Comparison

TimeBlock vs PackView | Packing Checklist

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

Head to head
About

TimeBlock

Features
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See where your day goes—without planning every minute. Log what you just did, build a visual timeline, and review your time with less pressure. Free features: • Unlimited time entries and editing • Up to 8 active categories, 30 active events, and 3 active goals • Basic goal progress, daily and weekly reviews, and focus sessions • Optional sleep import from the Health app • Basic Apple Watch logging, widgets, local notifications, and Live Activities • User-initiated standard iCloud backups, plus standard and complete data exports • Shareable review and goal cards Pro Lifetime: • Unlimited categories, events, and goals • Time-anchor automation that adds blocks at fixed times • Goal input bars, daily/monthly/yearly trends, and focus ratio • Monthly, yearly, and custom reviews, plus period comparison • One purchase, permanent access, and no automatic renewal Existing data is never deleted after a refund or revocation. Existing time anchors remain saved but pause automatically until Pro access is restored. Privacy: Health data is used only on your device to create timeline entries. Standard iCloud backups do not contain HealthKit sleep records or related timing metadata. A complete export may contain sleep information only after you explicitly confirm the health-data warning. TimeBlock does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or sleep advice. Pro Monthly: • Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, then the subscription automatically renews monthly at the App Store price. Cancel anytime in Apple subscription settings. • “Redeem Membership Code” opens Apple’s official redemption sheet. A valid Apple-issued offer unlocks the applicable entitlement; Pro Lifetime remains a separate one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PackView | Packing Checklist

Features
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You made a packing list. Then you didn't open it. Packing List Checklist Widget puts your list on the one screen you look at fifty times a day — your lock screen. ■ Built for the moment before you leave - Write it, see it — in 3 seconds A native lock screen widget. No rebuilding a wallpaper, no re-configuring every time you add an item. - Check items off as you go Packed the charger? Tap it. It's gone from the list. - Templates that fit real trips Packing · Today's tasks · Groceries · Goals - Adjustable text size and line spacing Make it big enough to read at a glance, without unlocking. - Export as a wallpaper Want the whole screen filled with your list in large type? Generate a wallpaper from any note. On iOS 18 and later, Shortcuts can refresh it automatically. - Automatic version history Overwrote something? The previous version is still there. ■ Private by design - Nothing is sent to a server. Everything stays on your device. - Works fully offline. - No background processes — no battery drain. - No full-screen ads while you're writing or saving. ■ Free and Pro The free version is supported by ads. Free: 1 list, basic themes, widget, wallpaper export, last 3 history entries Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): ad-free, unlimited lists, all themes, unlimited history Questions or requests? Settings > Contact.

Screenshots

TimeBlock4 screens
PackView | Packing Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeBlock at every 4 days against PackView | Packing Checklist's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. TimeBlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PackView | Packing Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeBlock ships an update every 4 days, PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TimeBlock versus PackView | Packing Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBlockPackView | Packing Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇 陈Truong Pham Quang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeBlock

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$2.99
1 purchases

PackView | Packing Checklist

One-time1
  • Mie Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is TimeBlock free?
TimeBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PackView | Packing Checklist free?
PackView | Packing Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeBlock or PackView | Packing Checklist have ads?
Neither TimeBlock nor PackView | Packing Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeBlock or PackView | Packing Checklist?
TimeBlock ships an update every 4 days, and PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. Most recently, TimeBlock was updated on November 5, 2026 and PackView | Packing Checklist on November 6, 2026.

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