Comparison

Paced vs Time Block

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

Head to head
About

Paced

Features
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One app. Every device. Always in sync. Paced combines habit tracking and task management into one beautiful, focused experience. Whether you're building a morning routine, managing work projects, or just trying to drink more water — Paced keeps everything in one place, synced across all your devices. HABITS THAT STICK Track daily and weekly habits with flexible goals. Visual streaks keep you motivated — don't break the chain. Colour-coded categories, custom icons, and completion arcs make your progress visible at a glance. TASKS, ACTUALLY ORGANISED Kanban boards, priority levels (XS–XL sizing), due dates, and projects. Drag and drop to reorder. Filter by project or priority. Archive done tasks in one tap. It's task management that stays out of your way. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives in your own PocketBase instance — no third-party analytics, no tracking, no ads. End-to-end under your control. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Native iOS, Android, desktop (macOS/Windows/Linux), and web. Offline-ready — log habits on the Tube, syncs when you're back online. MADE FOR HUMANS Dark mode, haptic feedback, lock screen widgets, and thoughtful micro-interactions. Not another corporate productivity tool — built by an indie developer who actually uses it.

About

Time Block

Visualize your day with color-coded time blocks. Assign labels, durations, and colors to each hour to track where your time is spent. Plan multiple days independently and add notes for context, all stored locally for privacy and offline access.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline of color-coded blocks
  • Assign labels, durations, and colors
  • Add notes to time blocks
  • Plan multiple days independently
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Offline availability
Features
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your to-do list tells you what to do. It never tells you when. TimeBlock turns your day into colored blocks on an hour grid from 6 AM to 10 PM, so one glance tells you what happens now, what comes next, and where your open hours actually are. Tap an hour, name the block, pick a color, done. Blocks grow taller the longer they run, so a three-hour deep-work session looks three times bigger than a quick standup. Overlapping blocks sit side by side instead of hiding each other, and a live line marks the current time on today's grid. No account, no feed, no clutter — just your day, drawn. WHAT YOU GET • Your whole day on one screen — every planned hour is a colored block whose height matches its length, so an unbalanced day is visible before it happens • A nudge before each block starts — set a lead time and be ready when deep work begins, not scrambling after it already did • Repeating blocks — plan "Gym 6 PM" once and it lands on the days ahead automatically, removable as a whole series in one tap • Weekly insights — hours planned per day, your busiest day, and how your week splits across colors like work, meals, and exercise • Copy a day you got right — duplicate today's whole layout onto tomorrow or next Monday instead of rebuilding it block by block • Notes inside every block — the address, the agenda, the workout lives inside the block instead of in another app PERFECT FOR • Anyone whose flat to-do list keeps growing while the day quietly disappears • Deep workers who block their mornings and defend them • ADHD brains that need to see time as shapes, not read it as text • Students and shift workers juggling fixed hours around open ones WHY NOT JUST USE A CALENDAR APP? Calendars are built for appointments with other people. TimeBlock is built for the sixteen waking hours that belong to you: big bold blocks, six colors, one focused day per screen, and a plan you can redraw in seconds when the day changes. No invites, no email addresses, no month view you never open. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your plans are stored only on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no tracking — nothing ever leaves the device, and the app works fully offline. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) TimeBlock requires a purchase to unlock the planner: unlimited blocks every day, block reminders, repeating blocks, day copying, and weekly insights. Choose a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a lifetime one-time purchase — every option unlocks the same complete app. Tonight, plan tomorrow: open TimeBlock, tap 9 AM, and give your first hour a color. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Paced4 screens
Time Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paced at none against Time Block's 3. Paced also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Time Block sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Paced asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paced ships an update every 6 weeks, Time Block every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paced versus Time Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacedTime Block
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel MartinLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Paced

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Block

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Agenda Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Organizer Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Paced free?
Paced is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Block free?
Time Block is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paced or Time Block have ads?
Neither Paced nor Time Block shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paced or Time Block?
Paced ships an update every 6 weeks, and Time Block every 4 months. Most recently, Paced was updated on November 5, 2026 and Time Block on November 7, 2026.

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