Comparison

Tick vs HourVoice

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

HourVoice

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tick4 screens
HourVoice4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tick ships an update every 6 days, HourVoice daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Tick versus HourVoice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickHourVoice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炯炯 胡nowApp Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Tick

No in-app purchases

None

HourVoice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HourVoice free?
HourVoice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tick or HourVoice have ads?
HourVoice shows ads; Tick does not.
Which is updated more often, Tick or HourVoice?
Tick ships an update every 6 days, and HourVoice daily. Most recently, Tick was updated on October 25, 2026 and HourVoice on October 28, 2026.

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