Comparison

Simple Block Planner 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

Simple Block Planner

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Take control of your day with TimeTone — the time blocking planner designed to help you organize every hour, build productive routines, and see exactly where your time goes. Whether you're a professional managing a packed schedule, a student balancing study sessions, a freelancer juggling projects, or a parent coordinating family life — TimeTone gives you a clear, visual plan for your entire day. PLAN YOUR DAY, BLOCK BY BLOCK Create time blocks for every part of your day. Assign color-coded activities like Work, Exercise, Meals, Study, and more. See your full schedule at a glance on a clean, visual timeline. TEMPLATES & PRESETS Save your best days as reusable templates. Productive Workday, Study Day, Weekend Reset — create once, apply anytime with a single tap. No more rebuilding your schedule from scratch. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Always know what you're supposed to be doing. TimeTone shows your current block right on your lock screen and Dynamic Island with real-time progress tracking. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN Choose from 10 different widgets — current block, next block, daily progress, today's schedule, and more. Keep your plan visible on your home screen and lock screen without opening the app. INSIGHTS & STATISTICS See where your time actually goes. Track daily and weekly patterns, completion rates, streaks, peak productivity hours, and detailed activity breakdowns. Understand your habits and improve over time. COLOR-CODED ACTIVITIES Create custom activities with unique colors and icons. Tag your time blocks to see exactly how you spend your day — visualized in beautiful charts and breakdowns. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Get a morning briefing before your first block, reminders to plan tomorrow, and streak celebrations to keep you motivated. Plus, set custom notifications for any block. WORKS EVERYWHERE - Sign in with Apple or Google, or use as a guest - Cloud sync across all your devices - Dark mode support - Haptic feedback for a premium feel FLEXIBLE & FREE TimeTone is free to use with generous limits. Upgrade to Pro for advanced statistics, Live Activity, all widgets, unlimited activities, multiple notifications per block, and an ad-free experience. Privacy & Legal: Privacy Policy: https://incistudio.com/timetempo-privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://incistudio.com/timetempo-terms-of-service/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built for people who believe that a well-planned day is a well-lived day. Download TimeTone and start owning your time.

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

Simple Block Planner4 screens
Time Blocking4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Block Planner and Time Blocking are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Simple Block Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days 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

Simple Block Planner ships an update fortnightly, Time Blocking every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Simple Block Planner versus Time Blocking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Block PlannerTime Blocking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperinciStudio LLCPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Block Planner

Subscriptions3
  • TimeTempo Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • TimeTempo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TimeTempo Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Time Blocking

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

Questions

Is Simple Block Planner free?
Simple Block Planner 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 Simple Block Planner or Time Blocking have ads?
Neither Simple Block Planner nor Time Blocking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Block Planner or Time Blocking?
Simple Block Planner ships an update fortnightly, and Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Most recently, Simple Block Planner was updated on October 15, 2026 and Time Blocking on October 16, 2026.

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