Comparison

Time Block Planner vs NextCheck

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

Head to head
About

Time Block Planner

Visually plan your day with colorful time blocks. Organize tasks, set repeating events, and manage routines with a clean, distraction-free interface. Break down larger tasks into subtasks for better management.

Highlights
  • Timeline task management
  • Color-coded task categorization
  • Repeating task scheduling
  • Routine templates
  • Subtask management
  • Weekly overview
Features
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DayBlock is a daily planner app that uses time blocking to manage your day visually. Key Features: Timeline Task Management Place colorful blocks on the timeline to visualize your daily schedule. Drag to move and resize from the bottom edge to adjust duration. 5-minute snap intervals for precise scheduling. 10 Colors x Icons Assign your favorite color and icon to each task. Instantly distinguish categories like work, study, exercise, and breaks at a glance. Repeating Tasks Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly repeats. Supports day-of-week selection and custom intervals. Set it once and tasks are generated automatically. Routines Save morning prep or evening habits as templates. Apply them to today's timeline with a single tap. Inbox Jot down tasks as they come to mind. Schedule them to your timeline later so you never lose an idea. Weekly View See all 7 days at a glance. Adjust your plans while viewing the balance of your entire week. Subtasks Add checklist-style subtasks to any task. Break big tasks into smaller manageable steps. Current Time Indicator A real-time indicator shows the current time on your timeline. Always know what you should be doing right now. Clean Distraction-Free Design A calm dark-themed UI designed for focus. Minimal design that works well for ADHD and anyone who needs fewer distractions.

About

NextCheck

Features
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A quick glance at your iPhone is all it takes. NextCheck brings your next event, what's left today, and your current meeting together on a single dashboard clock. No more switching apps to open your calendar or juggling widgets β€” just a big clock and the information that actually matters, in one dense, glanceable screen. β–  Everything at a glance - Large real-time clock with date - Countdown to your next event - Ongoing event with time remaining - Today's schedule on a vertical timeline with a live "now" line - Month calendar and week strip for the big picture β–  Edit right here - Shows your existing iOS calendars (iCloud / Google / Exchange, and more) - Create, edit, and delete events β€” changes sync back to the system calendar - Long-press an event to preview its full title and notes instantly β–  Notifications & badge - Get notified N minutes before your next event - End-of-event alarm (a bold center banner in the foreground, a notification in the background) - App icon badge shows your remaining events today (configurable) β–  Make it yours - 24/12-hour time, seconds, week start day, light/dark themes - Adjustable clock fonts and timeline density - On iPad, a spacious two-column layout for info and timeline β–  Privacy first - Your event data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We never collect or transmit it. - No ads, no tracking, no account required β–  Completely free - No subscriptions, no in-app purchases β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” * AI Comment (experimental) is available only on Apple Intelligence–capable devices. Generated content is for reference. * Weather display is planned for a future update.

Screenshots

Time Block Planner4 screens
NextCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NextCheck at none against Time Block Planner's 2. NextCheck also leads on ads (none vs shown). Time Block Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Time Block Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NextCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Time Block Planner versus NextCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Block PlannerNextCheck
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size80 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkota tadaTomoyuki Arai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Block Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

NextCheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Block Planner free?
Time Block Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextCheck free?
NextCheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Block Planner or NextCheck have ads?
Time Block Planner shows ads; NextCheck does not.

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