Comparison

Hobby Blocks vs TokiQue

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

Head to head
About

Hobby Blocks

Visualize and track time spent on your hobbies with dynamic blocks that grow as you invest more time. Log activities quickly with presets or timers and gain insights into your patterns without judgment.

Highlights
  • Dynamic block visualization
  • Quick time logging presets
  • Smart timers with pause/resume
  • Activity heatmap
  • Streak tracking
  • Flexible time filters
Features
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Track and visualize time spent on your hobbies. Hobby Blocks transforms the way you track your hobbies with a stunning visual approach that makes logging time effortless and insights instantly clear. Watch your passions come to life as dynamic, growing blocks — the more time you invest, the bigger they become. SEE YOUR TIME COME ALIVE Your home screen is a living treemap of your hobbies. Each activity is represented by a colorful block that grows and shrinks based on how much time you've invested. At a glance, you'll know exactly where your hours are going — no spreadsheets, no complicated charts, just beautiful, intuitive visualization. LOG IN SECONDS, NOT MINUTES We believe tracking should never get in the way of doing. That's why Hobby Blocks offers multiple lightning-fast ways to log your time: * Quick Presets — Tap once to log 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour, or custom durations you set yourself * Smart Timers — Start a timer and forget about it. Pause, resume, or run multiple timers simultaneously * One-Tap Logging — Add time directly from any hobby block on your home screen INSIGHTS THAT INSPIRE (NOT GUILT) Discover meaningful patterns in your hobby life without judgment: * Activity Grid — A beautiful year-at-a-glance heatmap shows your consistency over time * Streak Tracking — See how many days in a row you've practiced your craft * Smart Stats — Total time, session counts, averages, and your longest sessions * Flexible Time Filters — View your progress by day, week, month, or year

About

TokiQue

Features
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A timer you can read at a glance from across the room. Big digits and a circular ring show the time left, whether you are at the stove or at the podium. GREAT FOR • Cooking: pasta, eggs, noodles, baking, simmering • Conference talks, lectures, speeches, pitches and rehearsals • Mock exams, practice questions, reading and 25-minute focus sessions FREE BASICS • Large countdown digits, readable from a distance • A circular progress ring; drag its tip to add or remove time on the fly • Hours, minutes and seconds, including timers longer than one hour • Alerts you when time is up, even when the screen is locked or you are in another app • Keeps the display awake while running • Alarm and vibration • Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean STANDARD (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • No ads • Yellow-then-red warning stages as time runs low: flashing, colour only, or edge only • Warning bells before time is up • Overtime count-up after you run past zero • Presets for the times you use most • More colour themes, digit fonts and alarm sounds • Planned-versus-actual comparison ADVANCED PACK (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Every theme and font • Multi-stage timers (intro, main, wrap-up) with a cue at each stage • Saved plans and rehearsal history TRY EVERYTHING FIRST Your first 3 runs include every Standard and Advanced Pack feature (ads are still shown). No monthly or annual subscription. Alarm audio respects the silent switch and device volume.

Screenshots

Hobby Blocks4 screens
TokiQue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hobby Blocks at Free against TokiQue's $1.99. Hobby Blocks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Hobby Blocks is free to download; TokiQue costs $1.99 up front. TokiQue sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hobby Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Hobby Blocks versus TokiQue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobby BlocksTokiQue
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCameron NazemiHIROKI MURAI

In-app purchases

None

Hobby Blocks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TokiQue

One-time2
  • Advanced Pack — Stage Timers$1.99
  • PaceRing Standard — Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Hobby Blocks free?
Hobby Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TokiQue free?
TokiQue costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Hobby Blocks or TokiQue have ads?
TokiQue shows ads; Hobby Blocks does not.

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