Comparison

Pre vs TockTock Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pre

Features
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This is a timer that you can register some frequently used times in advance. It will notify you of the time with sound and vibration. In silent mode, it will only vibrate.

About

TockTock Timer

Features
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TockTock is a paired iPhone and Apple Watch timer designed around one annoyance: the built-in watchOS Timer app makes you scroll past durations you never use to reach the ones you reach for daily. TockTock fixes that. Your most-tapped presets float to the top of the list automatically. Ties broken by recency, so the timer you want is always under your thumb — no setup, no fiddling, no rearranging by hand. FEATURES • Six sensible defaults (5, 10, 15, 25, 30, 45 min) — edit, delete or add your own from either device • Tap a preset on iPhone or Apple Watch to start an instant countdown • Progress ring with monospaced time, plus Pause and Resume • Haptic feedback on the watch when a timer finishes • System chime and local notification on iPhone, so a backgrounded timer still pings you • Restart in one tap when the timer hits zero • Long-press on iPhone to edit or delete; swipe to delete; add custom durations down to one second ON THE WATCH The watch app is the heart of TockTock. Your top picks bubble up automatically so the timers you reach for daily are always above the fold. Add a custom duration right from your wrist — no need to pull out your phone. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No accounts. No sign-in. • No ads. No tracking. No analytics. • No network calls — TockTock works fully offline. • Your presets and usage counts live in UserDefaults on your devices and never leave them. REQUIRES iOS 17.0 or later. watchOS 10.0 or later. The iPhone app is the companion; the watch app is the focus. Built to scratch one itch — quiet, fast, and offline.

Screenshots

Pre3 screens
TockTock Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TockTock Timer at none against Pre's shown. TockTock Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). Pre's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pre ships an update every 7 months, TockTock Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Pre versus TockTock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreTockTock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHINICHI OKAMOTOZhengxi Zhou

In-app purchases

None

Pre

No in-app purchases

None

TockTock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pre free?
Pre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TockTock Timer free?
TockTock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pre or TockTock Timer have ads?
Pre shows ads; TockTock Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Pre or TockTock Timer?
Pre ships an update every 7 months, and TockTock Timer weekly. Most recently, Pre was updated on October 27, 2026 and TockTock Timer on October 22, 2026.

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