Comparison

BoxClock vs Tock

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

Head to head
About

BoxClock

This app provides a customizable gym clock with various timer modes like EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata. It features a clear, large display designed for visibility across a room and offers audio cues for transitions. Save your favorite workout configurations for quick access.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer modes (EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom)
  • Large, clear LED-style display
  • Customizable audio cues
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Save up to 10 workout configurations
  • No ads or subscriptions
Features
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EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom Intervals. The gym clock on your wall, but on your phone. No ads. No recipes. No workout videos. No social feed. No account to create. No subscription to forget about. Just a gym clock that does one thing extremely well. Designed to look and feel like the LED timers mounted on gym walls, BoxClock turns your iPhone or iPad into the clock you already know how to use. Glance up, read the time, get back to work. 7 TIMER MODES - EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) — Set your rounds and interval length. Audio beeps at every minute. - AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible) — Countdown timer with a swipe-up round counter. - Tabata — Classic 20/10 or fully configurable work/rest intervals. Red for work, amber for rest. - Custom Intervals — Configure sets, rounds, work time, rest time, and rest between sets. Your workout, your rules. - Countdown — Set a duration and go. Big LED digits count down to zero. - Stopwatch — Count up from zero. Simple and reliable. - Clock — Real-time display in 12h or 24h format. Mount your phone on the wall. LIVE ACTIVITIES ON THE LOCK SCREEN - See your timer ticking on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Round count, phase (WORK / REST), and big digits — no need to unlock - Pre-countdown "GET READY" view so you never miss the start - Pause directly from the Lock Screen and resume without opening the app LOOKS LIKE A REAL GYM CLOCK - 7-segment LED digits with visible unlit segment traces - Green digits for rounds, red for time, amber for rest - Black background, high contrast, readable from across the room - Landscape display fills your screen edge to edge AUDIO CUES - 3-2-1 beeps before every workout starts - Beeps at work/rest transitions and round changes - Alert when the workout is done - Mixes with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your own music — no pausing your playlist - Keeps playing with the phone face-down, in background, or with the screen locked - Plays even when your phone is on silent SAVE YOUR WORKOUTS - Bookmark up to 10 timer configurations - Tap a saved workout and go — no re-entering settings - Each mode remembers its own settings between sessions CONFIGURABLE START COUNTDOWN - Set your pre-workout countdown anywhere from 0 to 60 seconds - Set it to 0 to skip the countdown entirely and start instantly JUST A CLOCK - Screen stays on during active timers - No dimming, no interruptions - Works on iPhone and iPad - No account. No ads. No tracking. No bloat. PRICING Clock, Stopwatch, and Countdown are free forever. Unlock EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom Intervals, saved workouts, and the configurable countdown for $4.99. One time. No subscription. No "premium tier". Pay once, train forever. BoxClock is made by Tiny Delights. One app. One job. Done well.

About

Tock

This app helps you wake up feeling refreshed by intelligently detecting your lightest sleep phase. It tracks your sleep patterns, identifies disturbances like snoring, and provides insights to improve your sleep routine. Features include smart alarms, sleep scoring, and a personalized sleep coach.

Highlights
  • Smart Wake alarm
  • Sleep tracking and scoring
  • Snore and noise detection
  • Customizable wake-up sounds
  • Sleep history and trends
  • Personalized sleep coach
Features
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Mornings are hard when your alarm rips you out of deep sleep. Tock learns your sleep rhythm and wakes you at a lighter moment, so you start the day feeling like yourself again. Tock is a smart alarm and sleep tracker that listens to your night, scores how you slept, and helps you build a wake-up routine you can actually keep. WAKE UP EASIER Smart Wake rings up to 30 minutes early when your movement and sound suggest a lighter moment. Your set time is always the fallback, so you are never late. The alarm sounds even on silent and breaks through Focus, and you can require a quick puzzle to turn it off, so sleeping through it is not an option. UNDERSTAND YOUR NIGHT Start tracking and Tock listens for snoring, noise, and movement while you sleep. In the morning, you get a clear sleep score, your time asleep, and the sounds that broke your night, so a rough morning finally makes sense. WIND DOWN AND WAKE TO SOUND A short wind-down eases you out of your day, so falling asleep feels less like a fight. Wake to gentle tones that rise slowly, a firm backup, or your own audio. Every soundscape is generated right on your device, so there is nothing to download and no two nights sound the same. SEE YOUR TRENDS Watch your sleep history, goal gap, and streak instead of guessing whether bedtime is working. A night counts toward your streak when you sleep at least 90 percent of your goal, so landing close still keeps the run alive. ASK YOUR SLEEP COACH Chat with your Tock coach about anything, from last night’s score to why you keep waking at 3 a.m. It reads your recent nights, so the answers fit you, not a generic article. HONEST BY DESIGN Tock estimates your sleep stages from movement, sound, and normal sleep-cycle timing, and marks the result as an estimate. Connect Apple Health and Tock uses your measured staged sleep instead. Your plan follows common sleep hygiene guidance. It is not a diagnosis or a medical device reading. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your overnight sound clips stay on your device. Tock is built to help you sleep, not to harvest your night. TOCK PRO Unlock the app with Tock Pro: • Smart Wake that rings early at a lighter moment • Every wake sound and fall-asleep scene • Your full sleep history, trends, and goal gap • Your sleep coach, ready whenever you want it Start with a free trial. No payment is due now, and you can cancel anytime before it ends. Tock Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. If you start a free trial, it converts to a paid subscription unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://tock.wildframe.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://tock.wildframe.dev/policy

Screenshots

BoxClock4 screens
Tock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tock at 4.9 against BoxClock's 4.0. Tock also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (219 vs 1). BoxClock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BoxClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tock has 219 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxClock ships an update every 2 weeks, Tock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BoxClock versus Tock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxClockTock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (219 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—97.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos Manuel Gomes VilhenaMees de Beukelaar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoxClock

One-time1
  • BoxClock Premium$4.99
10 purchases

Tock

Subscriptions10
  • Tock Pro Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Tock Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Tock Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
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  • Tock Pro Quarterly (Offer)$9.993 Months
  • Tock Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Tock Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Tock Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Tock Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Tock Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Tock Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BoxClock free?
BoxClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tock free?
Tock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoxClock or Tock?
Tock is rated higher. BoxClock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tock averages 4.9 from 219 ratings.
Do BoxClock or Tock have ads?
Neither BoxClock nor Tock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoxClock or Tock?
BoxClock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tock every 2 days. Most recently, BoxClock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tock on November 5, 2026.

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