BlockyTime Lite vs TimePod
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
TimePod
Effortlessly track your time for work, study, or personal activities. Quickly record durations with start/stop buttons or manual entry. Analyze your time usage with detailed reports and calendar views.
- Start/stop time recording
- Manual time entry
- Pomodoro focus timer
- Categorization by category, project, and tag
- Calendar view of records
- Detailed time reports
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TimePod is an app that records your daily work time. It can be used not only for work but also for daily exercise, housework, study, and other time recordings. You can enter it quickly and easily at any time, and later you can check the total time from various perspectives. ■ Record You can easily record by pressing the start and stop buttons. It also supports time input, so you can record all at once after work is completed. ■ Focus You can use the focus mode as a timer for the Pomodoro technique. It is a time management method that repeats work every 25 minutes and breaks every 5 minutes to maximize concentration. You can change the work and break time respectively, so please customize it. ■ Classification Each record can be categorized using categories, projects and tags. Feel free to use it according to your lifestyle, such as dividing it into projects for each business partner, dividing work and private life, and studying by subject / unit. ■ Calendar You can check the recorded contents on the calendar every 3 days / 7 days. You can take a quick look at what work you spent this week and how much time you spent. ■ Report You can narrow down the total work time by any period, category, project, and tag to check. Please check the transition of working hours and the ratio for each category / project and use it for improvement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlockyTime Lite at 4.8 against TimePod's 2.5. BlockyTime Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. TimePod sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlockyTime Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlockyTime Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockyTime Lite has 375 ratings behind it against 2, 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 77% of TimePod's.
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, TimePod every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockyTime Lite | TimePod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (375 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 375 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 妮 安 | Naia Inc. |
Customer experience
BlockyTime Lite
TimePod
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
TimePod
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlockyTime Lite
No in-app purchases
TimePod
- Pro$6.99








