Dual Flip Clock vs AlwaysOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Desktop clock conversion
- Multiple city/school time zones
- Vertical and horizontal layouts
- Automatic Day/Night Modes
- Customizable display
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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.
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.
- Large digital clock display
- Current date and calendar
- Upcoming calendar events
- Local weather forecast
- Customizable display hours
- Low-brightness sleep mode
- Burn-in protection
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dual Flip Clock | AlwaysOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 路 林 | Weijin Wang |
Customer experience
Dual Flip Clock
AlwaysOn
In-app purchases
Dual Flip Clock
No in-app purchases
AlwaysOn
No in-app purchases
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