Comparison

Lily pad vs Ticklr

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

Head to head
About

Lily pad

This app offers a gentle approach to time management, reducing stress during daily tasks like meal prep or getting ready. It aids in building routines, overcoming procrastination, and achieving a better activity balance.

Highlights
  • Manually adjust visual timer
  • Create multiple timers
  • Distraction-free time tracking
  • Build routines
  • Reduce stress with time management
Features
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Enjoy a gentle time awareness by having our visual timer as an aid. We created this app to have less stress during activities that require time management. Like preparing to go outside or making a meal. It also helps to build up routines, to get started with things one postpones, or get a better balance between activities. Features: - Manually adjust your visual timer - Create multiple timers - Keep track of the time, free from distraction

About

Ticklr

Features
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Your people matter. Stay in touch on your terms. Ticklr is a privacy-first contact network manager that helps you maintain meaningful relationships — without algorithms, social feeds, or a cloud account. Everything lives on your device. Set recurring reminders to reach out. Call your dad every Sunday. Check in with a colleague every quarter. Ticklr quietly notifies you when it's time, then schedules the next reminder automatically. FEATURES — Tickle calendar: set daily, weekly, monthly, or custom recurring reminders per contact — Import contacts from your iPhone or LinkedIn CSV export — Organize into groups: Family, Work, Board, Friends — any label you want — Compose SMS and MMS to multiple contacts at once using saved message templates — 100% on-device: no account, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Ticklr has no servers and collects no data. Your contacts, reminders, and messages are stored exclusively in your device's secure local database. We have no way to see your data — because we never receive it.

Screenshots

Lily pad4 screens
Ticklr4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lily pad and Ticklr are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lily pad versus Ticklr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLily padTicklr
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreek LeverVincent Stoessel

In-app purchases

None

Lily pad

No in-app purchases

None

Ticklr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lily pad free?
Lily pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ticklr free?
Ticklr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lily pad or Ticklr have ads?
Neither Lily pad nor Ticklr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lily pad or Ticklr?
Lily pad ships an update every 6 days, and Ticklr every 6 days. Most recently, Lily pad was updated on September 28, 2026 and Ticklr on October 9, 2026.

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