ivBlock vs Group Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ivBlock
This tool helps you block distracting websites and apps to improve focus. Create custom block sets with specific rules, schedules, and usage limits to manage your online time effectively.
- Customizable block sets
- Scheduled website blocking
- Daily/hourly usage limits
- Combined schedule and limit rules
- Block distracting apps
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ivBlock is a powerful, flexible productivity tool that helps you stay focused by blocking distracting websites and apps—right when you need it. Designed for students, professionals, creators, and anyone who wants to minimize online distractions, ivBlock gives you full control over when and how certain sites can be accessed. Whether you want to block social media during work hours, limit entertainment sites to 10 minutes per hour, or prevent yourself from falling into late-night browsing loops — ivBlock makes it simple. ivBlock is a clone of LeechBlock NG for Safari. Stay Focused. Stay Productive. Create up to 30 customizable block sets, each with its own rules, schedules, and exceptions. ivBlock lets you: • Block websites on a schedule (e.g., weekdays 9am–5pm) • Limit daily or hourly usage (e.g., max 10 minutes every hour) • Combine schedules + limits (e.g., allow 10 minutes per hour only during work hours)
Group Things
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Group Things helps you organize anything into custom groups and subgroups.
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Verdict
ivBlock and Group Things 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ivBlock | Group Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | incuvolve UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Ali Yousef |
In-app purchases
ivBlock
No in-app purchases
Group Things
No in-app purchases
