Comparison

toki vs Punctum

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

Head to head
About

toki

Features
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Time, reimagined. toki is a physics-powered clock app that turns telling time into a visual experience. Colorful objects spawn every second, interact with clock hands, and respond to gravity β€” all in real time. Three modes in one app: ・Clock β€” your daily timepiece with a playful twist ・Timer β€” set a countdown and watch objects fill the dial ・Stopwatch β€” track elapsed time with a living display Tap the screen to send objects flying. Swipe to switch between multiple color themes. Every interaction feels alive with haptic feedback and fluid animations. No ads. No accounts. Everything runs on your device.

About

Punctum

Features
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Punctum is a dot-matrix clock for your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Every character is drawn dot by dot, in a typeface made for the grid, with the weight and roundness of the dots in your hands. A CLOCK THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Time and date, a timer, your next calendar event, the song that is playing, and the battery. Pick what the display shows and how it moves. Dot size and shape are yours to set, and the display rolls from one value to the next. FULL DISPLAY Dock your iPhone and Punctum fills the whole screen, dimmed and quiet, as a bedside clock. Nothing but the dots, with a slow drift that protects the screen. WIDGETS AND WATCH Small Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, and an Apple TV app, all in the same dots. PUNCTUM PRO, ONE PURCHASE Unlock everything once and keep it, shared with your family: - Live weather with 17 dot-drawn icons - Phosphor green and Night red inks, and a night schedule - Up to four timers, five rotating messages, and a live timer on the Lock Screen - Medium and Large widgets, and Apple Watch complications - Alternate app icons No account, no ads, no tracking. Punctum collects no data. Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock the full app with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

toki4 screens
Punctum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: toki at none against Punctum's 1. toki also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Punctum's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Punctum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. toki asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

toki ships an update every 3 months, Punctum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
toki versus Punctum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertokiPunctum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSosuke IttoJiajia Zhang

In-app purchases

None

toki

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Punctum

One-time1
  • Punctum Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is toki free?
toki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Punctum free?
Punctum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do toki or Punctum have ads?
Neither toki nor Punctum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, toki or Punctum?
toki ships an update every 3 months, and Punctum every 4 days. Most recently, toki was updated on October 31, 2026 and Punctum on October 29, 2026.

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