Comparison

Progress vs Goal Sprinter

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

Head to head
About

Progress

This app helps you monitor your progress towards personal goals, from financial targets to fitness achievements. Visualize your journey with historical data and projected completion dates. It offers a beautiful design, customizable widgets, and Siri shortcuts for seamless tracking across your devices.

Highlights
  • Track distance, money, time, weight, and more
  • History charts and projected completion dates
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Automatic tracker resets (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
  • Cross-device syncing (iOS & macOS)
Features
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Progress is an app for iOS & macOS designed to help keep track of progress towards goals. Progress is perfect for tracking almost anything - distance, money, time, weight, and more! Stay on target with history charts showing your recent trends! ◆ Beautiful Design Intuitive layout puts progress tracking right at your fingertips ◆ Widgets Powerful widgets available right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen ◆ Shortcuts Siri shortcuts integration to unlock even more possibilities ◆ History See trends over time and projected completion dates ◆ Automatic Reset Set trackers to reset every day, week, month, quarter, or year ◆ Quick Actions Customizable quick actions for each tracker ◆ Smart Formatting Intelligent formatting for currencies, times, weights, and distances ◆ Categories Sort your trackers into lists ◆ Multiple Device Support Available for iOS & macOS devices with seamless syncing The free version of Progress allows for tracking up to 5 items at a time. To remove this limitation & all advertising within the app, we offer our premium upgrade. Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one time lifetime purchase. Progress premium subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime by going to your account settings in the App Store. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.shayesapps.com/policies

About

Goal Sprinter

Break down large objectives into manageable weekly sprints, daily tasks, and habits. This app provides a structured approach to achieving goals without feeling overwhelmed, focusing on consistent execution and visible progress.

Highlights
  • Set short-term and long-term goals
  • Break goals into milestones
  • Plan focused weekly sprints
  • Create supportive habits
  • Add daily tasks and actions
  • Track completion and consistency
  • AI-powered planning
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Turn big goals into clear weekly action. Goal Sprinter helps you break big goals into achievable milestones, focused weekly sprints, daily tasks, and habits—so you can stop feeling overwhelmed and start making real progress. Most productivity apps are built around endless to-do lists. Goal Sprinter is built around meaningful goals and consistent execution. Whether you want to get fit, learn a skill, build a project, or create a better routine, Goal Sprinter helps you stay focused on what matters most and move forward one step at a time. With Goal Sprinter, you can: 1. Set short-term and long-term goals 2. Break goals into milestones 3. Build timelines for long-term progress 4. Plan focused weekly sprints 5. Create habits that support progress 6. Add daily tasks and actions 7. Prioritize what matters most 8. Track completion and consistency 9. Build momentum over time 10. Use AI to plan faster and think more clearly How it works: Set a goal. Break it down into milestones. Plan your sprint. Take action today. Review your week. Repeat consistently. Goal Sprinter gives you a structure for turning ambition into execution—without the chaos of overloaded task lists. Plan smarter with AI: Use AI planning to turn vague ambitions into clearer next steps, structured goals, and more actionable weekly plans. Build goals through timelines and milestones Map bigger goals over time, define meaningful milestones, and create a path that feels achievable instead of overwhelming. Stay engaged week after week Goal Sprinter is built around a weekly sprint loop that helps you reset, refocus, and keep moving forward with clarity. Why people use Goal Sprinter: 1. To feel less overwhelmed 2. To get clarity on what to do next 3. To stay consistent 4. To make visible progress every day 5. To connect daily actions to bigger goals Private by design Your data stays on your device. Goal Sprinter does not rely on ads, and no personal data is sent to a server. Pro version Goal Sprinter Pro unlocks unlimited goals, sprints, and AI usage to help you plan, stay focused, and make faster progress. Questions or suggestions? Contact: goals.sprints@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Goal Sprinter Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/goalssprinter/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Goal Sprinter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Goal Sprinter at none against Progress's shown. Goal Sprinter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Progress's advantage is ratings volume (900 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Progress sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Goal Sprinter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goal Sprinter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Progress has 900 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Progress's written reviews are positive against 100% of Goal Sprinter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 weeks, Goal Sprinter every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progress versus Goal Sprinter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressGoal Sprinter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (900 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings900 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCVladislav Stepanov

Customer experience

Progress

All ratings884 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.5%

Goal Sprinter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Progress

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • App crashing on launch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add pages/word count tracking
  • Implement daily/weekly/monthly goal tracking and statistics
  • Ability to reorder and view multiple trackers on widgets
  • Automate progress updates based on schedule
  • Increase font and UI element sizes
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  • Add negative goal tracking (e.g., body fat percentage)

Goal Sprinter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions2
  • Progress Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Progress Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
3 purchases

Goal Sprinter

Subscriptions2
  • Goal Sprinter Pro$9.991 Month
  • Goal Sprinter Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • All access$4.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goal Sprinter free?
Goal Sprinter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or Goal Sprinter?
Goal Sprinter is rated higher. Progress averages 4.8 out of 5 from 900 ratings, while Goal Sprinter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Progress or Goal Sprinter have ads?
Progress shows ads; Goal Sprinter does not.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Goal Sprinter?
Progress ships an update every 4 weeks, and Goal Sprinter every 5 weeks. Most recently, Progress was updated on November 7, 2026 and Goal Sprinter on November 3, 2026.

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