Comparison

TickTrail vs Now Block

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

Head to head
About

TickTrail

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Two focus timer modes to suit your needs: Pomodoro Timer: Default 25-minute focus + 5-minute break, fully customizable. Driven by "time pressure," it's great for quick starts and beating procrastination, keeping your brain in a productive rhythm. Stopwatch (Count-up): Starts from zero and accumulates until the task is done. Driven by a "sense of completion," it's ideal for deep creative work and immersive thinking, without disrupting your flow. Recommendation: Use Pomodoro for routine tasks and Stopwatch for deep work. Switch flexibly to double your efficiency. You can change labels and adjust duration even during a focus session. To-dos and daily reviews: List a few tasks for today, link them to focus tags, and check them off when done. Unfinished items can be rolled over to tomorrow with one tap. Jot down a quick review each day, choose your mood and weather, and browse through daily, weekly, or monthly logs. Habit tracking for visible consistency: Create custom habit check-in labels and add reminders to your system calendar. Each check-in triggers a celebratory animation—a little reward for yourself. Deep stats to truly see where your time goes: Drill down into your timeline by day, week, month, or year. Heatmaps show your most productive hours, with tag rankings, weekday vs. weekend comparisons, and focus quality at a glance. All records can be filtered by tag and status. Today overview, all on one page: Total focus time, completion rate, tag distribution, and comparison with last week—just a glance and you'll know where you stand. Immersive experience, your style your way: Multiple themes to choose from, with automatic light/dark mode switching. Freely adjust navigation style, corner radius, card layout, and color scheme. System integration for speed and convenience: Real-time progress on the lock screen, widgets for a quick glance, and notification center controls for instant status switching. Enhanced alerts when a session ends. Data security you can trust: Local-first, so it works even without internet. Apple ID one-click login, encrypted cloud backup, and seamless iCloud sync across all your devices. Supports import/export for easy backups anytime. Cross-platform sync keeps your data with you wherever you go.

About

Now Block

Features
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Gentle Time Reminders,Gentle notifications mark each new block without interrupting your flow Dynamic Island Visibility,Show the current time block in the Dynamic Island so time stays in view Lock Screen Visibility,See your time progress directly on the lock screen without opening the app Minimal and Stress-Free Design,No complex task systems, just focus on the current block Rebuild Time Awareness,Understand the flow of time through simple visual feedback

Screenshots

TickTrail4 screens
Now Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Block at none against TickTrail's 3. Now Block also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). 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. TickTrail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Now Block asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TickTrail ships an update every 8 days, Now Block every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TickTrail versus Now Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickTrailNow Block
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer必隆 张雯琪 李

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TickTrail

Subscriptions2
  • TickTrail Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • TickTrail Pro Annual1 Month trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • TickTrail Pro Lifetime Plan$14.99
None

Now Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TickTrail free?
TickTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Now Block free?
Now Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TickTrail or Now Block have ads?
Neither TickTrail nor Now Block shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TickTrail or Now Block?
TickTrail ships an update every 8 days, and Now Block every 2 days. Most recently, TickTrail was updated on September 30, 2026 and Now Block on October 2, 2026.

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