McClockface: Retro Flip Clock 4+

Wha?

Looks nice but it doesn’t show up as a widget option at all!! I cannot find it under available widgets so it’s basically just an app you have to open to check the time…which is..er…dumb since the time is already showing on every phone screen.

Update: ok so I don’t know what happened but after a day or so, I now see the widget options pop up and it is awesome. It is exactly what it says it is…a neat clock widget with plenty of options! I dig it!

Developer Response ,

That seems to be a problem that crops up occasionally on some devices, but don’t worry, the widgets will appear in the gallery after the system has refreshed it. In fact, by the time this reply even gets to you I’m sure it’s already OK.

Here’s a few tricks to try to force a refresh immediately though:
1. Make sure you’ve launched the app at least once then check the widget gallery again, or
2. Delete and reinstall the app, or
3. Restart your device

Hope this helps. Please also consider updating your rating after the widgets appear, I would really appreciate it. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the clocks.

Update: Glad they appeared eventually and thanks a lot for updating your review 🤩

Best Clock Widget App By Far!

This is one of the best clock apps in the store. Certainly the best for widgets. The only reason that it gets four stars is because the extensive widget options aren’t also available for the in-app nightstand/desk clock. As far as I can tell, just the flip clock is available in-app.

Some more requests:

Please make the date/time format customizable in app and/or by widget rather than fixed to the system setting. I’d really like to mix and match and make custom clocks that start with Monday instead of Sunday, or use French day abbreviations, or display d/m/y.

Nice widgets

Lots of fun options for widgets with some surprisingly polished UI. I’m especially a fan of the metro widget — lovely color palette and design.

Will be keeping an eye out for more widgets in future updates!

A few feature requests (specifically for widgets):

1) More city options, or clearer text explaining the list. With some of the widgets it seems possible to select a nearby city then set a custom alt text with your actual city. This took me a moment to figure out, because my city wasn’t in the list. Strictly speaking the supported list of cities seem to be a standardized list of cities for specific time zones (which makes sense) but it’s not described that way.

2) Additional customizability for each widget style. For example, letting users pick between color palettes (including OLED pure black).

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for your positive review 😍

I’ll take your suggestions on board for future updates!

As for the color palette, do you mean having a palette available when editing an individual widget? Unfortunately that’s not possible (I actually wanted to do that but Apple do not make it possible — that’s also why the color palettes are available for widgets in the app settings, so at least all the colors are available there).