Comparison

BarBlock vs Tomorrow

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

Head to head
About

BarBlock

This app helps reduce screen time by requiring users to scan a real-world barcode to unlock selected apps. It adds friction to app usage, encouraging conscious choices and breaking automatic habits. Setup is simple, with no subscriptions or in-app purchases required.

Highlights
  • Block apps by scanning real-world barcodes
  • Unlock apps by rescanning the same barcode
  • Reduces screen time and automatic phone use
  • Privacy-first design, no accounts or sign-ups
  • Works offline, all data stored locally
  • Unlimited app blocking
Features
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BarBlock reduces screen time by adding real-world friction to app blocking. Instead of relying on willpower or screen time limits, you lock distracting apps by scanning a barcode you already have, like one on a book or a food package. Those apps stay blocked until you scan the same barcode again. Setup is super easy: choose the apps you want to block, scan any barcode, and they stay locked until you rescan it. No extra devices, nothing new to buy, no subscriptions, no accounts, no sign-ups. You can block unlimited apps, and the app works fully offline with all data stored locally. Nothing is tracked, collected, or sent to any server. BarBlock is built for people who want to cut screen time, anyone who's outgrown standard app blockers and screen time limits, and anyone looking for a simple, private, reliable focus tool without the complexity or cost.

About

Tomorrow

This app helps you increase task completion by writing down up to six tasks the night before. It provides a simple, focused experience with minimal notifications and no data storage, designed to reduce decision fatigue and improve your mornings.

Highlights
  • Nightly task writing
  • Up to six tasks per day
  • Morning task completion check-off
  • Minimal notifications
  • No data storage or account required
  • Simple, focused interface
Features
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People who write down their tasks the night before are 33% more likely to complete them. - Dominican University Study Tomorrow is built on this one idea. Every night, before you sleep, you write down what you want to do tomorrow. Up to six things. Nothing more. Then you sleep. In the morning, your list is waiting for you. You check things off as you do them. When you're done — you're done. That's the entire app. No system to learn. No categories or priorities. No streaks to maintain. No data stored. No account required. Just tonight's list, and tomorrow's execution. WHY IT WORKS Writing your tasks at night does two things: it offloads them from your brain so you can actually sleep, and it gives your morning direction before the day gets chaotic. You wake up knowing exactly what matters. No decision fatigue. No wasted mornings. WHAT MAKES TOMORROW DIFFERENT Every other productivity app tries to do too much. They become systems you have to manage instead of tools that help you. Tomorrow does one thing. It owns the ritual between tonight and tomorrow. - Two notifications. One at night to write. One in the morning to act. That's all we'll ever send. - Your list resets every day. No history, no guilt, no pressure. - Nothing is stored on our servers — because we don't have any. Your tasks never leave your phone. - No account. No sign-up. Open the app and start writing. THE EXPERIENCE Tonight, you write. The app feels like night — dark, warm, quiet. Each task you add brings you closer to rest. When you're done, the app tells you: "Tomorrow's handled. Now sleep." In the morning, you open to a warm, light screen. Your words from last night are waiting. You check them off one by one. When the last one is done, the app says: "You said you would. You did." That feeling — that's why Tomorrow exists. Plan tonight. Do tomorrow.

Screenshots

BarBlock3 screens
Tomorrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tomorrow at Free against BarBlock's $0.99. BarBlock's advantage is chart position (#148 vs unranked) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Tomorrow is free to download; BarBlock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BarBlock against 5.0 for Tomorrow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BarBlock has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarBlock ships an update every 2 weeks, Tomorrow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
BarBlock versus Tomorrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarBlockTomorrow
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAVON HAIM SOUSSANApps By Me LLC

Customer experience

BarBlock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tomorrow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BarBlock

No in-app purchases

None

Tomorrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarBlock free?
BarBlock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomorrow free?
Tomorrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BarBlock or Tomorrow?
Tomorrow is rated higher. BarBlock averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Tomorrow averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BarBlock or Tomorrow have ads?
Neither BarBlock nor Tomorrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarBlock or Tomorrow?
BarBlock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tomorrow every 3 weeks. Most recently, BarBlock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tomorrow on October 17, 2026.

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