Comparison

BlockyTime Lite vs Time Quadrants

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Time Quadrants

Organize your tasks into four quadrants based on urgency and importance. This app helps you prioritize and manage your time effectively with features like reminders and list manipulation.

Highlights
  • Task categorization by urgency and importance
  • Add lists to any quadrant
  • Slide to delete or finish tasks
  • Drag lists between quadrants
  • Set reminder times
  • Customizable quadrant layout styles
Features
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Everything you do in life can be classified by it’s urgency (Urgent or Not Urgent) and by it’s importance (Important or Not Important). This creates the matrix illustrated above with four quadrants: * Important and Urgent – Crises and Emergencies * Important but Not Urgent – Prevention, Planning, and Improvement* * Not Important but Urgent – Interruptions and Busy Work * Not Important and Not Urgent – Time Wasters 【Time Cook Highlights Features】 · Add lists to any quadrants · Slide left to delete, right to finish · Supports dragging lists to the other quadrants · Set reminder time for things. · Set layout style for quadrants - Standard or Natural Privacy Policy: https://www.coolappfactory.com/static/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.coolappfactory.com/static/terms.html

Screenshots

BlockyTime Lite4 screens
Time Quadrants2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlockyTime Lite at 89% against Time Quadrants's 0%. BlockyTime Lite also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Time Quadrants sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. BlockyTime Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlockyTime Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of BlockyTime Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Time Quadrants's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, Time Quadrants every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BlockyTime Lite versus Time Quadrants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockyTime LiteTime Quadrants
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (374 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings374 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer妮 安chenghui Duan

Customer experience

BlockyTime Lite

All ratings374 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.7%

Time Quadrants

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Time Quadrants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlockyTime Lite

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Quadrants

Subscriptions2
  • TimeQuadrants Pro(Weekly)3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • TimeQuadrants Pro(Monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is BlockyTime Lite free?
BlockyTime Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Quadrants free?
Time Quadrants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlockyTime Lite or Time Quadrants?
BlockyTime Lite is rated higher. BlockyTime Lite averages 4.8 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Time Quadrants averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BlockyTime Lite or Time Quadrants have ads?
Neither BlockyTime Lite nor Time Quadrants shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlockyTime Lite or Time Quadrants?
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, and Time Quadrants every 3 weeks. Most recently, BlockyTime Lite was updated on September 19, 2026 and Time Quadrants on September 19, 2026.

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