Comparison

How's It Going? vs Kigen ~ penguin task tracker

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

Head to head
About

How's It Going?

Track and visualize your progress towards multiple goals with daily deadline and goal checks. Share your achievements on Twitter and receive periodic input notifications to stay on track.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple progress trackers
  • Visualize progress with graphs
  • Check daily deadlines and goals
  • Share progress on Twitter
  • Receive periodic input notifications
Features
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It is an Application for manage progress. The function is as follows. Β· Manage multiple progress Β· Confirm progress with graph Β· Check deadline and goal per day Β· Share progress on Twitter Β· Notification for periodic input

About

Kigen ~ penguin task tracker

This app helps you manage tasks and meet deadlines with a simple interface. It uses color-coded indicators for due dates and a punctuality level system to motivate users. Receive timely notifications to stay on track.

Highlights
  • Task title, note, due date, and importance entry
  • Color-coded due date status indicators
  • Punctuality level system for motivation
  • Customizable deadline notifications
  • Simple task completion marking
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Kigen Tasks is a semi-task management scheduling app designed to help you enjoyably meet deadlines. Kigen (ζœŸι™) means due/ deadline in Japanese. There is a reason why I wrote "semi". This app is a little too simple to be called a scheduling app. All you need to enter is the title, a quick note, the due date, and the importance of the task. It is also very simple to use. When a task is completed, you just record it as completed. Completed tasks will disappear, but uncompleted tasks will stay on the list until they are completed, regardless of the passing days. Other features include ・Background colours as a due status indicator. When the background colour is green, it is safe! If you have an appointment within 5 days, it will turn yellow, for the next day's task it will turn orange, and on the same day or when an appointment has already passed the due date, it will turn red. ・Punctuality level If you complete a task earlier than the set due date, you will move up a level! On the other hand, if you miss the deadline, you will be downgraded. There is nothing special that happens just because the level is raised, but it is a nice feeling to see the number go up, so I hope you will make use of it to motivate yourself. ・Notification function Notifications are sent one week, five days, three days, two days, the day before, and the day of the deadline! This is why this app is too simple to be called a schedule app, instead, it is an app that was created with the focus on how to help you keep up with your deadlines simply and enjoyably. No more last-minute deadlines!

Screenshots

How's It Going?3 screens
Kigen ~ penguin task tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How's It Going? at none against Kigen ~ penguin task tracker's 3. How's It Going? also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kigen ~ penguin task tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Kigen ~ penguin task tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. How's It Going? asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How's It Going? ships an update every 5 months, Kigen ~ penguin task tracker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 3 level
How's It Going? versus Kigen ~ penguin task tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow's It Going?Kigen ~ penguin task tracker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFree β€” betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakaki HayashiTaito Iikura

Customer experience

How's It Going?

Written reviews31 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral22.6%
Negative0.0%

Kigen ~ penguin task tracker

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

How's It Going?

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kigen ~ penguin task tracker

One-time3
  • Support Kigen App$1.99
  • Support Kigen App$4.99
  • Ads Free Plan$14.99

Questions

Is How's It Going? free?
How's It Going? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kigen ~ penguin task tracker free?
Kigen ~ penguin task tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do How's It Going? or Kigen ~ penguin task tracker have ads?
Kigen ~ penguin task tracker shows ads; How's It Going? does not.
Which is updated more often, How's It Going? or Kigen ~ penguin task tracker?
How's It Going? ships an update every 5 months, and Kigen ~ penguin task tracker every 9 days. Most recently, How's It Going? was updated on June 27, 2026 and Kigen ~ penguin task tracker on September 18, 2026.

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