Comparison

BlockyTime vs TimeMender

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

TimeMender

This app helps you track your work time accurately, even with imperfect habits. It allows for quick adjustments to logged time and provides a clear overview of your day. The Pro version offers advanced features like history summaries and data export.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer for starting and switching tasks
  • Quick-add for forgotten time entries
  • Fast 'fix-it' move for adjusting time between items
  • Daily target tracking with live progress
  • Private, device-only data storage
  • Export data to CSV/plain-text (Pro)
Features
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TimeMender is a fast, forgiving personal worklog for people with imperfect timer habits. Real workdays are messy. You forget to start the timer. You forget to stop it. You switch tasks without thinking. Meetings run long. You get interrupted and lose track. TimeMender is designed around that reality — not an ideal workday where everything gets tracked perfectly. Capture time as it happens, fix the messy parts fast, and get a clear picture of where your day went. Maybe you feed a timesheet at the end of the week. Maybe you bill by the hour. Maybe you just want to know where the day went. Whatever your reason, TimeMender keeps a lightweight, honest record without asking you to manage a full productivity system. Built for messy, real-world days One-tap timer. Tap a work item to start; tap another to switch. Only one timer runs at a time. Switched late? No problem. If you realize you changed tasks a few minutes ago but forgot to switch the timer, use Switch Late to move that recent time to the right work item without stopping to reconstruct your day. Quick Add. Add time you forgot to track — no timer required. Easy adjustments. Open Adjust from the overflow menu to move time between work items, fix mistakes, or clean up your day without editing a complicated timeline. Daily target. See Tracked and Remaining/Over at a glance so you know when your workday is "full." Keep your timer in sight. With TimeMender Pro, your active timer stays visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island through a Live Activity — a subtle, persistent reminder that you're still tracking, so it's easier to stay on top of your time throughout the day. Works locally. Core tracking runs entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in, and no network connection required. Private by design Your worklog stays under your control. There's no TimeMender account and no backend storing your work history. We don't receive, host, or sell your data. TimeMender Pro — one-time purchase, no subscription Upgrade once to unlock: Full local history with week and date-range summaries Per-work-item summaries Share and CSV/plain-text export Work-item icons and colors Bulk work-item import iCloud backup & restore Home Screen widgets Live Activity for your active timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, helping keep your running timer visible throughout the day Everything you capture in Free is kept, so upgrading instantly unlocks your full history, summaries, and exports. Focused on one job TimeMender isn't a payroll system, team timesheet platform, billing suite, or project manager. It does one focused job: help you capture, adjust, and understand your time — even when your workday doesn't go according to plan.

Screenshots

BlockyTime4 screens
TimeMender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimeMender at Free against BlockyTime's $3.99. BlockyTime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (230 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

TimeMender is free to download; BlockyTime costs $3.99 up front. TimeMender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlockyTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BlockyTime against 5.0 for TimeMender. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockyTime has 230 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlockyTime ships an update every 4 weeks, TimeMender fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BlockyTime versus TimeMender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockyTimeTimeMender
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (230 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings230 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer妮 安Brown's Tech Co. LLC

Customer experience

BlockyTime

All ratings229 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.1%

TimeMender

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TimeMender

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlockyTime

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeMender

One-time1
  • TimeMender Pro$9.99

Questions

Is BlockyTime free?
BlockyTime costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeMender free?
TimeMender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlockyTime or TimeMender?
TimeMender is rated higher. BlockyTime averages 4.9 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while TimeMender averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BlockyTime or TimeMender have ads?
Neither BlockyTime nor TimeMender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlockyTime or TimeMender?
BlockyTime ships an update every 4 weeks, and TimeMender fortnightly. Most recently, BlockyTime was updated on November 2, 2026 and TimeMender on October 31, 2026.

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