Hour Blocks: Day Planner 4+

Desperately needs sync support

Needs to be able to sync with iCloud for use with multiple devices

Buggy as

Buggy as

An app that almost is there but it lacks basic functionality which makes it useless.

If you are looking for a simple day planner then Hour Blocks is almost the app I would recommend. Sadly it is missing basic functionality that makes a simple app to use to simple that it is frustrating and misses the target by a long way.
1. If you miss doing the task assigned before or within the hour assigned then forget about trying to edit it afterward to gain access to sub blocks or reassign it to another future time. You miss it because of a distraction during the assigned hour then forget about it. 🥶🤯
2. Sub blocks are uneditable after creating???? Delete and recreate is the only solution!!!!
3. If you want to move the hour block to another time then the only option it seems is a frustrating multiple button entry to move it to future. Drag and drop which is basic functionality for touch device seems to be missing???
4. It would be nice to have a notes field for entry of stuff to remind you at time of doing the task. Forced to use sub blocks which can be a little messy.
5. Appointments made in Apple Calendar app get assigned to top of schedule instead of the hour block it correlates to. Good way to double book your time.

While the app has potential for making an app which dovetails with Calendar for planning your free time for those daily tasks which aren’t so time dependant sadly it looks like I will need to keep searching for the calendar app that works for me. Hour Blocks almost made it for me but the missing functionality is a deal breaker and I suspect for most people.

Developer Response ,

Hey there, thanks for providing feedback!

1. I agree this could be frustrating, and a solution for this is on the roadmap but unfortunately it is quite a low priority at the moment
2. Same as above
3. Drag and drop-able blocks actually was internally tested but it's actually not as intuitive as you may think for an app like this. I've explained my decision in this blog post: https://www.eledev.digital/blog/a-more-intuitive-schedule
4. Whilst I agree, the whole purpose of this app is to not flood it with too many details, otherwise it just becomes another calendar app.
5. This actually was a recent change, as they used to show in-line. Not only did this cause bugs (especially when calendar events crossed across different days), but it also didn't make a lot of sense a lot of the time. If I had an event finishing at 5:20pm, do I occupy the 6pm block? Or do I forego the remaining 20 minutes and only occupy the 5pm block? It was too messy this way, hence they're separated at the top nowadays.

I understand the app is not for everybody (which is why I wish Apple would allow free trials on paid apps), so I'm happy to direct you to Apple's refund process: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084

If you have any further questions, do feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @j_t_saeed

Thanks again,
James