Comparison

Chronometer vs FlipMate

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

Head to head
About

Chronometer

This app displays live local times, sunrise/sunset, and business hours for over 190 countries using an animated 3D globe. It features a premium dark interface with smooth animations and haptic feedback, ideal for global thinkers.

Highlights
  • Animated 3D globe
  • Real-time clocks for 190+ countries
  • Favorites dashboard with time comparison
  • Meeting planner for overlapping business hours
  • Time converter with day-difference awareness
  • Sunrise, sunset & golden hour tracking
  • Glassmorphism UI with 60fps animations
Features
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Chronometer puts the world's time zones at your fingertips with a stunning animated 3D globe. Spin the globe, select any of 190+ countries, and instantly view live local time, sunrise/sunset, business hours, and golden hour — all wrapped in a premium dark interface with smooth animations and haptic feedback. KEY FEATURES - Animated COBE 3D globe - Real-time clocks for 190+ countries - Favorites dashboard with time comparison timeline - Meeting planner — find overlapping business hours - Time converter with day-difference awareness - Sunrise, sunset & golden hour tracking - Business hours status for every country - Cinematic launch screen with haptic tick-tick-tick - Glassmorphism UI with 60fps animations Built for remote teams, travelers, photographers, and anyone who thinks globally.

About

FlipMate

This app offers a customizable desk clock with flip faces, photo slideshows, and Home Screen widgets. It includes a Pomodoro timer and countdown for focused work or study sessions, with various clock styles and personalization options.

Highlights
  • Flip clock faces
  • Photo slideshow display
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Countdown timer
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable layouts and themes
Features
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FlipMate is a desk clock with flip faces, photo slideshows and Home Screen widgets. A Pomodoro timer and countdown help you set aside time for studying, working or reading. Give your iPhone or iPad a look you love, from clear digital displays to playful paper companions. Enjoy 18 free clock faces, plus photo clocks, focus timers and widgets. CLOCK FACES WITH CHARACTER Explore classic flip, walnut, minimal digital, retro LCD, LED dot-matrix and analog styles. Discover paper scenes with little companions, a bookshop and a tailor's workshop. In the app, select paper faces play brief animations when the minute or hour changes. MAKE IT YOUR DESK CLOCK Choose a face and color palette, show the date and select a 12- or 24-hour format. Portrait and landscape layouts, day and night modes, and desk mode let you make the display your own. YOUR PHOTOS, WITH THE TIME Display the time and date over your favorite photos and play them in order or shuffle them. Bring trips, family, pets and everyday moments to your desk. Removing a photo from FlipMate deletes only its imported copy, leaving the original in your photo library untouched. TIME TO FOCUS Start a 25-minute focus session or a 45-minute countdown, with pause and reset controls. Check timer status after returning to the clock. Enable notifications to receive a completion reminder. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN Choose small, medium or large clock widgets and configure their colors, date and time format separately. Some styles include a monthly calendar, weekly progress or times in multiple cities. Widget updates are scheduled by the system; in-app companion animations do not play in widgets. START FREE, UNLOCK MORE Use 18 clock faces, photo clocks, focus timers and widgets for free. FlipMate Plus unlocks more selected clock faces and material themes with a one-time purchase. No subscription required. Make every glance at the time a little more enjoyable.

Screenshots

Chronometer4 screens
FlipMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronometer at none against FlipMate's 1. FlipMate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. FlipMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chronometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chronometer against 5.0 for FlipMate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronometer ships an update every 3 weeks, FlipMate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Chronometer versus FlipMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronometerFlipMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChathushka RodrigoWuhan Jiange Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Chronometer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlipMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chronometer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FlipMate

One-time1
  • FlipMate Plus$5.99

Questions

Is Chronometer free?
Chronometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlipMate free?
FlipMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronometer or FlipMate?
Chronometer and FlipMate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Chronometer or FlipMate have ads?
Chronometer shows ads; FlipMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Chronometer or FlipMate?
Chronometer ships an update every 3 weeks, and FlipMate every 2 days. Most recently, Chronometer was updated on October 28, 2026 and FlipMate on October 26, 2026.

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