Comparison

PickLottery 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

PickLottery

Features
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Experience random selection with PickLottery. Choose from predefined lists or create your own lotteries. Adjust weights, avoid repetition, and embrace the excitement of chance.

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

PickLottery4 screens
TockTock Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TockTock Timer at weekly against PickLottery's every 4 weeks. TockTock Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

PickLottery ships an update every 4 weeks, TockTock Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PickLottery versus TockTock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickLotteryTockTock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo Motta de OliveiraZhengxi Zhou

In-app purchases

None

PickLottery

No in-app purchases

None

TockTock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PickLottery free?
PickLottery 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 PickLottery or TockTock Timer have ads?
Neither PickLottery nor TockTock Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PickLottery or TockTock Timer?
PickLottery ships an update every 4 weeks, and TockTock Timer weekly. Most recently, PickLottery was updated on October 27, 2026 and TockTock Timer on October 22, 2026.

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