Comparison

Haplotic TimeSync vs Tick Sync

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

Head to head
About

Haplotic TimeSync

This app provides a guided, countdown-based method for manually adjusting clocks. It uses your device as a precise time reference with visual and audio cues to ensure accurate synchronization for multiple clocks.

Highlights
  • Guided countdown synchronization
  • Precise second-level accuracy
  • Visual and audio cues
  • Configurable countdown duration
  • Customizable audio and visual cues
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Haplotic TimeSync is a guided, countdown-based tool for setting manually-adjusted clocks using your device as a precise time reference. Synchronized visual and optional audio cues ensure each clock is accurately aligned. Haplotic TimeSync is ideal for homes, offices, studios, or any environment where precise clock alignment matters. Its guided workflow helps you quickly and confidently set each clock, keeping them accurate every time they drift. Features: Precise second-level synchronization with clear visual and audio cues Guided on-screen prompts walk you through each step of the sync process Configurable countdown duration and display style Customizable audio cues including sync tones and ticking sounds Customizable visual cues such as flashes and highlighted markers Clean, distraction-free interface designed for simplicity and accuracy Whether you sync clocks daily or only a few times a year, Haplotic TimeSync provides a dependable, easy-to-use tool to keep all your clocks perfectly aligned.

About

Tick Sync

Features
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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

Screenshots

Haplotic TimeSync4 screens
Tick Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haplotic TimeSync at none against Tick Sync's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tick Sync sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Haplotic TimeSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Haplotic TimeSync versus Tick Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaplotic TimeSyncTick Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonsimon TackJIFENG LUO

In-app purchases

None

Haplotic TimeSync

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tick Sync

Subscriptions1
  • Tick Sync Advanced$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Haplotic TimeSync free?
Haplotic TimeSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tick Sync free?
Tick Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haplotic TimeSync or Tick Sync have ads?
Neither Haplotic TimeSync nor Tick Sync shows ads.

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