# Minigoal vs PatchDoc

The clearest difference is monetization model: Minigoal at free against PatchDoc's free with in-app purchases. Minigoal also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). PatchDoc's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Minigoal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PatchDoc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

PatchDoc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Minigoal's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatchDoc's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Minigoal | PatchDoc |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minigoal/id6499437694/reviews) | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchdocfile-and-code-editor/id6763091539/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **7** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 97.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 113 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Hangzhou Qianyu Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1613881028) | [夏骏 倪](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892993247) |

## What reviewers say

### Minigoal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minigoal/id6499437694)

This tool helps you manage your schedule, tasks, habit tracking, daily journaling, and weekly reviews. Break down large goals into small daily actions for clearer progress. Supports multiple views, task-event linking, and progress tracking.

**Highlights:** Daily/Weekly/Monthly views, Timeline schedule management, Task and schedule linking, Habit tracking and progress, Daily journal and weekly summary, Custom tag management, Desktop widgets, Multi-device data sync

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 月度会员 | $0.99 | per month |
| 年度会员 | $3.99 | per year |
| 永久会员 | $6.99 | one-time |


### PatchDoc

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchdocfile-and-code-editor/id6763091539)

A versatile document editor and viewer for iPhone and iPad. Quickly edit text, code, and CSV files, preview PDFs and Office documents, and extract archives. Streamline your mobile file management.

**Highlights:** Text and code editing with syntax highlighting, CSV table browsing and editing, HTML source editing with live preview, PDF viewing with annotations, Preview for Office documents and images, Archive browsing and extraction

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 终身会员 | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Minigoal free?

Minigoal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PatchDoc free?

PatchDoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Minigoal or PatchDoc?

PatchDoc is rated higher. Minigoal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PatchDoc averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.

### Do Minigoal or PatchDoc have ads?

Neither Minigoal nor PatchDoc shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Minigoal or PatchDoc?

Minigoal ships an update every 3 days, and PatchDoc every 3 days. Most recently, Minigoal was updated on October 11, 2026 and PatchDoc on October 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*