Comparison

ivBlock vs Timezen

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable block sets
  • Scheduled website blocking
  • Daily/hourly usage limits
  • Combined schedule and limit rules
  • Block distracting apps
Features
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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)

About

Timezen

Features
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Timezen is a fast, beautiful time tracker for your own self-hosted SolidTime server. Connect with your server URL and a personal API token — your data stays on your infrastructure. • One-tap timer with project, task, tags and billable • Timer and history together on one screen • Edit entries: description, project, and start / end / duration • Resume or duplicate past entries with a swipe • Dashboard with day, week, month, half-month and custom ranges • Per-project color charts and a project filter • Light, Dark and System themes • Multi-organization support Timezen is an independent client for SolidTime servers and is not affiliated with SolidTime.

Screenshots

ivBlock3 screens
Timezen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ivBlock at 4 against Timezen's 2. ivBlock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ivBlock ships an update every 5 weeks, Timezen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ivBlock versus Timezen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterivBlockTimezen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerincuvolve UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Maksym Afanasiev

In-app purchases

None

ivBlock

No in-app purchases

None

Timezen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ivBlock free?
ivBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timezen free?
Timezen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ivBlock or Timezen have ads?
Neither ivBlock nor Timezen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ivBlock or Timezen?
ivBlock ships an update every 5 weeks, and Timezen every 3 weeks. Most recently, ivBlock was updated on October 4, 2026 and Timezen on October 1, 2026.

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