Comparison

To vs TickDown

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

Head to head
About

To

Manage upcoming events and tasks with a simple to-do list and day counter. Plan ahead with reminders, track remaining days, and share event posters. Perfect for organizing weddings, exams, trips, and parties.

Highlights
  • Create upcoming events and anniversaries
  • Add tasks for each event
  • Count down remaining days
  • Set reminders for important dates
  • Share event posters
  • Archive completed events
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To:Day is an event based task manager. A simple to-do list and day counter that lets you manage and plan your important upcoming events. -------------------------------------------- Have you ever stressed out about preparing for a big event in your life? Thinking the date is so far away but it’s actually much closer? Have a million things to do but find it difficult to prepare? To:Day is here to help: • Simply create upcoming events or anniversaries. • Add all the tasks you need to complete before the big day arrives. • Count the remaining days in your events and tasks so you can plan ahead. • Set reminders so you'll never miss an important day. • "Star" important tasks to make sure you are on top of them. Better yet: • Share an event poster with your friends and family! • Never forget an anniversary again. (Impress your love one by knowing exactly how many days until the big day) • Simple and elegant design you can actually understand. • Latest iOS 9 support for 3D touch. (Add new event from home screen, peek and pop open tasks) • Quickly glance at all your upcoming events in Notification Center. • Beautiful wallpapers to help you kickstart your events. You can add your own photos too! • Check off list items with a simple swipe (swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete). • Archive old events. Move from your bucket list to done list. Always be ready for upcoming weddings, big exams, adventure trips, or holiday parties. Have any feedback? Please feel free to send your thoughts to gettodayapp@gmail.com

About

TickDown

Organize your life by combining countdowns to important events with a clear task list. View your deadlines, birthdays, and to-dos all in one place, with customizable visuals and reminders. The core app works offline, and optional premium features unlock advanced widgets and backups.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable event backgrounds
  • Subtasks with progress tracking
  • Integrated calendar view
  • Event and task reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets (Premium)
  • Encrypted on-device backups
Features
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TickDown puts the moments you're counting toward and the work in front of you on the same screen. Birthdays, trips, deadlines and launches count down to the second on beautiful cards. Your tasks sit beside them, with subtasks, priorities and progress visible at a glance. COUNTDOWNS THAT FEEL PERSONAL • Live countdowns to the second — days, hours and minutes • Use your own photos or built-in artwork for every event • Reposition photos so the important part is always visible • Categories and colors to organize birthdays, work and travel • Repeating events for anniversaries and annual occasions A CALM, POWERFUL TASK LIST • Subtasks with progress that rolls up to the parent task • Priorities, due dates and individual task reminders • Repeating tasks automatically roll forward when completed • Auto-archive completed tasks and automatically delete old archives • Keep an archive of everything you've finished WIDGETS YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE — PREMIUM • Home Screen and Lock Screen countdown widgets • Tasks widget showing what's due today • Tap a task directly from the widget to mark it complete • Small, medium, large and Smart Stack sizes • Use your own photo as a widget background SIRI & CONTROL CENTER • "Add a task in TickDown" — create tasks hands-free • "What's due today in TickDown" — hear your tasks without opening the app • Add TickDown controls to Control Center for quick task creation ONE CALENDAR FOR EVERYTHING • See countdowns, tasks and device calendar events together • Month and agenda views • Choose your preferred start day of the week • Calendar access is optional and read-only REMINDERS THAT FIT YOUR DAY • Event and task reminders • Choose your preferred alert sounds • Daily and weekly summaries at a time you choose • 12- or 24-hour time formats based on your region BACKUP YOU CONTROL • Export an encrypted .tickdown backup using AES-256-GCM encryption • Back up to your own iCloud Drive whenever you want • Automatic daily iCloud backup with Premium • Restore on a new iPhone or iPad from iCloud or a saved file • Restoring is always free — your data is never locked behind a purchase PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in required • No servers • Your countdowns, tasks, notes and photos stay on your device • The core app works entirely offline TICKDOWN PREMIUM One purchase. No subscription. • Removes all ads • Unlocks Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Unlimited photo backgrounds — the built-in artwork is free for everyone • Automatic daily iCloud backup • Supports independent development TickDown is free and ad-supported. Premium is optional and permanent. Privacy Policy: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/privacy-policy.html Support: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/

Screenshots

To4 screens
TickDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TickDown at 5.0 against To's 4.4. TickDown also leads on device support. To's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (189 vs 1). On price 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. TickDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. To asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TickDown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To has 189 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
To versus TickDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToTickDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (189 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings189 — better1
Update frequency—Every 4 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWenjun ZhaoNusaif Valappil

Customer experience

To

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%

TickDown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

To

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TickDown

One-time1
  • TickDown Premium$4.99

Questions

Is To free?
To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TickDown free?
TickDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, To or TickDown?
TickDown is rated higher. To averages 4.4 out of 5 from 189 ratings, while TickDown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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