Comparison

Flip Clock vs TickClock

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

Head to head
About

Flip Clock

This app offers a minimalist desktop clock with customizable colors, fonts, and display options. It includes ambient white noise and can show the date, battery level, and punctuality reminders. It also features an automation for charging display.

Highlights
  • Minimalist desktop clock design
  • Over 40 white noise options
  • Customizable colors and transparency
  • 30 font styles
  • Optional date, battery, and reminder display
  • Automatic charging display automation
Features
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Flip Clock - Committed to designing a more concise desktop clock, including more than 40 kinds of white noise to choose at will. No mess, no complicated interactions~ The simpler the design, the more focused on life and on things~ The effect of turning pages is natural and comfortable. By default, the hours, minutes and seconds are displayed. If you want to be quiet, you can also set only the hours and minutes to be displayed. If you want to add a color to your life, you can enter the settings interface to customize any color, and the color value with transparency is also OK~ If necessary, you can freely choose to display the date, display the clock background, punctuality reminder, show battery level and other simple functions With 30 new font styles, there's always one for you.(Parts of font styles designed by Freepik) Hey, the App supports iOS 9+, so that old devices are no longer idle~ 【Interesting Gameplay】Automatically display page turning clock steps when charging: Open shortcut command App -> Click Automation -> Add new automation -> Create personal automation -> Select Charger -> Select Connected and click Next -> Select Operation Suggestion open App, Select the page turning clock -> Click Next and click Finish -> Finally, the page turning clock will be displayed automatically whenever the power adapter is plugged in to charge. 【Friendly Reminder】 Black color value: 000000 White color value: FFFFFF What are you waiting for? Let's create a simple life together~

About

TickClock

Enhance your desktop with a customizable digital clock featuring various themes and adjustable display options. Includes a Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock themes
  • Adjustable display size
  • Show/hide seconds
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Portrait/landscape switch
  • Pomodoro timer
Features
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TickClock is an exquisite desktop digital clock with a variety of beautiful clock themes and exquisite stickers. Features: - display time - Pomodoro - Support show and hide seconds - 12/24 hours arbitrary switching - Switch between portrait and landscape at will - Expand/shrink to any size - Adjust background brightnessFeatures: - display time - Support show and hide seconds - 12/24 hours arbitrary switching - Switch between portrait and landscape at will - Expand/shrink to any size - Adjust background brightness Subscription Description: • After becoming a Clock Member, you can unlock all paid features and receive future free updates. • After confirming the purchase and payment, your iTunes account will be automatically renewed. The Apple iTunes account will charge within 24 hours before expiration, and upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one billing cycle. To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the auto-renewal function at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, it will automatically activate the subscription and charge at the end of the trial period. Unused trial time will automatically expire after purchasing the subscription. This service is at your discretion to cancel; if you choose not to cancel, the next billing cycle will be automatically renewed. Terms of Use: https://www.yuque.com/dev-robin/lgehdk/pf4ggu645p6a5wi8?singleDoc Privacy Policy: https://www.yuque.com/docs/share/90ccaeb2-61fe-4cb8-8d63-c162a2f8dd05

Screenshots

Flip Clock4 screens
TickClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TickClock at fortnightly against Flip Clock's every 2 months. Flip Clock's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 and TickClock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Flip Clock against 4.6 for TickClock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Clock has 56 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Flip Clock's written reviews are positive against 91% of TickClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Clock ships an update every 2 months, TickClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flip Clock versus TickClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip ClockTickClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (56 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩喜 阮亭 邓

Customer experience

Flip Clock

All ratings56 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%

TickClock

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • VIP$1.99
3 purchases

TickClock

Subscriptions2
  • Mounthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$12.99

Questions

Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickClock free?
TickClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flip Clock or TickClock?
TickClock is rated higher. Flip Clock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while TickClock averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Flip Clock or TickClock have ads?
Neither Flip Clock nor TickClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock or TickClock?
Flip Clock ships an update every 2 months, and TickClock fortnightly. Most recently, Flip Clock was updated on September 28, 2026 and TickClock on September 20, 2026.

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