Comparison

Study Timer vs Ritualy

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

Head to head
About

Study Timer

This app helps you focus on tasks with customizable timers, motivational quotes, and visual progress tracking. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on your device. Features include Pomodoro timers, repeating sessions, and lock screen integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable timed tasks
  • Dynamic Island and Live Activity integration
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable cycles
  • Repeating sessions scheduling
  • Visual progress tracking chart
  • Motivational quotes
  • No data collection
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Keep your focus sharp, your privacy protected, and your productivity soaring. From motivational quotes and task names, to a progress chart that displays your daily focus for each task, along with separate cards for historical data, Study Timer - Shadow Task is the perfect app for students, hobbyists, professionals, and anyone looking to track and master their time. Everything you do stays on your device and never leaves the app. We believe that unnecessary data collection is a violation of your trust. That’s why we don’t collect any data. We listen to your feedback. If there’s a feature you’re dying to see, an annoying software bug, or confusing design choices that drive you crazy, simply select Submit Feedback in the Settings sheet and drop us a note. We’ll get the issue fixed or the feature added as soon as possible! Key Features: - Customizable Timed Tasks: Create, edit, and delete tasks with ease. Set individual durations for both session and break times, tailoring each task to fit your needs. - Dynamic Island and Live Activity: View timer intervals and progress from your lock screen or in the Dynamic Island while concentrating in another app. - Pomodoro: Stay productive with timed work intervals followed by breaks. The work-break cycle can be customized for each task, giving you full control of your focus. - Repeating Sessions: Need a task to repeat? Schedule how many times you want your work-break combo to cycle, helping you maintain consistent progress. - Visual Progress Tracking: Track your progress with an intuitive chart that resets daily. Get insights on your total focus time across days, weeks, months, and years. - Motivational Quotes: Make your focus time personal by drawing inspiration from other people. You can even enter your own quotes! - No Data Collection: Your privacy matters. Shadow Task stores all data locally on your device, ensuring that your personal task history and progress remain completely private. Why Shadow Task? Shadow Task goes beyond just a basic timer. It gives you the flexibility to customize your focus sessions while ensuring you get the breaks you need to stay energized and avoid burnout—all while preserving your privacy. With its easy-to-use interface and powerful tracking features, you’ll be able to see your productivity soar. What’s more, Shadow Task allows you to take control of your time and productivity. Every moment you focus is one less moment spent on distractions and one more moment to spend meaningfully. Shadow Task helps you save time and focus on what really matters. Download Shadow Task today and take control of your time, one task at a time. We’re here to cheer you on the whole way!

About

Ritualy

Features
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Most habit apps give you checkboxes. Ritualy gives you a clock. Tell Ritualy when you need to be ready. It plans your routine backwards from your deadline and adapts as your day really goes: skipped steps, slow starts, last-minute swaps. The timeline just recalculates. Perfect for morning routines, evening routines, workout routines or any other routines and rituals. Built for busy people who need to get things done but want to invest in themselves. WHY RITUALY IS DIFFERENT A routine isn't a to-do list. It's a schedule. Every step has a duration. Every routine has a start time or a "be ready by" deadline. The clock does the worrying, so you don't have to. FOR ANY TIME OF DAY Morning routines that get you out the door on time. Wind-down rituals that protect your evenings. Focus blocks for deep work. Ritualy adapts to whatever rhythm you keep. FEATURES • Time-aware: anchor a routine to a start time or a deadline. Ritualy figures out when each step has to happen. • Adaptive: skip, reorder, or start late and the timeline recalculates instantly. No broken streaks. No nagging. • Live coach: a focused step, a large countdown, one thing at a time. • Live Activity & Lock Screen: see the current step and time remaining at a glance. • iCloud sync: your routines on all your iPhones, through your own private iCloud (Premium). • Starter templates: morning, evening, focus, and wind-down routines to copy and tweak, or start from scratch. • Calm by design: no badges, no streaks, no mascots, no social feed, no ads. • Insights: what you actually did, when. Trends, not guilt. • Siri & Shortcuts: start routines hands-free. • Light & dark mode: looks at home everywhere. FOR PEOPLE WHO TIME THEIR DAYS If you used to plan your mornings (and evenings) down to the minute and have been looking for a calmer, time-anchored way to do it again, Ritualy is built for you. PRIVACY No account. No sign-in. No personal tracking. Your routines live on your iPhone and never touch our servers. With Premium they sync across your devices through your own private iCloud. Anonymous, privacy-respecting analytics help us improve the app, and you can switch them off any time in Settings. Read our policy at https://getritualy.app/privacy PRICING Free for one routine, forever. Premium unlocks unlimited routines, full history, and iCloud sync across your devices, with a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ REQUIREMENTS iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Made with care in Germany.

Screenshots

Study Timer4 screens
Ritualy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Study Timer at 3 against Ritualy's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Study Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Ritualy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Study Timer versus Ritualy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy TimerRitualy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurvachip LLCDominik Obermaier

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Study Timer

One-time3
  • Cup of Coffee$2.99
  • Pomodoro Patron$4.99
  • Deep Work Donor$9.99
2 purchases

Ritualy

Subscriptions2
  • Ritualy Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Ritualy Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Study Timer free?
Study Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ritualy free?
Ritualy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Study Timer or Ritualy have ads?
Neither Study Timer nor Ritualy shows ads.

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