Comparison

Sunadokei vs Flick

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

Head to head
About

Sunadokei

Features
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Tilt your phone and watch the sand flow with gravity. Flip it over to start the timer. Sunadokei is a timer app that lets you feel time. Instead of a digital countdown, you see sand grains falling one by one, giving you an intuitive sense of how much time remains. Powered by SpriteKit physics and CoreMotion tilt detection, it delivers the tactile feel of a real hourglass. Realistic Sand Physics Tilt your phone and sand flows with gravity. Shake sideways and it ripples. One-Tap Quick Start 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, or 60-minute presets. Custom durations also available. Time-of-Day Backgrounds Morning orange, midday sky blue, evening sunset, nighttime indigo. Seasonal Sand Colors Cherry blossom in spring, aqua in summer, amber in autumn, silver in winter. Focus Tracking Today's focus time, daily streak, weekly chart. Visualize your total sand. Sunadokei Pro (one-time) 14 sand colors / 4 frames / 3 glass textures / unlimited presets / no ads Widget Support Place a mini hourglass on your home screen. Pause & Resume Pause and resume any timer at any time. Privacy Policy: https://kazusa703.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://kazusa703.github.io/terms.html Support: https://kazusa703.github.io/support.html

About

Flick

Features
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β€” Recent timers stay a tap away β€” A clean countdown ring, nothing else in the way β€” Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€” Session history β€” Optional calculator layout Zero data collection. Everything stays on your device. No account, no servers, no analytics.

Screenshots

Sunadokei4 screens
Flick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flick at none against Sunadokei's 1. Flick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Sunadokei's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Sunadokei sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunadokei ships an update every 2 months, Flick every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Sunadokei versus Flick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunadokeiFlick
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeratsuko imaiYuhui Li

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sunadokei

One-time1
  • Sunadokei Pro$2.99
None

Flick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunadokei free?
Sunadokei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flick free?
Flick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sunadokei or Flick have ads?
Sunadokei shows ads; Flick does not.
Which is updated more often, Sunadokei or Flick?
Sunadokei ships an update every 2 months, and Flick every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sunadokei was updated on September 10, 2026 and Flick on July 17, 2026.

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