Comparison

Productivity Challenge Timer vs Goals

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

Head to head
About

Productivity Challenge Timer

This app gamifies productivity by challenging users to work harder and track their habits. Earn ranks, unlock achievements, and monitor your work patterns over time to identify peak productivity periods. It focuses on intense work sessions and detailed time tracking for projects.

Highlights
  • Gamified productivity challenges
  • Rank and achievement system
  • Detailed work habit tracking
  • Project-specific time logging
  • Focus on uninterrupted work sessions
  • Productivity analytics by day/hour
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Productivity Challenge Timer aims to help you be more productive, more focused, waste less time and so on, you already know all that stuff. What this app is really about is challenging you to work harder and tracking your work habits. You'll earn/lose ranks depending on your performance, earn achievements and track your productivity over time, so you'll know how long you worked on what and during which days of the week and hours of the day you're at your most productive. Now here's a few things you should know before downloading: - This is not an organizer. If you can't keep track of what you're supposed to be doing, this is not the app for you. The app includes tracking of projects so you know how much time you spent working on each of your clients/books/websites/whatever - like a time sheet, but it's not meant to be an organizer or a to-do list. - This app will not let you pause work sessions or finish them early, so if you have a tiny baby-sized bladder and you need to pause every few minutes, this is not the app for you. The shortest work session you can set is 10 minutes and you're not supposed to be interrupted. Besides, I use this app too, and I'd be the first to abuse that pause feature to go look up useless nonsense instead of getting work done. - The purpose of this app is not to promote a healthy work-life balance, but to get you to work harder. Because of this, it does not recognize weekends or holidays or parenting or any other excuse people come up with to take time off, and it will demote you if you start slipping. Please don't expect the app to validate your personal goals, its sole purpose is to make you work harder, even when you shouldn't. That's it, thanks for reading and I hope you find this app as useful as I do.

About

Goals

Features
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Goals helps you build better habits without pressure, guilt, or complicated systems. Create habits, check in daily, track your streaks, and understand your progress over time. Whether you want to move more, drink water, meditate, read, sleep better, or simply stay consistent, Goals gives you a simple space to keep promises to yourself. With Goals, you can: Create and customize habits Track daily check-ins and streaks View habit calendars and progress trends Log your mood and reflect on your days Set gentle reminders Use widgets to keep habits visible Track progress with friends through shared circles Sync your habits with iCloud Goals is designed to feel calm, encouraging, and flexible. Miss a day? Keep going. Progress is not about perfection—it is about returning to what matters. Goals Pro Subscription Some features require a Goals Pro subscription, including: Unlimited habits Advanced statistics and Calendar Shared circles with friends Mood statistics Smart reminders Delete habits A subscription is required to access these premium features. Start small. Stay consistent. Build a life that feels better, one habit at a time. Terms of Use: https://goals-website-gray.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://goals-website-gray.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Productivity Challenge Timer4 screens
Goals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Productivity Challenge Timer at none against Goals's shown. Goals's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Productivity Challenge Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Goals sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Productivity Challenge Timer ships an update every 3 months, Goals weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Productivity Challenge Timer versus Goals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProductivity Challenge TimerGoals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (215 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings215 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB60 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVladimir JovanovicIlies El ayyadi

Bugs and requests

Productivity Challenge Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional sound issues
  • Slow loading of historical data
  • Inconsistencies between iOS and Android versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Ability to add notes to sessions
  • Weekend/holiday mode to avoid demotions
  • More advanced goal-tracking and analytics

Goals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Productivity Challenge Timer

One-time1
  • Pro mode$8.99
8 purchases

Goals

Subscriptions7
  • Goals Pro$4.997 Days
  • Goals Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Goals Pro$8.991 Month
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  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
  • Goals Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Goals Pro$34.991 Year
  • Goals Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Productivity Challenge Timer free?
Productivity Challenge Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goals free?
Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Productivity Challenge Timer or Goals have ads?
Goals shows ads; Productivity Challenge Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Productivity Challenge Timer or Goals?
Productivity Challenge Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Goals weekly. Most recently, Productivity Challenge Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Goals on October 24, 2026.

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