Comparison

TokTok vs Basket Case

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

Head to head
About

TokTok

This app helps you track important upcoming events and past milestones. It offers customizable widgets for your home and lock screens, allowing you to visualize days until birthdays, vacations, or days since significant life changes. It prioritizes privacy with no account required.

Highlights
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • Countdown and count-up tracking
  • Event import from calendar
  • Customizable colors and emojis
  • Event reminders
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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TokTok counts down to the days that matter: birthdays, trips, concerts, Christmas, even your retirement. And it counts up the days since you quit smoking or since you got together. WIDGETS YOU'LL LOVE TO LOOK AT • 12 widget styles for your Home Screen: Ring, Poster, Dots, Calendar page, Live timer, Sticker, Fill, Up next, Timeline, Clock and more • Lock Screen widgets • Choose which event each widget shows MADE FOR EVERY MOMENT • Guided setup for birthdays, trips, goals, retirement, relationships and more • Birthdays repeat every year on their own • Count up: the days since you quit, the days you've been together MAKE IT YOURS • An emoji and a color for every countdown, with the full emoji keyboard and color picker • Light and dark mode ALSO • Reminders on the day, a day before or a week before • Import events from your calendar, or add a countdown to it • Share a countdown with a link PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up. Your countdowns stay on your iPhone.

About

Basket Case

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Basket Case helps you organize life with beautifully simple baskets. Whether it's groceries, travel plans, home projects, work tasks, or books to read — keep everything tidy, structured, and easy to follow. Designed with a clean, friendly interface, Basket Case makes planning feel effortless and satisfying. No account, no sign-up — just open the app and start. Your baskets sync automatically across all your devices through iCloud and stay private to you. What you can do with Basket Case: • Create custom baskets for anything in your life • Add tasks with clear priority levels and due dates • Save reusable Templates and start new baskets from them in seconds • Track progress as you complete items, per basket and on the Dashboard • Sync automatically across your devices with iCloud • Share a basket with family or friends and keep a list together • Feels at home on iPhone, iPad and Mac — including a menu bar companion — in light and dark mode Fast, intuitive, and thoughtfully designed for everyday use. Plan better. Stay organized. Feel in control. All with one simple, beautiful app.

Screenshots

TokTok4 screens
Basket Case4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Basket Case at monthly against TokTok's every 7 months. TokTok's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

TokTok ships an update every 7 months, Basket Case monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
TokTok versus Basket Case: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokTokBasket Case
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJannik ObenhoffRhine Bird

In-app purchases

None

TokTok

No in-app purchases

None

Basket Case

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TokTok free?
TokTok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basket Case free?
Basket Case is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TokTok or Basket Case have ads?
Neither TokTok nor Basket Case shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TokTok or Basket Case?
TokTok ships an update every 7 months, and Basket Case monthly. Most recently, TokTok was updated on October 30, 2026 and Basket Case on October 30, 2026.

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