Comparison

Flip Clock vs Stay Clock

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

Head to head
About

Flip Clock

Transform your device into a large, easy-to-read bedside flip clock. It features auto-dimming for dark rooms and burn-in protection, ensuring a comfortable night's sleep. Preview all themes for free before purchasing the Pro version to remove ads and unlock all features.

Highlights
  • Full-screen flip digits
  • Auto-dimming for dark rooms
  • Burn-in protection
  • 12/24-hour format
  • Stays on all night
  • Theme previews
Features
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Turn any phone or tablet into a beautiful bedside flip clock. Big, easy-to-read digits that dim automatically in the dark, so the clock never lights up your bedroom. Prop it on the nightstand or desk and glance the time from across the room. MADE FOR THE NIGHTSTAND • Full-screen flip digits — readable from bed • Auto-dimming for dark rooms, easy on the eyes • Burn-in protection so a static clock won't mark your screen • 12 / 24-hour, follows your system setting • Stays on all night — a proper bedside clock TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Preview every theme for free — see exactly what you're getting before you pay a cent. HONEST PRICING One-time Pro ($9.99) removes ads and unlocks all themes. No subscription. Ever. The clock itself is free. Great as a bedside clock, night clock, desk clock, or dock display.

About

Stay Clock

Features
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Optimized for iPhone Duo. Built with the latest SDK, the app fills the entire inner display and automatically adjusts its layout whether the device is folded or open. Stay Clock turns your iPhone or iPad into an always-on desk clock you can read from across the room. Pick from 101 faces, flip clocks included (100 with the optional Lifetime unlock), and switch to a dim red face on true black at night. The same face follows you to StandBy, the Lock Screen, Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch, with a calendar that fits each face, an hourly chime and a simple alarm. Made for the desk, the shelf and the nightstand. Full screen time that stays readable from far away, in portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad. Keep Awake that understands charging. Stay on while charging, always on with a battery floor, or follow the system, so your clock never surprises you. Panel Care for OLED screens. Gentle pixel shifting, details that soften when idle, and a dim red night face on true black for the bedroom. One face everywhere. The face you pick appears on the full screen clock, StandBy, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch, and looks the same on every one. A calendar that suits each face. Choose Off, Simple with the date and weekday, or a full Month view separately for every face. Your language and your time zone. Switch the app language instantly, pick any city or time zone, and choose 12 or 24 hour time and your own digits. Private by design. No account, no ads, no tracking and no network. Everything stays on your device. A dock on the desk: your phone stays lit while it charges, showing the time in a face you chose. A bedroom at night: the screen dims to a quiet red clock on true black and saves your OLED panel. A day away from the desk: the same face sits on your Lock Screen, your Home Screen and your wrist. What Stay Clock does Full screen always-on clock with large, readable time One free face included, with a handwritten paper look Lifetime unlock adds 100 more faces in different colors, styles and fonts Off, Simple or Month calendar saved separately for each face StandBy, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets that match the app Apple Watch face that follows the same design Keep Awake while charging, with battery floor and system options Night schedule, dim red face and pixel shifting for OLED screens Hourly chime and a simple alarm App language and time zone chosen inside the app iPhone and iPad layouts for every screen size Stay Clock is a free download with one complete face. One optional Lifetime purchase unlocks 100 more faces for good, with no subscription. Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Optimized for iPhone Duo.

Screenshots

Flip Clock4 screens
Stay Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stay Clock at none against Flip Clock's shown. Flip Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Flip Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stay Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Clock ships an update weekly, Stay Clock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Flip Clock versus Stay Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip ClockStay Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGun woo KimGuan Feng Lai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flip Clock

One-time1
  • Pro (Ads-free + All Themes)$9.99
1 purchases

Stay Clock

One-time1
  • Stay Clock Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Flip Clock free?
Flip Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stay Clock free?
Stay Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flip Clock or Stay Clock have ads?
Flip Clock shows ads; Stay Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Flip Clock or Stay Clock?
Flip Clock ships an update weekly, and Stay Clock every 4 days. Most recently, Flip Clock was updated on October 29, 2026 and Stay Clock on October 30, 2026.

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