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    "description": "TickPlay is a standalone offline audio and video player for Apple Watch that keeps your own files on the watch, plays lossless FLAC, OGG and Opus alongside MP3 and M4A, and scrolls synchronized LRC lyrics — with no account, no cloud and no iPhone needed while you listen.",
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      "Plays ten audio formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and M4B natively, and FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA and APE through a built-in decoder",
      "Plays MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP video full screen on the watch",
      "Scrolls synchronized LRC lyrics when a matching .lrc file sits beside the track",
      "Transfers files from a Mac, PC or Linux machine over local Wi-Fi using a plain HTTP file server",
      "Builds a playback queue with loop, shuffle and repeat-one, controlled from the watch",
      "Keeps playing in the background after you lower your wrist or leave the app",
      "Offers a 500 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB on-watch storage quota with automatic cleanup",
      "Supports Digital Crown seeking, 15-second skip buttons and 0.5x to 2.0x playback speed"
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      "Playing lossless FLAC from your own library on the watch",
      "Following lyrics while listening on a workout",
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        "text": "Plays lossless FLAC, OGG and Opus on Apple Watch, which watchOS does not decode natively, without converting the files first.",
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        "text": "Runs standalone: playback needs no network, no account and no iPhone, and the App Store privacy disclosure reads \"Data Not Collected\".",
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        "text": "Transfers media from any computer on the same network through a plain HTTP file server, so no cable, companion app or cloud service is required.",
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        "text": "Apple Watch only, requiring watchOS 10 or later — there is no Mac, iPhone or iPad version, so an owner of any other Apple device has nothing to run.",
        "status": "verified",
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      },
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        "text": "Paid up front at $9.99 with no free tier, and video playback covers only MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP, so other containers must be converted before they will play.",
        "status": "editorially-reviewed",
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      "Apple Watch owners who want their own music on the watch rather than a streaming catalogue",
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      "Apple Watch owners below watchOS 10"
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      "watchOS only: TickPlay runs on Apple Watch and requires watchOS 10 or later, with no Mac, iPhone or iPad version.",
      "Only MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP video play. Other containers such as MKV and AVI can be transferred and stored on the watch but will not play.",
      "Lyrics need a .lrc file sharing the track's filename — Starlight.flac alongside Starlight.lrc.",
      "On-watch storage is capped by a quota the user chooses between 500 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB."
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        "value": "Opens with Play, Library, Download and Settings tabs; the Download tab scans the local network for a file server to pull media from.",
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        "summary": "Initial release: a standalone watchOS player with local Wi-Fi transfer, lossless FLAC, synchronized LRC lyrics, full-screen video and background playback.",
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        "question": "Does TickPlay need an iPhone?",
        "answer": "Not while you listen. It is a standalone watchOS player with no iPhone companion app, so playback works with the phone switched off or left behind. Installation itself goes through the Watch app on a paired iPhone.",
        "status": "developer-stated",
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      },
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        "question": "Which audio formats does TickPlay play?",
        "answer": "Ten. MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and M4B play natively, and FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA and APE are decoded by the app's own engine.",
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        "question": "Does TickPlay play video?",
        "answer": "Yes — MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP play full screen. Other containers such as MKV and AVI can be stored on the watch but will not play.",
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        "question": "Is TickPlay free?",
        "answer": "No. It is a paid app listed at $9.99 on the US App Store and ¥68.00 on the China App Store, as a one-time purchase with no free tier.",
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        "question": "What does TickPlay collect?",
        "answer": "Nothing, according to the App Store privacy disclosure, which reads \"Data Not Collected\". The developer states there is no account, no cloud, no telemetry and no third-party SDKs, and that the only network access is the local Wi-Fi transfer the user starts.",
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      },
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        "question": "Who publishes TickPlay?",
        "answer": "Nuanyue — the same publisher as this directory. This page is a product listing rather than an independent editorial review.",
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        "reason": "Both play audio files you already own with no catalogue or subscription; Cog is a macOS player while TickPlay is a watchOS one.",
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