Tick vs HourVoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HourVoice
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HourVoice is a talking hourly chime app that plays short voice alerts at the times you choose. Instead of hearing the same bell every hour, you can shape your day with your own phrases and voices. Use it for focus blocks, medicine reminders, hydration breaks, family routines, study sessions, or any repeated moment that deserves a clearer cue. Key features - Set hourly and half-hourly chimes - Add custom alert times - Create alert phrases with device TTS voices - Generate and apply 24-piece time voice sets - Record your own voice as an alert sound - Import audio you own and trim it for short alerts - Manage, share, and export your sound library - Use weekend mute and rescheduling tools Alerts are scheduled on your device, and created sounds and settings are stored on your device by default. The app includes banner ads and rewarded ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tick at none against HourVoice's shown. HourVoice's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tick ships an update every 6 days, HourVoice daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tick | HourVoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 炯炯 胡 | nowApp Inc. |
In-app purchases
Tick
No in-app purchases
HourVoice
No in-app purchases









