Comparison

Goals vs StudyCount

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
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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 chats are saved on your device, not in your account. Your history shows how much you practiced — never what you said. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in 17 languages. The coach speaks yours. Free to start: up to 20 goals and 8 habits. Pro removes the limits. Every account includes free coach messages. Start with what's on your mind — and build from there.

About

StudyCount

Features
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StudyCount turns your study sessions into a competition. Start the timer when you sit down to study. Stop it when you're done. Every session gets added to the weekly leaderboard, where you compete against other students for the top spot. WEEKLY LEADERBOARD Every week resets. Everyone starts from zero. The more you study, the higher you climb — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, or Master. See where you rank against friends and students worldwide. STUDY GROUPS Create a group with friends, share a join code, and compete on a shared leaderboard. See everyone's all-time study hours in one place — the motivation of knowing your friends can see your progress is real. XP & LEVELS Earn XP for every minute you study, with bonus XP for keeping your streak alive. Level up over time and unlock new avatars as you progress. ACHIEVEMENTS 26 achievements across 6 categories — study time milestones, session counts, streaks, deep work, and a few secrets worth discovering. Each one rewards XP when unlocked. SUBJECT TAGGING Tag your sessions with a subject while you study. See a breakdown of where your hours actually go in Subject Stats on your profile. AVATARS Choose from 39 unique characters — humans, animals, and more. Free avatars are available from the start. Level-locked avatars unlock as you progress. Premium avatars come with StudyCount Pro. STREAKS Study every day to build your streak. Get milestone celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 100 days. Miss a day and you start over — so the pressure is real. FRIENDS Add friends to filter the leaderboard and compete within your own circle. See their streaks, their weekly badges, and where they rank. STUDYCOUNT PRO Unlock all premium avatars and get the full Subject Stats breakdown — see every subject, not just your top 3. A simple subscription for people who want to go deeper and support the app. No social feed. No distractions. Just your timer, your streak, and the leaderboard. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Goals4 screens
StudyCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StudyCount at none against Goals's shown. Goals's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Goals sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and StudyCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goals ships an update every 9 days, StudyCount every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Goals versus StudyCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalsStudyCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (266 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings266 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakeOnePiece LLCNIKLAS NERKAMP

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
2 purchases

StudyCount

Subscriptions2
  • StudyCount Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StudyCount Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Goals free?
Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StudyCount free?
StudyCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Goals or StudyCount have ads?
Goals shows ads; StudyCount does not.
Which is updated more often, Goals or StudyCount?
Goals ships an update every 9 days, and StudyCount every 3 weeks. Most recently, Goals was updated on October 24, 2026 and StudyCount on October 18, 2026.

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