Split Flap vs Flappy Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split Flap
Transform your devices into a retro split-flap display. Enjoy various modes like clock, weather, messages, and timers with satisfying mechanical sounds. Customize your display with unique themes and patterns across all your Apple devices.
- Split-flap display simulation
- Multiple display modes (Clock, Weather, Message, Timer)
- Customizable themes and flip patterns
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
- Cross-platform support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
- Satisfying mechanical sound effects
- StandBy mode integration
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Turn any screen into a split-flap departure board. Split Flap brings the look and sound of a mechanical airport board to your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV — with one purchase and no subscription. MODES FOR EVERY MOMENT Clock — A flip clock with custom time zones, 12 or 24 hours and optional seconds. Focus Clock — A big, calm clock made for your desk or nightstand. World Clock — Up to eight cities at once, like a real departures board: LON, NYC, TYO and more. Weather — Today's conditions, high, low and chance of rain for any city, flipping onto the board. Message — Type anything and watch it flip into place letter by letter. Start from ready-made templates, add emoji, and share your board as an image. Quotes — Your favourite quotes, rotating automatically. Hide a quote or schedule it for certain hours and days. Syncs with iCloud. Music — The song and artist that's playing flips into view as your music changes. (iPhone, iPad and Mac) Timer — Countdown presets from 5 to 90 minutes, or a stopwatch. Big digits you can read across the room. Paint — 43 colour patterns, from flags to gradients, plus a pixel editor to paint your own. Put text over a pattern for a colourful sign. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN A Lock Screen flip clock with seconds that keep ticking, a sweeping minute ring and quotes on real flap tiles. Home Screen widgets for the clock, quotes, messages, timer and colour patterns, and StandBy when your phone charges on its side. A running timer counts down live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, each built for the device. Apple TV has a Top Shelf that plays the board right on your Home Screen. Mac has desktop widgets, a menu bar clock and a screen saver. iPhone Duo gets a Nightstand clock when half folded. LOOK AND FEEL 9 colour themes including Neon and Confetti, light and dark boards, and 10+ flip patterns — spiral, matrix, snake and more — that control how the board reveals new content. Bedtime auto-dim keeps it gentle at night. SOUNDS THAT SATISFY Three sound themes — Mechanical, Typewriter and Soft — synthesised to match the animation. Every clack lands at the moment each flap snaps into place. HANDS-FREE Siri and Shortcuts can show the clock, post a message, start a timer or switch modes. Send to Apple TV posts a message from your iPhone straight to the board on your TV. ONE PURCHASE. EVERY PLATFORM. One purchase unlocks premium on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. No subscription. No ads.
Flappy Board
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Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV into a stunning split-flap display — the iconic mechanical boards once found in airports, train stations, and hotels worldwide. Flappy Board renders each character on individual flipping tiles that cycle with satisfying mechanical animation. Drive it remotely from your home automation system or any app that can send an HTTP request. FEATURES • Authentic split-flap animation — every character tile flips independently at configurable speed • Built-in demos — watch a live departure board fill in with flights and airline logos, or display current weather conditions • Local HTTPS API — Flappy Board runs a secure server on your device, accepting messages from any device on your network • Flappy Board Controller — pair a companion iPhone or iPad app by scanning a QR code; send messages wirelessly • Fully configurable — adjust rows, columns, character set, flip speed, fonts, and colors • Home Assistant and more — works with any HTTP client for easy automation integration • Secure by default — Bearer token authentication and TLS encryption keep your board private THE AMATEUR PLAN Unlock full API control with a one-time in-app purchase. Connect your own scripts, automations, and apps and turn Flappy Board into a live display for anything: sports scores, stock prices, package tracking, calendar events, or whatever data matters to you. Flappy Board is perfect for home dashboards, event signage, smart home projects, and anyone drawn to the nostalgic appeal of mechanical displays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Split Flap at 4 against Flappy Board's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Split Flap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flappy Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Split Flap ships an update monthly, Flappy Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Split Flap | Flappy Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hello Good Day LLC | General Futurics LLC |
In-app purchases
Split Flap
- SplitFlap Premium$1.99
Flappy Board
- Amateur$5.99
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