Comparison

Coves vs Gika

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

Head to head
About

Coves

This study app integrates task prioritization, focus timing using the Pomodoro Technique, and spaced repetition for memory retention. It helps users plan their study sessions, block distractions, and track progress with detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower Matrix for task prioritization
  • Pomodoro, Countdown, and Stopwatch focus timers
  • Spaced repetition for memory review
  • Daily/weekly focus goal setting
  • Detailed focus analytics and reports
  • Ambient sounds for distraction blocking
Features
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**coves — Space-Themed Study Timer** Turn every focus session into a voyage through space. coves completes the full learning loop — break down tasks, plan your schedule, focus, and review — so every session counts. **Break Down Tasks** Goal System: Set daily or weekly goals for each task and track progress at a glance. Visible goals keep procrastination at bay. **Plan Your Schedule** Time Blocks: Create plans with start and end times, building your day block by block on the calendar, with reminders when it's time. See at a glance what to study today. Priorities: Mark each plan by importance and urgency, so you always know what matters most. Smart Review: Auto-scheduled reviews at 1, 2, 4, 7, and 15 days help you revisit key points and beat the forgetting curve. **Focus** Focus Timer: 25 minutes of focus and 5 minutes of rest, auto-looped, with a longer break after four rounds. Start focused, end with a reminder. Three Timer Modes: Focus Timer, countdown, and stopwatch — for exam countdowns, homework deadlines, or daily accumulation. Focus Environment: White noise, Focus Mode, and custom ringtones create your own cockpit. **Daily Review** Daily Review: Compare plan vs. actual — see what you accomplished and where you drifted, so tomorrow's plan lands better. Statistics: Heat maps, efficiency scores, and weekly voyage reports — your learning data at a glance, shareable as cards. **Growth** Growth System: Accumulate voyage mileage with every session, growing from cadet to captain, unlocking planets and honors. **Siri** Say "Start learning" to Siri and begin timing instantly. **No Payment Required to Start** Create 10 tasks and manage categories and tags without paying. **Subscription Details** coves Membership offers a monthly subscription (¥22/month), a yearly subscription (¥148/year), and a lifetime purchase (¥198). Subscriptions auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Renewal charges occur within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://www.softwindlab.com/privacy.html

About

Gika

Map your time to understand where your hours go. Track activities with multiple timer types, categorize sessions with one-tap labels, and visualize your day or month. Gain insights into your habits and optimize your schedule.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (count-up, countdown, Pomodoro)
  • One-tap session labeling
  • Daily timeline and monthly calendar views
  • Deep summaries and insights
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Your time, clearly mapped Build better days by seeing exactly where your hours go. • Track anything, any way. Run count-up, countdown, or Pomodoro timers—or all three at once when you’re multitasking. • One-tap labeling. Every session fits into Thrive, Balanced, or Limit—no messy tag soup. • Daily timeline & Month calendar. Zoom in to a single day’s grid or zoom out to spot patterns across an entire month. • Deep summaries & Insights. Instantly know how much time went to sleep, workouts, meditation, and your top three projects—by day, week, quarter, or year. • Widgets & Live Activities. Start, pause, and glance at progress right from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Four handcrafted themes. Match Gika to your mood—or your phone. Gika Premium unlocks Pomodoro mode, the timeline grid, rich summaries, and more. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing plan and help us keep the updates coming. Gika uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement. For details, visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ HealthKit usage. Gika can read your sleep and workout data and display them in the app and app widgets. This feature is entirely optional. Most importantly, your data never leave your devices. Gika does not collect any data from you. All your data stay in your devices and your personal iCloud accounts. We cannot access any of them. Your privacy is secure with us. For details, visit: https://liums.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-131b65eeaa764cb8aa69298a57f89765

Screenshots

Coves4 screens
Gika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coves at 4.2 against Gika's 3.5. Coves also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). Gika's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Coves sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Gika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coves holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coves has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coves ships an update every 3 weeks, Gika every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Coves versus Gika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCovesGika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (11 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朋 潘Hangzhou Hu Di Shen Shan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Coves

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Gika

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Coves

One-time5
  • Colors$1.99
  • Ringtones$1.99
  • White noise$1.99
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  • Member$4.99
  • Value Bundle$4.99
2 purchases

Gika

Subscriptions2
  • Gika Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Gika Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Coves free?
Coves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gika free?
Gika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coves or Gika?
Coves is rated higher. Coves averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Gika averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Coves or Gika have ads?
Neither Coves nor Gika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coves or Gika?
Coves ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gika every 6 days. Most recently, Coves was updated on August 29, 2026 and Gika on September 8, 2026.

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