Comparison

Ticky vs Campfire

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

Head to head
About

Ticky

Capture tasks as they arise and never miss a deadline. Organize your to-dos with color labels and sort them by date or color for efficient management.

Highlights
  • Capture to-dos instantly
  • Never forget deadlines
  • Organize with color labels
  • Sort tasks by date
  • Sort tasks by color
Features
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Ticky helps you stay organized the whole day: - Write down your To-Dos any time they pop up in your head - Never forget deadlines to stay always on schedule - Add color labels to find your To-Dos easily - Sort your tasks by date or color label

About

Campfire

This app provides a minimalist 30-minute focus timer designed to help you stay present during work or study sessions. It continues timing even when your phone is locked, but ends if you exit the application. Support its development through optional in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Minimalist 30-minute timer
  • Focus sessions continue when phone is locked
  • Session ends if app is exited
  • No ads, accounts, tracking, or data collection
  • Optional in-app purchases for development support
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Campfire is a simple 30-minute focus timer. It is intentionally designed to keep you present. The session continues while your phone is locked, but ends if you leave the app. Tap to light a campfire. Stay with the app or lock your screen. You'll hear a bell when the fire goes out and the session ends. We don’t track you. That’s our Privacy Policy in a nutshell. - No ads - No accounts - No tracking - No data collected - No third-party analytics - Data stays on device If Campfire feels useful, you can choose to support its continued development. If not, that’s perfectly okay too. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ticky4 screens
Campfire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ticky at none against Campfire's 5. Ticky also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Campfire's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Campfire sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ticky against 5.0 for Campfire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticky ships an update weekly, Campfire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Ticky versus Campfire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickyCampfire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeavingStoneSaumya Karan

In-app purchases

None

Ticky

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Campfire

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly (basic)$0.991 Month
  • Monthly (extra)$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • One-time support (small)$1.99
  • One-time support (medium)$4.99
  • One-time support (large)$9.99

Questions

Is Ticky free?
Ticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Campfire free?
Campfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ticky or Campfire?
Ticky and Campfire are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Ticky or Campfire have ads?
Neither Ticky nor Campfire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticky or Campfire?
Ticky ships an update weekly, and Campfire every 2 days. Most recently, Ticky was updated on October 15, 2026 and Campfire on October 22, 2026.

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