TimeBloc - Daily Planner

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4.3of 5 · store
7,381ratings on the App Store
500reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A time-blocking planner with routine and recurring schedule support. The concept of time-blocking is rare and useful, but widgets do not work, notifications are silent, and routine setup is extremely laborious. Premium activation turns on without clear warning.

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What people use it for

Someone who deliberately practices time-blocking and is looking for a specialized tool. Currently requires tolerance for bugs.

What reviews praise

The only app in the niche that offers full time-blocking with routine support and recurring blocks.
A day view by time blocks is clearer than a plain list.

What reviews complain about

Home-screen widgets remain empty.
Block-start notifications arrive without sound and are easy to miss.
Setting up a 10-step routine takes too much time.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

This is a great concept, and I haven't found another app like it. But it's lacking some things that would make it better. It would be nice if you could drag and drop items to a different order and have the start and stop times automatically adjust.