Comparison

TiCL vs HSJ

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

Head to head
About

TiCL

Create and enjoy interactive trails, safaris, and treasure hunts. Discover local points of interest with proximity-based information and simple navigation. Ideal for event organizers and individuals wanting to create engaging local experiences.

Highlights
  • Create interactive trails and safaris
  • Discover local points of interest
  • Proximity-based information display
  • Simple navigation with 'Direct Me' compass
  • Link locations and add custom text
  • Access-friendly information options
Features
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TiCL allows a user to both CREATE and ENJOY: • imaginative and fun 'trails', 'safaris' and 'treasure hunts' • accessible information at points of interest, 'destination' information and simplified event navigation -'geo-caching' opportunities 'find me' games and much more! ...so if you're an event organiser, destination manager, town centre manager, festival organiser or just want to organise an exciting and different game or party activity in your area - you'll want to have TiCL up your sleeve! If you open the App and there's nothing near you then you'll want to: CREATE TiCL has everything you need to 'Pimp a Place'! TiCL creates the means for you to navigate people around and inform them about points of interest. TiCL allows the user to link different locations or points of interest in their environment to create a 'trail' or 'safari'. The theme of the trail is up to you! We've featured sculpture trails, open art houses, restaurant safaris, exhibitors, stallholders, forest gardens..... Helping people navigate around a small area can be difficult TiCL creates an effective, simple to use and fun solution - an arrow! The App allows the presentation of points of interest as small, easily updatable pieces of text -"TiCL's" - coupled with links chosen by the user. This means even complex informative trails can be created and kept updated very quickly and easily. It also means you can tailor the information you provide to suit your intended users' abilities making TiCL an access friendly App. e.g. if you want to provide information to the partially sighted you might chose links to documents with larger typefaces or audiofiles. ENJOY TiCL helps you find out about your immediate environment and helps you navigate between 'points of interest' there. TiCL presents, we believe, the simplest possible way of finding information about the point you're at, you just open the App! No searching, no navigating, no key strokes, no QR codes! TiCL orders its information based purely by its proximity to you - so if you're there you see it at the top of the list (and if you're close to it you will see it and the App will direct you to it). TiCL provides an ingenious, simple and fun mechanism for directing you to and between different locations. Maps and traditional 'routing' methods don't suit all users especially in smaller areas. Not only does TiCL show the locations on a map (suitable for large areas) its 'Direct Me' compass feature simply points straight to a location and gives a distance to it - ideal for smaller or more complex areas and places where other Maps are just a grey or green square You can create TiCLs from your smartphone for FREE in just a few seconds and if you like what you've created the App creates the means for you to keep them available for everyone to use for as long as you want. There's lots more to say about TiCL and lots more it can do for you - but you don't want to read about it .... as it is with where you're at right now, so it is with TiCL, don't just sit there - join in! And you’ll find the TiCL team ready to assist and support you via email on contact@ticl.me. Experience it, share it - TiCL it!

About

HSJ

Access award-winning healthcare news, analysis, and best practices on the go. Stay updated with breaking news alerts and explore content from NHS organizations. Save, search, and share stories easily.

Highlights
  • Award-winning news and analysis
  • HSJ Local content
  • Best practice insights
  • Personalized breaking news alerts
  • Search, save, and share stories
Features
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Introducing HSJ’s new app for iPad and iPhone. Health Service Journal – the title for healthcare leaders – has created a brand new app so subscribers can access its award-winning news, comment and best practice where and when they want. HSJ, the 2014 PPA magazine of the year, offers unrivalled analysis of the UK health service. With the new app readers can: • Access award-winning news and analysis as it happens, wherever you are • Read the latest from every NHS organisation in HSJ Local • Get up-to-date best practice from our Commissioning, Leadership and Innovation and Efficiency channels • Sign up for notifications so you get personalised breaking news alerts • Search, save and share stories Terms and conditions: https://www.hsj.co.uk/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://wilmingtonhealthcare.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

TiCL4 screens
HSJ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HSJ at 4.0 against TiCL's 1.0. HSJ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). TiCL's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. TiCL sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. HSJ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HSJ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of TiCL's written reviews are positive against 44% of HSJ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TiCL ships an update every 4 months, HSJ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TiCL versus HSJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiCLHSJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTiCL Media LimitedHSJ INFORMATION LTD

Customer experience

TiCL

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%

HSJ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TiCL

One-time6
  • Token_Pack_001.$1.99
  • Token_Pack_005.$9.99
  • Token_Pack_010.$14.99
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  • Token_Pack_025.$29.99
  • Token_Pack_050.$59.99
  • Token_Pack_084.$99.99
None

HSJ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TiCL free?
TiCL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HSJ free?
HSJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TiCL or HSJ?
HSJ is rated higher. TiCL averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HSJ averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TiCL or HSJ have ads?
Neither TiCL nor HSJ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TiCL or HSJ?
TiCL ships an update every 4 months, and HSJ every 5 months. Most recently, TiCL was updated on October 5, 2026 and HSJ on October 12, 2026.

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