Comparison

PureClock vs TickClock

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

Head to head
About

PureClock

Enhance your desktop with a variety of transparent clock widgets and a unique page-turning timer. This app offers creative designs and visual experiences to help you manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Transparent clock widgets
  • Page-turning tomato clock
  • Dozens of clock styles
  • Creative animation effects
  • Bedside clock mode
  • Minimalist and analog designs
Features
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This is an extremely pure clock application, which makes your desktop time more warm and helps you better manage your time in your work life. Features: dozens of transparent small components, creative animation travel time design, simple and elegant quiet full screen clock 【ios transparent widget】 Clock widget is the main feature of this application, including minimalist clock, pseudo clock, analog clock, dynamic clock, mechanical clock, creative clock and other rich styles; Each design is highly creative, exquisite and beautiful, supports transparent display, makes your mobile desktop more dynamic and excellent, and makes every time you watch time a fun enjoyment. 【page turning style tomato clock】 Simple and easy to use, dedicated artifact. Compared with the monotonous digital tomato clock, the page turning clock has a more beautiful style and increases concentration. 【main functions】 ——Turn the page tomato clock, beautiful turn the page, full of the sense of time flow, help you focus on current matters and better manage and plan time ——Rich clock styles. At present, there are 9 exquisite clocks, including page turning clock, digital clock, minimalist clock, analog clock, mechanical watch clock, dynamic clock, creative clock, text clock, etc ——Each clock supports adding small components, original animation effect and amazing visual experience ——Support transparent widgets to create a transparent and flowing desktop effect ——Bedside clock mode, which is always bright after opening and placed on the desktop, which is comparable to the feeling of real desktop clock ——More functions waiting for you to experience

About

TickClock

Enhance your desktop with a customizable digital clock featuring various themes and adjustable display options. Includes a Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock themes
  • Adjustable display size
  • Show/hide seconds
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Portrait/landscape switch
  • Pomodoro timer
Features
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TickClock is an exquisite desktop digital clock with a variety of beautiful clock themes and exquisite stickers. Features: - display time - Pomodoro - Support show and hide seconds - 12/24 hours arbitrary switching - Switch between portrait and landscape at will - Expand/shrink to any size - Adjust background brightnessFeatures: - display time - Support show and hide seconds - 12/24 hours arbitrary switching - Switch between portrait and landscape at will - Expand/shrink to any size - Adjust background brightness Subscription Description: • After becoming a Clock Member, you can unlock all paid features and receive future free updates. • After confirming the purchase and payment, your iTunes account will be automatically renewed. The Apple iTunes account will charge within 24 hours before expiration, and upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one billing cycle. To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the auto-renewal function at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, it will automatically activate the subscription and charge at the end of the trial period. Unused trial time will automatically expire after purchasing the subscription. This service is at your discretion to cancel; if you choose not to cancel, the next billing cycle will be automatically renewed. Terms of Use: https://www.yuque.com/dev-robin/lgehdk/pf4ggu645p6a5wi8?singleDoc Privacy Policy: https://www.yuque.com/docs/share/90ccaeb2-61fe-4cb8-8d63-c162a2f8dd05

Screenshots

PureClock4 screens
TickClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TickClock at none against PureClock's shown. TickClock also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 78%). PureClock's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PureClock sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and TickClock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PureClock against 4.6 for TickClock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PureClock has 44 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of PureClock's written reviews are positive against 91% of TickClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PureClock versus TickClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureClockTickClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩龙 郭亭 邓

Customer experience

PureClock

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

TickClock

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PureClock

One-time7
  • 购买巧匠时钟小组件Free
  • 购买Sunshine时钟小组件Free
  • 购买原点时钟小组件Free
Show 4 more
  • 购买探险者时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买Emoji时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买麦克128k时钟小组件$0.99
  • Upgrade to PureClock PRO$4.99
3 purchases

TickClock

Subscriptions2
  • Mounthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$12.99

Questions

Is PureClock free?
PureClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickClock free?
TickClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PureClock or TickClock?
PureClock is rated higher. PureClock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while TickClock averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do PureClock or TickClock have ads?
PureClock shows ads; TickClock does not.
Which is updated more often, PureClock or TickClock?
PureClock ships an update fortnightly, and TickClock fortnightly. Most recently, PureClock was updated on September 26, 2026 and TickClock on October 7, 2026.

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