Comparison

TimeBlock vs Simple Schedule

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

Simple Schedule

Features
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Simple Schedule turns a month of repeat events into a few taps. Create templates for the things you do again and again: work shifts, classes, school pickup, the gym, family dinners. Pick one, then tap or drag across the days it happens. Different templates can share a day, so your work, the kids' school and family plans all fit together. Publish the month to the calendar you already use: iCloud, Google, or any calendar on your iPhone. Each template can go to its own calendar. Change a day later and tap Update Calendar; the same event is updated, never duplicated. β€’ Edit just one day: new times, a different location, notes, or slide it earlier or later β€’ All-day templates for vacations, days off and custody days β€’ Address suggestions, so iOS Calendar can give Time to Leave alerts β€’ See what's already on your calendars, and edit or delete it β€’ Undo and redo, light and dark mode, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type β€’ Export any month as an .ics file No account, no ads, no tracking. Your schedule stays on your iPhone. Free, with optional tips that unlock nothing.

Screenshots

TimeBlock4 screens
Simple Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeBlock and Simple Schedule 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 Simple Schedule sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeBlock versus Simple Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBlockSimple Schedule
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»„ 李Luis Arosemena

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeBlock

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

Simple Schedule

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99

Questions

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

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