Timepiece vs FlipTick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timepiece
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Turn your phone into a focus sanctuary. Timepiece is a pomodoro timer wrapped inside a beautiful flip clock designed for people who want to focus without the anxiety of another productivity app yelling at them. Start a session. Pick an ambient soundscape. Let the flaps turn. Get the deepest work of your day done. WHO IT'S FOR - Writers, designers, and creatives who need long stretches of deep work - Students tired of harsh red-and-white pomodoro apps - WFH professionals who want calm, not chaos, on their desk - Anyone who has tried pomodoro before and bounced off because it felt rigid POMODORO, DONE CALMLY - Classic 25/5 pomodoro cycles or fully customize work and break lengths - Multiple sessions with automatic short and long breaks - Live Activities and Dynamic Island so you always know where you are - Runs reliably in the background while you work - Notifications that nudge, not nag AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES Proven to help concentration and reduce stress: - Ocean waves and beach shoreline - Forest and night sounds - Rain and gentle nature loops - Layer them with your pomodoro for instant focus CINEMATIC BACKGROUNDS - Looping video scenes (rain on window, fireplace, ocean) - Curated still images and zen color themes - Full-screen flip clock no clutter, no distractions - StandBy mode for your nightstand or desk charger BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED FLIP CLOCK Every flap turns with smooth, lifelike animation. Multiple clock faces from classic vintage to modern minimal each one designed to look stunning on any screen size, in portrait or landscape. DESIGNED FOR YOUR SETUP - 12-hour and 24-hour formats - Show or hide seconds and date - Custom fonts and color themes - iPhone and iPad, with full StandBy support NO ADS. NO TRACKING. EVER. Timepiece is built by an indie developer who believes your focus tool should never interrupt you. No ads. No data collection. Just time, beautifully displayed. Perfect for deep work, studying, writing, coding, meditation, yoga, or simply adding a touch of calm to your workday. Download Timepiece and make every pomodoro feel intentional. Timepiece Pro unlocks all ambient sounds, video backgrounds, and clock themes. Try it free. Privacy Policy: https://fabex3d.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-32bfb5000f6c80a1b2a5e8e8dd3acada Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FlipTick
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Prop up your phone and it becomes a giant flip clock that keeps time while you study. Plan your day in time blocks, tap Start, and let FlipTick run every focus session on a clock you can read from across the room. A FOCUS TIMER YOU CAN SEE FROM ANYWHERE • Full-screen flip clock digits that flip in real time, not a tiny number in the corner • On iPad the clock fills the whole screen, upright or in landscape • Countdown, stopwatch or Pomodoro: set focus and break rounds and FlipTick switches between them for you • Turn your phone sideways and the clock turns with it • Brightness control, auto-dim and an optional glow keep it easy on your eyes and your battery BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS WHILE YOU FOCUS • Pick the apps, categories and websites that pull you away, just once • They lock when a session starts and open again the moment it ends • Open one mid-session and a calm "Stay with it" screen shows your time left • Built on Apple's Screen Time, so your list stays private. Every list and Strict mode are free. Needs iOS 16 or later PLAN YOUR DAY IN TIME BLOCKS • Give every task a time, a length and a Start button • Add subtasks, notes, alerts and repeats (Pro) • Finish a focus block and it ticks itself off in your plan • Keep your streak going as finished tasks fill in your calendar, day after day SEE WHERE YOUR HOURS GO • Day and week reports, plus month and year with Pro, split by activity • Your peak focus hours, plus average and longest sessions • A daily focus goal, with your progress always in view • Track Study, Deep Work, Reading, Exercise and Meditation, or add your own activities STAY ON TRACK OUTSIDE THE APP • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A floating timer (Picture in Picture) that stays on top of other apps while a session runs • 10 Home Screen widgets with Pro, including a flip clock, calendars and world clocks ON YOUR APPLE WATCH AND ACROSS YOUR DEVICES • FlipTick for Apple Watch: start, pause and end sessions from your wrist and tick off today's tasks • While you focus, the Watch shows your progress instead of a ticking clock. Tap to see the time • iCloud sync keeps tasks, focus history and settings the same on your iPhone and iPad, with no account A DESK CLOCK WORTH LOOKING AT • Use FlipTick as a desk or bedside clock between sessions • Show the time where you are or in cities around the world • 20 clock faces, from Flip, Neon and Liquid Glass to Candle and Hourglass, 8 backgrounds, 7 flip finishes and your own colors • Ambient sounds for focus: rain, brown noise, campfire, sea, thunder, morning, a pendulum, a pocket watch and a ticking clock MADE FOR THE WAY YOU WORK FlipTick is built for students preparing for exams, writers, developers, designers and anyone who does their best work in focused sprints. And a big, always-visible clock makes a simple visual timer for anyone with ADHD or anyone who loses track of time. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE FlipTick is free, with no account: unlimited focus sessions, two clock faces to start and a new one every two focus days, the full planner with subtasks, app blocking and Live Activities, all supported by short ads. FlipTick Pro removes the ads and adds every clock face, repeating tasks and Home Screen widgets, plus your month and year history and reports. Subscribe, or pay once and keep Pro forever. FlipTick speaks 15 languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Русский, 日本語, 한국어, 中文, हिन्दी, Türkçe, Nederlands, Polski and Bahasa Indonesia. FlipTick Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. FlipTick Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and doesn't renew. Terms of Use: https://fliptick.riservo.tech/terms Privacy Policy: https://fliptick.riservo.tech/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlipTick at every 5 days against Timepiece's every 2 months. FlipTick also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Timepiece sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FlipTick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timepiece ships an update every 2 months, FlipTick every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timepiece | FlipTick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sujit Thorat | ABUZAR MUNIR |
In-app purchases
Timepiece
- Timepiece Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- Timepiece Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Timepiece Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
FlipTick
- FlipTick Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- FlipTick Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Ember Pro Lifetime$19.99









