Comparison

Control Mark vs Tinker

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

Head to head
About

Control Mark

Create quick access shortcuts to your favorite websites. Add any webpage and place these shortcuts on your lockscreen, as action buttons, or as Control Center widgets for instant access.

Highlights
  • Add any webpage as a shortcut
  • Share sheet extension for easy adding
  • Customizable shortcut symbols
  • Lockscreen quick actions
  • Control Center widget integration
  • Action Button support
Features
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Control Mark lets you create quick access shortcuts to your favorite websites. Add any website in the Control Mark or while browsing using the Add Page to Control Mark action. You can then place your favorite websites on your lockscreen as quick action button, as action for the Action Button, or as Control Center Widget. Features: - Add any webpage as Control Mark - Action Extension for the Share sheet to add a Control Mark directly from the browser - Choose an individual symbol for the Control Mark - Add Control Marks to your lockscreen as quick action, to the Control Center, or the Action Button

About

Tinker

Design and personalize your phone's home screen with custom watch face widgets. Choose from pre-made assets or build your own unique timepiece to match your style. Set up your custom widget in seconds for a personalized look.

Highlights
  • Design custom watch face widgets
  • Use pre-defined assets
  • Build widgets from scratch
  • Customize backgrounds, hands, and centerpieces
  • Import custom assets
  • Add widgets to home screen
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Your phone deserves more than the same default clock. Create beautiful custom watch faces for your home screen, desk setup, and standby mode that match your style, mood, or aesthetic. + Start With a Style You Love Browse curated assets or build everything from scratch. Choose backgrounds, clock hands, and centerpieces to create your perfect combination. + Customize Every Detail Go minimal, retro, futuristic, or bold. Mix and match elements to design a watch face that feels uniquely yours. + Choose How Time Moves Customize the movement of your watch face with smooth sweeping hands, classic ticking motion, or precise chronograph-inspired movement for a more authentic feel. + Perfect for Widgets, Desk Mode, and StandBy Add your creations directly to your home screen, use them as stylish desk clocks, or turn your phone into a beautiful bedside display with StandBy mode. + Made for Creativity Create something subtle or completely original. Import your own assets and craft watch faces that no one else has. + A Watch Face That Feels Personal Your watch face becomes part of your daily setup, greeting you every time you check your phone. Clean, customizable, and designed entirely by you.

Screenshots

Control Mark3 screens
Tinker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tinker at 60% against Control Mark's 0%. Tinker also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Control Mark's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

Tinker is free to download; Control Mark costs $0.99 up front. Tinker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Control Mark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control Mark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Control Mark's written reviews are positive against 60% of Tinker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Control Mark versus Tinker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl MarkTinker
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArno AppenzellerRasmus Nielsen

Customer experience

Control Mark

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Tinker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Control Mark

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tinker

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Control Mark free?
Control Mark costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tinker free?
Tinker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Mark or Tinker?
Control Mark is rated higher. Control Mark averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tinker averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Control Mark or Tinker have ads?
Neither Control Mark nor Tinker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Mark or Tinker?
Control Mark ships an update every 3 months, and Tinker every 3 months. Most recently, Control Mark was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tinker on September 11, 2026.

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