Comparison

Uncapped vs Tickscope

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

Head to head
About

Uncapped

Features
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Enter your date of birth, set your own life expectancy, and watch it tick. Life is finite. Uncapped puts that on your home screen. Uncapped shows you exactly how much time you have left to live, down to the second. FEATURES • Live countdown: years, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds remaining • Battery bar: your life as a percentage, draining in real time • Custom quotes: add your own reminder • Home screen widgets: small and medium • Lock screen widgets: circular, rectangular, inline • Fully offline: no accounts, no tracking, nothing leaves your device Set your life expectancy. Add the widget. No cap.

About

Tickscope

This app helps mechanical watch enthusiasts measure timegrapher data, track wear history, and catalog their collection. It offers detailed horology information and a functional clock complication, all processed on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Measure rate, beat error, and amplitude
  • Log watch wear history with heat map
  • Catalog watch collection with specs
  • Access horology articles and glossary
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Printable PDF timing certificates
Features
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Tickscope is the complete companion for the mechanical watch lover — on the phone you already own. TIMEGRAPHER Rate, beat error, and amplitude, measured in seconds. No bench, no microphone hardware. Place your watch against the phone's microphone and read accuracy to ±1 s/d, the same numbers a $2,000 shop machine would give you. WEAR CALENDAR Log every watch you wear. A color-coded heat map shows your rotation by week, month, and year, with live stats on your most-worn pieces. Your rotation, finally visible. WATCHES Catalog your collection with photos, references, and full specs. Every timing session is saved per watch, so the measurement history is always tied to the piece it came from. HERITAGE Add a Rolex Submariner, an Omega Speedmaster, a Seiko SKX007 — Tickscope recognizes what it is. You get a short reverent blurb, the caliber, and the origin with a flag. 5,000+ references across 50+ brands, entirely on-device. CLOCK A grand-complications dial in your pocket. Working chronograph, rattrapante split, moonphase, and three finishes, all synced to iOS atomic time. LIBRARY 14 deep articles on how watches actually work. A 124-term horology glossary. A 125-caliber reference database you can link to any watch in your collection. TECHNICAL DETAILS • 6-position testing (CH, CD, 3H, 6H, 9H, 12H) to spot positional bias the way COSC does • COSC-grade assessment on every measurement session • Rate, amplitude, and beat-error trend graphs over time, per watch • Lift-angle and sensitivity controls for any caliber • Printable PDF timing certificates with full position data PRIVACY Tickscope runs entirely on-device. No account, no cloud, no subscription to read your own data. Your collection stays yours. FREE VS. PRO The free tier includes up to 3 watches and 25 timegrapher measurements. Tickscope Pro ($4.99) unlocks the full library, unlimited watches, trend graphs, COSC challenges, and printable certificates. Buy once — no recurring fees. — PRICING — 25 free measurements. Unlock unlimited use for $4.99 — one time, forever. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

Uncapped4 screens
Tickscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Uncapped at none against Tickscope's 1. Uncapped also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Tickscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Uncapped asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uncapped ships an update daily, Tickscope every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Uncapped versus Tickscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUncappedTickscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiarui XuMOHANRAVITEJA CHINTAMANENI

In-app purchases

None

Uncapped

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tickscope

One-time1
  • Unlimited Measurements$4.99

Questions

Is Uncapped free?
Uncapped is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tickscope free?
Tickscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Uncapped or Tickscope have ads?
Neither Uncapped nor Tickscope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uncapped or Tickscope?
Uncapped ships an update daily, and Tickscope every 8 days. Most recently, Uncapped was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tickscope on October 18, 2026.

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