Comparison

FlowClock vs MeCode

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

Head to head
About

FlowClock

Transform your device's idle screen into a dynamic art piece. Customize clock styles, colors, fonts, and animations to create a unique visual experience. Enjoy elegant and personalized displays for your desktop or bedside.

Highlights
  • Dynamic backgrounds
  • Customizable clock styles
  • Adjustable colors and fonts
  • Animated displays
  • Personalized visual experience
  • Screensaver functionality
Features
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In FlowClock, time is not just a number; it is a flowing piece of art. You can freely switch dynamic backgrounds, clock styles, colors, fonts, and positions to create a personalized visual experience. With beautiful animations and customization options, FlowClock adds elegance and personality to your desktop, bedside, or screensaver, making every second radiate unique charm. FlowClock offers a free trial. Unlock membership to enjoy unlimited access to all features. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. All subscriptions will be charged through your Apple ID account and will automatically renew unless canceled 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription status in your account settings. For any errors or to provide feedback and suggestions, please contact us via the "Feedback" section in the app's settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.joydrif.com/flowclock/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MeCode

This app allows you to scan various types of codes, including QR and barcodes, from your camera or photos. You can also create custom codes with styling options and manage your scanned and generated codes with organization tools.

Highlights
  • Scan QR, barcodes, and product codes
  • Create custom QR codes with styling
  • Recognize codes from photos and PDFs
  • Organize codes with Favorites and Collections
  • Batch code generation
  • Save and manage scan history
Features
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MeCode is a code workspace for iPhone and iPad. Scan QR codes, barcodes, and product codes, create everyday code images, save recognition history, and keep frequent codes organized with Favorites and Collections. Open the app and scan right away. The camera recognizes QR codes, product codes, linear barcodes, and 2D matrix codes. You can also recognize codes from photos or PDFs. Results can be opened, copied, shared, saved, and favorited. Create codes when you need them. MeCode creates QR codes for URLs, text, Wi-Fi, email, phone numbers, contacts, SMS, locations, and events. It also creates product codes, ISBN, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, ITF-14, Interleaved 2 of 5, Data Matrix, PDF417, and Aztec. QR Style helps you keep QR codes clear and recognizable. Start with a template, adjust colors, shapes, finder style, margin, and correction level, then add a logo. The editor shows reliability status and risk reasons before export. Depending on the code format, you can export PNG, PDF, or SVG files. Batch tasks can export ZIP files. Batch Generate is built for repeated work. Paste lines, paste a table, or import a UTF-8 CSV. Review valid, invalid, duplicate, and generated counts before exporting files or importing results into History. History keeps camera scans, photo recognition, PDF recognition, shared records, manual creations, and batch-generated codes together. Search, filter, review details, copy content, share code images, move frequent codes into Favorites, and group related codes with Collections and Tags. Good for: - Scanning links, Wi-Fi codes, product codes, contact cards, and tickets - Creating codes for personal pages, social profiles, contact details, and events - Creating styled QR codes for stores, events, table cards, posters, and download pages - Generating multiple QR codes, product codes, ISBN labels, and barcode files for handoff - Turning shared content from Safari, Notes, Messages, and other apps into QR codes - Keeping scanned and generated codes organized with favorites, collections, and tags MeCode does not include ads, third-party tracking SDKs, or unnecessary analytics. Scanning, creation, organization, and history management can work on device. iCloud sync uses Apple ID. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FlowClock3 screens
MeCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeCode at every 2 days against FlowClock's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. FlowClock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MeCode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowClock ships an update every 2 weeks, MeCode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FlowClock versus MeCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowClockMeCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇 刘佩佩 杨

Customer experience

FlowClock

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MeCode

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowClock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$2.99
3 purchases

MeCode

Subscriptions2
  • MeCode Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MeCode Pro Annual3 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • MeCode Pro (Lifetime)Free

Questions

Is FlowClock free?
FlowClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeCode free?
MeCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowClock or MeCode have ads?
Neither FlowClock nor MeCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlowClock or MeCode?
FlowClock ships an update every 2 weeks, and MeCode every 2 days. Most recently, FlowClock was updated on September 23, 2026 and MeCode on August 11, 2026.

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