Comparison

TickCanvas vs ClockWork

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

ClockWork

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Alarms that ring only on days you actually work. ClockWork follows the official public holidays and makeup workdays of the country you choose, so your alarm stays silent on days off — no more switching it off by hand. ■ SMART ALARMS · Workday alarm: follows holidays and makeup days automatically · Shift alarm: work X days, rest Y days cycles · Interval alarms: repeat reminders inside a time window (stand up, drink water, eye breaks) · Specific date / rotating weeks / yearly (birthdays) / monthly (rent, bills) · Custom shuffle ringtone pool: import songs you love and play one at random each ring · Ringtone trimming: set exact begin/end times, view an energy strip and use a suggested clip · Snooze length and skip-on-leave days ■ CALENDAR · Gregorian + lunar calendar + 24 solar terms; holidays and makeup days at a glance · This month's workdays / rest days, month and year progress · Check-in projects and records (Pro) ■ WORLD CLOCK · Live time differences and day/night for the cities you follow · Time conversion (free): pick any city as the reference and see the rest ■ COUNTDOWNS · Target date, repeat periods and periodic reminders · Assign to small / medium / large widget groups ■ WIDGETS · Monthly/weekly calendar, world clock, countdown and check-in widgets ■ VERSION BACKUP · Automatic daily snapshots, keep 7 / 15 days · Optional sync to your own iCloud — sign in with the same Apple ID on a new device to restore ■ ABOUT PRO The free version includes alarms, calendar and world clock basics, plus a 30-day Pro trial. Pro unlocks countdowns, check-in, interval alarms, leave-day schedules for the ringing calendar and unlimited random alarm sounds. · Lifetime purchase ¥20 (one-time) Privacy first: your data stays on your device by default; backups are optional and go to your own iCloud. No location or contacts collection, no ads, no third-party analytics SDKs.

Screenshots

TickCanvas4 screens
ClockWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TickCanvas at 17.0 against ClockWork's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. TickCanvas sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and ClockWork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TickCanvas versus ClockWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickCanvasClockWork
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祖刚 宋德华 周

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
1 purchases

ClockWork

One-time1
  • ClockWork Pro (Lifetime)$2.99

Questions

Is TickCanvas free?
TickCanvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClockWork free?
ClockWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TickCanvas or ClockWork have ads?
Neither TickCanvas nor ClockWork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TickCanvas or ClockWork?
TickCanvas ships an update every 2 days, and ClockWork every 2 days. Most recently, TickCanvas was updated on October 28, 2026 and ClockWork on October 25, 2026.

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