Comparison

Timeblocks Planner ADHD vs Daybox

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

Head to head
About

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

This app helps you organize your day and boost productivity through visual time blocking. It transforms scattered tasks into a clear timeline with customizable blocks, reminders, and progress tracking. Advanced features include subtasks and intelligent overlap avoidance for enhanced focus.

Highlights
  • Visual time blocking
  • Customizable task blocks
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • Progress tracking
  • Subtasks and task management
  • Intelligent overlap avoidance
Features
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Plan your day with visual time blocks, on iPhone and iPad. Turn an overloaded task list into a realistic timeline. When plans change, drag and resize your day without starting over. Then see how the day actually went. NEW: ALIGN FOR IPAD Align is now on iPad, free just like on iPhone. • See several days side by side on a wide canvas. • Drag a time block to any visible day. • Open more than one window. • Your date browser and widgets stay in sync with your iPhone. FREE • Unlimited time blocks on a clear daily timeline. • Works with your calendars: events from the calendars you choose appear as time blocks, and new time blocks are saved back to them. • Drag and drop to reschedule. Push a time block to the edge of the screen to move it to the next day. • Resize a time block by dragging its top or bottom edge. • Icons and colors for every time block. • Custom alerts for each time block, plus an optional daily review reminder. • Recurring time blocks for the routines you repeat. • Mark time blocks complete and watch your daily progress. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: see what's next, check off time blocks, and add a new one without opening the app. ALIGN PLUS • Insights: daily, weekly, and monthly views of how your plan really goes. See what you completed, how loaded the day was, and what still fits before it ends. • Streaks: clear every time block in a day to start a run. • Shareable day cards: turn a good day into an image you can send. • Insights widgets for your pace, day load, and streak. • Overlap avoidance: drag or resize a time block and the surrounding ones move out of the way. • Time block locking: keep important time blocks fixed while you rearrange the rest. • Subtasks: break a time block into steps and check them off. • Custom day start and end: set the timeline to your own hours. Align Plus is available as a subscription with a free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. WHO IT'S FOR Align is a time blocking daily planner for anyone whose to-do list never fits the day: people with ADHD who plan better when they can see time, students balancing classes and study, and professionals planning around meetings. Align is made by an independent developer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daybox

This app helps you stay focused by automatically progressing through a list of timed tasks. Set durations, add tasks with icons and colors, and let the timer guide you through your day without manual intervention. Live Activities keep your timer visible on the lock screen and Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Automatic task progression
  • Customizable task durations and icons
  • Drag-and-drop task reordering
  • Live Activities for lock screen/Dynamic Island
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Audio cues for transitions
Features
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Stack your tasks. Hit start. Daybox flows through them automatically — no tapping, no switching, no interruptions. Just frictionless focus from one task to the next. Daybox is a timeboxing timer that works like a playlist for your day. Add your tasks, set durations, and let the timer auto-advance through your list. When one task ends, the next begins — keeping you in flow without lifting a finger. HOW IT WORKS - Add tasks with custom durations, emoji icons, and colors - Drag to reorder your task list anytime - Hit play — the timer counts down and auto-advances through each task - Adjust time on the fly with smart +/- buttons that adapt to the remaining duration - Audio cues signal each transition so you stay in the zone STAY FOCUSED, STAY INFORMED - Live Activities show your timer on the lock screen and Dynamic Island - Keep Screen Awake mode so your timer is always visible - Organize tasks into color-coded categories - Skip, reorder, or jump to any task mid-session with intuitive gestures SYNC ACROSS DEVICES - Sign in with just your email — no passwords - Your tasks and categories sync instantly - Real-time timer sync lets you start on one device and continue on another DESIGNED FOR FLOW Daybox doesn't ask you to learn a methodology or track your productivity stats. There are no streaks, no gamification, no guilt. Just a simple, beautiful timer that keeps your day moving forward. Popular with those with ADHD who benefit from time-aware structure, Daybox is also perfect for daily routines, study sessions, workout circuits, cooking, cleaning sprints, creative blocks, or any time you want structure without rigidity. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timeblocks Planner ADHD4 screens
Daybox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daybox at none against Timeblocks Planner ADHD's shown. Daybox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Timeblocks Planner ADHD's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 4). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Timeblocks Planner ADHD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Daybox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daybox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeblocks Planner ADHD has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Timeblocks Planner ADHD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Daybox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeblocks Planner ADHD ships an update fortnightly, Daybox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timeblocks Planner ADHD versus Daybox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeblocks Planner ADHDDaybox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (60 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar Vicente Gonzalez GrecoScott Hanson

Customer experience

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

Daybox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

Subscriptions3
  • Align Plus - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Align Plus - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Align Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Align Plus - Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

Daybox

Subscriptions2
  • Daybox Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Daybox Pro Annual$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daybox Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Timeblocks Planner ADHD free?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daybox free?
Daybox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Daybox?
Daybox is rated higher. Timeblocks Planner ADHD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Daybox averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Daybox have ads?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD shows ads; Daybox does not.
Which is updated more often, Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Daybox?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD ships an update fortnightly, and Daybox weekly. Most recently, Timeblocks Planner ADHD was updated on October 30, 2026 and Daybox on October 25, 2026.

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