Comparison

BlockyTime Lite vs XTimeTracker

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

XTimeTracker

Features
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XTimeTracker 您的私人专属时间管家 XTimeTracker! 时间是宝贵的,如果我们想提高效率,就需要管理时间,而XTimeTracker可以帮您记录并分析您的时间去哪了! XTimeTracker是一款时间和日程管理的专业APP,我们将生活中的时间分成两类:任务和待办。任务是日常且频繁的事件,待办是临时的事件,把这两类事件统一起来,您可以很方便的记录下每个任务或待办的时间。 XTimeTracker是第一款将时间如此分类并精心设计的时间管理软件,不仅仅在记录时间上精心设计,同时还供多种形式的展示和统计来帮助您分析时间的消耗,并且在日记中进行复盘总结,通过这种体系化的方式管理您的时间,可以极大的提高您的效率。 XTimeTracker的目标: - 快捷简单的时间追踪 - 操作简单。尽可能让您简单快速地操作 - 高性能,尽可能快速响应反应 - 界面追求简单,尽可能不添加非必要的功能 - 追求统一的操作体验 - 美观。追求精致、简洁、现代、美观的UI - 统计分析。尽可能详细地提供数据分析结果 - 自定义。尽可能让用户可以按需配置 功能特性: - 任务: - 记录时间:点击即可开始或结束时间记录 - 任务支持无限层级支持,将大任务拆分为小任务 - 每条记录的备注功能 - 自定义字段功能 - 隐藏任务 - 任务添加描述 - 设置任务或待办的颜色,层级,提醒 - 子任务批量自动配色 - 支持统计分析 - 支持工作量 - 支持图标和emoji,手动输入emoji - 支持4种模式:跳转模式、折叠模式、平铺模式、翻页模式 - 支持导出导入任务数据 - 支持折叠模式的拖动排序 - 支持多任务计时 - 支持检索任务计时 - 支持添加附件图片 - 待办: - 支持隐藏待办事项 - 支持关联任务,作为任务的子任务 - 支持无限层级 - 支持待办的优先级 - 支持昨天未完成任务自动顺延到今天 - 支持日、周、月待办 - 支持与系统待办事项双向同步 - 支持导入导出待办数据 - 支持关闭待办功能 - 支持待办的多种功能的检索 - 支持待办和提醒事项带层级的双向同步 - 支持周期重复 - 支持添加附件图片 - 支持艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线 - 支持截止日期 - 支持多待办计时 - 支持预览图片和备注等 - 支持进度环 - 支持平铺展开待办 - 支持关联日历和日记 - 记录: - 支持导入导出记录数据 - 支持将记录数据双向同步到系统日历 - 便捷的补记功能,支持选择和输入模式,输入时高亮提示补全 - 支持将多条相邻的同名记录合并为一条记录 - 美观的日、周、月日历视图 - 支持日记功能,可以拍照或导入图片,折叠内容 - 日记支持艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线、自动添加天气和位置 - 日记支持自动生成概览日记,总结制定时间段的数据 - 支持子弹笔记和自定义模板 - 支持日记的数据的导入导出 - 修改任务或待办名将同步修改保存的记录名 - 删除任务或待办不影响保存的记录 - 支持日历一键汇总大类 - 月日历支持横向和纵向布局 - 支持日历和系统日历数据的双向同步 - 支持待办和任务的区分显示 - 支持多任务日历 - 支持自动同步记录数据到日历 - 支持时间线 - 统计: - 支持将待办和任务融合一起进行统计分析 - 支持过滤展示统计数据 - 层级图:暂时任务和待办的数据分级统计 - 柱形图:支持横向或纵向展示记录数据 - 扇形图:支持统计扇形图和分级扇形图 - 折线图:支持折线图展示数据统计结果 - 甘特图:支持用甘特图展示任务和待办的运行情况,可以做项目统计 - 工作量:支持展示工作量的统计结果 - 报告: - 支持日报、周报、月报 - 可以看到指定时间段内的整体情况 - 支持时间过滤展示数据 - 支持自定义选择报告视图 - 其它: - 自定义颜色和字体大小,设置语言 - 支持显示一年中的第几周 - 检索功能:支持按照任务和备注检索指定时间段的记录 - 支持截图、分享和邮件功能 - 支持数据复制或当前页面的数据 - 支持一键运行上一次任务 - 支持计数器功能 - 支持点击任务运行防误触 - 支持小组件和实时活动 - 支持灵动岛 - 支持倒计时提醒 - 支持打卡 - 支持项目管理功能 - 完善的使用教程 - 支持大量小组件 - 支持黑夜模式 - 支持救援模式排错 应用范围: - 时间管理 - 待办提醒 - 时间统计 - 日记记录 - 事件追踪 - 学习教育

Screenshots

BlockyTime Lite4 screens
XTimeTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: XTimeTracker at every 11 days against BlockyTime Lite's every 4 weeks. BlockyTime Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, XTimeTracker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BlockyTime Lite versus XTimeTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockyTime LiteXTimeTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (374 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings374 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer妮 安彪 谢

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)
Show 15 more
  • 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

XTimeTracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlockyTime Lite

No in-app purchases

None

XTimeTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlockyTime Lite free?
BlockyTime Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XTimeTracker free?
XTimeTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlockyTime Lite or XTimeTracker have ads?
Neither BlockyTime Lite nor XTimeTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlockyTime Lite or XTimeTracker?
BlockyTime Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, and XTimeTracker every 11 days. Most recently, BlockyTime Lite was updated on September 19, 2026 and XTimeTracker on September 15, 2026.

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