Comparison

TimeBlock vs BrainArchive

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

Head to head
About

TimeBlock

Features
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Turn time into something you can see. TimeBlock is a minimalist visual planner designed for ADHD minds. Your day runs from 6:00 AM to 6:00 AM the next day and is divided into clear 15-minute blocks. Touch, hold, and drag to choose a period, then add a plan without wrestling with a complicated form. MAKE TIME VISIBLE β€’ See your entire week in one clear timeline β€’ Switch between week and day views β€’ Plan in precise 15-minute blocks β€’ Follow the red Now line to understand where you are in the day PLAN WITH LESS FRICTION β€’ Touch, hold, and drag to select time naturally β€’ Use quick labels or create your own β€’ Choose from seven colors to make plans easy to recognize β€’ Add start and end reminders when you need them KEEP USEFUL DETAILS TOGETHER β€’ Add text notes, places, and URLs β€’ Open saved places in Maps and saved links in your browser β€’ See reminders and notes directly on your calendar blocks STAY FOCUSED WITH WIDGETS β€’ See what is happening now and how much time remains β€’ Add compact current-plan, day-view, and week-view widgets to your Home Screen β€’ Keep the current plan visible from supported Lock Screen widgets PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your plans are stored locally on your device. No account is required. Ordinary planning works without network access. Place search uses Apple Maps only when you choose to search for a location. TimeBlock keeps planning concrete, calm, and easy to startβ€”one visible block at a time. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BrainArchive

Features
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Ideas come and go quickly. Brain Archive is a simple, lightweight place to capture the thoughts you don't want to lose. Save creative sparks, plans, random ideas, and unfinished thoughts, then organize them into your own idea folders. Give each folder an Emoji, add ideas whenever inspiration strikes, and slowly build your own personal archive. Whether it's an app idea, a content concept, a travel plan, a design reference, a book you want to read, or something you might make someday β€” save it first. With Brain Archive, you can: Β· Create folders for different ideas and topics Β· Personalize folders with Emojis Β· Quickly capture ideas and inspiration Β· Search through everything you've saved Β· Sync your records after signing in Β· Continue organizing your ideas across devices Free to use The free version lets you create up to 3 folders and save up to 5 ideas in each folder. Need more space? A one-time lifetime purchase unlocks: Β· Unlimited folders Β· Unlimited ideas in every folder Β· One purchase, lifetime access You don't have to turn every idea into a plan right away. Just save it first. One day, it might become something real.

Screenshots

TimeBlock4 screens
BrainArchive4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeBlock and BrainArchive are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeBlock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and BrainArchive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeBlock versus BrainArchive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBlockBrainArchive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperδΉ˜ι»„ ζŽε“ε‡‘ εΌ 

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeBlock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Premium Quarterly$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

BrainArchive

One-time1
  • Brain Archive Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is TimeBlock free?
TimeBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainArchive free?
BrainArchive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeBlock or BrainArchive have ads?
Neither TimeBlock nor BrainArchive shows ads.

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