Comparison

Polymath vs Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Polymath

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Polymath brings your projects, habits, and tasks into one calm dashboard with a liquid‑glass interface and domain accents. iCloud‑only sync, no ads, no trackers. Designed for multi‑hyphenates: manage career, learning, fitness, and creative goals in one system with time blocking, habit streaks, and focused planning. Built for people who work across different domains and need a single place to track priorities, record progress, and stay productive. Key features: • Unified dashboard for projects, habits, and tasks • Time blocks for focused planning • Habit streaks and progress tracking • Domain accents to keep contexts clear • iCloud‑only sync, privacy‑first

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Blocks

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Blocks turns your day into a calm, one-screen dashboard. Instead of juggling five apps for expenses, subscriptions, habits, notes, and wellbeing, everything lives in a single set of blocks you arrange yourself. Add what you need, hide what you don't, and see your life at a glance. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR MONEY - Log expenses in seconds and see exactly where your money goes - Catch subscriptions before they renew — never get surprised by a charge again - Set monthly budgets and watch the balance in real time - Follow your stocks and portfolio without opening a broker app BUILD HABITS THAT ACTUALLY STICK - One-tap daily check-ins — no forms, no friction - Streaks and progress you can see on the home screen - Widgets that keep today's habits one glance away TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF - Guided breathing exercises for stress, focus, or sleep - Daily mood check-ins that build a picture of how you actually feel - Apple Health integration for steps, sleep, and activity - Home screen widgets for breathing, mood, and steps CAPTURE AND FOCUS - Notes: quick ideas, lists, and reminders in seconds - Focus sessions with Dynamic Island support — start one and stay in the zone - Siri Shortcuts: log an expense, check in a habit, or start a session — hands-free MADE FOR PRIVACY - No tracking - No remote servers - Your data never leaves your device MADE YOURS - Add, remove, or reorder blocks any time - Design a dashboard that matches how you actually live Download Blocks and build your first block in under a minute.

Screenshots

Polymath4 screens
Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Polymath at 4 against Blocks's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Polymath versus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymathBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivyansh DivyanshHasan Ozgur Elmasli

In-app purchases

None

Polymath

No in-app purchases

None

Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polymath free?
Polymath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blocks free?
Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polymath or Blocks have ads?
Neither Polymath nor Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polymath or Blocks?
Polymath ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blocks every 3 weeks. Most recently, Polymath was updated on October 31, 2026 and Blocks on October 31, 2026.

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