Comparison

TezBlock vs Arc

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

Head to head
About

TezBlock

Control your device usage by blocking distracting apps and websites. Set schedules, timers, or use NFC/QR codes to start and end focus sessions. Track your progress and gain insights into your device habits.

Highlights
  • Block apps and websites
  • Create custom profiles
  • Schedule recurring sessions
  • NFC and QR code activation
  • Track focus time and streaks
  • Hard Mode for minimum lock time
  • Timed breaks
Features
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Block distracting apps and websites with TezBlock. Choose the apps you want to block, create a profile, and pick how to start and end your session. Use a timer, set a schedule, or scan an NFC tag or QR code. BLOCKING • Create profiles for work, study, and evenings. • Block selected apps and websites, or allow only the ones you choose. • Schedule recurring sessions. • Set a minimum lock time with Hard Mode. • Take timed breaks, then return to your session. PROGRESS • Track focus time, completed sessions, and streaks. • See device usage on Home after granting Screen Time access. • Use widgets, Live Activities, and Siri shortcuts. OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS Sign in to use Friends and synced session history. An account is not required for local blocking and stats. You can also sync explicit website blocklists to the separate TezBlock for Mac companion on the same iCloud account. NFC methods require a compatible iPhone and an NFC tag. QR methods require a code to scan. NFC tags are optional and sold separately. Timer and manual methods work without tags. MEMBERSHIP TezBlock is free to download. An active membership unlocks all blocking methods, unlimited profiles, schedules, breaks, and insights. Monthly and yearly plans are available. Prices and any eligible free trial are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current trial or billing period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Use Restore Purchases to recover an active subscription or an existing lifetime purchase. An optional developer tip does not unlock features. Privacy: https://tezblock.app/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Arc

Features
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Arc is a day planner built around one idea: your whole day fits on a single circle. Midnight sits at the top and time runs clockwise, just like a clock you already know how to read. Your routine sits on the inside ring, your calendar wraps around the outside, and the weather sits alongside. One look and you are caught up. Nothing to scroll through, nothing to dig for. YOUR ROUTINE, ON THE INSIDE Block out the things that repeat: sleep, work, exercise, downtime. Each one gets its own colour, so your whole week is easy to read at a glance. Set it once and it is there every day. Late nights are handled properly, so a bedtime after midnight still lands on the right night. YOUR CALENDAR, ON THE OUTSIDE Arc shows the events already on your phone, laid out around the edge of your day. Add or change an event in Arc and your calendar updates too. No extra account, and nothing to keep in sync yourself. THE WEATHER, ALL AROUND See the forecast right beside your plans, so you know what to expect before you head out. Use your location or pick any city. A HOME-SCREEN WIDGET THAT STAYS CURRENT Put your whole day on your home screen. The widget keeps itself up to date, even overnight, so a single glance tells you what is happening now and what is coming next. No app to open. YOUR DAY STAYS YOURS Most planners send your calendar off to a company's servers. Arc does not. Your routine, your settings and your calendar all stay on your phone, where they belong. There is no sign-up and no login. Nothing sits online to be leaked or handed over. Open Arc and your day is already on the dial. FEATURES . A 24-hour circular view of your entire day . Recurring routine blocks with custom colours for sleep, work, exercise, leisure and more . Two-way sync with the calendar already on your phone . Live weather by location or by city . A native home-screen widget for iOS . Correct handling for sleep and late nights across midnight . No account, no sign-up, and no data sent to us . Works fully on your device

Screenshots

TezBlock4 screens
Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arc at none against TezBlock's 10. 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. TezBlock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Arc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TezBlock versus Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTezBlockArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGandzhiya EdalivaByte Insights Limited

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TezBlock

Subscriptions6
  • TezBlock Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • TezBlock Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TezBlock Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • TezBlock Yearly$24.991 Year
  • TezBlock Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • TezBlock Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Tip the Developer$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Arc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TezBlock free?
TezBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arc free?
Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TezBlock or Arc have ads?
Neither TezBlock nor Arc shows ads.

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