Comparison

Goals vs Progress Clock

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

Head to head
About

Goals

This app provides a simple, flexible, and visually motivating way to track habits and goals. It uses science-backed methods to help users grow at their own pace, focusing on well-being, personal development, career advancement, and financial security without added stress.

Highlights
  • Visual goal and habit tracking
  • Customizable with colors and photos
  • Science-backed habit-building methods
  • Progress tracking with streaks
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Calming design with light/dark modes
Features
Read full description

Most goal apps are lists. Goals is a coach. Meet the Growth Coach — a new kind of AI coach that doesn't just talk. It builds with you: share what you're working toward and the coach creates the goal, breaks it into steps, designs tiny habits around it, sets reminders, checks you in, and tracks your pace — all from conversation, always yours to confirm. And it coaches the way the best books do. The coach knows 16 research-backed methods and applies the right one to your situation: • Atomic Habits & Tiny Habits — start small, stay consistent • CBT thinking tools — for the thoughts that get in the way • Deep Work & Flow — protect and train your focus • Getting Things Done & SMART goals — get organized for real • Stoic practice, Self-compassion, Grit, The ONE Thing, and more READ THE METHOD, THEN PRACTICE IT The Practice Library is a shelf of beautiful, magazine-style guides — each method's key idea drawn as a real figure, its moving parts, golden lines from the authors, worked examples, and a "try this now" you can hand straight to your coach. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Goals with progress, pace per day, and a projected finish • Habits with rings, streaks, and live routines you can run step by step • Your own life areas, colors, and photo backgrounds • A calendar of everything — including the days you worked with your coach PRIVATE BY DESIGN Coach conversations stay on your device. Your history shows how much you practiced — never what you said. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in 17 languages. The coach speaks yours. Every account includes free coach messages. Start with what's on your mind — and build from there.

About

Progress Clock

Visualize your entire life in weeks and track the passage of time with beautiful progress bars. This app offers inspirational quotes and goal tracking to help you understand what truly matters and find the courage to pursue your aspirations.

Highlights
  • Life Calendar (90-year visualization)
  • Progress tracking for Day, Week, Month, Year
  • Inspirational quotes on time and courage
  • Goal tracking and insights
  • Widgets for at-a-glance tracking
  • Premium themes and Dark Mode
Features
Read full description

A time tracking app. Progress Clock is a powerful reminder of life's finite nature. Visualize your entire life in weeks and track the passage of each day, week, month, and year. This app helps you understand what truly matters and find the courage to pursue what you're afraid to do. Life Calendar: See your 90-year life journey in weeks. Each week is a dot. See how many you've lived and how many remain. This visualization makes every day's importance tangible. Progress Tracking: Beautiful progress bars show exactly how much of your day, week, month, and year has passed, and how much remains. Inspirational Quotes: Curated quotes about time, innovation, and courage. Swipe through wisdom that inspires you to take action on the things that matter. Features: • Life Calendar (90-year visualization in weeks) • Progress tracking for Day, Week, Month, and Year • Stars clock with analog time display • Inspirational quotes on time, innovation, and courage • Goal tracking and Progress insights • Widgets for at-a-glance time tracking • Premium themes • Dark Mode & Liquid Glass support We appreciate your support and hope that Progress Clock brings clarity and purpose to your life. Special thanks to Suvd Tseden-Ish for contributing to the app’s concept, marketing, and designing the Crystalysed theme.

Screenshots

Goals4 screens
Progress Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Goals at Free against Progress Clock's $0.99. Goals also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (264 vs 2). Progress Clock's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Goals is free to download; Progress Clock costs $0.99 up front. Goals sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Progress Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goals has 264 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Goals's written reviews are positive against 100% of Progress Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goals ships an update every 9 days, Progress Clock every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Goals versus Progress Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalsProgress Clock
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (264 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings264 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakeOnePiece LLCUsukhbayar Batbayar

Customer experience

Goals

All ratings264 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral16.2%
Negative18.9%

Progress Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Goals

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Mindful Goals Monthly$3.991 Month
  • AI Coach — Basic$6.991 Month
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  • AI Coach — Premium$13.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • AI Coach — Basic7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • AI Coach — Premium7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time Access$39.99
4 purchases

Progress Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Themes$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Support $5$4.99
  • Support $25$24.99
  • Support $100$99.99

Questions

Is Goals free?
Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress Clock free?
Progress Clock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goals or Progress Clock?
Progress Clock is rated higher. Goals averages 4.7 out of 5 from 264 ratings, while Progress Clock averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Goals or Progress Clock have ads?
Goals shows ads; Progress Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Goals or Progress Clock?
Goals ships an update every 9 days, and Progress Clock every 13 months. Most recently, Goals was updated on September 18, 2026 and Progress Clock on September 4, 2026.

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