Comparison

TickCanvas vs JiaClock

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

Head to head
About

TickCanvas

Features
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Doodle Clock - Turn Photos Into Living Clocks Doodle Clock combines real time, photos and personal creation. Choose a photo background and clock style, then add doodles, stickers, text, notes, weather and a soft ticking sound to create full-screen desk clocks, photo clocks, time posters and iPhone Home Screen widgets. Time is more than numbers. Trips, birthdays, anniversaries, study goals and everyday moments can be connected with live time, or fixed to a custom time that matters to you. Export HD images or animated works for wallpapers, lock screens, desktop styling and sharing. Use it for photo widgets, time posters, anniversary images, study check-ins, travel memories, focus sessions, city time zones and social posts. Core features: • Creative clock styles: record, digital, line-art, astronomical, hourglass, traffic light, Morse code, dot matrix, frame styles and more. • Photo backgrounds: turn pictures from your library into full-screen digital clocks, clock wallpapers, lock screen images and visual time pieces. • Doodles, stickers and text: draw freely, add elements, then adjust position, size and angle. • Quick notes: write up to 100 characters for quotes, study goals, temporary info, to-dos or reminders. • Custom time: show live time or set a specific time for a birthday, trip, anniversary or other moment. • Ticking sound: manually turn on a soft tick once per second for study, writing, reading and focus. It stops when you exit, lock the screen or move the app to the background. • Time zones and time conversion: view local time in different countries and cities, useful for travel, business trips and studying abroad. • Local weather: add local weather to your clock design. The weather component requires a separate unlock. • Export: save the background, clock layer and DIY edits together as HD images or animated works. • iPhone widgets: add live clock designs to your Home Screen and refresh your style anytime. Membership benefits: • Member templates and clock styles • Unlimited background replacement • One-tap template reset • Future member-only benefits Benefits are subject to the in-app subscription page. In-App Purchases: Sticker Pack 1 unlocks all stickers in Sticker Pack 1. Some sticker packs are one-time purchases and do not renew automatically. Weather Component unlocks local weather and is a one-time purchase that does not renew automatically. Subscription Information: Doodle Clock offers weekly, monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Actual prices, periods and offers are shown on the purchase page. • Payment: Your Apple ID account will be charged after purchase confirmation. • Renewal: The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Billing: Apple will charge your Apple ID account within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage Subscription: Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. • Offers: Trial or promotion details are shown on the purchase page when available. • Terms of Use: https://qiuma111.github.io/DoodleClock-Policy/terms.html • Privacy Policy: https://qiuma111.github.io/DoodleClock-Policy/privacy.html • Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy & Safety: • Local storage: Imported photos, doodles, text, stickers, notes, weather settings and exports are stored locally by default. • No account required: Main features work without registration or login. • No ads: No third-party ads are integrated. • No tracking: Doodle Clock does not track users across apps or websites. • Photo permissions: Used only when you choose photos or save works. • Ticking sound: Local audio only; no microphone permission is needed. It stops when you exit, lock the screen or move the app to the background. • Purchase flow: Purchases, subscriptions, restore purchases and offer codes use Apple's StoreKit and App Store account system. Contact: 474018707@qq.com

About

JiaClock

Features
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JiaClock is an aesthetic clock app designed to be beautiful, practical, and distraction-free. Make time more than just numbers in the corner of the screen. Turn it into part of your desk, bedside, and moments of focus. 【Perfect For】 Focus Sessions · Bedside Display · Home Office · Home Screen Decoration 【Main Features】 • Digital Clock — Large immersive display, perfect for focused work and bedside use • Flip Clock — Classic flip-card design blending vintage and modern aesthetics • Transparent Clock — Overlay the clock on a live camera view with a glassmorphism interface. All camera content is previewed locally only and is never recorded or uploaded • Hourglass Clock — Watch flowing sand record the passage of your day • World Clock — Somewhere in the world, another sunrise or sunset is happening right now • Couple Clock — Share the same moment with someone special, view each other's local time, and keep memories of your shared moments 【Widgets】 • Small, Medium, and Large widget sizes • Sync with in-app settings • One-tap home screen customization • Minute-based updates for lower distraction and better battery life 【Personalization】 • Multiple beautiful themes • Flexible combinations of 12/24-hour format, seconds, date, and weekday display • Custom slogans to create your own sense of time and ritual 【Languages】 English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean 【Pro Features】 • Use your own photos as Digital Clock backgrounds • Use your own photos as Flip Clock backgrounds • Automatically unlock future premium clock styles JiaClock. Quiet focus, right now. 使用条款(Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策(Privacy Policy): http://www.jdarray.com/privacy/privacy.html

Screenshots

TickCanvas4 screens
JiaClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

TickCanvas and JiaClock are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. TickCanvas sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and JiaClock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TickCanvas ships an update every 2 days, JiaClock every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TickCanvas versus JiaClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickCanvasJiaClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祖刚 宋Beijing Boshujia Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TickCanvas

Subscriptions3
  • 周会员$1.997 Days
  • 月会员$2.991 Month
  • 年会员$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 贴纸包1$0.99
  • 天气组件$0.99
3 purchases

JiaClock

Subscriptions2
  • Xiaojia Clock Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Xiaojia Clock Pro Yearly$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Xiaojia Clock Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is TickCanvas free?
TickCanvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JiaClock free?
JiaClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TickCanvas or JiaClock have ads?
Neither TickCanvas nor JiaClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TickCanvas or JiaClock?
TickCanvas ships an update every 2 days, and JiaClock every 4 days. Most recently, TickCanvas was updated on October 28, 2026 and JiaClock on October 28, 2026.

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