10,000 hours vs Skillmark
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
Skillmark
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See your practice add up! Skillmark is the fitness tracker for your hobbies. Log a guitar session, a run, or an hour of drawing, and watch it turn into levels, streaks, and a clear record of where your time goes. Best of all, it's easy to use. Add a hobby in a minute, tap Start, and Skillmark keeps the score. KEY FEATURES • Your Skills Every hobby gets its own skill, split into the areas you actually practice. A guitar skill can hold technique, rhythm, repertoire, and ear training. Spanish can hold vocabulary, listening, and speaking. • Your Practice Start a stopwatch, run a focus timer, or log time afterward. Every session counts toward your next level and rank. • Your Progress Streaks, a practice calendar, and trend views show how consistent you've been. The balance view shows what you've been skipping. • Your Goals Set a target like 100, 1,000, or 10,000 hours. Skillmark works out the weekly pace you need and forecasts when you'll get there. MORE THINGS TO LOVE • Learn — hand-picked courses and resources for each skill. • Milestones — mark the moments that matter, like your first recital or first full conversation. • Reminders — a nudge when it's time to practice. • Daily plan — set how long you want to practice each day and watch it fill. • Backups — export your data, or back up automatically to a folder you choose. • Themes — light and dark themes with several color palettes. • Accessibility — a reduce-motion setting and screen reader labels. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Skillmark works without an account. Your practice history stays on your device. FOR WHATEVER YOU'RE INTO Guitar, piano, singing, drawing, running, languages, archery, baking, writing, coding. If you keep coming back to it, Skillmark can track it. Have a question or an idea? Email skillmarkapp@gmail.com. Feedback goes straight into the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skillmark at every 5 days against 10,000 hours's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. 10,000 hours sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Skillmark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
10,000 hours ships an update every 3 months, Skillmark every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 10,000 hours | Skillmark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (59 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Lomakin | Sean Mitchell |
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
Skillmark
- Skillmark Plus$5.99









