Tadpole vs LockSticky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tadpole
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Tadpole is a calm challenge tracker that measures consistency, not streaks. Miss a day and you don't start over. Tomorrow's a fresh page. Start a challenge: 30 days of running, 90 days of reading, a month without alcohol, daily guitar practice. Then answer one question each day: how did today go? DONE, PARTIAL OR MISSED One tap is enough. Did some of it? Log Partial. It counts for half, because something beats nothing. Forgot? You can still log yesterday until midnight. SEE YOUR PATTERN Every challenge gets its own calendar. Day by day the grid fills up, and you see when it went well, when it didn't, and that you kept going. CONSISTENCY, NOT PERFECTION Your consistency score shows how often you really showed up. Next to it: done, partial and missed days, your best streak and how far along you are. A TIMER WHEN YOU WANT ONE Give a challenge a timer, from 5 minutes to 2 hours. When time's up, the day is logged as Done. A Live Activity keeps it on your Lock Screen. LIFE HAPPENS Sick or away? Move a day, up to three times a week. That day becomes a rest day and doesn't count as missed. TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS Start a group challenge and invite friends straight from the app or with a code. Everyone logs their own day. You see each other's days and who's most consistent so far, and you can cheer each other on. When it ends, you get the results together. A CALM FEED Follow friends you know. Share a milestone or a result with photos or a short video, and give a cheer. Only people you approve can follow you, and every challenge stays private until you share it. LOG FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen show today's challenges and how far you are. Log Done, Partial or Missed without opening the app. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows today's challenges. Log with one tap and keep an eye on your day with a complication. QUIET REMINDERS Set a reminder per challenge. Days you've already logged are skipped. Gentle nudges come at most once in the morning and once in the evening, and you can turn each kind off. MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT Add a note, a photo or a number to any day: pages read, kilometres run, minutes practised. Or keep it to one tap. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Turn a challenge into a clean story or sticker and share it anywhere, or straight to Instagram Stories. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking. Personal challenges need no account and stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Friends, groups and the feed are optional and use Sign in with Apple. TADPOLE PRO Tadpole is free for up to 3 running challenges, and joining a friend's group challenge is always free. Tadpole Pro removes the limit and unlocks competitive group challenges, with a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. In English, Dutch, German and Spanish. Finish what you started. Tadpole Pro Monthly renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms for friends, groups and the feed: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Terms-of-Use-3eac16f71dd581d18f45e199f3528b20 Privacy Policy: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Privacy-Policy-354c16f71dd580d9bb84cdb58d1f27ee
LockSticky
Display notes and checklists directly on your watch face and iPhone Lock Screen. Quickly access important information like travel details or to-do lists without opening an app, reducing distractions and freeing up mental space.
- Notes and checklists on watch face
- Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activities support
- Sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Customizable backgrounds
- Archive notes
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Keep it where you can see it, not all in your head. LockSticky puts notes and checklists on your watch face and Lock Screen. One glance to check. One glance to remember. Catch your train, skip the digging Keep reopening your ticket to check your train, car, and seat number? Add those details to LockSticky before you go. A quick glance at your wrist, and you’re back to handling your bags and finding your platform. Keep your next step in sight Study a chapter. Get through your morning routine. Finish those little tasks you keep putting off. Keep a checklist in view and check things off right from your Apple Watch or Lock Screen. Check your list without getting sidetracked Picked up your phone to check a task and somehow ended up scrolling? Keep your list on your watch face or Lock Screen. What you meant to do is right there, before you even open an app. Give your brain a little breathing room Which level did you park on? What were those three things you needed at the grocery store? Jot them down in LockSticky and take a look when you need them. No mental juggling required. • Make it yours with dozens of thoughtfully designed backgrounds. • Automatically sync notes between your iPhone and Apple Watch • Publish notes through Apple Shortcuts and make LockSticky part of your everyday routine. • Archive notes when you’re done and bring them back when you need them. No Apple Watch? No problem. Use Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities to keep things in sight on your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://locksticky.ethanbuilds.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://locksticky.ethanbuilds.app/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tadpole at none against LockSticky's 1. Tadpole also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LockSticky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tadpole asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tadpole ships an update every 3 days, LockSticky fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tadpole | LockSticky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roelof Jan Dijkman | 玉同 赵 |
In-app purchases
Tadpole
No in-app purchases
LockSticky
- LockSticky Pro Lifetime$6.99









