Comparison

WorkSmart+ Services vs Ice Block

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

Head to head
About

WorkSmart+ Services

Features
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WorkSmart+ Services is an application designed to allow users to report and track maintenance issues, notify respective personnel in charge for action, monitor issues through different stages of progress and analyse historical reporting data to measure performance and productivity based on organization, product, engineer or fault category.

About

Ice Block

This app helps you block distracting applications during timed focus sessions. Enhance your concentration for studying, homework, or coding by selecting apps to lock down. Optional journaling after each session allows for reflection on your focus.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Timed focus sessions
  • Post-session journaling
  • Customizable focus blocks
  • Progress tracking
  • Session history
Features
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Ice Block stops you from opening distracting apps while you study. Pick the apps that pull you away — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, games — start a focus session, and watch the ice melt while your blocked apps stay inaccessible. Built for the moment you sit down to study, check your phone "for one second," and lose the next hour. Use Ice Block for: • Homework and essay writing • Exam and SAT prep • Lecture note-taking • Reading and deep work • Breaking doomscroll loops • Any study block where your phone keeps winning Why students use it: • Block the apps you open on autopilot • Make scrolling require more effort than starting • Protect one study block at a time • See the ice melt as time passes and your apps stay frozen • No shame, no guilt — just a wall between you and the scroll This is not another reminder you can swipe away. Ice Block uses Apple Screen Time to add a real barrier between you and the apps that break your focus before it starts. When willpower loses, add a wall. Start a session. Freeze the scroll. Get through the block. Terms of Use: https://stella-lane-associates.com/iceblock/terms

Screenshots

WorkSmart+ Services4 screens
Ice Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WorkSmart+ Services at none against Ice Block's 8. WorkSmart+ Services also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). Ice Block's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price and ads 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. Ice Block sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. WorkSmart+ Services asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkSmart+ Services ships an update every 6 weeks, Ice Block every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WorkSmart+ Services versus Ice Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkSmart+ ServicesIce Block
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTricubesNCR JV Sdn BhdStella Lane Associates LLC

In-app purchases

None

WorkSmart+ Services

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Ice Block

Subscriptions7
  • Ice Block Plus2 variants$7.997 Days
  • Ice Block Plus$14.991 Month
  • Ice Block Plus14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Ice Block Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Ice Block Plus$34.991 Year
  • Ice Block Plus14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Ice Block Plus7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is WorkSmart+ Services free?
WorkSmart+ Services is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ice Block free?
Ice Block is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WorkSmart+ Services or Ice Block have ads?
Neither WorkSmart+ Services nor Ice Block shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkSmart+ Services or Ice Block?
WorkSmart+ Services ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ice Block every 5 days. Most recently, WorkSmart+ Services was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ice Block on November 5, 2026.

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