Comparison

GoalsDiary vs Friction

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

Head to head
About

GoalsDiary

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Goals Diary is a goal management tool designed for individuals to set, break down, and track their goals, as well as record daily progress in the form of text and images, ensuring that every step of progress is clearly visible. 【Goal Decomposition】Supports infinite hierarchical goal decomposition, allowing your goals to be as detailed as possible. 【Pin to Homepage】Any goal can be pinned to the homepage, and sub-goals that are broken down can also become the focus individually. 【Goal Progress】Set quantifiable progress for any goal, making each goal's achievement clear and understandable. 【Goal Diary】Each time a new progress is achieved, it can be recorded in the form of a diary with pictures and text, ensuring that every step of your progress is documented and visible. --Pro User Benefits: Pro users can add up to 20 goals to the homepage tab and can create an unlimited number of goals, sub-goals, and journals; free users can add only up to 3 goals to the homepage tab and can create a maximum of 50 goals and sub-goals. --Subscription Price: The price will be shown during the subscription process. The recurring monthly price is $1.0 per month. --Cancellation of Subscription: To cancel your subscription, you must manually turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes/Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. --Renewal: Your Apple account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Upon successful payment, your subscription period will extend by one more subscription cycle. --Privacy Policy: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3b051832e9204b1f9979d6eedbda44ed?pvs=4 --Terms of Use: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-c1feef02e7c645bc8ed5ea1f405bd5dd?pvs=4

About

Friction

Features
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Friction is a fully on-device pause tool for impulsive actions. Choose the apps and websites that tend to trigger spending, endless scrolling, or distraction, and add a 60-second pause before continuing. During the pause, you can name what you are about to do, estimate how much work a purchase represents, or simply step away. When you finish, local records and colorful badges provide clear, private feedback. Key features: • Choose apps and websites that need a pause • A focused 60-second countdown • Custom reminder text and action types • On-device pause history and badges • Full version unlocks unlimited selections and custom active hours • No account, no server, and no data upload Friction cannot read content from other apps and does not judge or block your decisions. It simply creates a little room before action, so the choice stays yours.

Screenshots

GoalsDiary4 screens
Friction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Friction at daily against GoalsDiary's every 3 weeks. GoalsDiary's advantage is device support (3 vs 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. GoalsDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Friction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoalsDiary ships an update every 3 weeks, Friction daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GoalsDiary versus Friction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalsDiaryFriction
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子源 董航 陈

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GoalsDiary

Subscriptions1
  • MonthSubscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Permanent Purchase$9.99
1 purchases

Friction

One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Unlock$6.99

Questions

Is GoalsDiary free?
GoalsDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friction free?
Friction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoalsDiary or Friction have ads?
Neither GoalsDiary nor Friction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoalsDiary or Friction?
GoalsDiary ships an update every 3 weeks, and Friction daily. Most recently, GoalsDiary was updated on October 7, 2026 and Friction on October 15, 2026.

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