Comparison

Progress vs Calflow

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

Calflow

This app integrates with your existing iOS Reminders and Calendars to help you track how you spend your time. It offers features for daily planning, time tracking, and goal setting, providing insights into your productivity within the Apple ecosystem.

Highlights
  • 2-way sync with iOS Reminders & Calendar
  • Time tracking for reminders and events
  • Time distribution insights
  • Powerful tag system for filtering
  • Goal and habit tracking
  • Apple Health and app usage sync
Features
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If you’re using Apple Reminders and iOS Calendar/ Google Calendar in your workflow, and you wonder how you spend your time, tasks, daily activities, etc, it’s for you. Calflow is a powerful time-tracking planner based on iOS Reminders & Calendar, helping you keep track of your day and stay productive within the Apple ecosystem. Daily & Weekly Planner ◆ 2-way sync with iOS Reminders & Calendar (Free) ◆ Use Spaces to separate personal and work tasks, helping you declutter your schedule and stay focused Streamline Time-tracking into your Apple Workflow ◆ Track how much time you spend on your Reminders & events: - Reminders: Auto-populate time entries in Apple Calendar - Events: Auto-update your planned event details in Apple Calendar Apple Calendar Time Insights ◆ Also supports Google Calendar ◆ Track your time distribution across day/week/month/year Powerful Tag System ◆ Create smart tags to filter your calendar event entries, and learn about their activity across day/week/month/year ◆ Create groups to analyze time from multiple perspectives Goals, Habits Tracking ◆ Track goals, habits based on your iOS Reminders & Calendars to help ensure your time align with your goals Track anything and sync them to iOS Calendar ◆ Apple Health sync (mindful minutes, sleep time, workout time) ◆ App usage time tracking (via Shortcuts) ◆ Daily activities (via tracker widgets) Need help or have ideas to share? We’re always here: contact@calflow.app Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calflow.app/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Calflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Calflow at 131 against Progress's 35. On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Calflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.9 for Calflow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 131 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Progress's written reviews are positive against 89% of Calflow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 9 days, Calflow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Progress versus Calflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressCalflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings)4.9 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巨 林Kyovan Ltd.

Customer experience

Progress

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

Calflow

All ratings129 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.5%

User reviews

Progress

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and understand
  • 🎯 Good for goal setting and progress tracking
  • 📊 Visual progress bars are motivating
  • ✨ Clean and simple interface
  • 🚀 Efficient time management tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently (TestFlight)
  • 🤔 Sync issues between devices
  • ⚠️ Complex for new users
  • 📚 Poorly written user guide
  • 😵 Overly complicated features

Calflow

From 131 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⏱️ Excellent time tracking with automatic logging
  • 📱 Seamless cross-device synchronization (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
  • 📅 Perfect integration with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • 🎯 Comprehensive goal-setting and insights features
  • 🧩 Simple, intuitive user interface with low friction

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Timer synchronization issues across devices
  • 🐛 Confusing insights calculation (double-counting existing calendar events)
  • 🐛 Apple Watch complications not fully functional
  • 🌙 No dark mode support
  • 📱 iPad lacks some features available on iPhone

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

Calflow

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Timer doesn't sync across devices (iPhone to iPad/Mac)
  • Live Activity not showing on iPad when timer active
  • Apple Watch timers not accessible on other devices
  • Widget display showing only black and white screen
  • Insights double-counting time on existing calendar events
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  • Goals feature sometimes fails to record correctly
  • iPad reminders list not syncing with iPhone
  • Timer in notification center and widget not syncing
  • iPad doesn't show timer notifications in notification center
  • Apple Watch connectivity issues after paid subscription activation
  • Mac and iPad timer not showing when started on iPhone

Requested features

27 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Mac menu bar timer widget
  • Multiple simultaneous timers on iPhone
  • Larger font size options
  • Ability to copy and paste calendar events
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  • Custom goal cadences (not just daily/weekly/monthly)
  • Daily focus note area (like weekly focus)
  • Hashtag support in notes for better app integration
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Faster widget refresh rates
  • Drag and drop support for weekly plans
  • Collaboration/sharing features
  • Data export to CSV/Excel format
  • URL field for events and tasks
  • Callback URL support
  • Notification/reminder alerts for events
  • Milestone and skill tree features
  • Import data from other time tracking apps
  • Japanese language support
  • Custom day start time for analytics
  • Notebook/note-taking integration
  • Customizable todo background colors
  • Reminders list and tags binding
  • Mac automation scheduling
  • Website usage tracking on Mac
  • Ambient sounds and tick sounds for focus mode
  • Collaborative task management

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

Calflow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan$3.991 Month
  • Annual plan7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase$37.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calflow free?
Calflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress or Calflow?
Calflow is rated higher. Progress averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Calflow averages 4.9 from 131 ratings.
Do Progress or Calflow have ads?
Neither Progress nor Calflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Calflow?
Progress ships an update every 9 days, and Calflow every 10 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on November 7, 2026 and Calflow on November 4, 2026.

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