Comparison

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch vs Tilly

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

Head to head
About

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch

Control timers and a stopwatch directly from your iOS Lock Screen without unlocking your device. Ideal for workouts, intervals, and quick tasks, it offers a clean, intuitive interface for distraction-free timing.

Highlights
  • Control timers from iOS Lock Screen
  • Three independent timers
  • Built-in stopwatch
  • Native iOS Lock Screen widgets
  • Start, pause, and reset with one tap
  • Clean, minimal design
Features
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Lock Screen Timer is built for fast and distraction-free timing. Perfect for workouts, intervals, rest times or any quick task, the app lets you control your timers directly from your iOS Lock Screen — no unlocking required. Key features: • Three independent timers • Built-in stopwatch • Native iOS Lock Screen widgets • Start, pause and reset with a single tap • Clean, minimal and intuitive design Designed to feel right at home on iOS, Lock Screen Timer keeps your focus where it belongs.

About

Tilly

Features
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An advent calendar on your iPhone: a new door every day from 1 to 24 December, and the sleeps until Christmas on your Lock Screen. TILLY'S ADVENT CALENDAR • 24 doors with little family ideas, ready to open. Each door unlocks on its day, 1–24 December, at local midnight. • Before December, peek at the first door to see how it works. • Every evening the moon on your Lock Screen says goodnight: one sleep closer, tomorrow's door is waiting. • A nights-left widget for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. MAKE ONE FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE (TILLY PRO) • Create your own advent calendar for a child, a partner, a friend or yourself. • Put photos, notes and little tasks behind the doors, or tap "Fill empty doors for me" for ready ideas. • Make several calendars at once. • Send a calendar as a gift with Messages, AirDrop or Mail. They open it in Tilly for free, and each door still waits for its day. • Today's door on your Lock Screen and in the Live Activity. A calendar you receive as a gift is always free to open. CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN • Count days or sleeps to Christmas, New Year's Eve or any event, and tap the moon on the widget every evening. • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, the Live Activity, StandBy, and Apple Watch and CarPlay while the Live Activity runs. • Widgets roll over exactly at local midnight. • Ask Siri: "How many sleeps until Christmas in Tilly?" PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. • Advent photos stay on your iPhone. A gift file leaves your device only when you share it. FREE AND PRO Free: Tilly's advent calendar, the nights-left widget, calendars you receive, and 3 countdowns with every widget for your first one. Tilly Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: create your own calendars, photos behind the doors, several calendars, send a calendar as a gift, today's door on the Lock Screen and in the Live Activity, plus unlimited countdowns, all palettes and photo backgrounds. Existing Tilly Pro subscribers keep Pro. Privacy: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/privacy Terms: https://ios.service-lab.site/tilly/terms

Screenshots

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch3 screens
Tilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch and Tilly 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. Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tilly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch ships an update every 6 weeks, Tilly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch versus Tilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Timer & StopwatchTilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian IlkaDenys Khomenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch

One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$1.99
3 purchases

Tilly

Subscriptions2
  • Tilly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tilly Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tilly Pro: Make & Gift$1.99

Questions

Is Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch free?
Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilly free?
Tilly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch or Tilly have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch nor Tilly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch or Tilly?
Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tilly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tilly on November 6, 2026.

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