Comparison

Dopamine Detox vs TickStack

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

Head to head
About

Dopamine Detox

Features
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Your attention span dropped from 12 seconds to 8. You reach for your phone 150+ times a day. You can't finish a movie without checking Instagram. This dopamine detox timer helps you rawdog boredom and reclaim your focus. No meditation. No guidance. No content. Just you and your thoughts. "just sit there." is the anti-app. β€”β€”β€” WHAT IT DOES Nothing. That's the point. Set a timer. Put your phone face-down. Sit with your thoughts. That's it. Start with 15 minutes. Work up to an hour. Share your results. β€”β€”β€” WHY BOREDOM WORKS The rawdogging boredom movement isn't a memeβ€”it's backed by science. People are taking flights without entertainment, walking without podcasts, sitting without scrolling. What happens when you stop overstimulating your brain: dopamine receptors regenerate within 2 weeks, gray matter density increases in areas linked to focus, and creativity spikes during periods of stillness. The cure for overstimulation isn't better content. It's no content at all. β€”β€”β€” INTENTIONALLY MINIMAL Simple timer with no complicated settings. Session history to track your growing tolerance for stillness. Daily stats without gamification pressure. No audio, no music, no guidanceβ€”the silence is the feature. β€”β€”β€” IS THIS FOR YOU? You can't read a book chapter without checking your phone. You feel phantom vibrations. "Doing nothing" feels uncomfortable. You've tried meditation apps but they're just more content. You want to reclaim your attention span, not consume another wellness product. β€”β€”β€” THE 30-DAY CHALLENGE Days 1-3: Extreme discomfort and fidgeting. Days 4-7: Boredom peaks, anxiety spikes. Days 8-14: First glimpses of mental clarity. Days 15-21: New habits form. Days 22-30: Deep stillness emerges. Start with 5 minutes. You'll be surprised how hard it isβ€”and how transformative it becomes. β€”β€”β€” PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No data collection. No ads. No upsells to premium calm sounds. Your stillness is yours. β€”β€”β€” Download now. Put your phone down. Just sit there.

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TickStack

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Life has a lot of timers. Now they all have a home. TickStack lets you create, organize, and run multiple timers at once β€” for cooking, working out, laundry, deep focus, plants, and everything in between. One app for every countdown in your day. - Run everything at once Start your pasta timer, your laundry timer, and your focus block simultaneously. TickStack keeps them all running in the background and notifies you the moment each one finishes. - Built-in library of ready-to-use timers Don't want to set it up from scratch? Browse pre-made timers for boiling eggs, brewing coffee, power naps, stretch breaks, watering plants, rest sets, and dozens more. Add any to your home screen in one tap. - Organized by category Cooking. Fitness. Work. Home. Plants. Hobbies. Life. Every timer lives where it makes sense, so your egg timer and your HIIT rest timer don't end up in the same pile. - Always visible with home screen widgets Glance at your active timers without opening the app. TickStack widgets keep your countdowns front and center right on your home screen. - Pick your sound Choose from five distinct notification tones β€” Two Bells, Bell & Drop, Doorbell, Kalimba, or Kitchen Bell β€” so you know exactly which timer finished just by the sound. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dopamine Detox4 screens
TickStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dopamine Detox at none against TickStack's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TickStack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dopamine Detox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Dopamine Detox versus TickStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDopamine DetoxTickStack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBalazs Norbert HorvathRevelRain

In-app purchases

None

Dopamine Detox

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TickStack

Subscriptions1
  • TickStack Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • TickStack Lifetime PRO$12.99

Questions

Is Dopamine Detox free?
Dopamine Detox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TickStack free?
TickStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dopamine Detox or TickStack have ads?
Neither Dopamine Detox nor TickStack shows ads.

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