Raycast vs Block until…
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raycast
This app extends your desktop productivity to your mobile device. It offers AI chat, note-taking, quick links, code snippets, and seamless cloud synchronization. Keep your essential tools and ideas accessible anywhere.
- AI chat with multiple models
- Capture and organize notes
- Save and access Quicklinks
- Store code snippets and templates
- Seamless cloud sync across devices
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Introducing Raycast for iOS: Your all-in-one productivity toolkit with AI, notes, and more – now on mobile as the perfect companion to the macOS app. The app brings your favorite productivity tools from the Mac into your pocket. With Raycast for iOS, you can: • Chat with dozens of AI models from leading providers to get the perfect answers for any task • Capture, organize, and access your thoughts to never lose an important idea again • Save and open Quicklinks for instant access to your most important resources • Store and reuse code snippets and templates to save time on repetitive workflows • Enjoy seamless cloud sync to keep all your content updated across devices Whether you're a long-time Mac user or just discovering Raycast on iOS, you'll have your essential productivity tools always at hand. Raycast for iOS seamlessly extends your desktop workflow to mobile, ensuring you stay productive and organized wherever life takes you. Please note: Raycast for iOS requires a free Raycast account. Premium features available with a Raycast Pro subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.raycast.com/terms-of-service
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
Raycast and Block until… are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Raycast sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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.
| Parameter | Raycast | Block until… |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (250 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raycast Technologies | KinLung Wong |
Bugs and requests
Raycast
Reported bugs
1 issue- Sync feature should be free at least for Raycast notes
Requested features
4 requests- Attach documents via the UI when starting a conversation
- Sync between desktop and iOS chat history
- Create notes quickly from the Share Sheet
- Extensions support
Block until…
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Raycast
- Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Advanced AI$19.991 Month
- Max Plan$49.991 Month
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- Pro14 Days trial$96.001 Year
- Advanced AI$191.991 Year
- Max Plan$479.991 Year
- 500 AI Credits$5.00
- 2,500 AI Credits$23.90
- 5,000 AI Credits$46.49
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- 5,000 Team AI Credits$60.00
- 10,000 Team AI Credits$116.99
Block until…
- Block until… Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Block until… Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Block until… Pro Lifetime$49.99









