Comparison

Blocus vs Sequence

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

Head to head
About

Blocus

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Bring your tasks, notes, goals, and ideas together. Blocus is a block-based organizer for capturing thoughts and actions, organizing them with tags, and focusing on what matters. No need to choose folders first. Capture work, personal goals, and bucket-list ideas as they come, then use tags and Focus Mode to find what you need. [ Everything you need in one block ] • Capture anything from a quick note to a checklist and images in one block • Add multiple tags and organize your way • Search titles, notes, checklist items, and tags together [ Focus on what matters ] • Bring important blocks and checklist items into one Focus view • Keep completed blocks tidy in the archive • Sync your blocks across iPhone and iPad with iCloud [ Blocus Pro ] • Create and organize unlimited blocks • Back up and restore your data with files • View blocks and focused items with Home Screen widgets Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stoney-point.com/blocus/privacy-policy

About

Sequence

This app helps you organize your day by visually integrating tasks with your calendar. It allows you to create focus blocks, manage action items, and adapt your schedule when plans change. Pro features offer enhanced syncing, unlimited plans, and advanced scheduling.

Highlights
  • Visual day planning
  • Task and calendar integration
  • Focus block creation
  • Action item management
  • Unfinished work carry-over
  • Repeatable plan templates
  • Distraction blocking
Features
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Sequence turns a busy calendar and a loose task list into a day you can actually finish. See what needs doing alongside the commitments already on your calendar. Bring in tasks from Apple Reminders or capture them in Sequence, estimate the effort, and place the work into realistic focus blocks. When plans change, move unfinished work forward without losing the shape of your day. With Sequence you can: • Build a daily plan from tasks, open time, and calendar events • Import Apple Reminders and keep completion in sync • Create focus blocks with checklists, estimates, and protected time • Give meetings a private workspace for topics, decisions, and action items • Capture meeting minutes with optional on-device voice transcription on supported OS versions • Carry unfinished follow-ups into the next useful block • Save repeatable templates and focus plans for deep work, admin, training, or launch days • View your plan with widgets, Live Activities, and Shortcuts • Use Sequence Guard to block distracting apps and websites during a focus block Sequence Pro adds: • Private iCloud sync for your tasks, plans, templates, action items, and schedules • Unlimited focus plans, week routines, and event templates • Flexible future, multi-date, and recurring scheduling • VariAlarm handoff for focus blocks and alarm-aware routines • Guard reports plus pause and resume controls from Control Center, Siri, and Shortcuts • Minimalist themes across the app, widgets, and Live Activities Sequence is designed for the day that changes after you planned it. Start with what matters, place it where it fits, and keep moving when reality changes. Some features require Sequence Pro. Calendar and Reminders access are optional and used only when you choose to connect them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blocus4 screens
Sequence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sequence at 18 against Blocus's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Blocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sequence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocus ships an update every 5 days, Sequence every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 6 level
Blocus versus Sequence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocusSequence
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoneyPointNhat Le

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blocus

Subscriptions1
  • Blocus Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Blocus Pro Lifetime$19.99
4 purchases

Sequence

Subscriptions2
  • Sequence Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Sequence Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Sequence Tip$1.99
  • Sequence Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Blocus free?
Blocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sequence free?
Sequence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blocus or Sequence have ads?
Neither Blocus nor Sequence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocus or Sequence?
Blocus ships an update every 5 days, and Sequence every 4 days. Most recently, Blocus was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sequence on October 31, 2026.

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