Comparison

A Flip Clock vs Minimal Digital Clock

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

Head to head
About

A Flip Clock

This app displays a large, clear flip clock on your iPhone or iPad, ideal for desks or nightstands. It offers always-on display, sound options, and customizable themes to personalize your clock.

Highlights
  • Always-on display option
  • Optional flip sound and hourly announce
  • Show seconds, date, and 24-hour format
  • Subtle movement for OLED screens
  • Offline functionality
Features
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A Flip Clock brings a bold, readable flip clock to your iPhone and iPad — perfect for your desk, nightstand, or a focused fullscreen clock while you work. Features Made for always-on moments • Keep the clock visible with an always-on display option (when allowed) • Optional subtle movement to reduce long static display on OLED screens Sound controls • Optional flip sound • Optional hourly announce Display options • Show seconds • Show date • 24-hour format toggle Premium Themes • Unlock a growing collection of premium themes with subscription plans or lifetime plan, and personalize the clock to match your vibe. Data • Offline by design A Flip Clock is free to download and includes core features. • Privacy Policy: https://airwolfspace.com/flipclock/privacy • Terms of Use: https://airwolfspace.com/flipclock/terms • Support: https://airwolfspace.com/flipclock/support

About

Minimal Digital Clock

This app offers a clean, landscape-oriented digital clock experience for your desk or nightstand. It features elegant clock skins, ambient fullscreen effects, and useful tools like a timer and stopwatch.

Highlights
  • Elegant clock skins
  • Ambient fullscreen effects
  • Optional background music
  • Timer, countdown, stopwatch
  • Customizable display options
  • Bilingual interface
Features
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Minimal Digital Clock is a clean, landscape-first digital clock designed for your desk, nightstand, and StandBy-style viewing. FEATURES • Multiple elegant clock skins with distinctive typography • Ambient fullscreen effects — snow, stars, bubbles, and more • Optional background music for a calm atmosphere • Timer, countdown, and stopwatch • Customize display: weekday, date, seconds, 24-hour format • Bilingual interface (English / Chinese) Minimal Clock focuses on what matters — time, beautifully displayed. Core features work without an account. Privacy Policy: https://simpledigitalclock.com/privacy/en Terms of Service: https://simpledigitalclock.com/terms/en

Screenshots

A Flip Clock4 screens
Minimal Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: A Flip Clock at 5.0 against Minimal Digital Clock's 4.6. A Flip Clock also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 2). Minimal Digital Clock's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. A Flip Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Minimal Digital Clock 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

A Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal Digital Clock has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Flip Clock ships an update every 8 days, Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
A Flip Clock versus Minimal Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Flip ClockMinimal Digital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai Luo东锣 杨

Customer experience

A Flip Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minimal Digital Clock

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

A Flip Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Themes Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Themes7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Themes Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

Minimal Digital Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Minimal Clock Pro$0.991 Month
  • Minimal Clock Pro$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$8.99

Questions

Is A Flip Clock free?
A Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal Digital Clock free?
Minimal Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, A Flip Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
A Flip Clock is rated higher. A Flip Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Minimal Digital Clock averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do A Flip Clock or Minimal Digital Clock have ads?
Neither A Flip Clock nor Minimal Digital Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Flip Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
A Flip Clock ships an update every 8 days, and Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. Most recently, A Flip Clock was updated on October 30, 2026 and Minimal Digital Clock on November 15, 2026.

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