Comparison

Block&Read vs Quick Task (with widgets!)

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

Head to head
About

Block&Read

This app replaces distracting apps with reading material to help you achieve your daily page goals. It offers a built-in e-reader and blocks selected applications until you meet your reading targets, promoting focus and time management.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Read to meet page goals
  • Built-in e-reader
  • Public domain classics library
  • Import your own EPUBs
  • Reading insights
  • Strict mode for focus
Features
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Trade the scroll for a chapter. Block&Read locks the apps that eat your evenings and opens a book in their place. Reach your page count, and the lock lifts. A real e-reader and a real app blocker, in one app. No willpower required, just a page or two. HOW IT WORKS • Set your blocklist: social, video, news, whatever burns your day • Reach for one of them and a book opens instead • Read to your daily goal, and the lock lifts • Keep the streak alive and win your time back FREE • Block one app, forever free • Bring one of your own books • A shelf of public-domain classics in English and Spanish • Streaks, stats and daily reminders • Strict mode, no easy way out PREMIUM • Block unlimited apps • Import your own EPUBs and search 75,000+ classics • Blocking schedules and extra reader themes • Reading insights, see how you read • Private iCloud backup of your library • Monthly or yearly, or pay once with Lifetime Privacy is total. There is no account to create, nothing is measured, and nothing is sent anywhere. Your library and your reading stay on your device, or in your own private iCloud. Earn the scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dezeo.lat/blockandread/privacypolicy/

About

Quick Task (with widgets!)

Features
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QuickTask is the fastest way to capture what you need to do — and get it done. Open, type, done. No projects, no setup, no clutter — just a clean list you'll actually use. WHY QUICKTASK • One-tap capture from the app or a home-screen widget • Interactive widgets — check tasks off right from your home screen, no app launch needed • Swipe to delete, drag to reorder, tap to complete with a quick undo • Sync across all your devices with QuickTask Plus • Calm, beautiful design in light and dark WIDGETS Put QuickTask right where you'll see it. Add a widget to your home screen — and your Mac desktop — to glance at your list and tick tasks off on the spot. It's the quickest path from "remember this" to "done," without even opening the app. Simple by design. QuickTask stays out of your way so you can just get things done. Privacy Policy: https://docs.bilak.dev/quicktask_privacy_policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Block&Read4 screens
Quick Task (with widgets!)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Quick Task (with widgets!) at 4 against Block&Read's 2. Quick Task (with widgets!) also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. Block&Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Quick Task (with widgets!) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Block&Read versus Quick Task (with widgets!): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock&ReadQuick Task (with widgets!)
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNicolas GulaSergii Bilak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Block&Read

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Quick Task (with widgets!)

Subscriptions1
  • QuickTask Plus$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • QuickTask Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Block&Read free?
Block&Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Task (with widgets!) free?
Quick Task (with widgets!) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block&Read or Quick Task (with widgets!) have ads?
Neither Block&Read nor Quick Task (with widgets!) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block&Read or Quick Task (with widgets!)?
Block&Read ships an update every 2 weeks, and Quick Task (with widgets!) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Block&Read was updated on October 11, 2026 and Quick Task (with widgets!) on September 27, 2026.

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