10,000 hours vs 1000 Hours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
10,000 hours
This app helps you track your progress in mastering new skills by setting daily practice goals and calculating estimated completion dates. It offers a leveling system, statistics, achievements, and character customization to motivate your self-improvement journey.
- Create and manage skills
- Track daily practice progress
- Automated goal date calculation
- Leveling system with milestones
- Skill statistics and history
- Character customization
- Unlockable achievements
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New development - Create skills - Track progress of skills - Reach new levels - View statistics - Dress up your character - Get achievements 10000 hours A study has been conducted that on average it takes about 10,000 hours to be successful in any business. Create skills When creating a skill, you can specify how long you want to practice per day or week or month and in the "10,000 hours - skill tracker" application will automatically calculate the end date for the selected goal. Let's go self-improvement. Track progress of skills When you add hours to a skill in the "10,000 hours - skill tracker" application, you will be able to get levels and intermediate levels. Let's go self-development. Main levels In the application "10,000 hours - skill tracker" if there are 6 main levels - Beginner - Amateur. It takes 800 hours to reach. - Experienced. It takes 2500 hours to reach. - Professional. It takes 5000 hours to reach. - Expert. It takes 7500 hours to reach. - Master. It takes 10,000 hours to reach. Statistics In the "10,000 hours - skill tracker" application you can view skill statistics. You can also view the skill history. Dress up your character In the application "10,000 hours - skill tracker" you can dress your character. There are 5 costumes at the moment: - Standard - King - Jazz suit - Hip-hop suit - Rock suit Achievements 10000 hours - skill tracker have got many achievements. If you get achievement then y can open new character. Let's go self-development. Terms of Use: http://time-management-studio.com/10000_hours/eula.html Privacy Policy: http://time-management-studio.com/10000_hours/privacy_policy_ios.html
1000 Hours
This minimalist application helps you track your progress towards achieving specific goals by recording daily practice hours. It allows you to set goals with custom icons, log your practice time, and maintain a diary of your progress and daily mood. Review your past performance and notes through a dedicated history section.
- Set habit goals with custom icons
- Record daily practice hours
- Leave progress diary entries
- View historical records and memos
- Minimalist and simple interface
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— Useful features — Goal: Set habit goals and choose fun icons for it. Tracker: Record the hours you have practiced each day. Memo: Leave a diary of your progress and vibe of the day. History: Check your previous record and memos. While other habit trackers in the market are making things complicated, ”1000 Hours” tries to make things simpler. Instead of banners popping up reminding you to practice every day, it is just here helping you quickly record your every single minute achieving that 1000 hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 10,000 hours at 94% against 1000 Hours's 42%. 10,000 hours also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (59 vs 18). 1000 Hours's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. 10,000 hours sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and 1000 Hours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
10,000 hours holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of 10,000 hours's written reviews are positive against 42% of 1000 Hours's.
10,000 hours ships an update every 3 months, 1000 Hours every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 10,000 hours | 1000 Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (59 ratings) — better | 3.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Lomakin | Yuhang Chen |
Customer experience
10,000 hours
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In-app purchases
10,000 hours
- Annual pro version$9.991 Year
- Big chest$0.99
- Huge chest$1.99
- Pro version of forever$19.99
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- Pro version of forever$39.99
1000 Hours
- Support author$0.99
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