Comparison

Tick vs Tomato Dial

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

Tomato Dial

Features
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Start focusing without setting up projects, tasks, or complicated routines. Turn the tomato dial, choose any duration from 1 to 60 minutes, and release to begin the countdown automatically. Tomato Dial brings the feel of a classic mechanical Pomodoro timer to iPhone and iPad. Its dimensional dial, continuous turning gesture, haptic feedback, and optional ticking sound make it easy to settle into study, work, or deep-focus sessions. Features: • Turn the tomato dial to choose 1–60 minutes • Automatic countdown after you release the dial • Clear dimensional minute markings • Haptic feedback at minute and five-minute intervals • Pause, resume, or reset whenever you need • Optional ticking and completion sounds • Seven visual tomato themes No account. No ads. Works offline. Your preferences stay on your device, and the app does not collect personal data.

Screenshots

Tick4 screens
Tomato Dial2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tomato Dial at 17.0 against Tick's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tick versus Tomato Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickTomato Dial
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炯炯 胡玉凤 崔

In-app purchases

None

Tick

No in-app purchases

None

Tomato Dial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Dial free?
Tomato Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tick or Tomato Dial have ads?
Neither Tick nor Tomato Dial shows ads.

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