Comparison

GrowingTimer vs Now Block

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

Head to head
About

GrowingTimer

Features
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How much time do you really spend focused? GrowingTimer is a productivity timer app that records your focus time by category and visualizes your time usage patterns with intuitive statistics. # TRACK TIME BY CATEGORY Create custom categories like coding, exercise, reading, or studying. Record exactly how much time you invest in each activity. # TWO TIMER MODES - Stopwatch Mode: Track focus time freely with no limits - Countdown Mode: Set a target duration (25, 30, 45, or 60 min) and stay focused # VISUAL STATISTICS AT A GLANCE View category distribution with pie charts and analyze daily focus trends with bar charts. Review your growth over 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, or all time. # DYNAMIC ISLAND & LIVE ACTIVITIES Monitor and control your timer in real time from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — without opening the app. # WIDGET SUPPORT Access your timer quickly with a Home Screen widget. # ICLOUD SYNC Your records sync automatically across all your devices. Start building your focus time with GrowingTimer today.

About

Now Block

Features
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Gentle Time Reminders,Gentle notifications mark each new block without interrupting your flow Dynamic Island Visibility,Show the current time block in the Dynamic Island so time stays in view Lock Screen Visibility,See your time progress directly on the lock screen without opening the app Minimal and Stress-Free Design,No complex task systems, just focus on the current block Rebuild Time Awareness,Understand the flow of time through simple visual feedback

Screenshots

GrowingTimer4 screens
Now Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Now Block at every 2 days against GrowingTimer's fortnightly. Now Block also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GrowingTimer ships an update fortnightly, Now Block every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GrowingTimer versus Now Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowingTimerNow Block
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChoi chul woong雯琪 李

In-app purchases

None

GrowingTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Now Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GrowingTimer free?
GrowingTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Block free?
Now Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GrowingTimer or Now Block have ads?
Neither GrowingTimer nor Now Block shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GrowingTimer or Now Block?
GrowingTimer ships an update fortnightly, and Now Block every 2 days. Most recently, GrowingTimer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Now Block on October 2, 2026.

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