Comparison

Goal Ahead vs Doo

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

Head to head
About

Goal Ahead

Track your progress towards any measurable goal with a visual indicator. Log your achievements, see how far you've come, and stay motivated with on-screen updates and widgets.

Highlights
  • App icon fills up with progress
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Supports decimal values for goals
  • Log progress up or down
  • Edit goal name and target
  • Entry history and swipe to repeat
Features
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Goal Ahead is a simple progress indicator for the goals that matter most. Saving up for a house, a car or your education? Aiming for 300 workouts this year? Any measurable goal works. Set a target, log your progress as you go, and always see how far you've come and how much is left. Your progress stays in sight: • Your app icon fills up as you get closer to your goal • Widgets put your progress on your Home Screen • The Apple Watch app and watch face complications keep it on your wrist One goal at a time Goal Ahead keeps you focused on a single goal. When you're ready for the next one, start a new goal. It replaces the current one. Features: • Home Screen widgets in light or dark style, with your choice of bar color • Apple Watch app and complications • App icon that changes with your progress • Goals with decimal values, such as 12.5 km • Log progress up or down, or set the exact total • Edit your goal's name and target at any time • History of every entry, with today's and this month's change • Repeat a previous entry with a swipe A quiet reminder on your screen. Keep striving toward your goal!

About

Doo

This app helps you overcome procrastination by breaking down tasks into manageable digital cards. Its unique card-based interface and focus on one task at a time promote productivity and habit building. It offers various task types, scheduling options, and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Card-based task interface
  • Customizable task groups
  • Open-ended, calendar, and location-based tasks
  • Share extension for creating tasks from other apps
  • Customizable task scheduling and alerts
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Task collaboration
Features
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Become a more productive you, one card at a time. WHY DOO? It’s easy to procrastinate your to-do list without a clear first step. Tasks with large goals can feel impossible to finish. Doo helps you procrastinate less. Your reminders become cards that are easy to start and easy to finish. The streamlined edit screen encourages you to create tasks that can fit on a digital index card. Each card shows up in a stack — instead of a list — so you can focus on one thing at a time. BUILD BETTER HABITS Pick a few tasks each day and snooze the rest. Doo helps you create more consistent, sustainable habits. Reduce your anxiety and become a more productive you, one card at a time. *** 2021 Webby Award Nominee *** Best App - Work & Productivity *** 2021 Webby Award Honoree *** Best App User Interface REVIEWS “I absolutely love this app... *incredibly* satisfying...” – Doo 2 Review, Buzzfeed “There’s just enough guilt involved in hitting snooze that I often just complete the task. That’s the point." – WIRED “Doo is a beautiful way to get things done without stressing yourself out.” – Doo 2 Review, The Next Web FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • Be more productive with a unique, card-based interface • Separate cards into custom groups • Create open-ended, calendar, or location-based tasks • Create tasks within other apps with the share extension • Schedule tasks with custom intervals and alerts • Sync with iCloud across iOS and Mac devices • Collaborate on tasks with other Doo users (requires iCloud) • Support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Text, and keyboard shortcuts • Stay on task with Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Complete or snooze tasks from notifications • Drag and drop text, locations, and URLs to create tasks • Screen lock with FaceID, TouchID, or passphrase • Create and complete reminders with Siri • Multitask with Split View and Slide Over

Screenshots

Goal Ahead4 screens
Doo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Doo at 4.4 against Goal Ahead's 3.2. Doo also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (55% vs 33%). Goal Ahead's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Goal Ahead costs $1.99 and Doo $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doo has 39 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Goal Ahead's written reviews are positive against 55% of Doo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goal Ahead ships an update every 3 months, Doo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Goal Ahead versus Doo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoal AheadDoo
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.4 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews55.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings539 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor GuryanovCiarlo Software, LLC

Customer experience

Goal Ahead

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Doo

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral24.1%
Negative20.7%

In-app purchases

None

Goal Ahead

No in-app purchases

None

Doo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goal Ahead free?
Goal Ahead costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doo free?
Doo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goal Ahead or Doo?
Doo is rated higher. Goal Ahead averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Doo averages 4.4 from 39 ratings.
Do Goal Ahead or Doo have ads?
Neither Goal Ahead nor Doo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goal Ahead or Doo?
Goal Ahead ships an update every 3 months, and Doo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Goal Ahead was updated on November 3, 2026 and Doo on November 3, 2026.

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