Comparison

Daily Planner 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

Daily Planner

Features
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Plan your day with the time-blocking method — the proven approach focused people use to get more done in less time. DayPlan turns your empty calendar into a clear plan. Drag tasks onto a visual hourly timeline, group them by colored category, and see exactly where your time goes. CORE FEATURES • Day timeline with drag-and-drop scheduling • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) • Routines — save reusable templates and insert them with one tap • Colored categories for work, fitness, personal, and more • Auto-Schedule — fills free time slots intelligently with your inbox tasks • Local reminders for upcoming tasks • Apple Calendar integration (read-only) — see appointments alongside tasks • Lock-screen Live Activity for the running task • Siri & Shortcuts: "Add a task to DayPlan" • This week and this month — week grid and month overview, free • Works completely offline PREMIUM • iCloud sync across all your devices • Any other week and month — plan ahead and look back • "Available Time" metric on the day overview • Custom categories with your own colors and icons • Day notes • Home Screen widgets • Apple Watch app — what's next, tick tasks off, your inbox and your week PRIVACY-FIRST DayPlan is built data-minimal: no account, no sign-in, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. All tasks are stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud sync, data is mirrored only into your own private iCloud database — we have no access. PRICING • Monthly subscription • Yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime — one-time payment, no subscription Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple ID settings. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dayplan-app.web.app/datenschutz

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

Daily Planner4 screens
Time Blocking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Daily Planner at 3 against Time Blocking's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Time Blocking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Blocking every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Daily Planner versus Time Blocking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PlannerTime Blocking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCengiz Darian HanciPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Unlock$29.99
3 purchases

Time Blocking

Subscriptions2
  • Timebox Coach: Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Task Timetable: Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Routine Agenda: Pay Once$29.99

Questions

Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Blocking free?
Time Blocking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Planner or Time Blocking have ads?
Neither Daily Planner nor Time Blocking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Planner or Time Blocking?
Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Blocking every 4 weeks. Most recently, Daily Planner was updated on October 9, 2026 and Time Blocking on October 19, 2026.

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