Comparison

Daylock vs Time Blocking

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

Head to head
About

Daylock

Features
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DayLock turns your day into focused time blocks so you stay on track and get more done. Build your schedule visually, set alarms for every block, and see exactly how your time is spent. PLAN YOUR DAY Create time blocks with categories like Focus, Meeting, Personal, and Health. Drag to adjust, set as recurring, or let the AI Planner build your schedule from a simple prompt. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Get check-in and check-out alarms for every block. DayLock detects when you overrun and nudges you back on track. Choose from 9 alarm sounds and set a morning reminder to start your day right. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See daily completion rates, weekly productivity charts, and streaks. Understand where your time actually goes with category breakdowns and planned-vs-actual analysis. TEMPLATES & AI PLANNER Save your best days as reusable templates. Or describe your ideal day in plain English and let the AI Planner generate a full schedule for you. FEATURES Visual timeline with drag-to-reschedule AI-powered daily planning Check-in/check-out alarms with snooze Recurring blocks for weekly routines 5 built-in categories + custom categories Import events from your calendar Day templates (pre-built and custom) Completion streaks and analytics Morning reminder 9 alarm sounds Dark mode Upgrade to DayLock Pro for unlimited history and analytics. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Time Blocking

Visualize your day with an hour-by-hour timeline, assigning names, colors, and durations to each activity. Track where your time actually goes with visual charts and a daily completion score. Plan your next day each evening with helpful coaching.

Highlights
  • Hour-by-hour timeline visualization
  • Realistic planning with start times and durations
  • Pre-set day templates
  • Daily completion score and insights
  • Evening planning nudges
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Time blocking, done properly: give every hour of your day a name, a color, and a place on a real timeline — then find out where those hours actually went. Most planners hand you a list and hope for the best. A list has no width, so it never warns you that your "quick morning" is already seven hours long. TimeBlock puts your day on an hour-by-hour timeline you can see: each block sits at its real start time, at its real length, in its own color. The moment your day is overbooked, the timeline shows it — before the day starts, not after it collapses. WHAT YOU GET - A day you can actually see: blocks sit on an hour-by-hour timeline with a live "now" line, so you always know what you should be doing this minute - Realistic plans instead of wishful lists: set a start time and a duration, and an overloaded day becomes obvious at a glance - A planned day in one tap: pick Deep Work Day, Study Day, Creative Day, or Balanced Day and the whole timeline fills in - The truth about your week: donut and bar charts, a 7-day activity map, hours planned, and your most-repeated blocks - A finish rate you can defend: tick blocks off and watch your daily completion score in the Coach tab - A nudge every evening so tomorrow gets planned tonight, plus coaching on time boxing, buffer time, theme days, and strategic breaks PERFECT FOR - Deep-work professionals protecting long, uninterrupted focus windows - Students building study sessions with breaks that are planned, not accidental - Freelancers and creatives who need work, admin, and rest to coexist in one day - Anyone whose to-do list keeps growing while the day keeps disappearing WHY NOT JUST USE A TO-DO LIST OR YOUR CALENDAR? A to-do list is infinite; your day is not. A calendar is built for meetings other people booked, not for the focus time you owe yourself. TimeBlock does one job only — laying out your own hours, in color, and showing you afterwards how you really spent them. Nothing to invite, nothing to negotiate, no meeting requests in the way. PRIVACY Every block, note, and template you apply stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no third-party analytics, no tracking. Nothing you plan ever leaves the device. FULL ACCESS Full access unlocks everything in the app: unlimited time blocks, all eight block colors and per-block notes, the full day-template library, the Insights dashboard with charts and your 7-day activity map, and the Coach tab with your daily score, tips, and planning methods. Available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Open the Today tab, add your first block for tomorrow morning, and see how much day you really have. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Daylock4 screens
Time Blocking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daylock at weekly against Time Blocking's every 4 weeks. Daylock also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Daylock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month and Time Blocking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daylock ships an update weekly, Time Blocking every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Daylock versus Time Blocking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaylockTime Blocking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimdan OnlinePhuc Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daylock

Subscriptions1
  • DayLock Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
2 purchases

Time Blocking

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Daylock free?
Daylock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Blocking free?
Time Blocking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daylock or Time Blocking have ads?
Neither Daylock nor Time Blocking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daylock or Time Blocking?
Daylock ships an update weekly, and Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Most recently, Daylock was updated on September 8, 2026 and Time Blocking on September 22, 2026.

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