Ticked 2 vs Penlight.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticked 2
Create and manage simple checklists with ease. Quickly add items to your lists and sync them with others using iCloud for seamless sharing and collaboration.
- Create checklists
- Add items quickly
- Sync lists with iCloud
- Share lists with others
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I like checklists. Plain, simple checklists. And I couldn't find a nice, polished app that did as LITTLE as I wanted: • Create and add to lists as quickly as I can type. • Sync and share lists with others using iCloud. So I made Ticked. And that's all it does.
Penlight.
This app provides a digital penlight with adjustable brightness and a built-in ruler for quick measurements. It also features color inversion for different examination needs and easy calibration using a credit card.
- Adjustable digital penlight brightness
- Credit card calibration for accuracy
- Color inversion for light/dark modes
- Metric and imperial ruler
- Educational examination tool
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Key Features: - Digital Penlight: Adjustable brightness slider for precise illumination - Easy Calibration: Quickly calibrate with a credit card to for accurate measurements - Color Inversion: Easily switch between light and dark modes for different examination needs - Ruler: Metric and imperial ruler for quick measurements Disclaimer: This app is intended for educational purposes only. It is not to be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penlight. at 5.0 against Ticked 2's 4.4. Penlight. also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Ticked 2's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Ticked 2 costs $0.99 and Penlight. $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Penlight. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ticked 2 has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ticked 2 ships an update fortnightly, Penlight. daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ticked 2 | Penlight. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Clay | My Call Bag LLC |
Customer experience
Ticked 2
Penlight.
In-app purchases
Ticked 2
No in-app purchases
Penlight.
No in-app purchases
