Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch vs Tilly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Tilly
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch | Tilly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrian Ilka | Denys Khomenko |
In-app purchases
Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch
- Pro (Lifetime)$1.99
Tilly
- Tilly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Tilly Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Tilly Pro: Make & Gift$1.99
Questions
Is Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch free?
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Do Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch or Tilly have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch or Tilly?
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