Comparison

bProgress vs Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

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

Head to head
About

bProgress

This app helps you manage daily tasks and plan your schedule by quantifying goals with progress bars and supporting archiving. It features a working calendar for to-do items with priority management and unique life and annual progress trackers. Enjoy a comfortable experience with haptic feedback and secure iCloud data backup.

Highlights
  • Quantifiable goal creation with progress bars
  • Working calendar for daily to-do items
  • Four-quadrant priority management for tasks
  • Life and annual progress tracking
  • Haptic Touch feedback
  • iCloud data backup and synchronization
Features
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bProgress is a productivity tool that combines progress management with schedule planning, bringing comfortable experience for users ※ Introduction - Create your goals, quantify them in numbers, percentages, and progress bars, and support archiving (recovery) your goals - Working calendar, can set your daily ToDo items or plans, with a four-quadrant model (see below for details) which can be provided for priority management of ToDo items(plans), and can be associated with the progress of the goal. When the task is completed, the goal can be updated - Special feature: life progress, set your birth date, know how your life has gone - Special feature: annual progress, you can see how much the year has passed, you can click on the annual progress area to enter the "working calendar" Does feature - Haptic Touch Touch experience, all gestures will trigger the phone's own vibration feedback. After countless tests, by adjusting the vibration feedback strength for making the feedback more comfortable - Support iCloud data backup, through the data synchronization of multiple devices, make real-time synchronization easier, no longer need to worry about losing data. (Setup steps: 1. [Settings] 2. [Apple ID] 3. [iCloud] 4. Enable [iCloud cloud disk] & [bProgress]. Make sure the network is turned on and iCloud has enough space left) ※ Suitable for people - love lightweight management tools, fear of complex tools, and don't want to spend too much time fiddling with fancy features, then it's for you! - freelancer, I'm a freelancer, every day I will be in my calendar on the wall to record their daily work plan, in order to bring the work flow, so "time schedule" is developed as a daily work plan management tools, convenient own at the same time, also hope to bring the same need user help. I want to develop good habits and self-monitoring. Quantifying my goals is a very straightforward way. There are no extra steps. Other Introduction -four quadrant work rules The four-quadrant rule is a time management theory put forward by Stephen covey, a famous management scientist. Stephen covey has divided work into two different degrees of importance and urgency, basically into four quadrants: [urgent and important], [important but not urgent], [urgent but not important], [neither urgent nor important]. In order of processing: first urgent and important, then important but not urgent, then urgent but not important, and finally neither urgent nor important. The core of the traditional time management method is "urgency" The core of efficient time management: first priority, then priority (from baidu) ※ FAQs - how do I start iCloud backup First, make sure your app's network access is open, then turn it on 1. [Settings] 2. [Apple ID] 3. [iCloud] 4 - how do I open a work calendar Work calendars can be accessed by clicking on the calendar button in the left sidebar, or by clicking on annual progress - how do I add a daily to-do list After opening the work calendar, click the corresponding date (you can drag to select the corresponding date), enter the "four quadrant" panel, and add items according to the priority of the to-do items [double click]. After the addition is completed, 1. You can [click] items for editing; 2. You can [swipe right] in the list to switch the status of items (ongoing and completed); 3 - How to change the languages In the left sidebar, click the "menu" button, select "Settings", find the "Language" option in Settings, and click to go to Settings - Notification Temporary does not support - Length of life (currently 30,000 days) Not support yet - Theme Not support yet Thanks for your support. Have a nice day Bee, 2020-01-17 Service Support WeChat Official account: FreelancerX E-mail: bsn.huang@gmail.com

About

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

This minimalist calendar app features adorable feline companions to help you track important events and daily life nuances. It offers an innovative countdown feature that makes time feel like a shared journey with your cats. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, it focuses on core calendar functionalities.

Highlights
  • Minimalist calendar interface
  • Adorable feline companions
  • Innovative countdown feature
  • Record important events
  • Track daily life nuances
  • Unlockable cat skins
Features
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Introducing Cat Calendar, a brand new minimalist calendar application with adorable feline companions. • Design Philosophy Day by day, let the company of cute cats accompany you, step by step, on your journey together. With a uniquely innovative countdown feature, these cats will chase time with you, eagerly waiting for that moment when the marked countdown reaches zero. Stripping away the complexity of calendar settings, Cat Calendar focuses on simple and user-friendly core features, achieving both simplicity and ease of use. • Features - Every day is a new adventure; use Cat Calendar to record important events and effortlessly track the nuances of daily life. - Compatible with iOS 26 and supports the Liquid Glass style. - The innovative countdown will make you feel like the cats are moving forward with you, adding a sense of the beauty and significance of life. • Adorable Skin Unlock Instructions - Unlock cats with different personalities and purchase corresponding skins to use. • Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://nicolecat.com/calendar/privacy.html https://nicolecat.com/calendar/terms.html • Contact Us: Email: support@nicolecat.com

Screenshots

bProgress4 screens
Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bProgress at none against Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner's 5. bProgress also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and ads 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

bProgress costs $0.99 and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner $0.49 up front. Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. bProgress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 112 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of bProgress's written reviews are positive against 92% of Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bProgress ships an update fortnightly, Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
bProgress versus Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbProgressCat Calendar:Schedule Planner
Price$0.99$0.49 — better
Rating4.5 (30 ratings)4.7 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30112 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#114 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB86 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHuizhou Walden Information Technology Co., Ltd.Nicole Cat

Customer experience

bProgress

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

All ratings111 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.4%

Bugs and requests

bProgress

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notification reminders not working as expected
  • Issues with cross-month event scheduling
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing event details

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync with other calendar apps like Google Calendar
  • Option to display national/regional holidays
  • More customization options for event reminders and notifications
  • Widget to show upcoming events directly on the home screen

In-app purchases

None

bProgress

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

One-time5
  • Blue CatFree
  • Brown Cat$0.99
  • Orange Cat$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Spotted Orange Cat$0.99
  • Spotted Gray Cat$0.99

Questions

Is bProgress free?
bProgress costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner free?
Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner costs $0.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bProgress or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner?
Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner is rated higher. bProgress averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do bProgress or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner have ads?
Neither bProgress nor Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bProgress or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner?
bProgress ships an update fortnightly, and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner every 11 days. Most recently, bProgress was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner on November 8, 2026.

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