Comparison

Welm vs Blocus

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

Head to head
About

Welm

This task manager helps you regain control of your day with a no-nonsense approach. It's designed to keep you focused on what truly matters, offering a stark and unapologetic way to manage your to-do list.

Highlights
  • Task management
  • To-do list creation
  • Focus enhancement
  • Daily control
  • Unapologetic design
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Welm is a to-do list / task manager that's not for the faint-hearted. It's stark, unapologetic, and built to help you take control of your day, stay focused, and do what truly matters. Most productivity apps (like humans) try to do everything - tags, projects, subtasks, automations - until managing the system becomes its own task. Welm says Skitsnack. It's deliberately simple and rigid, with just enough constraints to keep you honest about what actually matters today, instead of letting your to-do list quietly turn into a second job. How it works: — Simple tasks: No smart lists, tags or nested logic to manage. Tasks are meant to be done, not sit beautifully in a database. — Three buckets: Now, Next, Later. That's it. — Finish what's in front of you: Your buckets only hold so much. The only way to do more things is by clearing your tasks. Welm isn't trying to be your friend (it can sometimes be a little rude). It isn't trying to organize and automate your entire life. It's simply making sure the few things that matter to you get done. At least that's what it tells us.

About

Blocus

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Bring your tasks, notes, goals, and ideas together. Blocus is a block-based organizer for capturing thoughts and actions, organizing them with tags, and focusing on what matters. No need to choose folders first. Capture work, personal goals, and bucket-list ideas as they come, then use tags and Focus Mode to find what you need. [ Everything you need in one block ] • Capture anything from a quick note to a checklist and images in one block • Add multiple tags and organize your way • Search titles, notes, checklist items, and tags together [ Focus on what matters ] • Bring important blocks and checklist items into one Focus view • Keep completed blocks tidy in the archive • Sync your blocks across iPhone and iPad with iCloud [ Blocus Pro ] • Create and organize unlimited blocks • Back up and restore your data with files • View blocks and focused items with Home Screen widgets Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stoney-point.com/blocus/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Welm3 screens
Blocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blocus at every 5 days against Welm's every 10 days. Welm's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Welm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Welm ships an update every 10 days, Blocus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Welm versus Blocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWelmBlocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerry ChangStoneyPoint

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Welm

One-time1
  • 2nd List$3.99
2 purchases

Blocus

Subscriptions1
  • Blocus Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Blocus Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Welm free?
Welm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocus free?
Blocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Welm or Blocus have ads?
Neither Welm nor Blocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Welm or Blocus?
Welm ships an update every 10 days, and Blocus every 5 days. Most recently, Welm was updated on September 24, 2026 and Blocus on September 22, 2026.

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