Comparison

Micro Clock vs Floating Clock Pro

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

Head to head
About

Micro Clock

Features
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Micro Clock keeps time visible while you use other apps. Start a Picture in Picture clock, countdown, or stopwatch, then return to the Home Screen, a presentation, a browser, or your work app without losing sight of the timer. CORE FEATURES • Floating clock with seconds • System 12-hour or 24-hour format • Countdown with accurate background recovery • Stopwatch with tenths of a second • Quick launch with Siri and Shortcuts • Timer data stored locally by default ADVANCED TOOLS • Presenter Mode with green, yellow, and red time stages • Focus Mode with automatic 25/5 and 50/10 cycles • Event Countdowns with saved time zones and links • Event reminders 5, 10, or 30 minutes in advance • Floating Picture in Picture display for every advanced mode PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No advertising or analytics SDKs. Core timer data and feature usage stay on your device. Core timer features require no account. Picture in Picture and notification behavior may depend on iOS settings and system conditions. Micro Clock is not intended for safety-critical timing.

About

Floating Clock Pro

Features
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Floating Clock Pro — the must-have floating clock for flash sales. Keep a 100ms-precision clock floating on top of any app. Catch every flash sale, New Year countdown, cooking timer, or study session — never miss a tick because you switched apps. [Core Features · 30-Day Free Trial] · Picture-in-Picture floating clock over video, live, or shopping apps · 100ms refresh (millisecond digit shown) — see every second in flash sales · 8 themes (2 free + 6 Pro): Neon, Cyber, Glass, Minimal, Retro, Matrix · Countdown / Pomodoro timer with custom label, visible across apps · World clock with multiple time zones; first zone drives the PiP clock · Auto-follows system timezone; 12/24h adaptive · In-app language switcher (12 languages) [Pro-Only · Flash-Sale Time Sync] · Sync to official server time of 56 e-commerce platforms (Taobao, Tmall, JD, Pinduoduo, Amazon, Rakuten, Coupang, Shopee, Lazada, and more) · Or enter any HTTPS URL as a custom time source · Device clocks drift 0.5–2s — this feature puts you on the exact second the sale opens · Fully available during the 30-day trial; requires Pro after expiry [Trial & Purchase] · First install grants 30 days of full access · Trial timestamp is encrypted in Keychain — reinstall does NOT reset it · Tamper-proof: server time + monotonic clock guard against clock rollback · Buy Pro any time, including during the trial · One-time purchase $0.99 USD — use forever, no subscription [Use Cases] · Livestream flash sales, double-11 / 618 sales, Black Friday drops · New Year / birthday countdowns · Cooking, ramen, workout timers · Exams, Pomodoro, focused study · Multi-timezone business calls [Why Us] · No ads, ever · One-time purchase ($0.99 USD), no subscription · Privacy-first: we collect no data · Local-first: uses device time by default · 12 languages: en/zh/ja/ko/ar/de/fr/es/pt-BR/ru/th Buy once, use forever. Free updates for life.

Screenshots

Micro Clock4 screens
Floating Clock Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Micro Clock at every 9 days against Floating Clock Pro's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Micro Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Floating Clock Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Micro Clock ships an update every 9 days, Floating Clock Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Micro Clock versus Floating Clock Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicro ClockFloating Clock Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊贤 黄科茗 王

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Micro Clock

One-time1
  • Micro Clock Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Floating Clock Pro

One-time1
  • 永久解锁 Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Micro Clock free?
Micro Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floating Clock Pro free?
Floating Clock Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Micro Clock or Floating Clock Pro have ads?
Neither Micro Clock nor Floating Clock Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Micro Clock or Floating Clock Pro?
Micro Clock ships an update every 9 days, and Floating Clock Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Micro Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and Floating Clock Pro on September 30, 2026.

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