Comparison

Birdy vs Time Blocking

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

Head to head
About

Birdy

This app helps you reclaim your phone time by blocking distractions and making focus rewarding. Earn in-app rewards for building streaks and styling your virtual companion. It offers customizable limits, focus timers, and scheduled sessions to build structure and break bad habits.

Highlights
  • App limits with delays
  • Focus timers with gentle encouragement
  • Scheduled distraction-free sessions
  • Earn rewards for streaks
  • Customize virtual pet
  • Track protected and focus time
Features
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Meet Birdy — a small companion for protecting your time Stay intentional, reduce mindless scrolling, and build better habits throughout your day. The average person spends years on their phone. Birdy helps you reclaim that time — not just by blocking distractions, but by making focus feel rewarding. Not like other screen time apps Most apps feel too strict or too easy to ignore. Birdy is different. A cute bird helps you stay intentional throughout the day — checking in when you try to open distracting apps and making it easier to pause before you scroll. Stay focused, build streaks, and earn feathers as you go — then use them to style your Birdy and discover new birds. Because taking back your time should feel a little more fun. FEATURES App limits that actually work • Set daily limits for distracting apps • Add a delay before opening apps — time to decide if it’s really worth it • Birdy appears when you try to open a blocked app, helping you pause and stay intentional Quick focus sessions • Start focus timers whenever you need to concentrate • Stay on track with gentle encouragement from Birdy • Take short breaks when needed, or use Deep Focus to remove breaks and stay fully locked in Scheduled sessions • Plan time away from distractions in advance • Automatically block selected apps during your sessions • Build structure into your day without relying on willpower Build streaks & earn rewards • Earn feathers for completing sessions and sticking to your limits • Keep your streak going by staying consistent each day • Use your feathers to style your Birdy and collect new birds Track your time • Time protected each day • Total focus time • Sessions completed Perfect for • Reducing screen time • Studying and deep work • Breaking social media habits • Staying focused every day Take back your time with Birdy. PRIVATE & SAFE We use Apple's Screen Time API in order to monitor and block apps you use. We do not have access to any specific content you access on your iPhone, and none of your personal data ever leaves your device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://birdy-screentime.github.io/birdy-site/privacy/

About

Time Blocking

Visualize your day with an hour-by-hour timeline, assigning names, colors, and durations to each activity. Track where your time actually goes with visual charts and a daily completion score. Plan your next day each evening with helpful coaching.

Highlights
  • Hour-by-hour timeline visualization
  • Realistic planning with start times and durations
  • Pre-set day templates
  • Daily completion score and insights
  • Evening planning nudges
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Time blocking, done properly: give every hour of your day a name, a color, and a place on a real timeline — then find out where those hours actually went. Most planners hand you a list and hope for the best. A list has no width, so it never warns you that your "quick morning" is already seven hours long. TimeBlock puts your day on an hour-by-hour timeline you can see: each block sits at its real start time, at its real length, in its own color. The moment your day is overbooked, the timeline shows it — before the day starts, not after it collapses. WHAT YOU GET - A day you can actually see: blocks sit on an hour-by-hour timeline with a live "now" line, so you always know what you should be doing this minute - Realistic plans instead of wishful lists: set a start time and a duration, and an overloaded day becomes obvious at a glance - A planned day in one tap: pick Deep Work Day, Study Day, Creative Day, or Balanced Day and the whole timeline fills in - The truth about your week: donut and bar charts, a 7-day activity map, hours planned, and your most-repeated blocks - A finish rate you can defend: tick blocks off and watch your daily completion score in the Coach tab - A nudge every evening so tomorrow gets planned tonight, plus coaching on time boxing, buffer time, theme days, and strategic breaks PERFECT FOR - Deep-work professionals protecting long, uninterrupted focus windows - Students building study sessions with breaks that are planned, not accidental - Freelancers and creatives who need work, admin, and rest to coexist in one day - Anyone whose to-do list keeps growing while the day keeps disappearing WHY NOT JUST USE A TO-DO LIST OR YOUR CALENDAR? A to-do list is infinite; your day is not. A calendar is built for meetings other people booked, not for the focus time you owe yourself. TimeBlock does one job only — laying out your own hours, in color, and showing you afterwards how you really spent them. Nothing to invite, nothing to negotiate, no meeting requests in the way. PRIVACY Every block, note, and template you apply stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no third-party analytics, no tracking. Nothing you plan ever leaves the device. FULL ACCESS Full access unlocks everything in the app: unlimited time blocks, all eight block colors and per-block notes, the full day-template library, the Insights dashboard with charts and your 7-day activity map, and the Coach tab with your daily score, tips, and planning methods. Available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Open the Today tab, add your first block for tomorrow morning, and see how much day you really have. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Birdy4 screens
Time Blocking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birdy at 4.7 against Time Blocking's 1.0. Birdy also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Birdy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Time Blocking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birdy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdy ships an update daily, Time Blocking every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Birdy versus Time Blocking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdyTime Blocking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRED HARRISONPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Birdy

Subscriptions2
  • Birdy Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Birdy Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Time Blocking

Subscriptions2
  • Timebox Coach: Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Task Timetable: Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Routine Agenda: Pay Once$29.99

Questions

Is Birdy free?
Birdy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Blocking free?
Time Blocking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birdy or Time Blocking?
Birdy is rated higher. Birdy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Time Blocking averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Birdy or Time Blocking have ads?
Neither Birdy nor Time Blocking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdy or Time Blocking?
Birdy ships an update daily, and Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Most recently, Birdy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Time Blocking on October 28, 2026.

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