Comparison

Progress vs DelayLock

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

DelayLock

This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites during timed sessions. You can set custom focus intervals, schedule blocking for specific hours, and track your progress. It integrates with Apple Reminders to keep your session goals visible.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus timer (15-120 mins)
  • App and website blocking
  • Focus and break cycles
  • Integration with Apple Reminders
  • Scheduled blocking by weekday
  • Progress tracking and calendar
  • Early exit options (rewarded video/shake)
Features
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DelayLock turns plans into focused action. Choose a focus session, block distracting apps and websites, and pick a reminder that says what this session is for. FOCUS TIMER Choose 15–120 minutes in five-minute steps. With Screen Time permission, block all app and website categories or use one of your own blocking groups. Follow the countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. FOCUS AND BREAK CYCLES Optionally alternate focus sessions with short breaks and take a long break after a few rounds. Blocking pauses during breaks and resumes with the next round. WHAT THIS SESSION IS FOR Pick an incomplete item from Apple Reminders, or add a new one, and keep it on screen while you focus. When the session ends, you decide whether to mark it complete. SCHEDULED BLOCKING Set working hours by weekday, such as 9 to 6 with an hour off for lunch. The selected group is blocked automatically and released during breaks. RECORD YOUR PROGRESS Review daily focus time, completed sessions, and a focus calendar. After a completed session, record what you accomplished. EARLY EXIT Use a rewarded video or a shake challenge to end a session early. Time already spent focusing is recorded, while the session does not count as a natural completion. Permissions and language: App blocking requires Screen Time authorization. Reminders access is requested separately and is used only when you pick a reminder or mark one complete. Focus records stay on your device and are not uploaded to a custom server; system accounts may sync reminders through iCloud. The app interface is currently available in Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
DelayLock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DelayLock at none against Progress's 6. DelayLock also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Progress's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. DelayLock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 9 days, DelayLock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progress versus DelayLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressDelayLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巨 林Hot Future (guangzhou) Internet Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Progress

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

DelayLock

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

DelayLock

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
None

DelayLock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DelayLock free?
DelayLock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Progress or DelayLock have ads?
DelayLock shows ads; Progress does not.
Which is updated more often, Progress or DelayLock?
Progress ships an update every 9 days, and DelayLock every 2 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on November 7, 2026 and DelayLock on October 31, 2026.

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