Support

Questions, bugs or ideas: email tyler.c.hale@gmail.com. If something is not working, please say which device and system version you are on.

Getting started on the Mac

Tock has no Dock icon. Look for him in the bottom-right corner of your screen, and for the small alarm clock in the menu bar (Settings, show or hide Tock, quit).
Click Tock to open your list. Click anywhere else or press Esc to close it.
Press Option-Space in any app to add a task. You can change the shortcut in Settings.
Drag Tock wherever you like. He remembers his spot on each display.
Presenting or sharing your screen? Use Hide Tock for 1 hour in the menu bar or Settings.
Settings can start Tock when you log in.

Adding tasks

Type naturally. The line under the field shows what Tock understood before you press Return.

Dates and times: "tomorrow 3pm", "next Tuesday", "Oct 21", "in 20 minutes", "tonight".
Repeats: "every day at 8am", "every Monday", "every weekday at 9:30", "every 2 weeks", "on the 1st every month".
Groups: add "@work" to file the task in a group. A new name creates the group.
Tags: add "#urgent" for a colored tag.
No date: the task goes to Someday.

Reminders

When a task is due, you get a reminder with Done, snooze options and Tomorrow (9 AM). On the Mac, Tock shows it in a speech bubble. Everywhere, a notification is also scheduled so you still get it when the app is closed. Tasks without a time remind you at 9 AM on their day.

Not getting reminders? Make sure notifications are allowed for Tock Todo in System Settings (Mac) or Settings (iPhone and Apple Watch) > Notifications.

iCloud sync

Tock syncs through your own private iCloud storage, so there is no account to make. Sign in to the same Apple Account with iCloud turned on, on each device. Changes usually arrive within seconds. Without iCloud, Tock keeps working on that device alone and shows a short notice.

If two devices change the same task while offline, Tock keeps the newest change to each field, so editing the title on one device and the date on another keeps both.

Widgets and Apple Watch

iPhone: long-press the Home Screen or Lock Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, and search for Tock. On iOS 18 there is also a Quick Add control for Control Center.
Apple Watch: the watch app comes with the iPhone app. Add a Tock complication from the watch face editor.

Free trial and Tock Unlock

Tock is free for 14 days, then $0.99 a year or $2.99 once. Start the trial from the Unlock Tock screen, which opens the first time you launch Tock and from Settings. After the trial, without Tock Unlock, your tasks stay visible, reminders keep ringing and you can still check things off and snooze them; adding, editing, deleting and moving tasks need Tock Unlock. One purchase covers your iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac, and works with Family Sharing.

Bought on another device or reinstalled? Open Settings > Tock Unlock > Restore Purchases.
Cancel the yearly plan in Settings > your name > Subscriptions on iPhone, or App Store > your name > Account Settings > Subscriptions on the Mac.
Refunds and billing are handled by Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com.

Your data

Your tasks are stored on your devices. On the Mac, Settings > Data has Export and Import, so you can keep a copy as a file. Read the privacy policy for details.