One Block vs Orbit Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
One Block
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End the day-of-busy-but-nothing-done. Most days don't fail for lack of effort. They fail because everything felt urgent and nothing got decided. One Block fixes that with a single rule: choose ONE thing that matters today, protect the time with a focus timer, and see how it actually went. One block. One thing that mattered. Every day. ONE KEY SCENE A DAY — JUST ONE Pick the single most important thing to focus on today. One Block refuses to let you have two — by design. Do fewer things, deeper. The decision is the whole point. PLAN IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS Time-block your Key Scene on a clean calendar with day, week, and month views. Set it the night before, get a reminder before it starts, and let the timer carry you in. Time blocking that fits one focused day. A FOCUS TIMER THAT KEEPS YOU HONEST Start your block and the focus timer runs. Pauses are recorded as they happen, so deep work becomes something you build — not something you pretend. A calmer, more honest take on the classic pomodoro timer: one block, full attention. SEE HOW THE DAY ACTUALLY WENT Planned vs. actual. A Focus Score from 0 to 100. Streaks, Deep Focus Time, completion rate, your best time window, and recovery rate. Receipts you can trust — no more guessing what you got done. INSIGHTS THAT COACH, NOT JUDGE Clear progress summaries across day, week, month, and year. Optional AI insights turn your numbers into short, practical coaching so you keep improving. WHO IT'S FOR - Students preparing for exams - Side-project builders, coders, and indie makers - Writers, researchers, and creators - Anyone tired of confusing "busy" with "productive" WHY ONE BLOCK You don't need more tasks or another endless to-do list. You need to do fewer things, deeper. One Block is a focus and productivity app built so you end every day knowing exactly what you accomplished. FREE & PRO Plan your Key Scene, run the focus timer, and track day and week progress for free. Upgrade to Pro for month, year, and lifetime insights, AI coaching summaries, more execution reminders, and an ad-free experience. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. Your Key Scenes, plans, and progress stay on your device. Download One Block and turn your daily Key Scene into one focused block of deep work. OneBlock Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly — billed monthly, auto-renews • Yearly — billed annually, auto-renews • Lifetime — one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oneblock.joshuanco.com/privacy-policy.html
Orbit Dashboard
Consolidate your life into a single, intelligent dashboard. Track calendar events, health metrics, finances, and more, with an AI assistant that surfaces what needs your attention. Organize anything instantly with a unified input system.
- Unified dashboard for calendar, health, money, and more
- On-device AI for instant capture of tasks, notes, and ideas
- Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views
- Private, on-device AI assistant
- Insights connecting different aspects of your life
- Configurable widgets for home and lock screens
- Works with Siri and Shortcuts
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Orbit brings your whole life onto one dashboard. Instead of hopping between ten apps to see what matters, Orbit overlays your calendar, reminders, health, weather, people, money, and more onto a single Today screen — then surfaces what actually needs you. ONE DASHBOARD, EVERY HORIZON Switch between Today, This Week, This Month, and This Year to see what's coming — an appointment weeks out, a bill due, a birthday — across every area at once. CAPTURE ANYTHING, INSTANTLY One box. Type or dictate, and Orbit's on-device AI files it as a task, note, idea, quote, or person. No folders, no friction. ASK ORBIT A private, on-device assistant that answers from your own data, plus a daily summary of your day. ORBIT NOTICED Insights that connect two parts of your life no single app sees — a birthday during a busy week, poor sleep before a demanding day, a bill due while you're traveling. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Calendar & Reminders — your events and lists, with inline complete • Health — activity rings, steps, heart rate, and sleep • Weather — current conditions, forecast, and threshold alerts • People — birthdays, important dates, and who to reconnect with • Money — App Store sales, a stock watchlist, a retirement forecast, and bills • Projects, Content, Travel, Garage, Journal, Library, Email, Deliveries, and more WIDGETS EVERYWHERE One configurable Orbit widget in every size — Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick what it shows, check off reminders and routines without opening the app, and it follows your theme in Light and Dark. WORKS WITH APPLE Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Handoff, and interactive widgets — no setup. Just say "Hey Siri, capture in Orbit." BUILT FOR EVERY DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, synced over your private iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no Orbit account and no Orbit server. What you create stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Capture cleanup and Ask Orbit run on-device with Apple Intelligence. Only a coarse location ever leaves your device — and only to fetch the weather. Available in English and Spanish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ericrogerstechnology.com/Orbit/PRIVACY.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Orbit Dashboard at none against One Block's shown. Orbit Dashboard also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (5 vs 2). One Block's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. One Block sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orbit Dashboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
One Block ships an update weekly, Orbit Dashboard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | One Block | Orbit Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua & Company Inc. | Eric Rogers |
In-app purchases
One Block
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime purchase$49.99
Orbit Dashboard
- Orbit Plus — Monthly$4.991 Month
- Orbit Plus — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Generous Tip$19.99
- Orbit Plus — Lifetime$39.99









