Comparison

Hour by Hour vs Ringround

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

Head to head
About

Hour by Hour

Features
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Time blocking, made visual. Stop writing to-do lists that hide where your hours actually go — color-block every hour on one vertical timeline and see your entire day, work to rest, at a single glance. Instead of typing tasks into a flat list, you drag colored blocks onto an hourly timeline and adjust them with a pinch. Each block gets a category and a color, so your whole day reads like a map: focus in blue, meals in orange, rest in green. One look tells you if your day is balanced or overloaded before it even starts. WHAT YOU GET - Drag colored blocks onto an hourly timeline instead of typing lists - Color categories for work, focus, meals, social time and sleep - A week view with a density heatmap showing how full each day was - Time insights: category breakdown, most productive hours and day balance - A daily reflection journal with a mood check and a day streak - Quick-start templates and an optional daily reminder to plan PERFECT FOR - Time-blockers who want to see their schedule, not just read it - Remote workers and students shaping focus and break time - Anyone rebalancing a day that feels busy but unproductive - Journalers who want mood and reflection tied to how they spent time WHY NOT JUST USE A TO-DO LIST A checklist tells you what to do but never where your hours go. DayCanvas puts every task on a real timeline, so you see gaps, overloads and how much of your day is truly focus versus filler — then reflect and rebalance for tomorrow. PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. Every plan and reflection stays on your device. FULL ACCESS Premium unlocks unlimited blocks every day, the week heatmap, full time insights and your complete reflection journal history. Available as a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Open the timeline and drop your first colored block on today. 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

Ringround

This app visualizes your entire day as a circle, making time tangible and manageable. It helps you see where you are, how long until your next task, and can even randomly select your next activity. Designed for those who struggle with time perception, it offers a clear, visual approach to daily planning without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • See day at a glance on a ring
  • Randomly select next task
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island widgets
  • Gentle reminders
  • Customizable colors and categories
  • No accounts, ads, or subscriptions
Features
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Okay, real talk: where does the time go? You sit down for "five minutes," look up, and somehow it's dark out. You know you've got stuff to do — you just can't feel how much time is left, or which thing to start first. When your brain doesn't do time, a to-do list won't save you. It's just more stuff to lose track of. Ringround shows your whole day as a circle you can actually see. Your day becomes a 24-hour dial. NOW sits at the top, the day turns underneath, and one glance tells you where you are and how long until the next thing. Time stops being invisible. What it does: • See your day at a glance — colorful blocks on a ring, not a wall of text. • Can't pick what to do? Hit Ring Round — give the dial a spin and let it choose for you. Decision made, no spiral. • Put your day on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — a calm cylinder fills with color so you can check the time without falling into your phone. • Gentle nudges before things start. Optional. Never shouty. • Your colors, your categories, your names for things. Make it yours. Made for brains that lose time. ADHD, autistic, AuDHD, time-blind, or just perpetually "five minutes behind" — this one's for you. Ringround doesn't try to fix you or optimize you. You're not a productivity project. It just makes time something you can see, so the day stops slipping out from under you. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions or upsells nagging you forever. Nothing ever leaves your phone. Your day's right there. It's a circle. Go take a look.

Screenshots

Hour by Hour4 screens
Ringround4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ringround at every 3 weeks against Hour by Hour's every 6 weeks. Ringround also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Hour by Hour sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Ringround sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hour by Hour ships an update every 6 weeks, Ringround every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hour by Hour versus Ringround: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHour by HourRinground
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamHello Good Day LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hour by Hour

Subscriptions2
  • Schedule Insights Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Daily Routine Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Time Blocking: Pay Once$39.99
1 purchases

Ringround

One-time1
  • Ringround Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Hour by Hour free?
Hour by Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ringround free?
Ringround is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hour by Hour or Ringround have ads?
Neither Hour by Hour nor Ringround shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hour by Hour or Ringround?
Hour by Hour ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ringround every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hour by Hour was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ringround on October 31, 2026.

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