Comparison

Progress vs CanGoal

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

Head to head
About

Progress

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Progress is a goal tracker and planner with to-do lists, scheduling, and a focus timer. Break down goals, set personal OKRs, organize tasks, plan your studies and work, track reading, and schedule reviews. With a calendar, reminders, recurring check-ins, and a Pomodoro timer, bring structure to goal management, time management, habit building, and project planning. 【Goal Breakdown & Measurable Progress】 Turn big plans into concrete actions with unlimited levels of subgoals. • Unlimited levels: Break goals into projects, phases, and tasks, then divide them further as needed. • Progress roll-up: Subgoal progress automatically updates parent goals. Choose simple average, weighted average, highest progress, or lowest progress to track each phase and the overall plan. • Goal weights: Assign weights to key goals to calculate overall progress. Ideal for personal OKRs and project management. Choose a tracking method for each goal to measure progress and record your focus time. • Completion tracking: Mark tasks as complete when done. • Quantity tracking: For a 100-page reading goal, log the pages you read each time to build progress. • Time tracking: For a 10-hour study goal, use the focus timer or add records manually. • Scheduled activity tracking: For a goal of 3 practice sessions, each completed scheduled activity automatically adds one session to your progress. 【Scheduling & To-Do Lists】 Plan short-term actions for long-term goals. Organize tasks in list, Kanban, or Eisenhower Matrix views, set priorities, and coordinate your time with the calendar timeline. • Scheduling: Schedule activities for goals or create standalone to-dos for study, work, and daily life. • Reminders: Set reminders for goals and activities to keep important plans on track. • Recurrence rules: Plan recurring tasks, daily check-ins, and study reviews with flexible repeat patterns, including Ebbinghaus-based spaced repetition. • Calendar view: See schedules and focus records together to plan around existing commitments. • Eisenhower Matrix: Sort tasks by importance and urgency to decide what comes first. • Kanban view: View tasks in columns for easy browsing and organization. • Flexible sorting: Sort by date, title, priority, and more to quickly find your next task. 【Focus Timer & Time Estimates】 Record your actual focus time and stay on task with the Pomodoro Technique and app blocking. Link sessions to goals to estimate the focus time still needed and plan ahead. • Focus timer: Use a stopwatch or countdown to study, read, or work at your own pace. • Break timer: Alternate focus and rest with the Pomodoro Technique. • Goal linking: Link focus records to goals to track time invested and add progress to time-based goals. • Time estimates: Estimate the focus time needed to reach a goal based on current progress and time already recorded. • App blocking: Block selected apps during focus sessions to reduce distractions. • Calendar timeline: Compare planned activities with actual focus records, review daily time use, and adjust future plans. 【Quick Access & Data Management】 • Widgets: View goal progress and schedules on your Home Screen or desktop. • iCloud sync: View and update plans across devices using the same iCloud account. • Data backup: Save and restore records with local and cloud backups. Whether you are preparing for an exam, completing a course, reading regularly, or finishing a project, start by breaking down your first goal. Turn what you want to do into progress you can see.

About

CanGoal

This app helps you achieve your goals with engaging features like personalized "Goal Buddies" and focus timers. Visualize your progress with intuitive charts and customize your experience to stay motivated and organized.

Highlights
  • Goal tracking
  • Schedule checklists
  • Goal Buddies
  • Focus timers
  • Habit tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Customization options
Features
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CanGoal, an app that combines aesthetics and talent into a goal-tracking wonder. Recommended by Apple editors, featured in App Store; a passionate recommendation for work friends and student partners, with numerous positive reviews! It's an app you're worth having. What features does CanGoal offer? - Goal tracking - Schedule checklists - Fun and engaging "Goal Buddies" - Focus timers - Habits, quantification, and everything in between Why should you try CanGoal? - Created many task lists and then quickly forgot or overlooked them? CanGoal reshapes your goal-oriented approach, focusing on what you truly want to accomplish. - Do you find it a bit boring when achieving your goals? Now, you don't have to worry, because here, "CanGoal friends" will accompany and encourage you to complete your goals, just like your best friends. - With intuitive progress bars and charts, CanGoal helps you visualize your goal progress. This not only gives you a clear view of your completion but also motivates you to keep moving forward. - Everyone has different goals and habits, and CanGoal offers a wealth of personalized options, allowing you to customize the interface and features according to your preferences and needs. Whether it's color themes, reminder sounds, or task categorization, CanGoal can meet your needs. - Whether you use CanGoal on your phone, tablet, or computer, it ensures your data is synchronized through iCloud. This way, no matter where you are, you can always access and update your tasks and goals. CanGoal's commitment: - No registration required, no personal information collected - Data synchronization through iCloud, developers do not have access to your data - We do not place ads within the app. --- About CanGoal Pro Purchase Instructions: CanGoal offers an annual subscription plan and a one-time purchase plan. - You can choose an annual subscription or a one-time purchase plan based on your actual usage. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. - If you subscribe, the subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be identified. - Users can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in their "Account Settings" after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that part, where applicable. - Our app can be used normally after the subscription expires, and any unlocked content will remain accessible. Privacy Policy: https://www.canstudio.top/cangoal/agreements/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.canstudio.top/cangoal/agreements/terms feedback: cangoal@canapps.space

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
CanGoal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Progress and CanGoal both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of CanGoal's written reviews are positive against 82% of Progress's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CanGoal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Progress against 4.7 for CanGoal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 73 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Progress's written reviews are positive against 95% of CanGoal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 9 days, CanGoal every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Progress versus CanGoal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressCanGoal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better4.7 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews95.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3573 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巨 林Zaozao Island Technology CO., Ltd

Customer experience

Progress

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.8%

CanGoal

All ratings73 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.6%

Bugs and requests

Progress

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 2.0 version timer not updated
  • TestFlight version crashes frequently
  • Phone and iPad not auto-syncing in real-time
  • MacBook app crashes after updates
  • Focus timeline not opening
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  • Completed tasks not showing on desktop widgets
  • Duplicate tasks after data sync

Requested features

25 requests
  • Update 2.0 timer function
  • Real-time sync between phone and iPad
  • Multi-select archive function
  • One-click date setting for daily check-ins
  • Countdown focus widget
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  • Flip clock widget with seconds
  • Automatic date setting for time words (tomorrow, Monday)
  • Export focus records to CSV
  • Traditional Chinese language support
  • English language support
  • Widget text color customization (white/black)
  • Task completion weighting
  • Add simple one-time tasks
  • Sync system calendar events to app
  • Minimize timer to dock bar
  • Freeze top row of timeline
  • Add English version
  • More widget customization options
  • Add habit templates
  • Show completed quantity when entering numerical values for check-ins
  • Directly set timeline within the app
  • Link list items to sub-tasks
  • Improve iPad widget font size
  • Add distribution chart for focus in widgets
  • Allow tasks to be linked to sub-tasks and checklists

CanGoal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions4
  • 月度订阅$1.991 Month
  • 季度订阅$3.993 Months
  • 年度订阅$6.991 Year
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  • 半年订阅$6.996 Months
One-time2
  • 完整版(优惠)$6.99
  • 完整版$12.99
3 purchases

CanGoal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro2 variants$9.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CanGoal free?
CanGoal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or CanGoal?
Progress is rated higher. Progress averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while CanGoal averages 4.7 from 73 ratings.
Do Progress or CanGoal have ads?
Neither Progress nor CanGoal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or CanGoal?
Progress ships an update every 9 days, and CanGoal every 11 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on November 7, 2026 and CanGoal on November 7, 2026.

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