To vs TickDown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. TickDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. To asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | To | TickDown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (189 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 189 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wenjun Zhao | Nusaif Valappil |
Customer experience
To
TickDown
In-app purchases
To
No in-app purchases
TickDown
- TickDown Premium$4.99









