Comparison

RESPIRE vs TickDone

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

Head to head
About

RESPIRE

This app transforms your device into a full-screen flip clock, offering a calm workspace for focus sessions, countdown timers, and reading. It provides ambient sounds and analytics to help you manage your time effectively and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • Full-screen flip clock display
  • Focus sessions with work/break rhythm
  • Countdown timers for tasks
  • Deepwork blocks for uninterrupted work
  • Reading time tracking
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Home Screen widgets
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Make time visible, calm, and easier to act on. RESPIRE:FlipClock is a quiet workspace for desk time, focus sessions, countdown timing, deep work, reading records, ambient sound, and simple time review. It is made for people who want a clean flip clock, a study timer, and a calmer way to stay with work that matters. Use RESPIRE to: - turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen flip clock for a desk, nightstand, or study setup - add Small, Medium, and Large Home Screen widgets so time stays visible without opening the app - start Focus sessions with a clear work and break rhythm - run Countdown timers for short tasks, practice rounds, breaks, and repeated sessions - use Deepwork blocks for longer stretches of uninterrupted work - track reading time, books, and reading locations - review today, week, and month across focus, countdown, deep work, and reading - play white noise and ambient sounds while you work, study, read, or wind down - choose clock styles and show seconds, date, weekday, and time units Free includes the home flip clock, Focus, Read, basic analytics, one book, and the first five sounds. Premium unlocks Deepwork, more book slots, more ambient sounds, more clock styles, and advanced analytics. No ads. No clutter. Just a calmer way to see time, focus, and read. Automatic subscription information Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms: https://privacy.amiao.studio/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://privacy.amiao.studio

About

TickDone

Features
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TickDone is a goal management software that integrates goal setting, task reminder, and timing statistics. It can help you: * Set goals, establish deadlines, and plan daily time investments. * Break down goals, refining them into specific daily tasks. * Time tasks, tracking the daily execution time for each task. * Analyze and compare the planned time investment with the actual execution time for adjustments and reflection. There are already many time management apps, each with unique features. In my understanding, each app conveys the designer's perspective on time management, and TickDone is no exception. I hope for an app that can break down goals into specific daily tasks, where tasks can have countdowns to aid focus and recording. The recording results can then be compared with the planned time investment to form a self-management loop. TickDone is such an app, embodying my understanding of the elements needed for achieving goals, striving for a simple design to help users focus on the tasks of each day. Rather than just being an app, it's my understanding of time management, and I hope you will like it too. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RESPIRE4 screens
TickDone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RESPIRE at every 5 days against TickDone's every 3 weeks. RESPIRE also leads on device support (3 vs 1). TickDone's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. RESPIRE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TickDone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RESPIRE ships an update every 5 days, TickDone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RESPIRE versus TickDone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRESPIRETickDone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppactively Inc兆年 张

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RESPIRE

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly-half-price-offer$4.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

TickDone

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is RESPIRE free?
RESPIRE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickDone free?
TickDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RESPIRE or TickDone have ads?
Neither RESPIRE nor TickDone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RESPIRE or TickDone?
RESPIRE ships an update every 5 days, and TickDone every 3 weeks. Most recently, RESPIRE was updated on November 4, 2026 and TickDone on October 30, 2026.

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