Comparison

iDay vs Goalo

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

Head to head
About

iDay

This app helps you focus and overcome procrastination using the Pomodoro Technique. It offers customizable timers, ambient sounds, and study modes to create a distraction-free environment for work and study.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer (25 min focus, 5 min rest)
  • Customizable focus and rest timers
  • Ambient soundscapes (waves, rain, forest, cafe)
  • Study area with flip mode to prevent phone use
  • Task reminders and procrastination tools
  • Data statistics for tracking efforts
Features
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The Pomodoro opens a beautiful time of concentration. Why do you need a Pomodoro? - Always interrupted by all sorts of trivia and temptations, unable to concentrate for a long time - Because of delays and laziness, there are many things that can’t be started. - Time is ruthless, I don't know how to start a new day - I have tried a lot of time management methods, but I still have inefficiency. - Things are getting more and more, time is getting less and less, and pressure is getting bigger - Work at desk for a long time, forget to stretch your body and forget to drink water If you are bothered, try the "Pomodoro" to let you temporarily put down your phone and start your focused journey. What is the Pomodoro? "Pomodoro" is an app that allows you to temporarily put down your phone and concentrate on it. Whenever you want to start a dedicated time, you can choose a mission in the Pomodoro and start focusing. In the following days, with the sound of the waves, the rain, the forest, the meditation, or the environment of the cafe, you will be dedicated to it. After that, you can take a break or continue to concentrate. Every day, there are thousands of people who start a focused journey in the Pomodoro, make friends with time, and meet a better self. The main function of "Pomodoro" - Based on the Pomodoro Technique, each time you focus on 25 minutes, rest for 5 minutes - Support time and rest mode customization, customizable and dedicated timer -Task reminders, timed task reminders, cultivate focus habits, get rid of procrastination -Study area, open the school mode, flip mode, let you stay away from the phone when you are focused -Data statistics, let your efforts go through On the way to become a better person, we feel lonely and boring occasionally, I hope we will stay together and grow up together.

About

Goalo

This app helps you manage your to-do lists by focusing on one task at a time. It blurs out other tasks to minimize distractions and reduce anxiety, allowing you to concentrate on what's most important. An astronaut-themed narrative adds an engaging element to the goal-setting process.

Highlights
  • Task prioritization
  • Distraction blocking
  • Single-task focus
  • Visual task fading
  • Goal planning
  • Astronaut story integration
Features
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Goalo is a unique task management app that helps you block out distractions and focus on your top priorities. If your work and life are full of to-do tasks and you want to focus on them one by one, then Goalo is the right choice for you. --------------------- Goalo’s story setting: Laika is an astronaut, After a series of accidents, his spacecraft crash-landed on the planet code-named C511HU, He lost contact with the space agency, Fortunately, he was not injured. Unfortunately, before him are life and death issues. He told himself that he could not sit still, he needed oxygen, water, food, and he needed to tell his family that he was still alive... Laika sorted out all to-do tasks through Goalo and prioritized them. Goalo will automatically display the first task clearly, and other tasks will gradually fade out of view and become blurred, so that Laika can concentrate on completing the first task in front of him. After solving the first problem, the second problem will become the first, and so on, until all tasks are completed. Laika clearly knows that even in the face of the vast sea of ​​stars, he has only one goal: Back to EarthGoalo is a unique to-do list tool. Every day you make a lot of to-do lists, and then you hit them one by one according to your priorities. But do you find that most of them don't need your attention at the moment, but they are showing up in your to-do list, and every time you check the list you get distracted and even frustrated because you feel that there are too many tasks to finish. In fact, the first task you need to focus on is the first one, the other tasks should fade out of your view and don't need to be seen at this moment, so that you can reduce the visual burden and mental anxiety, and better complete the task at hand. That's what Goalo is designed to do, to help you block out distractions and focus on your primary task. To make Goalo even more interesting, we added astronaut stories that fit well with the original design. Laika is an astronaut, After a series of accidents, his spacecraft crash-landed on the planet code-named C511HU, He lost contact with the space agency, Fortunately, he was not injured. Unfortunately, before him are life and death issues. He told himself that he could not sit still, he needed oxygen, water, food, and he needed to tell his family that he was still alive... Laika sorted out all to-do tasks through Goalo and prioritized them. Goalo will automatically display the first task clearly, and other tasks will gradually fade out of view and become blurred, so that Laika can concentrate on completing the first task in front of him. After solving the first problem, the second problem will become the first, and so on, until all tasks are completed. Laika clearly knows that even in the face of the vast sea of ​​stars, he has only one goal: Back to Earth. ----------- Contact us: fb@ideatiny.com WeChat: 123511223

Screenshots

iDay4 screens
Goalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Goalo at none against iDay's shown. Goalo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). iDay's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 79%) and ratings volume (71 vs 22). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. iDay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Goalo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for iDay against 4.7 for Goalo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of iDay's written reviews are positive against 79% of Goalo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDay ships an update every 3 weeks, Goalo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iDay versus Goalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDayGoalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better79.1% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer再锋 吴ideaTiny Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

iDay

All ratings71 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

Goalo

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iDay

One-time1
  • 高级会员$2.99
3 purchases

Goalo

One-time3
  • Advanced Detector$0.99
  • Ordinary Detector$0.99
  • Goalo Pro:Task focus$3.99

Questions

Is iDay free?
iDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goalo free?
Goalo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDay or Goalo?
Goalo is rated higher. iDay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Goalo averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do iDay or Goalo have ads?
iDay shows ads; Goalo does not.
Which is updated more often, iDay or Goalo?
iDay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Goalo every 2 weeks. Most recently, iDay was updated on August 11, 2026 and Goalo on September 19, 2026.

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