Comparison

Study Smart vs Anchor

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

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About

Study Smart

Features
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Study Smart is the easiest app to manage your classes and lessons. Manage your schedule A beautiful, simple way to view your schedule, featuring a calendar display and multi-week support. Organize your tasks Keep track of homework and assignments. Tasks support date, note, reminders, and subjects. Notifications and more Class reminders, and a Notification Center widget make accessing your timetable easy.

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Anchor

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Love your phone? Good. Anchor is a habit tracker and daily routine planner that makes your favorite apps the reward for following through. Complete your morning routine, then scroll TikTok guilt-free. Finish your workout, then game without shame. Stop fighting your phone โ€” use it as daily motivation instead. Made for people with busy minds, ADHD brains, or anyone who knows the right move but can't quite start. ANCHORS GIVE YOU SOMEWHERE TO GO Reminders tell you what to do. Anchors give you a destination. There's a difference between "I should get dressed" and "I need to walk to my closet." One is a mental battle. The other is just movement. Place an anchor where the task happens โ€” inside the closet, not on the nightstand. When your routine starts, you have somewhere to go. Walk there, tap, and the rest usually follows. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build a routine โ€” organize your daily habits into a sequence for your morning, workout, bedtime, or any time you want to focus. 2. Place your anchors where tasks happen โ€” small tags or printed codes you stick around your home. 3. Walk there to unlock โ€” tap or scan your anchor, and your blocked apps unlock automatically. FOUR WAYS TO ANCHOR โ€ข Tap Anchors โ€” small NFC tags you tap with your phone โ€ข QR Anchors โ€” free printable codes you scan with the camera โ€ข Countdown Timer โ€” minimum-duration tasks like meditation or reading โ€ข Photo Verification โ€” snap a photo as proof for cleaning, cooking, or visual tasks BLOCK THE DISTRACTIONS YOU CHOOSE Pick exactly which apps stay locked behind your routine. TikTok, Instagram, games โ€” whatever pulls you off track. Phone calls, messages, maps, and banking are never touched. Blocking uses your iPhone's built-in Screen Time, so it works system-wide and helps you manage your time without willpower battles. There's always an emergency override โ€” you're an adult โ€” it just takes a few taps so you have a moment to reconsider. SCHEDULE ROUTINES FOR ANY TIME OF DAY Set up morning routines, bedtime wind-downs, workout sequences, or focus sessions for any habit you want to build. Schedule each routine to start when you need it. Track your streaks and celebrate the days you showed up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app is free. No account required. Your daily routines, habits, and completion data stay on your device. What you do with your time is your business. REQUIREMENTS โ€ข iPhone with iOS 17 or later โ€ข Tap anchors require iPhone 7 or newer (for NFC reading) โ€ข All core features work offline Some days are harder than others. Anchors don't judge โ€” they just give you a place to go. That's often enough. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Study Smart4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Smart at none against Anchor's 3. Study Smart also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. Anchor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Study Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Study Smart versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy SmartAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanni BrunoJake Gray

In-app purchases

None

Study Smart

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions2
  • Anchor Pro$5.991 Month
  • Anchor Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anchor Pro$89.99

Questions

Is Study Smart free?
Study Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Study Smart or Anchor have ads?
Neither Study Smart nor Anchor shows ads.

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