Comparison

Daily Planner vs Time Block

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 Block

Visualize your day with color-coded time blocks. Assign labels, durations, and colors to each hour to track where your time is spent. Plan multiple days independently and add notes for context, all stored locally for privacy and offline access.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline of color-coded blocks
  • Assign labels, durations, and colors
  • Add notes to time blocks
  • Plan multiple days independently
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Offline availability
Features
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your to-do list tells you what to do. It never tells you when. TimeBlock turns your day into colored blocks on an hour grid from 6 AM to 10 PM, so one glance tells you what happens now, what comes next, and where your open hours actually are. Tap an hour, name the block, pick a color, done. Blocks grow taller the longer they run, so a three-hour deep-work session looks three times bigger than a quick standup. Overlapping blocks sit side by side instead of hiding each other, and a live line marks the current time on today's grid. No account, no feed, no clutter — just your day, drawn. WHAT YOU GET • Your whole day on one screen — every planned hour is a colored block whose height matches its length, so an unbalanced day is visible before it happens • A nudge before each block starts — set a lead time and be ready when deep work begins, not scrambling after it already did • Repeating blocks — plan "Gym 6 PM" once and it lands on the days ahead automatically, removable as a whole series in one tap • Weekly insights — hours planned per day, your busiest day, and how your week splits across colors like work, meals, and exercise • Copy a day you got right — duplicate today's whole layout onto tomorrow or next Monday instead of rebuilding it block by block • Notes inside every block — the address, the agenda, the workout lives inside the block instead of in another app PERFECT FOR • Anyone whose flat to-do list keeps growing while the day quietly disappears • Deep workers who block their mornings and defend them • ADHD brains that need to see time as shapes, not read it as text • Students and shift workers juggling fixed hours around open ones WHY NOT JUST USE A CALENDAR APP? Calendars are built for appointments with other people. TimeBlock is built for the sixteen waking hours that belong to you: big bold blocks, six colors, one focused day per screen, and a plan you can redraw in seconds when the day changes. No invites, no email addresses, no month view you never open. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your plans are stored only on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no tracking — nothing ever leaves the device, and the app works fully offline. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) TimeBlock requires a purchase to unlock the planner: unlimited blocks every day, block reminders, repeating blocks, day copying, and weekly insights. Choose a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a lifetime one-time purchase — every option unlocks the same complete app. Tonight, plan tomorrow: open TimeBlock, tap 9 AM, and give your first hour a color. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Daily Planner4 screens
Time Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Block at none against Daily Planner's 3. Daily Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Time Block asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Block every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Planner versus Time Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PlannerTime Block
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCengiz Darian HanciLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

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
None

Time Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Block free?
Time Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Planner or Time Block have ads?
Neither Daily Planner nor Time Block shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Planner or Time Block?
Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Block every 4 months. Most recently, Daily Planner was updated on October 9, 2026 and Time Block on October 12, 2026.

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