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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Put a Christmas countdown on your Lock Screen in one tap. Free. TAP THE MOON • Count sleeps instead of days. Every evening from 6 PM the moon on the widget opens: one tap, one sleep closer. • Tap it on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island or on the Home Screen, without opening the app. • The number is always recomputed from the date at midnight, so a tap can never break the count. • A quiet "3 nights in a row" on the event screen. No badges, no push notifications. EVERY WIDGET FOR YOUR FIRST EVENT, FREE • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular and inline. • Home Screen: small, medium, large, and an extra-large diary page on iOS 27. • Live Activity in the Dynamic Island, on Apple Watch and in CarPlay. • StandBy while your iPhone charges on its side: a nightlight that counts. • Change the event, color palette and days/sleeps right on the Home Screen. ROLLS OVER EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT • Every widget carries its own timeline, one entry per local midnight. No stale numbers in the morning, in any time zone, when the clocks change. PRESETS • Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, plus your local holidays. One tap, and next year the date moves by itself. • Or pick any event from your Calendar: birthdays, vacations, weddings, the baby's due date. ASK SIRI • "How many sleeps until Christmas?" Siri answers and shows the card. NO SNOW, NO NOISE • Paper-and-ink design with the Winter palette: cream paper, evergreen and carmine, a gold moon. • Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking. PRICING Free: 3 events, and everything (every widget, the Live Activity, StandBy) for your first event. Winter palette free until 6 January 2027. Tilly Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited events, widgets for every event, photo backgrounds, all palettes, share cards without the mark. 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

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tilly at every 10 days against Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch's every 6 weeks. 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

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 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch versus Tilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Timer & StopwatchTilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 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 Lifetime$29.99

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 10 days. Most recently, Lock Screen Timer & Stopwatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tilly on October 7, 2026.

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