Comparison

Progress vs Goal Tracker

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 Tracker

This application helps users set and achieve meaningful life goals. It allows for organization and tracking of progress across various life areas with customizable features and reminders. Users can monitor their achievements through simple charts and summaries.

Highlights
  • S.M.A.R.T. goal setting
  • Organize goals by life areas
  • Customizable area colors
  • Progress monitoring with charts
  • Goal reminders
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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This app is your companion for setting and achieving meaningful goals. Whether you're planning for the year, month, or even a quarter, this app helps you organize and track your progress in different areas of life. Key Features: - S.M.A.R.T Goal Setting: Create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound, tailored to your life. - Different Life Areas: Organize your goals by areas like Health, Finances, Creativity, and Social, or create your own custom areas to suit your personal needs. - Custom Area Colors: Personalize each area with a color that helps you visually organize and distinguish between different parts of your life. - Reminders: Set reminders to log your progress and stay on top of your goals. - Progress Monitoring: Easily see how you're doing with simple charts and summaries. - Notes: Add detailed notes to each goal to keep track of ideas, thoughts, and progress. - Archiving: Once you’ve completed a goal, archive it to reflect on your achievements and keep your list organized. - iCloud Sync: Sync your goals, notes, and progress across all your devices seamlessly with iCloud. Whether you're making small changes or planning for something big, Goal Tracker: Plan & Progress is here to help you stay on track. Privacy Policy: https://sneawo.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://sneawo.com/terms.html If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at support+goaltracker@sneawo.com

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Goal Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Goal Tracker at none against Progress's shown. Goal Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Progress's advantage is ratings volume (871 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 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

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 Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goal Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Progress has 871 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 5 weeks, Goal Tracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Progress versus Goal Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressGoal Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (871 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings871 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCAndrey Zhukov

Customer experience

Progress

All ratings871 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.5%

Goal Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
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 Tracker

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 Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goal Tracker free?
Goal Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or Goal Tracker?
Goal Tracker is rated higher. Progress averages 4.8 out of 5 from 871 ratings, while Goal Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Progress or Goal Tracker have ads?
Progress shows ads; Goal Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Goal Tracker?
Progress ships an update every 5 weeks, and Goal Tracker every 3 months. Most recently, Progress was updated on September 21, 2026 and Goal Tracker on September 9, 2026.

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