Comparison

1000 Hours vs Eff Tracking

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Set habit goals with custom icons
  • Record daily practice hours
  • Leave progress diary entries
  • View historical records and memos
  • Minimalist and simple interface
Features
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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.

About

Eff Tracking

Visualize your weekly progress by tracking everyday effort. Plan your day with saved activities, log your accomplishments, and monitor your goals with visual breakdowns and historical charts. Collaborate with others through shared circles for enhanced accountability.

Highlights
  • Weekly Eff targets
  • Saved Activities with Eff values
  • Today planning
  • Activity Logs and breakdowns
  • Week-over-week History charts
  • Partner and Group Circle sharing
  • Offline access
Features
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Eff helps you turn everyday effort into visible weekly progress. Create reusable Saved Activities, assign each one an "Eff" value -- short for Effort --, and plan what belongs on Today. As your week unfolds, complete to-dos, quick-log favorites, and save Activity Logs that show exactly where your effort went. Set a weekly Eff target and track completed versus remaining Effs. Review color-coded breakdowns, see week-over-week History charts, and understand your progress without overcomplicating your routine. Eff also supports Partner and Group Circles for shared progress, shared history, and Circle reminders. Use Circles to stay aligned with a partner, small group, or accountability circle. Features include: • Weekly Eff targets • Saved Activities with Eff values, categories, colors, favorites, and schedules • Today planning with reusable activities and one-time to-dos • Quick logging from the Today screen • Activity Logs and color-coded breakdowns • Week-over-week History charts • Partner and Group Circle sharing • Local notifications for planning, unfinished items, weekly pace, inactive days, Circle updates, and sync attention • Offline access after onboarding, with supported changes queued until sync is available Start small, stay consistent, and make your weekly effort visible. Terms of Use: https://efftracking.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://efftracking.app/privacy

Screenshots

1000 Hours4 screens
Eff Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eff Tracking at 5.0 against 1000 Hours's 3.4. 1000 Hours's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 1000 Hours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Eff Tracking sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eff Tracking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1000 Hours has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1000 Hours ships an update every 4 weeks, Eff Tracking every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
1000 Hours versus Eff Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1000 HoursEff Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhang ChenAtharva Fulay

Customer experience

1000 Hours

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%

Eff Tracking

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

1000 Hours

One-time1
  • Support author$0.99
4 purchases

Eff Tracking

Subscriptions4
  • Partner Monthly2 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Group Monthly2 Months trial$9.991 Month
  • Partner Annual2 Months trial$19.991 Year
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  • Group Annual2 Months trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is 1000 Hours free?
1000 Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eff Tracking free?
Eff Tracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 1000 Hours or Eff Tracking?
Eff Tracking is rated higher. 1000 Hours averages 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Eff Tracking averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do 1000 Hours or Eff Tracking have ads?
Neither 1000 Hours nor Eff Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1000 Hours or Eff Tracking?
1000 Hours ships an update every 4 weeks, and Eff Tracking every 2 weeks. Most recently, 1000 Hours was updated on October 4, 2026 and Eff Tracking on October 6, 2026.

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