Ellie vs Block until…
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ellie
Organize your day with a beautiful task management app. View tasks by day, dump ideas to clear your mind, and schedule them directly into your calendar. Integrates with Google and Apple calendars for a unified view.
- Daily planner view
- Brain dump for task offloading
- Time block/time box mode
- Google Calendar integration
- Apple Calendar integration
- Labels, recurring tasks, subtasks (Pro)
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Clear your head. Plan what fits. Get it done. Ellie turns an open-ended brain dump into a realistic plan for your day: • Capture tasks quickly in Brain Dump • Drag tasks into a time-blocked calendar • See Apple Calendar and Google Calendar events alongside your tasks • Stay focused with Stopwatch and Pomodoro timers • Organize projects with labels, subtasks, recurring tasks, priorities, and more • Plan on the go, then pick up where you left off on the web The free version of Ellie includes unlimited tasks. Upgrade to Ellie Pro for $9.99/month, $99.99/year, or a one-time $299.99 purchase to unlock additional Pro features including labels, recurring tasks, subtasks, and more. If you previously purchased Ellie Pro, use Restore Purchases in the app to restore access. Prices shown are for customers in the United States and may vary with your App Store account settings. In-app purchases and subscriptions cannot be shared using Family Sharing. Ellie Terms of Service - https://ellieplanner.com/legal/terms-of-service Ellie Privacy Policy - https://ellieplanner.com/legal/privacy
Block until…
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Make distractions wait until you have done what matters. Block until… lets you choose apps, categories, or websites and decide when they become available again. Create independent rules for an Apple Health goal, a focused duration, or a recurring weekday schedule. THREE WAYS TO FOCUS • Health goals — keep selected distractions blocked until today's target is complete. • Focus timers — start a block from one minute to 24 hours. • Recurring schedules — repeat a same-day window on the weekdays you choose. RULES WORK TOGETHER Each rule owns its own private selection. If multiple active rules cover the same app, it stays blocked until every matching rule is clear. Pause one rule or pause everything without losing your setup. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your rules, opaque Screen Time selections, and derived Health progress stay on your iPhone. There is no account, backend, advertising, analytics, or cloud sync. Block until… is a self-control tool, not a medical device, parental-control service, or anti-tamper system. Screen Time, Health, and background callback behavior are provided by iOS. FREE AND PRO Save as many rules as you like and run one rule at a time for free. Block until… Pro lets up to 10 independent rules run together and is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block until… at 5.0 against Ellie's 4.6. Ellie's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Ellie sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Block until… sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Block until… holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ellie has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ellie | Block until… |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AloaLabs, LLC | KinLung Wong |
Bugs and requests
Ellie
Reported bugs
7 issues- Tasks disappear when scheduling from Brain Dump
- Editing and moving recurring tasks have bugs
- Rearranging tasks causes them to bounce back
- Add task button not working
- Recurring tasks show multiple times on Google Calendar
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- Calendar syncing not requesting access
- iPad split screen, portrait orientation, window resizing missing
Requested features
9 requests- General note-taking area outside of Brain Dump
- Easier way to add new time slots (e.g., holding on day time box)
- Unfinished tasks/Brain Dump to go back to Brain Dump or a priority folder
- Habit tracker
- Custom repeat periods
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- Ability to increase font size
- Split screen on iPad
- Portrait orientation on iPad
- Ability to resize window on iPad
Block until…
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ellie
- Ellie Pro (Monthly, 50% off)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ellie Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Ellie Pro (Annual, 50% off)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Ellie Pro (Annual Plan)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Ellie Pro - Lifetime$299.99
Block until…
- Block until… Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Block until… Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Block until… Pro Lifetime$49.99
