Time Blocking+ vs Kipo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Time Blocking+
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Time Blocking! Reclaim your focus and schedule Use time blocking to cut through daily distractions and reclaim your schedule. Keep your data private, build better habits, and seamlessly stay in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: β’ Intuitive, dynamic time blocking β’ Powerful focus monitoring β’ Track goal milestones β’ Daily smart insights β’ Personalize with full-color themes β’ Secure with FaceID or passcode lock β’ Sync with Apple Calendar Intuitive Planning: Visualize your entire day with a dynamic timeline that naturally makes sense of your tasks and meetings. Milestone Tracking: Stay motivated by setting clear goals and breaking overwhelming projects into achievable, focused time blocks. Smart Insights & Advanced Metrics: Track your Focus Time and Task Completion Rates at a single glance. View daily and weekly trends to truly understand where your time goes, helping you optimize your schedule. Calendar Integration: Automatically sync your schedule directly to and from the Apple Calendar app, bringing your whole life into one unified timeline. Complete Customization: Personalize your app experience with accent colors, stunning full-color themes, and a dynamic, modular dashboard. Privacy & Security First: Secure your schedule entirely behind FaceID, TouchID, or Passcode. With built-in private iCloud syncing, your data is securely stored and never leaves your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kipo
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You did more than you remember. Kipo is a simple journal for what you got done. Write a line about your day, whether you went for a run, had a coffee, or reached a project milestone. Come back later and see how those moments add up. CAPTURE THE EVERYDAY Add a note in seconds. Organize your entries with Work or Personal categories and projects. Your first project is free. Create more with Kipo Premium. If you missed a day, you can add it from the calendar whenever you remember. LOOK BACK AT YOUR WEEK Revisit your notes in a weekly report that highlights recurring words and shows your activity. Your first weekly report becomes available after youβve added notes on three different days within the week. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH PREMIUM Explore monthly, seasonal, and yearly reports. Prepare a weekly work update with notes grouped by project, or revisit your accomplishments before a career review. Create unlimited projects and custom categories that fit your life. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS Reports are built on your iPhone from your own entries. Your journal entries arenβt sent to Kipo servers or an AI service. No account is required. Optional usage analytics can be switched off in Settings. MAKE IT PART OF YOUR DAY Use Home Screen widgets to revisit recent notes or quickly add a new entry. Set optional evening and weekly reminders. Add a Face ID lock for extra privacy. TAKE YOUR JOURNAL WITH YOU Export your full journal as Markdown or CSV, free of charge. No streaks to maintain. No pressure to write every day. A quiet week belongs here, too. FREE FEATURES Writing and browsing entries, one project, Work and Personal categories, search, calendar, widgets, reminders, weekly reports, and full journal export. KIPO PREMIUM Unlimited projects, custom categories, monthly, seasonal, and yearly reports, weekly work preparation, and career reviews. If your subscription ends, your existing projects remain available and you can keep adding entries to them. Premium is required to create additional projects. Premium reports youβve already opened remain readable. Kipo currently supports English. Your journal is stored locally on your iPhone. Syncing between devices is not currently available. Exported files cannot currently be imported back into Kipo. Kipo Premium is available as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://kipo.today/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kipo at daily against Time Blocking+'s every 8 days. Kipo also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Time Blocking+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Time Blocking+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Kipo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Time Blocking+ ships an update every 8 days, Kipo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Blocking+ | Kipo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Melissa Chan | Stabfi SIA |
In-app purchases
Time Blocking+
- Time Blocking Monthly$2.991 Month
- Time Blocking Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Time Blocking Lifetime$24.99
Kipo
- Kipo Premium β Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Kipo Premium β Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year









