Comparison

Sit Still vs Clockwork

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

Head to head
About

Sit Still

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications and offering a calming timer experience. Earn rewards by staying focused to unlock new cozy rooms and accessories for your virtual cat companion.

Highlights
  • App blocking modes (Companionship, Whitelist, Strict)
  • Scheduled app locking
  • Customizable timer shapes (countdown, open-ended, pomodoro)
  • Collectible illustrated rooms with unique soundscapes
  • Virtual cat companion with unlockable accessories
  • Task list syncing with Reminders
  • Session history and streak tracking
Features
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Sit Still is a focus timer and app blocker that gives you somewhere to be. Most focus apps punish you, Sit Still keeps you company. A cat sleeps in a painted room while you work, and the reward for sitting still is a collection you build. Blocking is real, and as firm as you want it to be. The rooms are the heart of it: watercolour illustrations painted like the pages of a childhood picture book, meant to feel cozy and nostalgic — to stir a memory of being small and safe somewhere — each with its own soundscape. APP BLOCKING FEATURES Three app blocking modes for a focus session: Open, Whitelist and Strict. Additionally, app blocking rules allow you to put away the apps that keep distracting you throughout the day. You can lock the apps on a schedule of your own or hold them to a daily limit. You can also set a bedtime lock on a night schedule you choose. WALLPAPERS AND WIDGETS Any room you have can be saved to your Photos as a wallpaper, drawn at the full resolution of your phone or iPad, with your cat in the corner or without it. There are widgets too: the room you are sitting in with your focus stats under it, the collection with a different room every hour, a calendar of the month with your cat beside it, and your streak on the Lock Screen and in StandBy. A TIMER WITH THREE SHAPES Countdown, open-ended, or pomodoro. The pomodoro starts at the classic 25 / 5 / 15, and all three lengths are yours to change. A session carries on with the screen locked, and shows itself on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. A COLLECTION OF ROOMS A permanent collection of rooms, from a bookshop loft in Porto to a stilt house on the Mekong Delta, and two new rooms on the first of every month that leave with it. Every room has its own illustration and its own ambience loop, levelled against all the others so changing rooms is never a lurch. On iPad, every room opens out into a wide painting, upright or sideways. A CAT, AND THINGS FOR IT TO WEAR Six companions, hand-drawn and animated. Focusing earns whiskers, and whiskers buy cat accessories and the monthly rooms. Pet the cat and it notices. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, AND WHAT YOU DID A task list that stays in sync with your phone's own Reminders. A record of every session — hours, streaks, and the note you left about what you were working on. Sit Still Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly at the price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in Settings › your Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alteraapps.com/sit-still/privacy/

About

Clockwork

This app helps you manage product returns and warranties by scanning receipts. It automatically extracts key details and sends timely reminders before deadlines, ensuring you never miss an opportunity to get a refund or utilize a warranty. All your data is stored locally for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device receipt scanning
  • Return window tracking
  • Warranty expiration tracking
  • Customizable deadline reminders
  • Vault view with sorting and filtering
  • Notes per item
  • Manual backup and restore
Features
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Never miss a return window or let a warranty expire unused. Photograph a receipt, and Clockwork reads the merchant, price, and date on-device — you confirm the details, pick a deadline, and it's tracked from there. KEY FEATURES • Receipt scanning — on-device text recognition pulls merchant, price, and date straight off the photo • Return window & warranty tracking — built-in presets for common retailers (Amazon, Target, Costco) or set your own date • Deadline reminders — a local notification ahead of each item's deadline, timed per item • Vault view — active items sorted by what's expiring soonest, with search and category filters • History — returned and archived items kept separate from what still needs attention • Notes per item — serial numbers, warranty terms, who to call • Manual backup & restore — export your vault to a file anytime, on your terms PRIVACY, ACTUALLY Clockwork has no backend and no analytics. Receipt photos and recognized text never leave your device — scanning runs entirely with on-device text recognition. Everything you track lives in local storage on your device. Nothing is collected, nothing is sold, nothing syncs anywhere unless you personally export a backup file yourself. FREE TO START Track up to 5 active items at no cost, with reminders 3 days ahead of each deadline. Clockwork Premium unlocks unlimited tracked items and custom reminder timing (same day, 1 day, 1 week — your choice, per item). CLOCKWORK PREMIUM — SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Clockwork Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered as: • Monthly: $2.99 per month • Yearly: $19.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device's Apple ID account settings. Prices shown are in U.S. Dollars and may vary by region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://eromstad.github.io/clockwork-legal/#terms Privacy Policy: https://eromstad.github.io/clockwork-legal/#privacy

Screenshots

Sit Still4 screens
Clockwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clockwork at 5.0 against Sit Still's 4.5. Clockwork also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Sit Still's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Sit Still sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Clockwork sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clockwork holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sit Still ships an update every 3 days, Clockwork every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sit Still versus Clockwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSit StillClockwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes ButzkeErik Romstad

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sit Still

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Clockwork

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Sit Still free?
Sit Still is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clockwork free?
Clockwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sit Still or Clockwork?
Clockwork is rated higher. Sit Still averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Clockwork averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sit Still or Clockwork have ads?
Neither Sit Still nor Clockwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sit Still or Clockwork?
Sit Still ships an update every 3 days, and Clockwork every 9 days. Most recently, Sit Still was updated on October 24, 2026 and Clockwork on October 21, 2026.

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