Comparison

GridSmith vs Terminal Tock

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

Head to head
About

GridSmith

Features
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FREE APP NO ADS NO PAYWALL Use all the features provided to you to make unique and personal designs that will make your puzzles shine. Keep an eye on the statistics data, always available at a glance. Keep all your creations at the same place, on all your devices. You can't ever loose them even if you uninstall the app or upgrade your hardware, thanks to iCloud synchronization. Stay tuned for more features because word filling and sharing will come soon! Help us improve the app by commenting down below what's the feature you want to see next.

About

Terminal Tock

Features
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Remember those gorgeous clocks at the airport? The ones with the mechanical digits that flip down with a satisfying clack? Yeah, we turned that into an app. You're welcome. Meet Tock โ€” a split-flap clock for your iPhone and iPad that's so beautiful you'll check the time just to watch it move. The real deal. Every digit flips with physics-driven animation โ€” gravity pull, overshoot, bounce, settle. We didn't just animate a number change. We simulated the whole mechanical dance. The colon pulses. The digits cascade on launch. World clocks that actually look good. Add cities from anywhere on Earth and watch their times tick in perfect split-flap sync. New York, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Auckland โ€” wherever your people are, Tock keeps you connected without looking like a spreadsheet. Weather, because why not. Each city shows current temperature and conditions with minimal weather icons. Powered by Open-Meteo โ€” no API key, no account, no nonsense. It just works. Home screen widgets. Small widget shows the time. Medium widget shows the time with seconds, city name, and AM/PM. Both look like tiny split-flap boards on your home screen. Finally, a widget that sparks joy. Customize everything. Toggle seconds on or off. Switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius. Add any city, remove any city. It's your clock โ€” we just made it pretty. The highlights: Stunning split-flap animation with real physics Power-on cascade effect on launch 12-hour format with AM/PM Multiple world clocks with live weather Home screen widgets (small & medium) Add any city and timezone Fahrenheit or Celsius toggle Seconds display toggle Dark, premium aesthetic No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. Privacy-first. Always. Tock runs entirely on your device. The only network requests are to Open-Meteo's free weather API โ€” no accounts, no tracking, no analytics. We don't collect your data because we genuinely don't care what time zone you're stalking. Stop checking the time on a boring digital clock. Let Tock make it an experience.

Screenshots

GridSmith4 screens
Terminal Tock4 screens

Verdict

The call

GridSmith and Terminal Tock are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GridSmith versus Terminal Tock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridSmithTerminal Tock
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGingko LabDARREN,PAUL BRELESKY

In-app purchases

None

GridSmith

No in-app purchases

None

Terminal Tock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridSmith free?
GridSmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Terminal Tock free?
Terminal Tock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridSmith or Terminal Tock have ads?
Neither GridSmith nor Terminal Tock shows ads.

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