# Anchor: Time Blocking Planner — Daily Calendar & Focus Timer

> Daily planner and focus app with time blocking and project organization. (iPhone/iPad app by Alessandro Pluda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchor-time-blocking-planner/id6748285761 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alessandro Pluda](https://appshunter.io/developer/1824990896)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 29 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 97 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, French (France)
- Released: 2026-04-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchor-time-blocking-planner/id6748285761/reviews.md

## What is Anchor?

A place for your tasks, projects, and daily plan.

Anchor organizes your day around focus blocks. Group tasks into a block, give it some time in your calendar, and work through them at your own pace. When plans change, move things around.

CAPTURE YOUR TASKS

Type a task as it comes to mind. Use Smart Dates to add a date as you type, or hold New To Do and talk through several things at once. Anchor turns what you say into tasks, with projects, dates, and urgency levels, privately with Apple Intelligence.*

KEEP PROJECTS ORGANIZED

Keep related tasks in projects. Add dividers to separate sections, notes to hold the details, and urgency levels to show what needs attention. Drag tasks into the order that works for you.

PLAN WITH FOCUS BLOCKS

Bring tasks into a block alongside your calendar events. Set up repeating blocks for the regular parts of your week. Focus on one block at a time, and move unfinished tasks forward when you need to.

PICK UP ON ANOTHER DEVICE

Your tasks, projects, and focus blocks sync through your private iCloud. Anchor is also available on Mac, so you can continue there.

CONNECTED TO YOUR DAY

• Apple Calendar and Reminders sync
• Widgets and Live Activity
• Siri shortcuts
• Repeating blocks and custom icons
• Works offline
• No separate Anchor account required

Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

MADE INDEPENDENTLY

Anchor is designed and built by an independent developer. No ads, no venture capital. Just an app that keeps getting better with feedback from the people who use it.

*Voice capture requires Super Anchor and a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled, using a supported language.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Flexible time blocking
- Task capture with smart dates
- Project organization with dividers
- Calendar event integration
- Cross-device syncing
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Super Anchor Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |
| Super Anchor Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |


## Is Anchor safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Anchor.

## Is Anchor legit?

Anchor: Time Blocking Planner has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Anchor is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchor-time-blocking-planner/id6748285761/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Believer!

*2026-11-03*

Bought the lifetime plan. Loved the experience.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2026-10-21*

This is like a combination of Todoist and Sunsama. It has the quick entry I loved with Todoist, and time blocking that was great with Sunsama. I’m a big fan of the pricing model (no subscriptions!) and it works well. Also, the tutorial on the iPhone was great! IYKYK

### 4/5 — Great app!  Just add the ability to sort by priority / date your project lists

*2026-10-19*

Love the app, very beautifully designed.  Really just missing sorting tasks by priority

**Developer response:** Hi Nolando! Thank you, sorting is coming very soon 😁

### 5/5 — Amazing app but there’s a bug

*2026-10-15*

Using this app a lot, installed just yesterday. If i touch settings or calendar - the app crashes and lands on home screen

**Developer response:** Thanks man! I’d recommend updating and see if it resolves, let me know

### 5/5 — Gamechanger!

*2026-10-14*

It’s completely changed the way I plan my priorities. Loving it! It’s gotten me super excited to plan my day.

### 5/5 — Best way to plan the day

*2026-10-13*

Really love being able to group what I need to get done into chunks of time instead of staring at one long list all day. The voice capture is especially handy when a bunch of things hit me at once and I just want to get them out of my head quickly.

### 5/5 — Simple but powerful!

*2026-10-13*

I love that this is a simple to-do tracker. I love time blocking with out the restrictions of adding them to my calendar since my focus blocks can get moved suddenly. I also like that you automatically get a 7 day free trial on the iPhone app without subscribing first. I also love the “buy once” feature. I hate subscriptions so I think this will be a great tool. SIDE NOTE: I found this app on Threads and commented on the developers post that I wanted pink for a color option and he immediately replied saying he was working on it!

### 5/5 — Best reminder app

*2026-06-07*

I don’t think I’ve ever left a review on an app before but this app is just so perfect. The design is so good I just find myself on the app for the sake of seeing the designs and feeling the haptics! I have noticed that the widgets are not working for me and I’m not sure why, but that’s the only thing slightly negative I have to say.

### 5/5 — Great experience but

*2026-05-17*

So the experience is premium and great. But would be great if you could add ability to collapse todo list / progress board. As the list grows, there will be a lot to scroll. Would be easier to keep an eye on specific boards

### 5/5 — Love the first couple minutes

*2026-04-16*

Literally just downloaded it and LOVE the tutorial. I’ve never seen anything like this in an app. Gives Stanley Parable vibes and I love it

**Developer response:** That’s exactly the reference that inspired the entire onboarding and will now trickle down the rest of the app (stay tuned). So glad you are enjoying it and thanks for the great comment!!

## Frequently asked questions about Anchor

### What is Anchor?

Anchor is a daily planner and focus app designed to help you organize your day using flexible time blocking. It allows you to capture tasks, group them into focus blocks, and manage projects.

### How does Anchor organize tasks?

Anchor allows you to capture tasks as they come to mind, using Smart Dates for quick entry or voice input. Tasks can be organized into projects with dividers, notes, and urgency levels.

### Can I use Anchor with my calendar?

Yes, Anchor syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders, allowing you to integrate your tasks and focus blocks with your existing schedule.

### Does Anchor work offline?

Yes, Anchor works offline, ensuring you can access and manage your tasks and schedule even without an internet connection.

### Can I use Anchor on multiple devices?

Yes, Anchor syncs your tasks, projects, and focus blocks through your private iCloud and is available on Mac and iPhone, allowing you to pick up where you left off on another device.

### Does Anchor have ads?

No, Anchor is ad-free. It is developed independently without ads or venture capital.

### What languages does Anchor support?

Anchor is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

### What is the age rating for Anchor?

Anchor has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.2 — 2026-11-06

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.2.1 — 2026-11-04

• All-Day Events on Top: Prefer them above your day? In Settings, switch All-day events from Side Rail to Top Bar, on iPhone and Mac.

Fixes
• Events from a calendar you deleted can now be removed, from Calendars Not Found in your calendar settings.
• Deleting to dos and focus blocks no longer crashes Anchor on Mac, whether by hand or during sync.
• On a closed iPhone Duo, the Settings gear no longer sits under the time.

### 2.2 — 2026-10-28

• All-Day Events: Holidays, trips and birthdays from Apple Calendar now show beside your day, on iPhone and Mac. Turn any focus block into one with the All day switch.
• Today: Everything due today or overdue, from all your projects, on one page, along with what you've already done. Add it to your Home Screen with the Tasks widget.
• Sort Your To Dos: Sort any list by due date or urgency from the ⋯ menu. Switch back to Manual and your own order and sections return.
• New Section: Start a section in any project from the ⋯ menu, or type --- and a name.

Fixes
• Long project names fade out before the ⋯ in the project picker, so their settings are always in reach.
• Reinstalling Anchor no longer pauses Reminders and Calendar sync.
• Dates typed without a time, like "tomorrow", no longer land at noon.

### 2.1 — 2026-10-20

• Month View: tap the date to see the whole month, with each day's focus blocks at a glance. Pick a day to jump straight to it.
• Tasks Widget: put a project's tasks, or all of them, on your Home Screen and tick them off from there.
• Every to do with a date now reminds you, at its time or at your default time. To dos synced with Apple Reminders ring from Reminders, so you never get two alerts.

Fixes
• The microphone no longer spins forever when your language's speech model needs downloading.
• After changing when your day ends, every day scrolls all the way to the new end.
• To dos with a date but no time show as all-day reminders in Apple Reminders.
• The date menu above the keyboard no longer stretches across the toolbar.

### 2.0.4 — 2026-10-17

Bug fixes and improvements.

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