quickly record laps or splits throughout the time. Timers Count down seconds, minutes or hours. Or count down using multiple timers, and add labels and distinct sounds to each. You can also choose to set a timer that stops any music playing in the background—perfect for getting to sleep with your favorite playlist.

About

Flip Clock 3D

Enhance your workspace with a realistic 3D mechanical flip clock. This app helps improve focus and productivity during work or study sessions by providing a clear time display. Customize with various fonts and themes, and utilize the alarm feature when the app is active.

Highlights
  • Vivid 3D mechanical components
  • Adjustable viewing angles
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Multiple font and theme options
  • Foreground alarm functionality
Features
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This app uses high quality 3D models to bring beautiful machanical style flip clock to your screen. Put it on your desk, you can easily track time. When you're working or studying, it's great to improve your productivity and help you get focus. Key features: # vivid 3D machanic components and gears # you can view the clock at different angles # switch between 12 hour or 24 hour mode # multiple fonts and themes # alarm functionality (works only when app is in foreground)

Screenshots

Clock3 screens
Flip Clock 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Clock 3D at 100% against Clock's 14%. Flip Clock 3D also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flip Clock 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Clock 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock has 20K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flip Clock 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock ships an update every 9 months, Flip Clock 3D weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Clock versus Flip Clock 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockFlip Clock 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (20K ratings)4.8 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple乃君 黄

Customer experience

Clock

All ratings19,552 ratings
Positive33.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews4,265 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative77.1%

Flip Clock 3D

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms not going off or being silent
  • Alarms disappearing or turning off on their own
  • Timer issues like not showing countdown or not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set alarms for specific dates
  • Option to silence all alarms for a period
  • More customization for alarm sounds and snooze
  • Separate volume control for alarms
  • Ability to group and manage alarms
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  • Display seconds in digital clock view

Flip Clock 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock 3D

One-time1
  • Unlock all contents$1.99

Questions

Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flip Clock 3D free?
Flip Clock 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock or Flip Clock 3D?
Flip Clock 3D is rated higher. Clock averages 2.5 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Flip Clock 3D averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do Clock or Flip Clock 3D have ads?
Flip Clock 3D shows ads; Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Clock or Flip Clock 3D?
Clock ships an update every 9 months, and Flip Clock 3D weekly. Most recently, Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Flip Clock 3D on September 24, 2026.

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