Comparison

Splicon vs Tick

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

Head to head
About

Splicon

Features
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Tired of manually opening Split View every time? You know how it goes: open App A, drag App B from the Dock, adjust the divider, start working — and then do it all over again next time. Splicon fixes this for good. Create a custom icon that launches two apps in Split View with a single tap. Set it once on your Home Screen, and you're done forever. WHY SPLICON EXISTS iOS Shortcuts can create Split View shortcuts — but the only icon option is an emoji. When you have five or six shortcuts, a row of random emojis tells you nothing. Splicon generates a clean side-by-side icon from the actual app icons of both apps, so you can see at a glance which pair you're launching. HOW IT WORKS (5 minutes, once) 1. Search and select your two apps inside Splicon 2. Your combined icon is generated instantly 3. Save it to Photos 4. Open the Shortcuts app, create a Split View shortcut, and set the saved icon 5. Add to Home Screen — done POPULAR COMBINATIONS • ChatGPT + YouTube — research while watching • Gmail + Calendar — reply without switching apps • Notion + Slack — document conversations in real time • Kindle + Obsidian — read and capture notes together • YouTube + GoodNotes — take notes during video lectures • Perplexity + Safari — verify research sources side by side PLANS Free — Create and save up to 3 icon pairs Pro (one-time purchase) — Unlimited pairs + icon history for easy regeneration REQUIREMENTS • iPad only • iPadOS 15 or later • Split View-compatible iPad model Turn your iPad into the multitasking machine it was built to be.

About

Tick

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A rule-driven time management tool to pace and structure. With Tick, you can build a Flow to navigate seamlessly through timed stages, or chain multi-tiered alerts to a single Event using rule-based scheduling. ------ Highlights ------ ■ Flow:Staged Timelines Construct multi-stage timelines for Pomodoro, HIIT, pour-over coffee, and breathing. Each interval advances with a tactile, high-contrast flip-card rhythm. ■ Event:Multi-Tiered Alarms One event, multiple scheduled rings. See your current interval and the next precise trigger point at a single, uncluttered glance. ■ Rule:Dynamic Scheduling Logic Alert schedules are dynamically calculated by custom execution logic - weekdays, variables, and date ranges. No fixed, repetitive adjustments required. ■ UI:Industrial Card Aesthetic High-contrast monolithic panels paired with an old-school monospaced font, delivering a tangible, deeply mechanical timekeeping feel. Whether you need a Pomodoro timer, HIIT interval clock, coffee brewing guide, or breathing exercise tool, Tick is the minimalist choice that adapts to your rhythm. ------ Manifest ------ No social noise. No gamification. No habit tracking hooks. Try Tick. Just time, marked.

Screenshots

Splicon3 screens
Tick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tick at none against Splicon's 1. Splicon's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Splicon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splicon ships an update every 4 days, Tick every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Splicon versus Tick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliconTick
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraiko ueda炯炯 胡

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Splicon

One-time1
  • Splicon Pro$2.99
None

Tick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splicon free?
Splicon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Splicon or Tick have ads?
Neither Splicon nor Tick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splicon or Tick?
Splicon ships an update every 4 days, and Tick every 6 days. Most recently, Splicon was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tick on October 7, 2026.

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