Comparison

Chrono TimeBlocks vs TimeBlock

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

Head to head
About

Chrono TimeBlocks

Features
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Review your daily rhythm through your habits. Chrono is designed to help you track work, study, rest, commuting, and daily activities. It gives you a clear view of where your time actually goes, instead of just what you planned. Key features: • Record your day using time blocks • Quickly start, stop, or add time entries • View daily distribution and statistics • Capture location data to better recall where activities happened • Start tracking faster with widgets and shortcuts • Sync seamlessly across devices with iCloud Chrono doesn’t focus on complex task systems. Instead, it helps you reconstruct your real day in a simple and direct way.

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TimeBlock

Features
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See where your day goes—without planning every minute. Log what you just did, build a visual timeline, and review your time with less pressure. Free features: • Unlimited time entries and editing • Up to 8 active categories, 30 active events, and 3 active goals • Basic goal progress, daily and weekly reviews, and focus sessions • Optional sleep import from the Health app • Basic Apple Watch logging, widgets, local notifications, and Live Activities • User-initiated standard iCloud backups, plus standard and complete data exports • Shareable review and goal cards Pro Lifetime: • Unlimited categories, events, and goals • Time-anchor automation that adds blocks at fixed times • Goal input bars, daily/monthly/yearly trends, and focus ratio • Monthly, yearly, and custom reviews, plus period comparison • One purchase, permanent access, and no automatic renewal Existing data is never deleted after a refund or revocation. Existing time anchors remain saved but pause automatically until Pro access is restored. Privacy: Health data is used only on your device to create timeline entries. Standard iCloud backups do not contain HealthKit sleep records or related timing metadata. A complete export may contain sleep information only after you explicitly confirm the health-data warning. TimeBlock does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or sleep advice. Pro Monthly: • Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, then the subscription automatically renews monthly at the App Store price. Cancel anytime in Apple subscription settings. • “Redeem Membership Code” opens Apple’s official redemption sheet. A valid Apple-issued offer unlocks the applicable entitlement; Pro Lifetime remains a separate one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chrono TimeBlocks4 screens
TimeBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chrono TimeBlocks at none against TimeBlock's 2. TimeBlock's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TimeBlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Chrono TimeBlocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chrono TimeBlocks ships an update every 3 weeks, TimeBlock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Chrono TimeBlocks versus TimeBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChrono TimeBlocksTimeBlock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鑫 刘宇 陈

In-app purchases

None

Chrono TimeBlocks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeBlock

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is Chrono TimeBlocks free?
Chrono TimeBlocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeBlock free?
TimeBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chrono TimeBlocks or TimeBlock have ads?
Neither Chrono TimeBlocks nor TimeBlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chrono TimeBlocks or TimeBlock?
Chrono TimeBlocks ships an update every 3 weeks, and TimeBlock every 4 days. Most recently, Chrono TimeBlocks was updated on October 10, 2026 and TimeBlock on October 14, 2026.

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