Comparison

TickTappy vs TYT

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

Head to head
About

TickTappy

Features
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TickTappy is one-tap time tracking that’s fast, visual, and built for real life. Create colorful tags and tap a circle to start tracking. Tap again to stop β€” and if you switch to another tag, TickTappy automatically stops the previous timer (unless you pin it). Made for Apple devices: β€’ Home Screen widgets (Small/Medium) with interactive tag circles β€’ Live Activity for your running timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ Control Center widget (iOS 18+) β€’ Apple Watch app + complications so your timer is always one tap away Why you’ll love it: β€’ One-tap start/stop on tag circles β€’ One timer at a time (with optional pinned background timers) β€’ Quick time adjustment right after you start/stop (fix β€œoops” moments instantly) β€’ Start retroactively (e.g., β€œstarted 30 min ago”) β€’ Offline-first: track anywhere, sync later when you’re online β€’ Day & week summaries with charts and progress bars β€’ Organize tags into groups, reorder with drag & drop, and archive tags without losing history β€’ Optional sound reminders per tag β€’ Full entry management: view, edit, and delete past time entries No account required. Everything works offline, stays on your device, and there is no limit on tags or entries. Sync & Premium: TickTappy is fully usable offline with local storage. Premium adds cloud sync and cloud backup, so your tags and entries stay the same on every device you use. The Apple Watch app, widgets and Live Activities are free. Terms: https://ticktappy.com/terms

About

TYT

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TraceYourTime turns Apple Calendar into your personal time tracker β€” no separate database, no double entry. Every session you log is a real calendar event you can see, edit, and export alongside the rest of your schedule. TRACK IN SECONDS Tap the Timer tab, pick a calendar, add a headline (and an optional note), then start. When you stop, the event is saved directly to your Apple Calendar. Save your most-used setups as Favorites for one-tap starts. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES The Summary screen shows a live doughnut or bar chart of every calendar's total time across the day, week, month, or year. Tap any chart segment to jump straight to that calendar's events. Sort by most time, least time, name, or drag into a custom order you lock in. SET GOALS AND BUILD STREAKS Create daily, weekly, or monthly time targets for any calendar. TraceYourTime tracks your progress, keeps a streak count, and awards badges as you hit milestones β€” First Victory, Week Warrior, Month Master, Perfect Week, and more. STAY ON TRACK WITH SMART REMINDERS Pro and Expert subscribers get Goal-at-risk alerts when a goal looks unlikely to be met before the period ends, plus Streak Protect nudges so a single missed day doesn't quietly break a streak you've been building for weeks. LIVES ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Enable Live Activity to see your running timer β€” elapsed time, headline, and calendar β€” right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, without opening the app. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE TraceYourTime stores preferences locally and never sends your calendar data to any server. You can export everything as JSON or delete all app data at any time from Settings. FREE, PRO & EXPERT β€’ Free β€” Day / Week / Month views, 3 Favorites, 1 Goal β€’ Pro β€” adds Year view, 6 Favorites, 3 Goals, smart reminders β€’ Expert β€” unlimited Favorites, unlimited Goals, all features Pro and Expert include a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Screenshots

TickTappy4 screens
TYT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TYT at none against TickTappy's 2. TYT also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). TickTappy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. TickTappy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. TYT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TickTappy ships an update fortnightly, TYT every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
TickTappy versus TYT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickTappyTYT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksander KowalczykK4M OÜ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TickTappy

Subscriptions1
  • TickTappy Premium - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • TickTappy Lifetime Premium$29.99
None

TYT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TickTappy free?
TickTappy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TYT free?
TYT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TickTappy or TYT have ads?
Neither TickTappy nor TYT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TickTappy or TYT?
TickTappy ships an update fortnightly, and TYT every 4 days. Most recently, TickTappy was updated on October 31, 2026 and TYT on October 28, 2026.

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