Comparison

Tikkle vs D

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

Head to head
About

Tikkle

This app uses a calm focus timer to help you stay present and complete sessions. As you focus, a tiny character grows and unlocks short adventure stories, turning your effort into visible progress and building steady habits.

Highlights
  • Calm focus timer
  • Tiny character growth
  • Adventure stories
  • Daily focus records
  • Optional strict mode
  • Local-first privacy
Features
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Tikkle โ€“ Tiny Focus, Big Growth Turn your focus into small, visible growth. Tikkle is a calm focus timer that helps you stay present, complete focus sessions, and grow a tiny character through your accumulated time. Every session becomes a small step forward. As you focus, your character gains experience, records build up, and short adventure stories return over time. WHY TIKKLE? Focus Timer Start a simple focus session and stay with your task. Tikkle keeps the experience quiet and focused, without unnecessary noise. Tiny Character Growth Completed sessions help your tiny character gain experience and grow. Your effort becomes visible through small, steady progress. Adventure Stories Send out an adventure and receive a short story after time passes. Focus does not end as an empty timer result; it becomes part of a small journey. Daily Records Track your focus history, streaks, and progress over time. Look back on the time you protected and the habits you are building. Optional Strict Mode Use Apple Screen Time controls when you need stronger boundaries. Strict Mode helps reduce impulsive app switching during focus sessions. PERFECT FOR People who want a calmer way to focus. Anyone who likes visible progress and gentle rewards. Users who want focus sessions to feel less empty. People building a steady daily focus habit. Students, makers, readers, and anyone trying to protect deep work time. PRIVACY FIRST Tikkle is designed to be local-first. Your focus records, character progress, adventure data, and settings are stored on your device. Start small. Let your focus grow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

D

Organize all your important dates, from exams and anniversaries to birthdays and deadlines. Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and view them on your home screen or calendar. Stay motivated with progress tracking and enjoy a private, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited D-day creation
  • Customizable categories
  • Yearly repeating event support
  • Home screen widgets
  • Calendar view
  • Statistics and progress rings
  • Offline and private usage
Features
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Never miss a day that matters. D-day Counter keeps every countdown in your life โ€” exams, anniversaries, birthdays, deadlines โ€” organized in one clean app. โ–  Made for you ifโ€ฆ โ€ข You're a student counting down to a final exam, certification test, or interview โ€ข You want to celebrate your 100th or 1000th day together as a couple โ€ข You never want to forget a family member's or friend's birthday โ€” even one kept on the lunar calendar โ€ข You're tracking a project deadline, trip departure, or any big day ahead โ–  Key features 1. Unlimited D-days Create as many countdowns as you want โ€” no limits. Pick an emoji and add a memo to make each one yours. Count down to upcoming days (D-35) or count up from past events (D+82). 2. Reminders Get notified on the day, or 1, 2, 3, 7 or 30 days before โ€” at the time you choose. 3. Home screen widgets Check your D-days right from your home screen. Pick which D-day each widget shows; with a start date it shows a progress bar too. 4. Yearly repeating events Birthdays and anniversaries roll over automatically every year. Set it once and it always shows the next occurrence. 5. Lunar calendar dates Enter a date on the Korean lunar calendar and it repeats on that lunar date every year, with the solar date worked out for you. Leap months included. 6. Statistics Year progress, what's coming up, your next 100th or 1000th day, goals in progress and a by-month chart โ€” all on one screen. 7. Calendar view See all your D-days laid out on a monthly calendar. Instantly know what's coming up this month. 8. Categories Exam, Anniversary, Birthday, Military and Other โ€” rename them, change their icon and color, or create your own. 9. Progress ring Set a start date and watch the progress ring fill up as you approach your goal. 10. Backup & restore Export your D-days to a file and bring them back on a new phone. โ–  Light and private โ€ข No sign-up โ€” start using it the moment you install โ€ข All data stays on your device (nothing is sent to a server) โ€ข Works fully offline โ€ข Dark and light themes, English & Korean supported From exam countdowns to couple anniversaries and birthday reminders โ€” start counting the days that matter with D-day Counter.

Screenshots

Tikkle4 screens
D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tikkle at none against D's shown. Tikkle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). D's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tikkle ships an update every 4 days, D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Tikkle versus D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTikkleD
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree โ€” betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonthly404SiU Ahn

Customer experience

Tikkle

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

D

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tikkle

No in-app purchases

None

D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tikkle free?
Tikkle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is D free?
D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tikkle or D have ads?
D shows ads; Tikkle does not.
Which is updated more often, Tikkle or D?
Tikkle ships an update every 4 days, and D every 2 months. Most recently, Tikkle was updated on October 23, 2026 and D on October 24, 2026.

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