BlockyTime Lite vs 时间朋友
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
时间朋友
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【产品说明】 时间朋友--时间化为幸福拥有! 时间朋友(英文名:TimeFriend)是一款支持个人时间管理工具,让您发生改变获得成长,是`爱今天`App的升级版本,爱今天用户可以直接登录此应用,云端数据互通; 时间朋友以一万小时天才理论为主导,能够记录您花费在目标上的时间,支持多级目标投入累计,能自动生成统计图表,帮您量化您的努力; 时间朋友将一天的时间分为“投资、固定、睡眠、浪费”四大类,能让没有时间管理经验的人快速上手,支持记录一整天的时间使用,并自动生成每天时间分配图和时序图,对每天的使用给予评级,激励你投入,让你知道时间都去哪儿了,保持对时间的掌控,更高效的利用时间; 软件不仅可以支持实时计时,还能手动补录和延展记录,记录可以添加不同类型标签和备注,帮您进行多维度统计分析,让您更了解自己,标签功能甚至可以用来实践不同的时间管理方式; 时间朋友还支持高阶番茄工作法,帮你刻意练习,精进你的技能,让你的能力从小白到大师不断突破;同时番茄工作法与每天的时间记录可以无缝融合切换,让记录更加便捷; 时间朋友能够生成每周投入对比图、睡眠时长以及起床曲线图,可帮你了解自己的持续投入,养成良好睡眠作息习惯,能够按周、月、年以及自定义时间段来进行统计分析,让你在更大时间尺度上了解自己的投入情况,发现自己宏观上的周期规律。 时间朋友将持续把有效的时间管理方式融合到软件中,扩展你在目标达成以及时间管理的能力,让你在使用软件的同时用上最好的时间管理方式。 最后,时间朋友设计上支持记录一个人一生的时间,支持记录到120岁以上,我们在寻找一种更好的方式,使得即使我们破产了,您的时间记录数据依然完整,软件依然可以正常使用,感谢您的支持,希望软件能够帮到您。 【自动订阅服务说明】 1.订阅服务: a)会员Lite连续包年(12个月) b)会员标准版连续包年(12个月) c)会员专业版连续包年(12个月) d)云盘专业版连续包年(100年) 2.订阅价格: a)会员Lite:连续包年产品为68元/年 b)会员标准版:连续包年产品为98元/年 c)会员专业版:连续包年产品为198元/年 c)云盘专业版:100年产品为228元/年 3.付款:用户确认购买并付款后计入iTunes账户 4.自动续费:苹果iTunes账户会在到期前24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期 5.关闭服务:您可以在苹果手机"设置"-->点击您的"Apple ID”,进入"账户设置"页面,点击"订阅〞,管理自动订阅服务,如需取消,每个计费周期结束前24小时关闭即可,到期前24小时内取消订阅则不再扣费。 6.服务协议 会员服务协议: https://www.timefriend.vip/privacy 隐私政策: https://www.timefriend.vip/UserAgreement Apple订阅协议:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockyTime Lite at none against 时间朋友's 7. BlockyTime Lite also leads on ratings volume (374 vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 时间朋友's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). 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
Both are free to download. 时间朋友 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. BlockyTime Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlockyTime Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockyTime Lite has 374 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of BlockyTime Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of 时间朋友's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, 时间朋友 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockyTime Lite | 时间朋友 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (374 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 妮 安 | 耀鸿 黄 |
Customer experience
BlockyTime Lite
时间朋友
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
时间朋友
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlockyTime Lite
No in-app purchases
时间朋友
- 会员Lite-连续包年$9.991 Year
- 会员标准版-连续包年$12.991 Year
- 会员专业版-连续包年$29.991 Year
- 会员Lite-只购买一次$11.99
- 会员标准版-只购买一次$15.99
- 云盘专业版-终身有效(100年)$29.99
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- 会员专业版-只购买一次$30.99







