Comparison

Ticklr vs Lucid

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

Head to head
About

Ticklr

Features
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Your people matter. Stay in touch on your terms. Ticklr is a privacy-first contact network manager that helps you maintain meaningful relationships โ€” without algorithms, social feeds, or a cloud account. Everything lives on your device. Set recurring reminders to reach out. Call your dad every Sunday. Check in with a colleague every quarter. Ticklr quietly notifies you when it's time, then schedules the next reminder automatically. FEATURES โ€” Tickle calendar: set daily, weekly, monthly, or custom recurring reminders per contact โ€” Import contacts from your iPhone or LinkedIn CSV export โ€” Organize into groups: Family, Work, Board, Friends โ€” any label you want โ€” Compose SMS and MMS to multiple contacts at once using saved message templates โ€” 100% on-device: no account, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Ticklr has no servers and collects no data. Your contacts, reminders, and messages are stored exclusively in your device's secure local database. We have no way to see your data โ€” because we never receive it.

About

Lucid

Features
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Ever had a great idea, written it down, and never found it again? Notes apps just pile up. All-in-one tools get overwhelming. Lucid sits in between. โ–  Catch the 3 seconds it lives Tap the home screen widget and start typing. Don't pick a type or a place โ€” just get it down. โ–  Organize in 5 minutes a day Swipe through your thoughts and answer one thing: "Where does this go?" No jargon โ€” Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive. โ–  Today, only what matters Open the app and today's tasks come first. Each one done is a small win. โ–  Your second brain, in your hand No account, no login. Every thought stays safe on your iPhone. Stop losing your best ideas. Let Lucid remember them for you.

Screenshots

Ticklr4 screens
Lucid4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ticklr and Lucid are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticklr ships an update every 6 days, Lucid every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ticklr versus Lucid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicklrLucid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent StoesselGoo wong Kwon

In-app purchases

None

Ticklr

No in-app purchases

None

Lucid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ticklr free?
Ticklr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ticklr or Lucid have ads?
Neither Ticklr nor Lucid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticklr or Lucid?
Ticklr ships an update every 6 days, and Lucid every 3 days. Most recently, Ticklr was updated on October 9, 2026 and Lucid on October 22, 2026.

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