Comparison

Now Block vs Tricket

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

Tricket

Features
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Tricket does not push you to become someone else. It simply leaves a little ticket for each thing you truly finish, so you can slowly trade those tickets for the life you really want. One line leaves your list, and one ticket lands in your wallet. Finish a to-do, log something you do again and again, check your phone into the cabinet at bedtime—even catching yourself before you open an app—and it all becomes a ticket. The day you did it and what it was worth stay printed on the ticket. Save them little by little, then trade that real effort for a wish you genuinely want. Everything you do counts • Give a to-do a Low, Middle, or High resistance; points can be fixed or rolled within a range • When it is done, the to-do leaves your list and becomes a ticket in your wallet • Reading, water, stairs—log the things you do again and again, once each time • Start a focus timer from a to-do or a tally, and pause, resume, or end it from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island When the urge to scroll hits, save it • Pick the apps you want to use less; during the hours you set, they greet you with a reminder first • Skip it, and save the urge in the cabinet for a Phone Down coupon; the same app counts once every 10 minutes • Need it for real? Write down why, hold through a breath, then allow it for a few minutes • While a focus timer runs, apps on your list stay locked At bedtime, check your phone in • Tap the crescent beside the title, check your phone into the cabinet, and pick it up after 6 hours for an Early Night coupon • While it is in there, only the apps you allow stay open; calls still come through • Set a bedtime reminder, or check in automatically at bedtime • Devices on the same iCloud account check in together and can pick up from any of them Turn your effort into wishes • Daily Summary lays out the day in order: what you did, how long you focused, and about how much time you won back from your phone • Save enough points to redeem a wish; redemption starts with the oldest ticket, and any change stays in your wallet • Every redemption leaves a receipt showing which days and actions paid for that wish It is okay to take a day off Tricket has no streak you need to maintain, and a break never wipes out what you have already done. Every ticket you earned stays in your wallet. The free version includes iCloud sync, unlimited to-dos, 3 tallies and 3 wishes, one block list (3 apps), and 7 Phone Down coupons a day; Early Night is unlimited for the first 7 nights, then once a week. Tricket Pro removes the limits and unlocks all widgets. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Now Block4 screens
Tricket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Block at none against Tricket's 3. Now Block also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Tricket 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, Tricket every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Now Block versus Tricket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow BlockTricket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雯琪 李雨婷 何

In-app purchases

None

Now Block

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tricket

Subscriptions2
  • Tricket Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tricket Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tricket Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

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

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