TimeBloc vs This One Thing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeBloc
This app helps you organize your day by breaking it down into manageable tasks. It allows you to create detailed schedules with customizable events and recurring routines. Visualize your progress and integrate with your existing calendar for a streamlined planning experience.
- Timelines for event blocking
- Customizable event icons and colors
- Drag and drop rescheduling
- Routine creation and integration
- Calendar synchronization
- Event notifications
- Progress statistics
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See your whole day as blocks of time — not a list you'll never finish. TimeBloc turns your day into visual, colour-coded blocks with icons, tags and live countdowns, so you can feel how much time you actually have. Built for anyone who loses track of time. Plan once with Routines, pull in your existing calendars, and let TimeBloc keep the day moving. Download TimeBloc and start getting organized now with: • Timelines Block your day into multiple events. By the hour or minute, leisure or work, personalize your day with TimeBloc's intuitive design. Distinguish events with icons and colored tags. Easily reschedule your events by dragging and dropping them across the timeline. • Routines Creating a routine is simple. Just plan it once and let TimeBloc integrate it into your timeline. • Calendar integration Effortlessly incorporate your existing calendar events into your plans. • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets See what's next without opening the app. • Notifications Get notified of every event. • Statistics Visualize your progress over time. ---------- TimeBloc Premium Features • Unlimited Routines • Unlimited Calendars • Advanced Notifications • Statistics After the free trial, your iTunes Account will be charged for TimeBloc Premium. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24h before the current period ends. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Pricing for TimeBloc Premium may vary by location. ---------- Terms of Service: https://kodeon.ai/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://kodeon.ai/privacy-policy
This One Thing
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The productivity problem you've never heard of: Every todo app shows you everything. Your brain sees the list and freezes. Psychologists call it "choice paralysis." We call it Tuesday. This One Thing: Single Task; ADHD Focus Todo Productivity solves the opposite problem: not how to organize your tasks, but how to hide them. Here's how it works: Add unlimited tasks (your brain needs to capture everything) See exactly ONE task at a time (your eyes need to focus on THIS ONE THING) Complete it to reveal the next (no peeking, no planning, no paralysis) Skip if you must (but it goes to the back of the line) What you won't find here: Priority levels (everything's a priority, which means nothing is) Due dates (artificial urgency is still anxiety) Categories (organizing is procrastinating with extra steps) Collaboration (focus is a solo sport) Gamification (you're not a rat in a maze) What you will find: One task. One screen. One decision. A timer that shows focus time (what you measure, you value) Statistics that matter (streak days, completion count) Design that looks expensive (because restraint is luxury) The behavioral economics: Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy, says the best solutions solve the problem backwards. Instead of "how do I get more done?" ask "what stops me from starting?" The answer: seeing everything stops you from doing anything. THIS ONE THING makes the limitation into the feature. You can't see task #2 until task #1 is done. Not because we're mean, but because your brain works better that way. Who this is for: People with 50+ tasks who complete zero Anyone who reorganizes their todo list instead of doing it Humans who overthink, overplan, and underexecute Those who know that "just start" works but can't make themselves start Who this isn't for: People who need to see the big picture (this app deliberately hides it) Teams (there's no sharing, no sync, no collaboration) Planners (there's no calendar, no projects, no someday/maybe) This app makes your life harder in exactly one way: you can't avoid the next task by looking at other tasks. No escaping into "planning." No comfort of "I'll do that other thing first." Just you and THIS. Every time. Most apps try to make work easier. This one makes avoidance harder. That's worth $4.99. Privacy: Your tasks live on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. We don't know what you're doing, and we don't want to. RESOURCES: • Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#this • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TimeBloc at Free against This One Thing's $4.99. TimeBloc also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). This One Thing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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
TimeBloc is free to download; This One Thing costs $4.99 up front. TimeBloc sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. This One Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeBloc ships an update monthly, This One Thing every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeBloc | This One Thing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kodeon, Inc. | Nikola Knezevic |
Bugs and requests
TimeBloc
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Syncing issues with calendar events
- Inconsistent notification delivery
- Routine management bugs
- Time block ordering problems
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to check off completed tasks
- More customization options for colors and icons
- Weekly/monthly calendar view
- Sync across devices and platforms
- Improved routine management
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- Smarter time block adjustments
This One Thing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeBloc
- Growth Bundle: Monthly$4.991 Month
- TimeBloc Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$26.491 Year
- TimeBloc Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- TimeBloc Premium1 Year trial2 variants$39.991 Year
- TimeBloc Premium1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- TimeBloc Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$19.99
This One Thing
No in-app purchases









