Comparison

Time Blocking Planner vs DayPace

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

Head to head
About

Time Blocking Planner

Organize your day with a minimalistic planner that helps you manage tasks, boost productivity, and optimize your schedule. Features include time blocking, task prioritization, and smart reminders to keep you focused and efficient.

Highlights
  • Time blocking and schedule visualization
  • Task management and prioritization
  • Smart calendar sync
  • Color coding and organization
  • Quick task creation and editing
  • Widgets and quick access
  • Recurring task automation
Features
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Arcush is a powerful, minimalistic daily planner app designed to help you organize tasks, boost productivity, manage schedules, and optimize time management. Whether you're planning work, personal errands, or long-term goals, Arcush provides the tools to stay focused, structured, and efficient. Key Features: - Time Blocking & Schedule Visualization – Structure your day, allocate time slots for meetings, tasks, and free time, and gain a clear overview of your agenda. - Task Management & Prioritization – Use the Inbox to jot down ideas, add activities, and organize tasks effectively. - Inbox Zero – Clear unnecessary tasks, focus on priorities and reduce mental clutter. - Smart Calendar Sync* – Integrate work and personal calendars for a unified planning experience. - Time Blocking* – Mark dedicated slots for deep work or important errands, and signal your availability to others. - Color Coding & Organization* – Categorize and highlight tasks with colors to streamline scheduling. - Quick Task Creation & Editing – Add tasks with minimal effort using an intuitive interface and a single-screen setup. - Widgets & Quick Access – Create tasks instantly from your home screen without opening the app. - Notifications & Smart Reminders – Get timely alerts for upcoming and overdue tasks, ensuring you never miss a plan. - Recurring Task Automation* – Set up daily, weekly, and monthly tasks with flexible repeat options. Arcush is designed for task management, time blocking, productivity tracking, goal setting, and daily planning. Whether you're managing work schedules, personal routines, meetings, deadlines, or habits, Arcush helps you stay organized and focused. Boost efficiency with smart reminders, calendar integration, quick task entry, intuitive scheduling, and flexible recurring task options. With a clean and minimalist planner interface, Arcush simplifies your workflow while keeping your day structured.- Automate recurring tasks with daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling options. Arcush is free to download and use, with premium features (marked *) available through Arcush Pro, offered as a monthly, yearly, or lifetime subscription. Terms of Use – https://www.arcush.com/terms

About

DayPace

Organize your day with a structured timeline, build routines, and stay focused with built-in Pomodoro sessions. Capture quick tasks, set reminders, and track your progress with insightful analytics. Includes widgets and Apple Watch support for seamless planning.

Highlights
  • Daily timeline planning
  • Routine building
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Task capture and sorting
  • Progress tracking and insights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Plan a day that fits — and fix it when life changes. DayPace is a daily planner built on time blocking that learns how long your work really takes. Put your tasks on today's timeline, see before you start whether the day fits, and when something runs long, repair the plan in one tap. Most planners assume your estimates are right. DayPace measures. Start a task when you begin and finish it when you're done; your real pace appears next to your estimate, and your estimate is never overwritten. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Plan today and tomorrow on a clear timeline • Add a task in one line — "Deck review 45m at 2pm" becomes a scheduled block • Time every task from the app, your Lock Screen or Apple Watch • Replan in one tap when a task overruns: keep your finish time, finish later, or choose yourself • Build routines with repeating tasks and reusable day templates • See your calendar events on the same timeline • Review the day in the evening and carry unfinished work forward • Home Screen widgets, Live Activity, iCloud sync, export and import MADE FOR REAL DAYS For people who plan carefully and still run late — including many with ADHD. No streaks, no scores, no guilt. Just an honest picture of your day and a plan that adapts when it has to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Task and calendar titles never leave your device. Analytics are counts only. FREE AND PRO Free, always: unlimited tasks, today and tomorrow, timers with Live Activity, the evening review, your overall pace, calendar on the timeline, iCloud sync, one template, a widget and the Apple Watch app. DayPace Pro adds guided placement ("Make today fit"), Replan with preview and Undo, your pace by kind of work, calendar-aware placement, unlimited templates, full history and trend, and the complete widget set. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION DayPace Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. The available plans, billing periods, prices in your local currency and any free trial you are eligible for are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. ================================================================ For enjoying ad free experience please make purchase of Weekly or Yearly subscription plan. • Subscription Plan: Weekly, Monthly & Yearly. All have 3 days free trial. It also has Onetime Purchase offer. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account. • Subscriptions will renew automatically. • Turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account 24 hours before the end of the current period while renewal. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. • Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/rashad-planned/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/rashad-planned/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Time Blocking Planner4 screens
DayPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time Blocking Planner at none against DayPace's shown. Time Blocking Planner also leads on ratings volume (259 vs 1). DayPace's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Time Blocking Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DayPace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DayPace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Blocking Planner has 259 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Blocking Planner ships an update every 5 weeks, DayPace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Blocking Planner versus DayPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Blocking PlannerDayPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (259 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings259 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr DudchakKhandker Tafiqul Islam

Customer experience

Time Blocking Planner

All ratings258 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.3%

DayPace

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

Bugs and requests

Time Blocking Planner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not functioning properly
  • Time blocks overlapping incorrectly

Requested features

6 requests
  • AI-powered task planning
  • Drag-and-drop task rescheduling
  • Hyperscheduling capabilities
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • Recurring tasks with flexible scheduling
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  • Subtasks and project management features

DayPace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Blocking Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Arcush Pro Lifetime$29.99
4 purchases

DayPace

Subscriptions3
  • Schedule Planner Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Digital Planner Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Day Planner Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daily Schedule Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is Time Blocking Planner free?
Time Blocking Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayPace free?
DayPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Blocking Planner or DayPace?
DayPace is rated higher. Time Blocking Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 259 ratings, while DayPace averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time Blocking Planner or DayPace have ads?
DayPace shows ads; Time Blocking Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Blocking Planner or DayPace?
Time Blocking Planner ships an update every 5 weeks, and DayPace every 2 weeks. Most recently, Time Blocking Planner was updated on November 3, 2026 and DayPace on October 30, 2026.

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