Comparison

Progress vs Hokd

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

Head to head
About

Progress

Features
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Progress was developed to make you aware of the passage of time and to help you think more efficiently about things in your daily life! You can check it anytime by placing the Widget on your home screen or lock screen, as well as in the app. Be aware of the passage of time and live efficiently!

About

Hokd

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A habit tracker counts how often you show up. Hokd shows whether you are actually getting better. Built for solo founders, indie makers, and freelancers working toward a real business goal. No hustle-bro noise. No empty status bars. Just an honest record of the work and proof you are moving forward. REFLECTION Capture quick notes on the go. On-device Apple Intelligence finds the turning points and patterns hidden in your own words, so you stop talking yourself into things and start seeing what is real. PLAYBOOKS Version your pitch, script, or routine. Score every run as a win, neutral, or loss, and watch your real hit rate climb over time. THE MOUNTAIN Every stage and every lesson becomes altitude. The climb only goes up. A loss you learn from is a step forward, and nothing here resets to zero. Become unstoppable through many small steps. LOGBOOK Your real work in one private record. Daily logging fits into a few seconds, and a home screen widget keeps your next step in view. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your data stays in your own iCloud and syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. HOKD PRO Try Hokd Pro free for 14 days, then choose monthly or a one-time lifetime unlock. Pro is where Hokd works for you: it reads your logbook back to you, turns playbooks into cards, suggests a pace, and keeps every evaluation in one archive you can export. Your logbook, reflection, playbooks and recaps stay free. Get better instead of talking yourself into it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.balane.app/en/apps/hokd

Screenshots

Progress3 screens
Hokd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Hokd's 3. Hokd's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hokd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Progress versus Hokd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressHokd
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.417.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmotional BloomJonas Hoettler

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hokd

Subscriptions2
  • Hokd Pro Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Hokd Pro Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • HOKD Pro$79.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hokd free?
Hokd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or Hokd have ads?
Progress shows ads; Hokd does not.

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