Comparison

CueSheet Timer vs Tocka

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

Head to head
About

CueSheet Timer

Features
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A professional timer app created by a stage crew member, for use at live events — stage productions, concerts, weddings, and more. Features a large current time display, a stopwatch with CUE memory and LAP tracking, a countdown timer with color alerts for remaining time, and a time calculator for CUE/LAP memory. Supports your workflow from rehearsal through the live show with simple, intuitive controls. iPhone / iPad compatible, now supporting iOS 16.6. Key Features - Current time display (24h/12h toggle) - Stopwatch with CUE & LAP time logging and sharing - Countdown timer with color alerts for remaining time - Time calculator with CUE/LAP integration and selective summing - Individual color themes per area (Orange / Green / White) - Dim any area you don't need with the sun icon — timers keep running - Long-press the sun icon to enter Timer Focus Mode, which compacts the clock area and enlarges the stopwatch and countdown - Japanese / English support https://ryohei-tsuruno.github.io/stagetimer/StageTimer_Manual_EN.html

About

Tocka

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Tocka is the alarm clock, timer and stopwatch with a little character. Tocka lives in a hand-drawn world that moves with the time of day, and acts out everything you time: running laps, cooking dinner, or waking you up. ALARM CLOCK • Reliable alarms that ring through Focus and silent mode, on iPhone and Apple Watch • Wake-up games: solve a quick sum, shake it off or catch Tocka before the alarm stops • See "Rings in…" as you set it, skip the next one, and snooze your way TIMER • Spin the big dial or type the exact time • Run many timers at once, each on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Routines for cooking, Pomodoro focus sessions and HIIT intervals STOPWATCH • Precise timing with laps, splits and a lap chart • Every run kept in History, with how you did against your best • Starts on your iPhone, carries on on your Apple Watch, and back WORLD CLOCK • A themed globe that turns to night where the sun has set • Time differences, sunrise and sunset, and a good time to call MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • Apple Watch app with its own wake-up games and complications • Two-page layouts on foldables and iPad held sideways • Widgets, Control Center controls, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island A WHOLE CAST Start with Classic Tocka. Pumpkin visits every October and Snowball every December. Tocka Plus unlocks the whole cast all year (Moon, Pocket Watch, Bubble, Robot, Cactus, Snowball, Pumpkin and Doodle), each with its own world, plus Routines, wake-up games, History and character chimes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your alarms, timers and cities stay on your device. Tocka Plus is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guedio.com/apps/tocka/privacy

Screenshots

CueSheet Timer3 screens
Tocka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CueSheet Timer at none against Tocka's 3. 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. Tocka sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CueSheet Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CueSheet Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Tocka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
CueSheet Timer versus Tocka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueSheet TimerTocka
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyohei TsurunoJoe Guedes

In-app purchases

None

CueSheet Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tocka

Subscriptions2
  • Tocka Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tocka Plus Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tocka Plus Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is CueSheet Timer free?
CueSheet Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tocka free?
Tocka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CueSheet Timer or Tocka have ads?
Neither CueSheet Timer nor Tocka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CueSheet Timer or Tocka?
CueSheet Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tocka every 3 weeks. Most recently, CueSheet Timer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Tocka on October 25, 2026.

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