Tikkle vs Smart Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Calm focus timer
- Tiny character growth
- Adventure stories
- Daily focus records
- Optional strict mode
- Local-first privacy
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Tikkle β 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/
Smart Lock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tikkle at none against Smart Lock's 1. Tikkle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Smart Lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tikkle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tikkle ships an update every 4 days, Smart Lock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tikkle | Smart Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 β better | 26.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Monthly404 | μμμ€νμ΄ |
In-app purchases
Tikkle
No in-app purchases
Smart Lock
- Lifetime Premium$59.99









