Comparison

Ticking vs DocumentAI

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

Head to head
About

Ticking

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications on a set schedule. It introduces increasing delays for breaks, making it harder to interrupt your focused time. The interface is minimal and customizable, designed to stay out of your way.

Highlights
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Progressive friction on breaks
  • Customizable color and icon
  • Minimal, native iOS design
  • Block apps by hours and days
Features
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The clock is Ticking: it's time to focus. Willpower is overrated. Routines work better. Ticking lets you block distracting apps on a schedule: Pick the hours, pick the days, and let the rules do the hard work for you. Need a break? Fine. But every pause makes the next one take longer. First it's 5 seconds. Then 10. Then 30. By the fifth attempt you're staring at a timer wondering if you really need to check social media again. Spoiler: you don't. The app itself stays out of your way. Minimal, native, no visual clutter. Pick a color, pick an icon, and get back to whatever actually matters. Features: - Block apps for specific hours and days - Progressive friction on breaks (they get harder to take) - Clean, native iOS design Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ticking.co/privacy-policy/

About

DocumentAI

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DocumentAI turns your iPhone into a clean workspace for documents. Scan paper documents, save organized files, and find important information faster. Use text recognition to search inside scans, edit scanned pages with precise text overlays, and export PDFs when you need to share. With DocumentAI Pro on supported devices, AI helps you understand documents faster. Generate summaries, key facts, notes, suggested names and categories, smart calendar or reminder actions, and ask questions directly about the document. Key features: • Scan and save documents • Organize files by category • Search recognized text • Add or adjust text on scanned pages • Export and share PDFs • Lock private documents • AI summaries, key facts, notes, and actions • Ask questions about supported documents DocumentAI is built for contracts, receipts, invoices, school papers, personal records, and everyday documents you need to keep under control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ticking4 screens
DocumentAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ticking and DocumentAI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Ticking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and DocumentAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticking ships an update fortnightly, DocumentAI every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ticking versus DocumentAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickingDocumentAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTickingEduardo Riboli

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ticking

Subscriptions2
  • Ticking Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Ticking Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

DocumentAI

Subscriptions2
  • DocumentAI Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • DocumentAI Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Ticking free?
Ticking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DocumentAI free?
DocumentAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ticking or DocumentAI have ads?
Neither Ticking nor DocumentAI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticking or DocumentAI?
Ticking ships an update fortnightly, and DocumentAI every 10 days. Most recently, Ticking was updated on October 12, 2026 and DocumentAI on September 29, 2026.

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