Comparison

Time Blocking Planner vs DoneLoop

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

DoneLoop

Features
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Important things shouldn't disappear just because a notification was dismissed. DoneLoop is a reminder and task app designed to take you from “remember this” to “done.” Use it for one-time reminders, recurring responsibilities, renewals, important deadlines, and tasks that need more than a single notification. FLEXIBLE REMINDERS • One-time reminders • Calendar-based repeats • Completion-based repeats • Deadline-focused follow-up ACT WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Complete or snooze reminders directly from notifications, widgets, and Live Activities, so reminders stay connected to what you actually do. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES Keep important reminders visible on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Start a Live Activity when something needs your ongoing attention. BUILT INTO iPHONE Use Siri, App Shortcuts, and other system entry points to create, check, and act on reminders with less friction. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS Review completion trends and statistics, track your progress over time, and export your data when you need it. PRIVACY CONTROLS Control how sensitive reminders appear on notifications, widgets, Live Activities, and other system surfaces, helping private reminders stay private. DONELOOP PRO The core DoneLoop reminder and completion experience is available for free. Upgrade to DoneLoop Pro to unlock: • Unlimited advanced reminders • More professional templates • Full reminder history • Advanced statistics and long-term insights • Batch management DoneLoop Pro is available with monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, as well as a one-time lifetime purchase. Monthly and yearly subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account. Previous eligible purchases can be restored from within the app. DoneLoop isn't just about reminding you again. It's about helping important things reach completion. Privacy Policy: https://doneloop.onetool.top/privacy Terms of Use: https://doneloop.onetool.top/terms

Screenshots

Time Blocking Planner4 screens
DoneLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Time Blocking Planner at 3 against DoneLoop's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 DoneLoop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Time Blocking Planner versus DoneLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Blocking PlannerDoneLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (259 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings259 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr Dudchak玲 陈

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

DoneLoop

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
3 purchases

DoneLoop

Subscriptions2
  • DoneLoop Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DoneLoop Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • DoneLoop Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Time Blocking Planner free?
Time Blocking Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoneLoop free?
DoneLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Blocking Planner or DoneLoop have ads?
Neither Time Blocking Planner nor DoneLoop shows ads.

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