cecco vs TaskLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cecco
This app provides a working almanac of magic, cataloging various traditions and their astrological timings. It helps users identify favorable moments for magical practices based on celestial data computed entirely on the device. Users can browse, search, and track workings, finding opportune times for specific goals.
- Working almanac of magic traditions
- Astrological timing for workings
- Planetary day and hour computation
- Moon phase and sign tracking
- Lunar mansion and fixed star data
- Browse and search workings catalogue
- Offline functionality
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cecco is a working almanac of magic. It holds a catalogue of workings from many streams: traditional astrological magic, grimoires, folk magic, and living traditions still practised today. For any moment and place it tells you which workings the sky favours right now, computing the planetary day and hour, the moon's phase and sign, the lunar mansion, and the fixed stars entirely on your device. Whatever a working's origin, cecco pairs it with the astrological timing that favours it, so you can act when the moment is right. It is built to be used, not just read. WHAT IT DOES • Reads the sky for right now: planetary day and hour, moon phase, moon sign, and lunar mansion. • Surfaces the workings whose timing favours the present moment, ranked by how well the sky matches. • Shows the planetary hours of the day on a clear dial, so you can see when each hour opens and closes. • Names what each hour of the day is good for, and shades the whole day by how well it serves one goal. • Finds a window: look ahead for the next favourable time for a goal or a particular working. • Lets you browse and search the whole catalogue, and track the workings you care about. • Your constellation: the whole catalogue laid out as a star field over your own birth chart, brighter where a working suits you and not only the moment. • Ask the sage: describe a situation in your own words and get counsel on when to act, with the hours that suit it and a working to mark the moment. THE SOURCES The workings come from grimoires, folk practice, and living traditions, some centuries old and some still practised today. Some are edited for clarity or adapted from their originals, and where a source attaches a warning, that warning is kept with the entry. They are offered for use, with their context, not as professional advice or a promise of any outcome. A NOTE ON CONTENT This catalogue does not sanitize its sources. Some texts describe practices that are harmful, baneful, or disturbing, including animal sacrifice. They appear as the sources record them. Some workings can be genuinely dangerous, to you and to others. Use your judgement. PRIVATE BY DESIGN cecco needs no account and collects nothing about you. The almanac itself works entirely offline: your location is used on your device to compute sunrise and the planetary hours, and never leaves it. Ask the sage is the one exception, and only when you use it. The question you type and the place cecco is set to are sent to our server and passed to Anthropic, which composes the answer. We do not store either one, neither is tied to your identity, and neither is ever used for advertising, profiling or training. Answers are saved on your device. A one-time purchase, no subscription and no ads. Questions for the sage are sold separately, in packs of one, five or ten, and only if you want them.
TaskLock
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TaskLock blocks the apps that distract you — until you've earned your way back in. HOW IT WORKS Mark a to-do or daily routine as "Locking," and your chosen apps stay blocked with Apple Screen Time until it's done. Finish your work, and they unlock automatically. No willpower required — the block does the work for you. FEATURES • Locking To-Dos — one-off tasks that gate your apps until you check them off • Dailies — repeating routines on the days you choose, with optional start times (e.g. lock apps at 9 PM until you've brushed your teeth) • Barcode proof — require scanning a real object, like your toothpaste, to check off a routine, so there's no cheating from the couch • Habits — plain streaks with no blocking, for the things you just want to track • Focus Sessions — lock distracting apps for a set block of time • Scheduled Blocks — recurring windows where apps stay locked no matter what • Strict Mode — for when you don't trust yourself with an escape hatch • Emergency Pass — one 15-minute grace period a day, for real emergencies • Home screen widget — today's lock status at a glance PRIVACY FIRST Your tasks, habits, and routines are stored only on your device. Nothing is uploaded, tracked by content, or sold. TaskLock never even sees which apps you've chosen to block — Apple's Screen Time framework enforces that privately, on-device. FREE TO USE TaskLock is free, with one locking to-do and one locking daily. Premium unlocks unlimited locking tasks and routines, plus extra streak protection. Stop relying on willpower. Lock the distraction, do the work. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://celikj.github.io/tasklock-legal/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cecco at none against TaskLock's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TaskLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. cecco asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | cecco | TaskLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 4+ |
| Developer | La Hacienda Servicos de Tecnologia da Informacao LTDA | ALI FIRAT CELIK |
In-app purchases
cecco
No in-app purchases
TaskLock
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year









