Comparison

Progres vs Deadline Desk

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

Head to head
About

Progres

Transform personal development into an engaging visual journey. This app uses beautiful charts to show your progress across various life areas, making goal achievement feel like leveling up. Track habits, projects, or quantifiable targets with flexible goal types and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Visual progress charts
  • Three flexible goal types (Path, List, Number)
  • Milestone and step tracking
  • Gamified personal development
  • Offline functionality
  • Clean, intuitive interface
Features
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LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE WITH VISUAL PROGRESS TRACKING Transform your goals into a visual growth journey. Progres turns personal development into an engaging experience where you can watch yourself progress across all areas of life through beautiful charts and intuitive tracking. SEE YOUR GROWTH COME TO LIFE Stop wondering if you're making progress – see it! Our visual charts transform abstract goals into concrete, motivating visualizations. Watch your life stats grow as you complete milestones, check off achievements, and hit your targets. THREE POWERFUL GOAL TYPES, ONE UNIFIED SYSTEM PATH GOALS: Sequential milestones for structured growth (fitness programs, learning curricula, project phases) LIST GOALS: Independent achievements you can complete in any order (bucket lists, daily habits, maintenance tasks) NUMBER GOALS: Quantifiable targets with real-time progress (savings goals, skill ratings, weight targets) BUILT FOR REAL PROGRESS, NOT JUST TRACKING Unlike simple to-do apps, Progres is designed around the psychology of achievement. Every completed step, every milestone reached, every target hit feeds into your visual progress system – giving you that satisfying "achievement unlocked" feeling. GAMIFY YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Turn your life into a progression system. Create goals that matter to you, track them your way, and watch your personal "character stats" grow through visual charts. Perfect for anyone who loves the satisfaction of leveling up and seeing tangible progress. KEY FEATURES: - Visual progress charts that bring your growth to life - Three flexible goal types for any objective - Intuitive step management and milestone tracking - Beautiful, clean interface focused on your progress - Complete offline functionality – your data stays private - Smart progress calculations that adapt to your goal type - Quick actions for busy lifestyles PERFECT FOR: - Personal development enthusiasts - Goal-oriented individuals who love visual feedback - Anyone managing multiple life areas simultaneously - People who want to see their growth, not just track it - Users seeking motivation through visual progress START YOUR GROWTH JOURNEY Whether you're building habits, completing projects, or chasing numbers, Progres transforms your goals into a visual story of growth. Download now and start seeing your progress come to life. Your growth journey begins with a single step. Make it count. Privacy-focused: All data stored locally on your device Works offline: Track progress anywhere, anytime Clean design: Beautiful interface that focuses on what matters – your progress Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.progres.ing/privacy

About

Deadline Desk

Features
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Deadline Desk keeps your deadlines in clear view across Mac, iPhone and iPad. See what is due today, what is coming next and what is overdue without complicated menus. Add optional times, notes, reminders and categories, then mark work as done or reopen it whenever you need. Features: • All, Today, Upcoming, Overdue and Completed views • A month calendar with deadlines shown on each day, category filters and an option to hide completed items • Add a deadline from a selected calendar day • Optional reminders for individual deadlines • Widgets for an at-a-glance summary • Clear Today and Tomorrow wording with scheduled times • Notes, flexible date adjustments and editable categories with Pro • Private iCloud syncing across your own Apple devices signed in to the same Apple Account The free version supports up to three active deadlines with included categories. Deadline Desk Pro unlocks unlimited active deadlines and editable categories. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription; the current local price and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Your deadlines stay in your private iCloud account. Deadline Desk has no advertising or analytics. No separate Deadline Desk sign-in is needed to use this version. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Progres4 screens
Deadline Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deadline Desk at fortnightly against Progres's every 4 months. Progres's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Progres sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Deadline Desk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progres ships an update every 4 months, Deadline Desk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Progres versus Deadline Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgresDeadline Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOussama BouthouriMohamed Hamad

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Progres

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$5.991 Year
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  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$19.99
2 purchases

Deadline Desk

Subscriptions2
  • Deadline Desk Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Deadline Desk Pro Yearly14 Days trial$9.491 Year

Questions

Is Progres free?
Progres is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deadline Desk free?
Deadline Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progres or Deadline Desk have ads?
Neither Progres nor Deadline Desk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progres or Deadline Desk?
Progres ships an update every 4 months, and Deadline Desk fortnightly. Most recently, Progres was updated on October 24, 2026 and Deadline Desk on October 14, 2026.

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