Comparison

Magic Clock vs TicTali

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

Head to head
About

Magic Clock

Features
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Are you a parent who wants to communicate with your children about activity times? With the free mobile app, you can connect it to the Pamplume clock, which provides real-time tracking on its physical dial. It also includes a very handy timer! Together, time becomes visual, and you receive reminders of activity times and routines displayed on the dial. Designed to meet the needs of parents and children, the app does not encourage screen time. It provides audio reminders to help keep track of habits more effectively. For children with ADHD, it is a valuable aid and meets the need for structure. THE CONCEPT OF TIME Your child may not know how to tell time or perceive the moments of their day. You can help by showing their activities on the clock face (tooth brushing time, reading time, etc.), they just need to follow the hour hand. But everyone can forget to look at the clock! That’s why Pamplume offers a very handy audio notification on your mobile to prompt your child to start a new task or activity. BUILDING A ROUTINE A routine is acquired through repetition, so you can schedule a daily app notification and select the days of the week. You can also set up multiple routines and choose which one to activate: Morning routine, holiday routine, weekend routine, for example. It’s a tool you can take anywhere! EDUCATIONAL When a child cannot read the time, it is hard to grasp the concept of time. We encourage learning to read the clock through the clock and app support. Gradually, your child learns to associate images with the moments marked by the audio reminder, then with the numbers on the dial. INDEPENDENCE The Pamplume app encourages your child toward independence. They learn with pleasure and can understand the time of their routines on their own. FEATURES LIST - Manually schedule different routines for different days - Scan your clock, activities displayed on the dial will appear in the app! - Choose whether to notify tasks - Timer function - Pamplume Clock available on Amazon GOALS - Learn the concept of time with pleasure - Improve parent-child communication - Make daily life easier - Encourage and motivate the child toward independence - Help acquire good habits - Visualizing time helps organize better

About

TicTali

Features
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TicTali is a visual time and routine tool for parents, caregivers and educators. An adult configures and controls the experience, then shows its clear pictures and gentle animations to young children to help them understand what is happening now, what comes next and how time passes. RIGHT NOW Place today's activities on a moving time scale. Overlapping activities remain visible, while the sky, sunlight, moon, clouds, rain and snow reflect the time and weather in the selected area. The adult can use an approximate area or choose the weather location manually on a map. VISUAL TIMERS Choose a duration and turn waiting into something children can see. Stars, hearts, balls, bubbles, fairies, teddies, funny monsters, cars and unicorns can fill or disappear as time passes. Other scenes include flowering trees, falling leaves, water, mosaics, a rainbow landscape, a multicolour ring, a friendly bomb, a flood, digital and mechanical stopwatches, and an hourglass. The adult can choose whether to show digital time, play a sound, vibrate, continue the timer in the background or send a local notification when it ends. ROUTINES Plan everyday activities by weekday, date and time. Use the included illustrations or create a custom activity with a picture from the device. Personal pictures remain privately on the device and TicTali never uploads them to a server. DESIGNED FOR ADULT-GUIDED USE β€’ Configured and controlled by a parent, caregiver or educator β€’ Visual experience to show to young children β€’ Phones and tablets, in portrait or landscape β€’ Approximate location used only to display local weather β€’ Manual weather location available β€’ Optional one-time purchase to remove ads forever TicTali does not require an account and is not intended for children to operate independently. It is a visual aid for shared, adult-guided use and does not replace adult supervision.

Screenshots

Magic Clock4 screens
TicTali4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Clock at none against TicTali's 1. Magic Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown). TicTali's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TicTali sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Clock ships an update every 7 months, TicTali fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Magic Clock versus TicTali: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ClockTicTali
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPamplumeCarlos GarcΓ­a Torres

In-app purchases

None

Magic Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TicTali

One-time1
  • No ads forever$1.99

Questions

Is Magic Clock free?
Magic Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TicTali free?
TicTali is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Clock or TicTali have ads?
TicTali shows ads; Magic Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Clock or TicTali?
Magic Clock ships an update every 7 months, and TicTali fortnightly. Most recently, Magic Clock was updated on October 3, 2026 and TicTali on October 8, 2026.

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