Comparison

At Dusk 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

At Dusk

This app provides photographers with real-time light quality, precise sunrise/sunset times, and the sun's path. It integrates live weather data to help users determine the best times for shooting and avoid missing magic hours.

Highlights
  • Live light quality score and color temperature
  • Precise golden hour, sunrise, and sunset times
  • Usable light remaining countdown
  • Live sun and moon path visualization
  • Detailed sky phases and twilight information
  • Integrated live weather data
  • Home-screen widgets for at-a-glance info
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At Dusk: Your Natural Light Companion For photographers who live and die by the light. At Dusk tells you how good the light is right now, how long it will last, and exactly when the magic hours arrive, so you're never guessing and never caught out. A precise light engine blends solar and lunar geometry with live weather, elevation, and air quality, turning "is it worth heading out?" into a single glance. WHAT YOU GET • Live light quality. A clear read on the light right now, from Poor to Excellent, with the exact score and color temperature. • Golden hour, sunrise, sunset. Precise times and countdowns, with compass bearings so you know where the sun will rise and set. • Usable light remaining. How much shooting light you actually have left before the window closes. • The sun's path. A live arc across your sky showing the sun's real position, altitude, and direction, moment to moment. • The moon, in full. Phase and illumination, moonrise and moonset with bearings, and dark-sky windows for astro and night work. • Sky Detail. A dedicated sun and moon compass with every light phase, from golden and blue hour to civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. • Live weather. Cloud, humidity, wind, and UV, folded straight into the light picture. • Home-screen widgets. Your usable light, live sun arc, and light quality at a glance, all day. • Built for iPad. A full dashboard that puts everything on one screen at once. • Make it yours. Customizable themes and a clean, glare-free design tuned for the field. Premium and ad-free. No accounts, no clutter, just the light. Made for landscape, portrait, wedding, and travel photographers, and anyone chasing dawn, dusk, and every good hour in between.

About

Flip Clock

Features
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Your flip clock, reimagined. One screen. Three modes. Zero clutter. A large flip-digit clock that shows time like a retro split-flap display. Swipe left for Pomodoro timer, right for stopwatch. No menus, no tabs, no distractions. FREE FEATURES (forever): • Full-screen flip clock with 12/24-hour display • Optional seconds display — card or mini style • Date and weekday at a glance • Stopwatch with start/pause/reset • Pomodoro timer with customizable duration • 2 alarms • 1 countdown event • Monthly calendar view • Cycle tracker with predictions • Portrait and landscape support • Screen always-on option • English and Chinese PREMIUM (one-time, no subscription): • Multiple color themes • Flip animation styles and sound effects • Custom app icons • Unlimited alarms with repeat rules • Unlimited countdown events with categories • Calendar integration with alarms and countdowns • Week view in calendar • Cycle tracker Face ID lock, reminders, data export Most clock apps bury you in menus or lock features behind subscriptions. SimpleClock gives you the essentials free forever, with a single one-time purchase for power users. 100% offline. No account. No data collection. Your time. Your device. Simple.

Screenshots

At Dusk4 screens
Flip Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: At Dusk at every 2 days against Flip Clock's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. At Dusk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

At Dusk ships an update every 2 days, Flip Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
At Dusk versus Flip Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAt DuskFlip Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDat Pham磊 刘

In-app purchases

3 purchases

At Dusk

One-time3
  • At Dusk Small Tip$0.99
  • At Dusk Medium Tip$2.99
  • At Dusk Large Tip$4.99
1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • SimpleClock Pro Edition$2.99

Questions

Is At Dusk free?
At Dusk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do At Dusk or Flip Clock have ads?
Neither At Dusk nor Flip Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, At Dusk or Flip Clock?
At Dusk ships an update every 2 days, and Flip Clock monthly. Most recently, At Dusk was updated on September 21, 2026 and Flip Clock on August 11, 2026.

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