Comparison

Time Blocking vs PulsePlan

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

Head to head
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

About

PulsePlan

Features
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PulsePlan is a simple, adaptive planning app built to help you organise your day and stay focused. Create tasks, schedule your day, and keep your plan visible as you move through it. When a task is live, Focus Mode helps you stay locked in with a clear in-app focus panel and Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island where supported. PulsePlan is designed for people who want their calendar to feel less static and more useful — a place to plan, adjust, and execute. Free features include: • Basic scheduling • Task planning • Focus Mode • Lock Screen Live Activities • Dynamic Island support on compatible iPhones PulsePlan Pro includes: • AI chat planning • Smart suggestions • Analytics • Memories Plan your day. Adapt when it changes. Stay focused. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time Blocking4 screens
PulsePlan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PulsePlan at weekly against Time Blocking's every 4 weeks. PulsePlan also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Time Blocking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and PulsePlan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Blocking ships an update every 4 weeks, PulsePlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Blocking versus PulsePlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime BlockingPulsePlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamGODW N ANTHONY BAO

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

PulsePlan

Subscriptions2
  • PulsePlan Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • PulsePlan Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • PulsePlan Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Time Blocking free?
Time Blocking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PulsePlan free?
PulsePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Blocking or PulsePlan have ads?
Neither Time Blocking nor PulsePlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Blocking or PulsePlan?
Time Blocking ships an update every 4 weeks, and PulsePlan weekly. Most recently, Time Blocking was updated on October 19, 2026 and PulsePlan on October 16, 2026.

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