Flick vs Chrono Pumpkin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flick
This utility app provides a streamlined countdown timer with a clean interface. It offers quick access to recent timers and displays live activity on your lock screen and dynamic island. All data is kept private on your device with no account or server interaction.
- Recent timers one tap away
- Clean countdown ring interface
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Dynamic Island support
- Session history
- Optional calculator layout
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— Recent timers stay a tap away — A clean countdown ring, nothing else in the way — Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — Session history — Optional calculator layout Zero data collection. Everything stays on your device. No account, no servers, no analytics.
Chrono Pumpkin
This utility app offers a straightforward timer and alarm experience with preset buttons, avoiding complex dial interfaces. It focuses on simplicity and does not store past timer history, which can be a benefit for users who prefer a clean interface.
- Preset timer buttons
- Simple alarm functionality
- No saved timer history
- Intuitive interface
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The main upside with this timer is that it is simple and is mostly preset buttons versus dial based. And it doesn't save all your past timers if that annoys you like it does me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chrono Pumpkin at every 3 days against Flick's every 3 weeks. Chrono Pumpkin also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flick against 5.0 for Chrono Pumpkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Flick ships an update every 3 weeks, Chrono Pumpkin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flick | Chrono Pumpkin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuhui Li | Brandon Wilson |
In-app purchases
Flick
No in-app purchases
Chrono Pumpkin
No in-app purchases
