Comparison

Now Block vs Leeway

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

Head to head
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

About

Leeway

This app intelligently schedules your tasks by first mapping your existing calendar events and reminders. It then finds available time slots to fit your to-dos, automatically adjusting the schedule as your day progresses. Features include a visual timeline, goal setting, and a focus timer.

Highlights
  • Automatic task planning into free time
  • Integrates with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Visual timeline view of the day
  • Goal setting with time limits
  • Focus timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island support
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Leeway shows how much free time you really have today, then fits your tasks into it. Your calendar events, reminders and routines go on the timeline first. Leeway counts the hours that are left. Tap Plan and your tasks land in the open gaps, around everything that's fixed. When the day changes, Leeway moves the rest and shows you what moved. PLAN THE DAY IN ONE TAP • Plan my day places your tasks in the free time you actually have, and says where anything that won't fit goes. • Plan the week spreads work across the days ahead. • Running late? Make it fit reshuffles the rest of today. WORKS WITH YOUR CALENDAR AND REMINDERS • Apple Calendar events and Reminders appear on your timeline. • Move a task to another day and its reminder or event moves with it. SEE THE WHOLE DAY • A timeline from wake-up to bedtime, every hour in its place. • Your free time, counted live as the day goes on. • The week at a glance, before it fills up. KEEP TIME FOR WHAT MATTERS • Goals with a floor for what matters and a cap for what drifts. • A focus timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Widgets, an Apple Watch app, and iPad, in sync over iCloud. SAY IT ALL, GET A PLAN (LEEWAY PRO) • Type or speak a messy list, and Leeway picks out the tasks, times and deadlines and plans them. With Apple Intelligence, it all runs on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up. • Your data syncs through your own iCloud. LEEWAY PRO Planning, the timeline, goals, focus, widgets, the Watch app and iCloud sync are free. Leeway Pro adds the AI planner, voice capture, unlimited projects and milestones, custom categories, trends and history, and themes. Monthly, yearly with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Give yourself a little leeway. Terms of Use: https://leeway.innovatism.app/leeway/terms/

Screenshots

Now Block4 screens
Leeway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Block at none against Leeway's 3. Now Block also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). Leeway's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Leeway sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Now Block asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Now Block ships an update every 2 days, Leeway every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Now Block versus Leeway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow BlockLeeway
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雯琪 李Innovatism LLC

In-app purchases

None

Now Block

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Leeway

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Now Block free?
Now Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leeway free?
Leeway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Now Block or Leeway have ads?
Neither Now Block nor Leeway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Now Block or Leeway?
Now Block ships an update every 2 days, and Leeway every 4 weeks. Most recently, Now Block was updated on November 9, 2026 and Leeway on November 10, 2026.

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