Comparison

Progress Today vs Nail Design Studio

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

Head to head
About

Progress Today

This app helps you stay on track with ongoing goals that don't have a definitive end. It acts as a daily reminder to dedicate time to your priorities, focusing on consistent progress rather than task completion.

Highlights
  • Daily priority reminders
  • Time tracking for activities
  • Focus on daily progress
  • Simple, clean interface
  • Natural gesture navigation
  • Adjustable timers
Features
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Some activities aren't just a To Do. There's no "done." Studying a foreign language, learning the guitar, working fitness into your life... You make progress by doing, not by finishing one task and calling it complete. Every day is a new opportunity to make progress on the goals that are important to you. Every day is a new chance to spend time focused on the priorities you don't want to forget but which can so easily be pushed aside by the demands of every day living. Sometimes all you really need to stay "on track" is a reminder that you'd like to be spending time making progress on something. A reminder that what's important isn't whether or not you "finished" a task, but whether or not you made time in your day to do something -- even something small -- towards getting a little step closer to your goals. And that's where Progress Today can help. Tell the app what you'd like to not forget to make time for, and let the app be your "priority reminder" helping you remind yourself at a glance what you want to make time for today. The timers will show you what you've done, and whether or not you've reached your goal. Tomorrow, reset the timers and start again. Every day is a new chance to make progress. Progress Today intentionally doesn't keep a history or a "brag log" of what you've done in the past. The focus is on today. No matter what you did yesterday, or last week, or last month... today is a new opportunity to refocus on your commitments to yourself. Trying to learn French? Set up a goal of an hour a day of reading practice. Do you do freelance work and constantly "forget" to do the marketing work to find new clients? Set up a goal of spending 45 minutes a day writing proposals. Always wanted to learn to play the guitar? Spending 5 hours a day for a week and then never finding time to "get back to that" isn't going to work... But setting a plan of spending 20 minutes a day, then following through as often as you can will! With a simple, clean interface and natural gesture-based navigation, Progress Today lets you easily enter, revise and track your time on as many priorities as you care to enter. Best of all, you can easily add or subtract time from any event, for those times when you forget to start or stop the timer! Note: the app initially includes ads, but these can be removed in the Settings screen! ---- As a small, independent developer every five star review helps us to keep improving our apps, so if you find this app useful please consider a favorable review. Thanks and keep the feedback coming! info@7thCodex.com www.7thCodex.com/progresstoday

About

Nail Design Studio

Design stunning nail art with a variety of polish colors, jewels, and trendy patterns. Save your favorite creations, track salon visits, and discover new manicure inspiration. Preview your designs on realistic hand models with different skin tones.

Highlights
  • Intuitive nail art editor
  • Customizable nail shapes and lengths
  • Extensive polish color presets and finishes
  • Add jewels, gems, and patterns
  • Realistic hand model previews
  • Save and share designs
  • Track salon visit history
Features
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CREATE BEAUTIFUL NAIL ART & MANICURES Design, try, and save stylish nails with polish colors, jewels, and trendy patterns. Track your salon visits, save favorite designs, and browse manicure inspiration anytime. DESIGN YOUR PERFECT MANICURE Create stunning nail designs in minutes: - Design nail art freely with an intuitive editor - Choose nail shapes and lengths like almond, coffin, square, stiletto, and more - Pick from ready-made polish color presets (or create your own combos) - Add gorgeous nail polish finishes including glitter, chrome, cat-eye, holo, matte, and more - Add jewels/gems/rhinestones for extra sparkle - Add nail background images/textures for more realistic looks - Apply patterns and color backgrounds for popular nail art styles such as French, ombré, minimalist, and bold looks - Start with ready-made designs and customize them to match your style DISCOVER NAIL INSPIRATION - Browse nail inspo and manicure ideas - Explore trendy nail art styles and color combinations - Perfect when you’re looking for fresh nail design ideas SEE YOUR DESIGN ON A HAND - Preview your manicure on a realistic hand model - Choose different skin tones to see how colors and finishes look on you SAVE, SHARE & REMEMBER - Save your favorite nail designs in your gallery - Keep all your nail inspiration in one place - Share nail art ideas with friends or your nail salon TRACK YOUR NAIL SALON VISITS - Save notes, dates, and photos from your salon visits - Keep a simple manicure history of colors, designs, and care tips - Revisit past nail looks anytime for inspiration MADE FOR NAIL LOVERS Perfect for: - Anyone who loves nail art and nail design ideas - Women exploring new manicure styles and colors - Nail salon clients planning their next manicure - Creators who enjoy designing and collecting nail art Why Nail Design Studio - Beautiful, easy-to-use nail art editor - Salon-style nail designs and inspiration - No camera or AR needed - Designed for creativity, beauty, and self-expression
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Screenshots

Progress Today4 screens
Nail Design Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress Today at none against Nail Design Studio's 5. Progress Today also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Nail Design Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (233 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, device support 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. Nail Design Studio sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Progress Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress Today holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nail Design Studio has 233 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress Today ships an update every 19 months, Nail Design Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Progress Today versus Nail Design Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress TodayNail Design Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (233 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDriftwood Studio Software LLCAndriy Holovchak

Customer experience

Progress Today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nail Design Studio

All ratings233 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Progress Today

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Nail Design Studio

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly (Exit Offer)$3.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly - Exit Offer$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress Today free?
Progress Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nail Design Studio free?
Nail Design Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress Today or Nail Design Studio?
Progress Today is rated higher. Progress Today averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Nail Design Studio averages 4.7 from 233 ratings.
Do Progress Today or Nail Design Studio have ads?
Nail Design Studio shows ads; Progress Today does not.
Which is updated more often, Progress Today or Nail Design Studio?
Progress Today ships an update every 19 months, and Nail Design Studio every 4 days. Most recently, Progress Today was updated on September 29, 2026 and Nail Design Studio on October 13, 2026.

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