Flipora vs Red Dial Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipora
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Flipora turns your iPhone or iPad into a calm, easy-to-read flip clock for your desk or nightstand, with alarms, timers, a Pomodoro focus timer, world clocks and widgets in the same style. FLIP CLOCK - Animated flip cards for hours and minutes, with a split hinge and soft shadows - 12- or 24-hour time, with optional seconds, date and weekday - Vertical or horizontal layout: swipe to switch, and resize the clock to fit your space - Tap once to hide everything except the time - Flip sounds and haptics you can tune separately for hours, minutes and seconds THEMES AND BACKGROUNDS - 12 free themes, including Classic Dark, Airport, Vintage Wood, Neon and Minimal Paper - Four clock fonts, plus light, dark or system appearance - Solid color backgrounds, the Classic gradient and two illustrated scenes BEDSIDE MODE A dimmed, full-screen clock that shows your next alarm and keeps the screen awake while it is open. ALARMS - Repeat days, labels, five alarm sounds and snooze - Gentle Wake fades the alarm sound in while Flipora is open, for example in Bedside mode - Optional flip sound for each alarm - Alarms are delivered as notifications, so allow Flipora notifications and keep your ringer on TIMER AND STOPWATCH - Set any duration with the wheels or a quick-duration chip - A running timer fills the screen like the clock; tap it to pause, resume or reset - A notification tells you when the timer ends, even if Flipora is closed - A stopwatch with start, pause and reset POMODORO AND FOCUS - Focus rounds, short breaks and a long break every fourth round, with lengths you set - Finished focus rounds grow a tree toward your daily goal, with streaks, a weekly summary and history WORLD CLOCKS Search cities and time zones, see each GMT offset, and reorder your list. SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND CONTROLS - Say "Start a timer in Flipora", or add timer and preset actions to Shortcuts - A Start Preset control for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action Button - Start a preset straight from the Presets widget WIDGETS - Flip Clock, World Clocks, Presets and Focus Tree widgets - Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets YOUR TAB BAR Clock, Timer and Settings are always there. Add up to two more tabs: Stopwatch, Alarms, Pomodoro or World Clock. FLIPORA PRO (IN-APP PURCHASE) These features require Pro, a one-time in-app purchase (not a subscription): - 19 more themes (31 in total), Signature Looks that pair a theme with its background in one tap, a custom color builder, four more clock fonts and font weight control - More gradients, all 10 scenes, 10 seasonal and holiday photo collections, and your own photos - AMOLED true black and burn-in protection with pixel shift and auto-dim - Unlimited alarms (Free: 2) - Several timers at once, more presets and your own custom presets (Free: one active timer and the 1-minute preset) - Running timers in a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models - Stopwatch laps PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your settings, alarms and focus history stay on your device. Put Flipora on your desk or nightstand and let the time flip. Terms of Use: https://apps.husofttech.com/flipora/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/flipora/privacy
Red Dial Timer
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Red Dial Timer turns time into something you can see. Inspired by the classic mechanical focus dial, a red wedge shrinks as your time runs out, so you always know how much is left at a glance, with no numbers to read. It's built for focus work, ADHD-friendly time awareness, studying, cooking, workouts, and anywhere a clear visual sense of time helps you stay on track. Most timers hide your time behind digits that you have to read, do the math on, and keep checking. Red Dial Timer shows it as a single shrinking shape, so the amount of time left registers instantly, the same way the classic desktop dials have helped people focus for decades, now on the device that's always with you. WATCH TIME DISAPPEAR The red sector sweeps down from the top as the minutes pass, with a moving hand at its leading edge. One look tells you where you stand, with no math and no squinting at a clock. As the red shrinks, your sense of urgency builds naturally, which is exactly what makes a visual timer so effective for getting started and staying with a task. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS WHILE YOU FOCUS Choose the apps and websites that pull you off task, and Red Dial Timer shields them automatically while your timer runs. The moment your session ends, pauses, or resets, everything unlocks again. There's nothing to remember to turn on and nothing to remember to turn off. You set your distractions once, and they're handled every session after that. Your choices stay private on your device, powered by Apple Screen Time, and the app never sees the names of the apps you pick. SET IT IN A SECOND Drag anywhere on the dial to set your time. No menus, no number pads, no fiddly pickers. Switch between a one-hour and a two-hour face depending on the task, whether that's a quick ten-minute reset or a long, deep work block. STAY ON TASK, EVEN IN THE BACKGROUND The timer stays accurate when you leave the app, switch to something else, or lock your phone. A clear, time-sensitive alert lets you know the exact moment time's up, even from the lock screen, so you can step away from the screen and trust that the timer has your back. DESIGNED TO BE CALM A clean, dark interface keeps the focus on your time and nothing else. A gentle synthesized alarm and a flashing finish make sure you never miss the end of a session, without a jarring or stressful sound. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY WORK Focus and deep work: run a session, block the noise, and protect your attention. ADHD and time blindness: make the passage of time visible and concrete, so "later" stops sneaking up on you. Studying and revision: keep study blocks tight and take honest breaks. Work from home: hold a meeting to time, or cap how long a task is allowed to take. Cooking and baking: glance at the dial across the kitchen without unlocking your phone. Workouts and intervals: time rounds, rests, and stretches at a glance. Kids and routines: give younger users a clear, fair sense of how much time is left. WHY A VISUAL TIMER WORKS Reading a clock is a small task in itself, and for anyone who struggles with time awareness, it's a task that's easy to skip. A shrinking shape removes that step entirely. You don't read the time, you simply see it, which lowers the friction of starting and makes it far easier to notice when a session is almost over. PRIVACY FIRST Your timer runs entirely on your device. App and website blocking is powered by Apple Screen Time and your selections never leave your phone. The app does not enumerate your installed apps and cannot read the names of what you choose to block. Notifications are scheduled locally and are never sent to a server. Whether you're powering through a focus block, managing ADHD time blindness, keeping study sessions tight, or timing a workout, Red Dial Timer makes every minute visible. Make your time impossible to ignore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Dial Timer at none against Flipora's 1. Red Dial Timer also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Flipora sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Red Dial Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Flipora | Red Dial Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huseyin Bicen | K2 Labs |
In-app purchases
Flipora
- Flipora Pro$9.99
Red Dial Timer
No in-app purchases









