Tick vs Arc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tick
This habit tracker helps you build consistency, boost motivation, and improve your daily routine. Create custom habits, set reminders, and track your progress with daily check-ins and streaks to achieve your goals.
- Custom habit creation with emojis and colors
- Weekly day selection for habits
- Personalized reminders
- Daily check-ins and streak tracking
- Automatic data saving and syncing
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Stay on Track. Build Better Habits. This habit tracker helps you stay consistent, boost motivation, and improve your daily routine, whether you’re starting a new habit or breaking a bad one. Key Features: • Create custom habits with names, emojis, and colours • Select which days of the week to complete each habit • Set personalised reminders to stay on track • Track your progress with daily check-ins and streaks • Data automatically saved and synced with your account Whether you’re building a morning routine, staying focused, or improving your health, this app gives you the tools to stick with your goals. Start small. Stay consistent. Transform your habits Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/tick-terms-of-use/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tick-privacy/home
Arc
Develop positive routines with daily check-ins and goal setting. Track your progress with insightful analytics to foster lasting change and build better habits.
- Daily check-ins
- Clear goal setting
- Insightful progress analytics
- Routine building
- Consistency tracking
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Build better habits with daily check-ins, clear goals, and insightful progress analytics. Stay consistent and turn routines into lasting change. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Arc at every 3 weeks against Tick's every 3 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Arc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Tick against 1.0 for Arc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Tick ships an update every 3 months, Arc every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tick | Arc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valadate Ltd | Joe Martins |
In-app purchases
Tick
- Tick Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$59.99
Arc
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
- Arc Premium Lifetime$24.99
