BlockyTime Lite vs Time Meter
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
Time Meter
Effortlessly log your time with one-tap tracking and insightful visualizations. Understand where your day goes with custom activities, widgets, and Siri Shortcuts. Export your data or sync across devices with premium features.
- One-tap time tracking
- Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Customizable activities
- Daily history and statistics
- CSV export
- iCloud sync
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Track time without breaking flow. See where your day actually goes. Time Meter is a fast, focused time tracker for iPhone — with iCloud sync, Home Screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts that fit into the way you already use your phone. Built for freelancers tracking billable hours and anyone trying to spend their days more deliberately. ONE-TAP TRACKING • Tap any activity to start. Tap again to stop. That's the whole loop. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's totals or the activity you're currently running. • Siri Shortcuts let you start and stop hands-free: "Hey Siri, start Work." • Custom activities with names, colors, icons, and tags. UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME • Daily history grouped by day with running totals. • Statistics with pie charts and stacked bar charts that make your patterns obvious at a glance. • Flexible date ranges for last week, last month, or any window you choose. • CSV export — your data, ready for a spreadsheet whenever you want it. PREMIUM UNLOCKS • iCloud Sync keeps activities, types, and tags in step across every device on your Apple ID. • Unlimited activities (free plan tracks up to 5). • Full history — every log kept, forever. • Backup and restore the full database to a file you control. • CSV import to bring in historical data from other trackers or spreadsheets. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockyTime Lite at none against Time Meter's 1. BlockyTime Lite also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Time Meter's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, 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. Time Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlockyTime Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, Time Meter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockyTime Lite | Time Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (374 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 妮 安 | Productive Tools OU |
Customer experience
BlockyTime Lite
Time Meter
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 Meter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlockyTime Lite
No in-app purchases
Time Meter
- Unlock features$4.99







