ticks vs PenSign
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
ticks
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say goodbye to scattered bookmarks and endless open tabs, save, organize, and access your digital content effortlessly. ticks isn't just a "read later" tool ā it's your secure offline browser for everything worth remembering. web links, notes, articles ā all kept only on your device. no servers. no tracking. no compromises. truly private: ⢠everything stays on your device ⢠no data collection, ever one app. all your stuff: ⢠save articles and links from any app (with full offline copies) ⢠write notes and ideas ⢠organize your digital life with custom groups ⢠capture anything that matters ā fast, thanks to share extension what makes ticks different: ⢠100% offline browser experience that prioritizes your privacy ⢠zero-server architecture: your data never leaves your device ⢠clean, clutter-free reading mode ⢠smart search and seamless organization ticks share: share only what you want, how you want ticks share is a privacy-respecting sharing feature that lets you send ticks to friends and family ā so they can import them directly into their own ticks. you choose what to include when sharing: ⢠share just the title and link ⢠or add a description, images, and personal notes ā it's up to you everything is optional. for example, if a tick includes personal notes or comments you don't want to share, just leave them out. when shared, ticks are temporarily uploaded to a secure server with no link to your identity. they're deleted automatically: ⢠after reaching the maximum number of views, or ⢠when the expiry time runs out, or ⢠if they don't reach the required number of imports within one week no permanent storage. no tracking. ticks share is the only time your data ever leaves your device ā and only because you chose to share it. made for people who: ⢠value privacy over promises ⢠collect, research, and archive online content with their personal offline browser ⢠want an elegant tool for digital journaling ⢠are tired of "private" apps that aren't private transform your device into a powerful offline browser that works exactly how you want it to. save this, save that, tick it. your device. your data. your privacy. --- Terms Of Service: https://ticksapp.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://ticksapp.com/legal/privacy-policy
PenSign
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Make a signature you're proud of, then sign anything with it. Type your name and watch the pen write it in one of 12 signature styles or set it in 8 designer lettering styles, draw your own with a finger or Apple Pencil, or photograph the one you already sign on paper. Then scan a document and sign it in seconds. Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no uploads: your signature stays yours. SIGNATURE STYLES ⢠Type your name and watch it signed stroke by stroke, the way a pen writes ⢠20 styles in six groups: business, elegant, casual, bold, printed and lettering ⢠Not quite right? Tap for another version of the same style ⢠Five ink colours, from classic black to navy and coral ⢠Save it like any signature and use it everywhere DRAW OR CAPTURE YOUR OWN ⢠Draw with your finger or Apple Pencil, with three pen styles and a guide line ⢠Photograph the signature you already write: PenSign squares up the paper, lifts the ink off the page and removes the background ⢠Refine it: ink strength, thickness, specks and crop, with a before-and-after view ⢠Keep initials alongside full signatures SCAN AND SIGN ⢠Scan paper documents right in the app. PenSign finds the signature line and puts your signature on it ⢠Or import a PDF, or a photo of a document: photos are cropped and squared up just like a scan ⢠Add initials, text, dates and checkmarks, then tap Sign to flatten everything into the page ⢠Sign every page at once; rotate, reorder, add and delete pages ⢠Open password-protected PDFs ⢠Scans stay small, so signed copies fit easily in an email OWN IT AS A FILE ⢠Transparent PNG at print resolution ⢠True SVG vector, built from the real strokes, so it stays sharp at any size ⢠PDF stamp for documents that expect one ⢠Save to Photos, copy it into Mail, Notes or Pages, or share it to any app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Capture, scanning, signing and export all run on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account to create. Optional iCloud sync keeps your library on your own devices, in your own private iCloud, not on our servers. ⢠Face ID vault locks your signature library ⢠Every edit is kept in version history, so an earlier version is always one tap away AUTOMATE IT Shortcuts actions sign a PDF or fetch your signature image from anywhere in iOS: the Share sheet, Siri, Spotlight and your own automations. Long-press the PenSign icon to scan a document or start a new signature. FREE TO TRY, ONE PRICE TO UNLOCK PenSign is free to try: keep one signature, sign up to three documents and use 13 of the 20 signature styles. The one-time unlock, a single purchase and not a subscription, adds unlimited signatures and initials, unlimited signed documents, every signature style, SVG export, iCloud sync, Shortcuts and the Face ID vault. Buy it once and it's yours. Terms of use: https://muxtor141.github.io/pensign-legal/terms.html Privacy policy: https://muxtor141.github.io/pensign-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
ticks and PenSign are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters ā price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. ticks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PenSign sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ticks ships an update every 3 weeks, PenSign fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ticks | PenSign |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo Zappia | Abdumukhtor Turgunboev |
In-app purchases
ticks
- weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- lifetime$24.99
PenSign
- PenSign Lifetime$9.99
- PenSign Unlimited$14.99









