AuraBar vs TickDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuraBar
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AuraBar turns your Dynamic Island, Lock Screen widgets, and Live Activity into a living mood bar. The limited “Happy New Year” pack lights up with animated fireworks and greetings across Dynamic Island, Live Activity, and widgets. • Personalize mood text (now up to 6 characters, including Chinese) and color • Animated fireworks celebrate Lunar New Year across widgets and Live Activity • Multiple atmospheric scenes such as city nights, auroras, and rain • Live Activity keeps your current mood in sync while working out, commuting, or focusing Launch AuraBar to refresh your Dynamic Island with festive vibes—more limited themes will roll out throughout the season.
TickDay
This minimalist app helps you privately track important dates with a clean, offline design. See upcoming events at a glance with home screen widgets. Start with a few free countdowns and unlock unlimited events with a one-time purchase.
- Offline countdown tracking
- Home screen widgets
- Minimalist black and white design
- One-time purchase
- Yearly repeat events
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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TickDay counts down the days to the moments that matter — birthdays, anniversaries, trips, and deadlines — right on your home screen. • Beautiful widgets: see your next countdown at a glance, in 6 sizes • Start with 3 countdowns; unlock unlimited with a one-time purchase • Yearly repeat for birthdays and anniversaries • Reminders so you never miss an important date • Count up (days since) or count down (days until) Your data stays on your device — private by design. No account, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TickDay at every 5 days against AuraBar's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. AuraBar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TickDay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AuraBar ships an update monthly, TickDay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuraBar | TickDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 耀光 杜 | Quanhong Zhao |
In-app purchases
AuraBar
- AuraBar 氛围状态栏$0.99
TickDay
- Lifetime Full Access$1.99
