DarkBlock vs TimeMeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DarkBlock
Enhance your browsing experience by permanently hiding unwanted websites from search results and enabling a dark mode in Safari. This utility app offers a cleaner, more focused way to navigate the web.
- Permanently hide websites from search results
- Enable dark mode in Safari
- Customizable browsing experience
- Clean search results
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1. Permanently hide websites that you don't want in Google Search. 2. Enable Dark Mode in Safari. This app incorporates code from the DarkReader project (https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader), which is MIT Licensed. The license is included below: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader/blob/main/LICENSE
TimeMeter
This app offers a unique way to visualize time progression with a retro CRT monitor aesthetic. It displays daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress with elegant animations and customizable widget layouts. Designed for time management enthusiasts and fans of vintage design.
- Time progress visualization
- Retro CRT display style
- Customizable widget order
- Elegant animation effects
- Dark mode support
- Multiple widget sizes
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TimeMeter 是一款独特的时间进度展示工具，采用复古 CRT 显示器风格设计，为您优雅地呈现时间流逝。 主要特点： • 精确展示今日、本周、本月、本年的时间进度 • 独特的复古 CRT 显示效果，带来视觉享受 • 支持自定义小组件显示顺序 • 优雅的动画过渡效果 • 精心设计的进度条动画 • 深色模式专属设计 小组件功能： • 支持多种尺寸的小组件 • 可自定义显示顺序 • 实时更新进度 • 优雅的视觉效果 无论您是时间管理爱好者，还是喜欢复古设计的用户，TimeMeter 都能为您带来独特的时间体验。让时间的流逝不再单调，而是充满视觉美感。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DarkBlock at 83% against TimeMeter's 0%. DarkBlock also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and device support (4 vs 2). TimeMeter's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On ads and in-app purchases 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
TimeMeter is free to download; DarkBlock costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TimeMeter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of DarkBlock's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimeMeter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DarkBlock ships an update every 6 weeks, TimeMeter every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DarkBlock | TimeMeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 金超 高 | 坤 倪 |
Customer experience
DarkBlock
TimeMeter
In-app purchases
DarkBlock
No in-app purchases
TimeMeter
No in-app purchases
