Comparison

BlockyTime vs 10000 Hours

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

Head to head
About

BlockyTime

Effortlessly log your time by simply tapping blocks, eliminating the need for start/stop timers. This app offers a unique, user-friendly approach to time tracking, making it easy to manage your day and analyze your activities.

Highlights
  • Easy block-based time tracking
  • Custom event classification
  • Event and object linking
  • Detailed event comments
  • Pie and bar chart statistics
  • Line chart trend analysis
  • Data backup to iCloud
Features
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BlockyTime, A simple time logger no need to tap Start/Stop. ### App Store Featured of 2016 in China ### ### Top 10 Productivity apps in China ### Everybody has his own demand on tracking time, but most people can't persist on it for long time because the traditional time-tracking App is way too professional, and it costs too much energy to use a stopwatch. BlockyTime is very different from traditional time-tracking App, it never needs to tap "Start/Stop". Months of research of users experience made us to work out a better tracking method which is more suitable for people's thinking. No worries to forget to start or stop stopwatch, just take a few seconds in leisure time, like playing game, select, tap, a whole day is tracked. When tracking time no longer has pressure but becomes relaxing, it solves the persistence problem easily. Even people don't has huge perseverance can be good at time management. [Features] • Super easy and rapid method to track time spending on every event • Custom classification of event Not only by event type (eg. work, rest), but also by specific details (eg. Game, music), also by priorities (such as four quadrants) • Unique link of event and object, analyze event from different angle • Comment, record details of event like writing a diary • Statistics, analyze time occupation by pie or bar chart • Trend, check and compare events time spending in line chart by day or month • Goal, such as reach 10000h in 5 years on drawing • Backup data to iCloud or computer, never lose it • Selected color themes, and colorblind mode is added [Suitable for] • Students Track time spending on subjects, analyze it and make a better study plan • Researchers Track time spending on research, analyze and make a more efficient research plan • Managers Who have many projects to do and needs to know time spending on every project • People with part-time jobs Track time on every work and analyze earnings • Salespeople Record time and frequency of contacting clients • New moms and dads Get to know baby's regular life and make a plan to rest • People haven't know the value of time Keep tracking time for a while, the statistics will shock you • People want to analyze time and make him better • People want to know what costs time • People are not satisfied with current situation, want to learn how to manage time and improve himself [Q & A] Q: Why named "BlockyTime"? A: Though time is continuous, for rapid tracking, we separate time into blocks by half an hour at the expense of accuracy. This period not only meets the need of statistics, but also is convenient for people to remember event. Q: Why make 30 minutes a block? This is not accurate. A: Statistics is meaningful only when people persist for a long time. Look at statistics in week or month, 30 minutes a blocks hardly make negative effects on analysis. Compared to spending more energy to make it accurate, track time quicker, take advantage of saved time on other things makes it better. Q: I have OCD, inaccuracy makes me uncomfortable. A: Just stand back and think about it, if you pursue the accuracy, after every time of record, should you add an event called "Tracking time"? Then it takes some time to track this one, so you have to record again, and then, endless loop… Never spend much time on tracking time, this is truly using time effectively. [Users' comments] “The most time-saving tool ever” “It makes me not to spend time on recording, reveals the essence of tracking. I must rate this truly efficient app” “One of my favourite time management/tracking apps!” “Very easy to use and intuitive” “Easiest time tracking tool I ever used” “Milestone app of time tracking” -- zhihu.com If you like this app, just take one minute to rate it, we'll appreciate it! [Contact me] Got some ideas in your mind? Let’s get in touch! Say hello to hi@anniapp.com Or follow us on: Twitter: @anniApp_com Instagram: @anniApp_com

About

10000 Hours

Track your progress on long-term life projects with a dedicated timer. Focus on meaningful activities and build a consistent habit, visualizing your growth over time with detailed charts and widgets.

Highlights
  • Create and track long-term projects
  • View total hours, daily, and weekly trends
  • Progress charts
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch widgets
  • iCloud automatic sync
  • Archive completed projects
Features
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10,000 Hours turns the time you invest in a skill into visible progress. Pick something you actually want to get good at — a language, an instrument, writing, training, code — start the timer, and watch the hours add up. As your total grows, you move through ten stages, so you always know where you are on the way to mastery. This isn't a productivity app for your to-do list. It's for the one or two things you want to still be doing in five years. WHY PEOPLE STAY WITH IT Ten stages, not one number Most trackers hand you a total and leave you to feel something about it. Here, every hour moves you along a path with named stages — so 57 hours isn't just 57 hours, it's more than halfway to the next one. Built for long projects, not 25-minute sprints Set a daily target, a weekly target, or simply accumulate at your own pace. Pause for a week and nothing is lost. Your progress waits for you. Always one tap away Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and a proper Apple Watch app. Start a session without opening your phone. Yours alone No ads. No tracking. No account. No subscription. Nothing you record ever leaves your devices — it syncs privately over iCloud and that's it. WHAT'S INSIDE - Unlimited long-term projects, each with its own stage progress - Count up or count down, with a distraction-free timer screen - Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly trends, plus a calendar heat map - Milestones and shareable achievement cards - Home Screen / Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch - Private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Archive finished projects and keep the record - Dark Mode Made by one person who can't write code — every version built with AI tools, designed by hand, and updated more than twenty times this year. 10000 Hours Pro is available as: · 10000 Hours Pro · Annual subscription — ¥15/year (about ¥1.25/month), 12-month term · 10000 Hours Pro · Monthly subscription — ¥3/month, 1-month term · 10000 Hours Pro · Lifetime — ¥25, one-time purchase, never renews Subscriptions renew automatically 24 hours before the end of the current period unless cancelled beforehand. Cancel anytime from Membership → Manage Subscription, or in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://jessiezhang0314-hub.github.io/10000hours-legal/ios/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://jessiezhang0314-hub.github.io/10000hours-legal/ios/terms.html Questions, bugs, or ideas? Email zjy0314@icloud.com — I read and answer all of them myself. --------- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BlockyTime4 screens
10000 Hours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BlockyTime at 4.9 against 10000 Hours's 4.2. BlockyTime also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 59%) and ratings volume (229 vs 5). 10000 Hours's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

BlockyTime costs $3.99 and 10000 Hours $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlockyTime holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockyTime has 229 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of BlockyTime's written reviews are positive against 59% of 10000 Hours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlockyTime ships an update every 4 weeks, 10000 Hours every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BlockyTime versus 10000 Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockyTime10000 Hours
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.9 (229 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better59.2% of reviews
Number of ratings229 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer妮 安鸿宇 彭

Customer experience

BlockyTime

All ratings229 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.3%

10000 Hours

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral16.3%
Negative24.5%

Bugs and requests

BlockyTime

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stamper feature causes app to crash
  • Backup/restore functionality not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget functionality
  • Sync with Apple Calendar
  • Ability to categorize activities
  • Option to set time limits on activities
  • Live Activities integration on iOS

10000 Hours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlockyTime

No in-app purchases

None

10000 Hours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlockyTime free?
BlockyTime costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 10000 Hours free?
10000 Hours costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlockyTime or 10000 Hours?
BlockyTime is rated higher. BlockyTime averages 4.9 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while 10000 Hours averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do BlockyTime or 10000 Hours have ads?
Neither BlockyTime nor 10000 Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlockyTime or 10000 Hours?
BlockyTime ships an update every 4 weeks, and 10000 Hours every 10 days. Most recently, BlockyTime was updated on September 21, 2026 and 10000 Hours on September 22, 2026.

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