Comparison

palto vs Tick

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

Head to head
About

palto

Features
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Palto is a schedule input acceleration app that lets you quickly create schedules for a week or even a whole month simply by selecting predefined schedule patterns. Do you often have recurring schedules that are similar, but not exactly the same? Slightly different start times every week Event titles that change each time Mixed office and remote work schedules Shifts or lessons that vary week by week Palto helps you register these “not completely fixed” schedules quickly and comfortably. ■ Recommended For Shift workers Hybrid office / remote workers Parents managing children’s lessons or activities People tired of entering schedules every week Anyone who wants faster calendar registration ■ Main Features ● Schedule Pattern Registration Save frequently used schedules as reusable patterns. You can register: Event title Start time End time All-day setting Notification setting Notes ● Bulk Schedule Input Create schedules for: 1 week 2 weeks 1 month Select schedule patterns day by day with a smooth and fast workflow. ● Fast Tap-Based Input Enjoy smooth animations and responsive interactions for quick schedule registration. ● Skip Weekday Settings Skip unnecessary days such as weekends. ● Review & Fine-Tune Review all schedules before registration. You can: Edit individual schedules Delete schedules Re-select patterns ● Device Calendar Integration Register selected schedules to your device calendar all at once. ■ Features Palto is NOT a calendar replacement app. It is a companion tool designed to make schedule input faster, easier, and more enjoyable. Instead of complicated operations, Palto focuses on: Fewer taps One-handed operation Tap-based selection Smooth and fast input flow ■ Supported Languages Supports 21 languages including: Japanese English and more ■ Notes This app uses your device calendar feature. Calendar permission is required to register schedules.

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

palto4 screens
Tick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tick at none against palto's shown. palto's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
palto versus Tick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpaltoTick
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryuichiro yoshimoto炯炯 胡

In-app purchases

None

palto

No in-app purchases

None

Tick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is palto free?
palto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do palto or Tick have ads?
palto shows ads; Tick does not.

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