ThaliApp vs StudyRank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThaliApp
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This is the application for members of Study Association Thalia. It requires credentials provided to you by the secretary of the association. Thalia is the study association for the Computing Science and Information Science students at Radboud University in Nijmegen. Thalia provides you the necessary distractions during your studies, as we've been doing for over 30 years. And via Thalia students can easily connect with teachers and students from other years.
StudyRank
This app helps students focus and track study hours with friends. It offers a timer, progress tracking, and friendly competition to boost motivation. Gamified elements like levels and achievements make studying more engaging.
- Pomodoro-style timer or stopwatch
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- Detailed study stats and heatmap
- Gamified leveling and achievements
- Friend leaderboards and duels
- Home Screen widgets
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Studying is more fun with friends. StudyRank helps you focus, track every hour you study, and turn your progress into a friendly competition — so you actually want to sit down and get to work. Start a focus session, log your hours, and watch your stats, streaks and level climb. Add friends to see who studies more each week, and keep each other motivated. FOCUS TIMER - Pomodoro-style timer or an open stopwatch - Live Activity + Dynamic Island keep your session on your Lock Screen - A gentle notification when your focus session is done - Log past sessions manually anytime YOUR STATS - Study time for today, this week, this month and all time - Clean charts and a study heatmap - Build a daily streak and never break the chain - Earn XP and level up for every minute you focus COMPETE WITH FRIENDS - Add friends and climb the weekly leaderboard - Weekly 1-on-1 duels — whoever studies the most wins - Create or join study groups - See who's studying right now STAY MOTIVATED - Unlock achievements as you hit milestones - Home Screen widgets for your stats, leaderboard and duel - A daily study reminder to keep the habit going Sign in with Apple to back up your progress and sync across your devices. Your data stays private — we never sell it. Whether you're studying for exams, finals and midterms, or just building a better study habit, StudyRank keeps you focused and motivated. Download it, invite a friend, and see who comes out on top this week. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThaliApp at none against StudyRank's 3. ThaliApp also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). StudyRank's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. StudyRank sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ThaliApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThaliApp ships an update every 2 months, StudyRank every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | ThaliApp | StudyRank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studievereniging Thalia | Markus Loibner |
In-app purchases
ThaliApp
No in-app purchases
StudyRank
- Pro$2.991 Month
- Pro3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Pro$39.99









