Comparison

LifeTicker vs Herzfunken

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

Head to head
About

LifeTicker

This app helps you visualize and share exciting upcoming events, from major milestones to personal joys. It offers customizable countdowns with photos, music, and location, and allows shared experiences with friends and family. Beautiful widgets keep your important dates visible on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdowns
  • Shared event countdowns
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event customization with photos/music
  • Calendar event import
  • 200+ templates
Features
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Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen. A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed. LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day. Just describe it New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same. Count down together Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple. Make it your event Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo. And the rest • Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event. • Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date. • A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened. • Import events from your calendar, with a preview. • Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

About

Herzfunken

Features
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Die Herzfunken App ist dein smarter Gießpulver-Mengenrechner und deine persönliche digitale Formen-Bibliothek in einem. Berechne die perfekten Mengen für deine Gießprojekte in Sekundenschnelle und speichere deine individuellen Formen, Mischverhältnisse und Notizen dauerhaft direkt auf deinem Gerät ab. Egal welches Gießpulver du nutzt, hol das Maximum aus deinem Hobby heraus und gieße perfekte Formen! DEINE FUNKTIONEN: DEINE FORMEN-BIBLIOTHEK: Speichere deine Lieblingsformen direkt in der App. Füge eigene Fotos (über Kamera oder Galerie), Notizen und Kategorien hinzu, um nie wieder den Überblick zu verlieren. PRÄZISER MENGEN-RECHNER: Gib einfach die Wasser-Füllmenge deiner Form und dein gewünschtes Mischverhältnis (z. B. 1:3) ein. Die App zeigt dir sofort auf das Gramm genau an, wie viel Gießpulver und Flüssigkeit (Wasser oder Funkenflow) du anmischen musst. ZERO WASTE-MODUS: Du hast noch Funkenflow übrig? Kein Problem! Gib einfach das Gewicht deines verbliebenen Funkenflows ein und die App sagt dir exakt, wie viel Gießpulver du noch hinzufügen musst, um das Material restlos aufzubrauchen. PROFI-TIPP INTEGRIERT: Du gießt mit Funkenflow statt Wasser? Auf Wunsch berechnet die App automatisch den bewährten Funkenflow-Zusatz (+3g extra pro 100g Gießpulver) direkt on top in die Gesamtmenge mit ein. TEILEN MIT FREUNDEN: Exportiere deine individuellen Mengenangaben inklusive Foto mit nur einem Klick, um sie mit der Bastel-Community zu teilen. DATENSICHERUNG: Da alles rein lokal gespeichert wird, kannst du jederzeit ganz einfach Backups deiner persönlichen Formen-Bibliothek erstellen und sichern. Hol das Maximum aus deinem Hobby heraus, vermeide unnötigen Abfall und gieße perfekte Formen mit Herzfunken! DEINE DATEN GEHÖREN DIR: Alle Berechnungen und Formen werden zu 100 % lokal auf deinem Gerät gespeichert. Kein Cloud-Zwang, keine Registrierung, keine Account-Erstellung, einfach App öffnen und sofort komplett offline loslegen! Premium-Upgrade (Herzfunken Pro): Schalte die Speichergrenze frei und speichere unbegrenzt viele Formen in deiner Bibliothek ab. Wähle flexibel zwischen einem Monats- oder Jahresabo (jederzeit kündbar). Nutzungsbedingungen (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LifeTicker4 screens
Herzfunken4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Herzfunken at daily against LifeTicker's weekly. Herzfunken also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LifeTicker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Herzfunken sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeTicker ships an update weekly, Herzfunken daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LifeTicker versus Herzfunken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeTickerHerzfunken
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size519 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph BodynekRamona Franke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99
2 purchases

Herzfunken

Subscriptions2
  • Herzfunken Pro (Monatlich)$0.991 Month
  • Herzfunken Pro (Jährlich)$8.991 Year

Questions

Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herzfunken free?
Herzfunken is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeTicker or Herzfunken have ads?
Neither LifeTicker nor Herzfunken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeTicker or Herzfunken?
LifeTicker ships an update weekly, and Herzfunken daily. Most recently, LifeTicker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Herzfunken on October 24, 2026.

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