Comparison

Dual Flip Clock vs AlwaysOn

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

Head to head
About

Dual Flip Clock

Transform an old phone into a stylish desktop clock with this app. Easily switch between time zones for different cities or schools, and enjoy automatic day and night modes for a comfortable viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Desktop clock conversion
  • Multiple city/school time zones
  • Vertical and horizontal layouts
  • Automatic Day/Night Modes
  • Customizable display
Features
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I'm in Beijing. My family is in Vancouver. I used to do the math on my fingers, or open the world clock twice. Now I turn the phone sideways onto the charging stand and both cities stand there side by side. I just look up. TWO CITIES, ONE SCREEN Two clocks, stacked or side by side, each on its own city's time. No more counting hours. FOUR LOOKS Flip, for the mechanical clack of a split-flap board. Glass, when you want it clean. City Day & Night, to see at a glance whether it's light over there. Single City, when you only care about one. WHAT'S THE WEATHER THERE Each clock carries the current conditions and temperature. Faster than asking "is it cold where you are?" IT DIMS WHEN IT GETS DARK THERE Night brightness follows the city on screen, not your phone. When it's night on their side, that half dims and the stars come out. Easy on the eyes at 3am. IT FINDS THE PLACE A built-in worldwide city database that also includes universities and high schools - search "Stanford University" and it's there. Anything missing is looked up online, and saved only if you pick it. Cities you use often float to the top. LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Small, medium, large, extra large. The larger sizes show dates and weather for both cities at once. LANDSCAPE, ALWAYS ON The screen won't lock while the app is open - it's built to sit on a desk, a nightstand, a charging stand. Works in both landscape directions, so it's upright however you set it down. PRIVACY Location is optional. It's used only when you turn on GPS mode, to show the time and temperature where you are.

About

AlwaysOn

Transform a plugged-in iPhone into a convenient desk display. View the time, date, calendar, and weather at a glance. Features a sleep mode for nighttime use and custom display hours.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • Current date and calendar
  • Upcoming calendar events
  • Local weather forecast
  • Customizable display hours
  • Low-brightness sleep mode
  • Burn-in protection
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful desk and nightstand clock. Free, with no ads and no subscriptions. AlwaysOn shows the time, your calendar, weather and more on a screen you leave docked or propped up, and now on your Home Screen and Lock Screen too. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN • Time Together, Daylight, Word Clock, Card Clock, Tube Clock, Countdown, Green Room, Moon Phase and Horizon • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy • Tap ▶ to watch a whole day go by in seconds CLOCKS AND BACKGROUNDS • Digital clocks in eight styles, including big iPhone-style digits • Clock backgrounds: Lens, Card (split-flap), Tube, Prism, Stone, Shadow and Green Room • Animated and still backgrounds: Earth, Horizon, Moon Phase, Catnap, Soft Flow, Tide and more • Seasonal backgrounds for holidays and festivals MADE FOR NIGHT • Darker nights with a soft amber clock • Day Mode hours, Smart Dimming and burn-in protection • A sunrise alarm that wakes you with light YOUR LAYOUT • Arrange the clock with Calendar, Up Next, Weather, World Clock, Countdown, Photos and Battery • Separate layouts for portrait and landscape, made for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking, no data collected • Available in English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese AlwaysOn turns a screen you're not using into something calm and useful.

Screenshots

Dual Flip Clock4 screens
AlwaysOn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dual Flip Clock at 5.0 against AlwaysOn's 4.7. AlwaysOn's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dual Flip Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlwaysOn has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dual Flip Clock ships an update every 10 days, AlwaysOn every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dual Flip Clock versus AlwaysOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDual Flip ClockAlwaysOn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer路 林Weijin Wang

Customer experience

Dual Flip Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AlwaysOn

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dual Flip Clock

No in-app purchases

None

AlwaysOn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dual Flip Clock free?
Dual Flip Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlwaysOn free?
AlwaysOn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dual Flip Clock or AlwaysOn?
Dual Flip Clock is rated higher. Dual Flip Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AlwaysOn averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Dual Flip Clock or AlwaysOn have ads?
Neither Dual Flip Clock nor AlwaysOn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dual Flip Clock or AlwaysOn?
Dual Flip Clock ships an update every 10 days, and AlwaysOn every 4 days. Most recently, Dual Flip Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and AlwaysOn on October 28, 2026.

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