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 The problem was never that you don't work hard enough. Three Pomodoro apps, five task lists, a neatly filled calendar. And still, at night, you cannot say what you studied, where it went wrong, or what to change tomorrow. Single-purpose tools each handle one thing: the list writes it down, the calendar fills time, the timer counts minutes. But studying is a loop — break down, plan, focus, review — and if one link breaks, all of it is wasted. coves does one thing: connects that loop and keeps it turning. START WITH 3 FULL DAYS Your first 3 days unlock everything: member privileges, review, statistics, growth. No payment first, decide later. WHY THESE FOUR STEPS BELONG TOGETHER You plan, so you execute. You execute, so you review. You review, so you fix tomorrow's plan. Only when all four mesh does the loop close. Most tools stop at step three: the timer hits zero, the data sinks into a stats screen, and nobody looks again. Step four is where coves puts in the most work. STEP FOUR: REVIEW — WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER At day's end coves lays plan and reality side by side: planned hours next to actual voyage hours, and how much went to all-day versus time-block courses; route completion rate, and exactly which courses never departed; you meant to launch at 9 and left at 9:30, so execution accuracy is measured as a percentage; every session rating you gave, rolled up into an average and a high-rating share; and then a conclusion, such as "Over-voyaged, plan a more efficient course", "Never departed, start with a 15-minute goal", "Shorten planned time, or set time slots", "Too many courses, trim the unnecessary ones". None of this is for show. Follow them and tomorrow's course is more accurate. Review, adjust, set off again. THE FIRST THREE STEPS ARE SOLID TOO Break down: daily or weekly goals per task, categories and tags. Plan: time blocks, four-quadrant priority, memory-curve reviews at 1, 2, 4, 7 and 15 days, recurring courses. Focus: Pomodoro, countdown and stopwatch; custom templates; white noise mixing, Focus Cruise, custom alert sounds; Live Activity. WATCH YOURSELF GROW Rank up by voyaging: Ground Trainee, Cadet Astronaut, Orbital Pilot, Lunar Walker, Mars Explorer, Star Navigator, Galaxy Commander, Cosmic Legend. Your Star Chart lights up across 13 stations from Earth to the Sun, plus Hall of Honor badges and your own spaceship. EVEN MORE HANDY Widget, Apple Watch, Siri, iCloud backup and sync, daily voyage briefing. No ads, no account required. MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES 1. Unlimited tasks 2. Live Activity on Dynamic Island 3. Custom Pomodoro timer 4. Immersive white noise library 5. Exclusive ringtones 6. Members-only widgets 7. iCloud backup and sync 8. Full Apple Watch data 9. Full statistics module 10. Deep analysis insights 11. Themes and color skins 12. Recurring plans and plan calendar 13. Exclusive spaceship 14. More privileges coming Timed plans, Focus Cruise, background themes and growth are also members-only. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED TO START Create up to 10 tasks, and use category and tag management, all three timer modes and all-day plans without paying. When the trial ends you simply move to that version; nothing recorded is lost. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS coves Membership offers a monthly subscription ($2.99/month), a yearly subscription ($19.99/year), and a lifetime purchase ($29.99). 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 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.softwindlab.com/terms.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 October 24, 2026 and October 11, 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
Size105 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 October 24, 2026 and Gika on October 11, 2026.

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