Comparison

TimeBloc vs TickDown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

TickDown

Organize your life by combining countdowns to important events with a clear task list. View your deadlines, birthdays, and to-dos all in one place, with customizable visuals and reminders. The core app works offline, and optional premium features unlock advanced widgets and backups.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable event backgrounds
  • Subtasks with progress tracking
  • Integrated calendar view
  • Event and task reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets (Premium)
  • Encrypted on-device backups
Features
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TickDown puts the moments you're counting toward and the work in front of you on the same screen. Birthdays, trips, deadlines and launches count down to the second on cards worth looking at. Your tasks sit beside them, with subtasks, priorities and progress you can see at a glance. COUNTDOWNS THAT LOOK LIKE THE MOMENT • Live countdowns to the second - days, hours, minutes • Your own photos or built-in artwork behind every event • Reposition a photo so the part that matters sits where you want it • Categories and colors to keep birthdays, work and travel apart • Repeating events for anniversaries and anything annual A CALM TASK LIST • Subtasks with progress that rolls up to the parent task • Priorities, due dates and per-task reminders • Auto-archive completed tasks, auto-delete archived ones on your schedule • An archive of everything you've finished ONE CALENDAR VIEW • Countdowns, tasks and your device calendar events together • Month and agenda views, with your own start-of-week preference • Calendar access is optional and read-only REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE • Event and task reminders, with a choice of alert sounds • Daily and weekly summaries at a time you pick • 12- or 24-hour time, matched to your region's date format WIDGETS (PREMIUM) • Home Screen and Lock Screen countdowns, refreshed as time runs out • A tasks widget for what's due today and what's already done BACKUP YOU CONTROL • Export an encrypted .tickdown backup - AES-256-GCM, encrypted on device • Back up to your own iCloud Drive whenever you like • Automatic daily backup with Premium • Restore on a new iPhone or iPad, straight from iCloud or a saved file • Restoring is always free - your data is never held behind a purchase PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in, no servers • Your countdowns, tasks, notes and photos stay on your device • The core app works entirely offline TICKDOWN PREMIUM One purchase, no subscription: • Removes all ads • Unlocks Home & Lock Screen widgets • Unlimited photo backgrounds - the built-in artwork is free for everyone • Automatic daily iCloud backup • Supports independent development TickDown is free and ad-supported. Premium is optional and permanent. Privacy Policy: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/privacy-policy.html Support: https://futuretekapps.github.io/tickdownapple/

Screenshots

TimeBloc4 screens
TickDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TickDown at 5.0 against TimeBloc's 4.3. TickDown also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). TimeBloc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 1). On price, 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. TimeBloc sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TickDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TickDown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeBloc has 7.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeBloc ships an update monthly, TickDown daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeBloc versus TickDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBlocTickDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.4K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.Nusaif Valappil

Customer experience

TimeBloc

All ratings7,399 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral14.2%
Negative44.6%

TickDown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TickDown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

TimeBloc

Subscriptions7
  • 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 trial2 variants$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99
1 purchases

TickDown

One-time1
  • TickDown Premium$4.99

Questions

Is TimeBloc free?
TimeBloc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickDown free?
TickDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeBloc or TickDown?
TickDown is rated higher. TimeBloc averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while TickDown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TimeBloc or TickDown have ads?
TickDown shows ads; TimeBloc does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeBloc or TickDown?
TimeBloc ships an update monthly, and TickDown daily. Most recently, TimeBloc was updated on September 29, 2026 and TickDown on September 21, 2026.

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