Chime Squirrel vs TickStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chime Squirrel
This app helps you stay productive by setting customizable recurring chimes for repetitive tasks, exercise routines, or study sessions. It runs in the background, providing timely audio reminders without requiring manual dismissal. Optimize your daily workflow with flexible interval settings and a user-friendly interface.
- Variable interval chimes
- Quick chime setup
- Multiple chime sounds
- Light and dark themes
- Runs in the background
- Repeating interval sequences
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Chime Squirrel is a flexible interval timer and chime app. Set up repeating chimes at any interval, run multiple chimes simultaneously, and stay on track without checking your phone. Whether you're timing meditation sessions, workout intervals, work sprints, pomodoro timer, or any repeating activity, Chime Squirrel keeps the screen active and sounds your chime right on schedule. FEATURES • Quick Chime — set up and start a simple interval chime in seconds • Interval Chimes — create and save custom chime sequences with multiple intervals • Multiple themes — choose from several color themes to match your style • Screen stays on — no need to unlock your phone between chimes • iPad support — works on iPhone and iPad with a shared layout Upgrade to Pro to unlock additional interval chimes beyond the free limit.
TickStack
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Life has a lot of timers. Now they all have a home. TickStack lets you create, organize, and run multiple timers at once — for cooking, working out, laundry, deep focus, plants, and everything in between. One app for every countdown in your day. - Run everything at once Start your pasta timer, your laundry timer, and your focus block simultaneously. TickStack keeps them all running in the background and notifies you the moment each one finishes. - Built-in library of ready-to-use timers Don't want to set it up from scratch? Browse pre-made timers for boiling eggs, brewing coffee, power naps, stretch breaks, watering plants, rest sets, and dozens more. Add any to your home screen in one tap. - Organized by category Cooking. Fitness. Work. Home. Plants. Hobbies. Life. Every timer lives where it makes sense, so your egg timer and your HIIT rest timer don't end up in the same pile. - Always visible with home screen widgets Glance at your active timers without opening the app. TickStack widgets keep your countdowns front and center right on your home screen. - Pick your sound Choose from five distinct notification tones — Two Bells, Bell & Drop, Doorbell, Kalimba, or Kitchen Bell — so you know exactly which timer finished just by the sound. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chime Squirrel at 16.2 against TickStack's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Chime Squirrel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TickStack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chime Squirrel | TickStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (94 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luke Ryan, LLC | RevelRain |
Bugs and requests
Chime Squirrel
Reported bugs
8 issues- App stops working when in background
- Interval data lost after update
- Timer resets to start when app is not on screen
- App behaves erratically
- Edit page does not change settings
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- App freezes and hangs up
- Notifications announce chime finish instead of start
- Chiming constantly and getting multiple alerts after setup attempt
Requested features
11 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Ability to set different intervals within a timer
- Siri integration for speaking chime titles
- Option to have notifications announce chime start instead of finish
- More subtle and longer chime sounds (like a gong)
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- Custom ringtones
- Schedule timers for specific days/times (e.g., Mo-Fr 8-17h)
- Ability to save multiple timer configurations
- Ability to set timers to keep chiming until reset
- More sound options beyond basic chimes/beeps
- Ability to start timers automatically in the morning
TickStack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chime Squirrel
- Upgrade To Pro$3.99
TickStack
- TickStack Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- TickStack Lifetime PRO$12.99









