Comparison

PX Clock vs TickClock

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

Head to head
About

PX Clock

A minimalist clock application offering customizable watch faces and desktop widgets. It includes multiple time tools like timers, countdowns, reminders, and a focus timer, all designed to enhance your study, work, and learning experience.

Highlights
  • 17 colorful watch face themes
  • Desktop widgets
  • Count-up timer
  • Countdown timer
  • Reminders
  • Focus timer
Features
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PX Clock is a lightweight clock app that displays time in a simple way, accompanying you through study, work, and learning. - 17 colorful watch face themes, with more to come. - Rich widgets to beautify your desktop and create a personalized desktop. - Multiple time tools with the same themes as the watch faces, supporting count-up, countdown, reminders, and focus timer.

About

TickClock

Enhance your desktop with a customizable digital clock. Choose from various themes, adjust display options like seconds and time format, and resize it to fit your screen. Includes a Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock themes
  • Show/hide seconds
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Portrait/landscape switch
  • Adjustable size
  • 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

PX Clock4 screens
TickClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PX Clock at 5.0 against TickClock's 4.6. PX Clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). TickClock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PX Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

PX Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TickClock has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PX Clock's written reviews are positive against 88% of TickClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PX Clock ships an update every 2 months, TickClock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PX Clock versus TickClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPX ClockTickClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.5% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓伟 庄亭 邓

Customer experience

PX Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TickClock

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PX Clock

One-time1
  • XClock Permanent Premium$3.99
3 purchases

TickClock

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

Questions

Is PX Clock free?
PX Clock 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, PX Clock or TickClock?
PX Clock is rated higher. PX Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TickClock averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do PX Clock or TickClock have ads?
Neither PX Clock nor TickClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PX Clock or TickClock?
PX Clock ships an update every 2 months, and TickClock every 2 weeks. Most recently, PX Clock was updated on November 11, 2026 and TickClock on November 12, 2026.

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