BlockyTime Lite vs Mana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockyTime Lite
Effortlessly log your time without manual start/stop. Categorize events, add comments, and visualize your time usage with insightful charts. Set goals and back up your data to improve productivity.
- Rapid time tracking by blocks
- Custom event classification
- Event and object linking
- Detailed event comments
- Pie and bar chart statistics
- Line chart trend analysis
- Goal setting
- iCloud data backup
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BlockyTime, A simple time logger no need to tap Start/Stop. ### App Store Featured of 2016 in China & HongKong ### ### 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
Mana
This app helps you understand and optimize how you spend your time. It offers tools for goal setting, reflection, and personalized guidance to help you focus on what matters most. Integrations with other services enhance its time-tracking capabilities.
- Holistic time reflection
- Transparent time logging
- Goal setting and progress tracking
- Personalized expert guidance
- Integration with Apple Health
- Location services for automated tracking
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Spend your time better. Mana helps you reach your fullest potential with the easiest time management tool to achieve your goals! Our experts on every time management methodology you can think of are focused on helping you to effectively create more time value in your life. Realizing your dreams requires understanding your priorities. No matter who you are, there are only 24 hours in a day: 168 per week. We help you use them better. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT: 1. We enable holistic reflection Mana is the only self-care and goal-setting system that reveals the whole picture. We show how you spend your time - 24/7, providing you with accurate data you can use to make changes for the better. 2. We offer full transparency into all of your time Use Mana’s beautiful interface and machine-learning powered suggestions to log your time. Integrations with apps you already use make pen & paper journaling and complex calculations a thing of the past. 3. We empower you We help you understand your unique values and encourage you with support and accountability to spend more time on the things you value and less on the things you don’t. WHAT YOU’LL GET: - World’s easiest tool for tracking how you spend all of your time - Goal setting system to help you set resolutions and see your progress - Reflection journal for staying mindful about your wellbeing, progress, and goals - Personalized expert guidance that empowers you to create time value for yourself - Integration with Apple Health for improved suggestions and automatic logging of your time - Integration with Location services can help improving automated time tracking if enabled You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase, offering access to full reflection and resolution functionality, as well as personalized interactions with our Guides: - Auto-renewable subscription. - Mana Monthly Subscription ($19.99) and Mana Yearly Subscription ($199.99). - Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://mana.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://mana.ai/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockyTime Lite at none against Mana's 2. BlockyTime Lite also leads on ratings volume (374 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Mana sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. BlockyTime Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockyTime Lite has 374 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, Mana monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockyTime Lite | Mana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (374 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 妮 安 | Mana Hours, Inc. |
Customer experience
BlockyTime Lite
Mana
Bugs and requests
BlockyTime Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Home screen icons cannot be removed after deletion
- M1 Mac version fails to open
- Reminder notifications cannot be disabled without clicking 'nope' repeatedly
- App does not work beyond 2024 (year limitation)
Requested features
20 requests- 12-hour time format (AM/PM) option
- iPad landscape orientation support
- Cross-device iCloud synchronization
- Home screen widget
- Smaller time block options (5, 10, 15 minutes)
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- Data export to Excel/CSV
- Google Calendar integration
- Apple Watch support
- Customizable day reset time
- Recurring/template time blocks for daily routines
- Ability to disable reminder notifications by default
- macOS and Windows desktop versions
- Android version
- Weekly view with all days visible
- Multiple activities per time block
- Custom icons or labels for activities
- Statistics and trend analysis improvements
- Drag-and-drop functionality for time blocks
- Activity grouping/categorization
- Landscape mode for iPad
Mana
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlockyTime Lite
No in-app purchases
Mana
- Mana.ai Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Mana.ai Yearly Subscription$199.991 Year
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