PulseView vs Tick Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PulseView
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PulseView is your elegant companion app for WhatPulse. Track your keystrokes, mouse clicks, uptime stats and more – right from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch. Features: • Live view of your WhatPulse stats • Widgets with live activity tracking • Milestones, rankings, and personal records • Apple Watch support with user tracking and live insights • Built for privacy – no data collection, no ads • Works across iPhone, iPad, macOS, and Apple Watch • Dark and light mode support PulseView uses the official WhatPulse API to fetch public stats. All data remains local to your device – no tracking, no cloud sync. Just insight. Note: An internet connection is required to fetch current WhatPulse data. PulseView is a non-commercial community project by Nebuliton.
Tick Sync
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When standard time radio signals do not reach your area, or walls and interference prevent your watch from receiving them—Tick Sync provides another path to the correct time. Start with radio-controlled watch assistance. Place the watch near the built-in speaker of your iPhone or iPad and begin manual reception. Tick Sync generates time codes for JJY 40/60, WWVB, MSF, DCF77, and BPC, helping the watch attempt synchronization over a very short distance. For explicitly compatible Bluetooth watches, pair and connect the watch, wait until it is ready to sync, and then send the current local time manually. With Advanced Features, Tick Sync can maintain an eligible Bluetooth connection in the background. When the watch reconnects and becomes ready, Tick Sync normally obtains a fresh NTP correction and sends the time automatically, reducing the need to open the app for every sync. Background timing is determined by iOS or iPadOS and watch connection events rather than an exact schedule. Your time source is not limited to the device’s system clock. Free Single NTP mode queries a server you choose. Multi-NTP mode compares at least three independent sources, finds a majority-agreed time range, rejects inconsistent responses, and displays estimated uncertainty. HIGHLIGHTS • Very-short-range JJY 40/60, WWVB, MSF, DCF77, and BPC radio-controlled watch assistance • Manual and background automatic Bluetooth time sync for explicitly compatible watches • System Time, Single NTP, and Multi-NTP sources • NTP server management, optional location preselection, outlier rejection, and uncertainty estimates • Watch battery level display • No account required Radio assistance, manual Bluetooth time sync, System Time, and Single NTP are free. Background automatic Bluetooth sync and Multi-NTP features require an auto-renewing annual Advanced Features subscription. Tick Sync is an independent utility and is not affiliated with any watch manufacturer. Bluetooth compatibility depends on the watch model and firmware, while background operation depends on iOS or iPadOS and watch connection events. A successful Bluetooth write does not guarantee that the watch applied or displayed the new time. An iPhone or iPad does not transmit a normal 40–77.5 kHz longwave broadcast. Radio-assisted results vary with the device, watch hardware, volume, placement, and interference. Always verify the final time independently before relying on it. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supplemental Terms of Use: https://ticksync.dishangti.com/legal/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ticksync.dishangti.com/legal/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulseView at none against Tick Sync's 1. Tick Sync's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Tick Sync sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. PulseView asks for nothing beyond the download.
PulseView ships an update monthly, Tick Sync weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | PulseView | Tick Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marcel Hagenacker | JIFENG LUO |
In-app purchases
PulseView
No in-app purchases
Tick Sync
- Tick Sync Advanced$1.991 Year









