Comparison

Weiming Note 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

Weiming Note

A calm, writing-focused note-taking application for daily thoughts and longer entries. It offers seamless syncing across devices and allows users to manage their notes with pinning, archiving, and markdown export. Account deletion is available directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Writing-first workspace
  • Inbox capture
  • Longer note support
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Pin and archive notes
  • Markdown export
  • Direct account deletion
Features
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Weiming Note is a calm, writing-first note workspace for daily writing, inbox capture, and longer notes across iPhone and the web. Sign in with Apple, keep notes synced through an app-owned account, pin and archive what matters, export markdown copies, and delete your account directly in the iPhone app at any 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

Weiming Note4 screens
Time Blocking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weiming Note at 5.0 against Time Blocking's 1.0. Weiming Note also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Time Blocking's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Time Blocking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Weiming Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weiming Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weiming Note ships an update every 5 days, Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Weiming Note versus Time Blocking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeiming NoteTime Blocking
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeiming ChenPhuc Pham

Customer experience

Weiming Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Blocking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Weiming Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Blocking

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

Questions

Is Weiming Note free?
Weiming Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Blocking free?
Time Blocking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weiming Note or Time Blocking?
Weiming Note is rated higher. Weiming Note averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Time Blocking averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Weiming Note or Time Blocking have ads?
Neither Weiming Note nor Time Blocking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weiming Note or Time Blocking?
Weiming Note ships an update every 5 days, and Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Most recently, Weiming Note was updated on September 22, 2026 and Time Blocking on September 22, 2026.

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