Comparison

Goal Tracker vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

Goal Tracker

This app helps users set and achieve goals by transforming them into engaging space missions. Track progress visually as your rocket journeys towards a planet, breaking down large objectives into manageable tasks. It offers a clean, intuitive interface to keep you focused on your aspirations.

Highlights
  • Visual progress tracking with a rocket theme
  • Break down goals into subtasks
  • Flexible tracking for numeric targets
  • Motivating space-themed design
  • Manage multiple goals simultaneously
  • Minimalist and intuitive interface
Features
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GoalRocket helps you set meaningful goals and stay motivated by turning them into space missions. Whether you're saving money, building habits, or chasing a big dream, you'll watch your rocket get closer to a planet with every task or milestone you complete. FEATURES • Visual Progress — See your rocket move toward your goal-planet as you complete your goal. • Subgoals — Break big goals into smaller, trackable tasks. • Flexible Goal Tracking — Use sub-tasks or reach a target numeric values (e.g. hours, € saved, km run). • Motivating Design — The app has multiple planets. The harder the goal, the farther the planet. • Multiple Goals — Work on more than one goal at a time & view them in one space. • Minimal & Intuitive — A clean experience designed for clarity and focus.

About

Anchor

This app helps you solidify intentions into visual symbols that serve as daily reminders. Engage in focused tracing sessions to reinforce your goals and track consistency with a unique 'Thread Strength' metric, rather than fragile streaks. It's designed for individuals committed to execution and sustained focus.

Highlights
  • Forge unique geometric anchors from personal intentions
  • Reinforce anchors through focused tracing sessions
  • Track consistency with 'Thread Strength'
  • Set anchors as wallpapers for visual cues
  • Keep personal intentions private
Features
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Turn your goals into personal visual anchors, then strengthen your focus through guided daily practice. Anchor is a visual goal-setting system that gives important intentions a distinct visual form. Write what you are working toward, transform your words into a personalized geometric anchor, and return to it through focused sessions designed to keep your goal present. YOUR GOALS, GIVEN A VISUAL FORM Goals often begin clearly, then disappear beneath distractions, responsibilities, and unfinished plans. Anchor turns each intention into a memorable visual symbol created from your own words. Instead of leaving your goal buried in a notes app or checklist, you gain a personal visual cue you can recognize and return to. GUIDED PRACTICE FOR DAILY FOCUS Choose the experience that fits your time and intention: • Focus for quick daily reinforcement • Deep Prime for longer, immersive practice • Visualize for mentally rehearsing your desired outcome • Release when an intention is complete Each session creates a dedicated moment to reconnect with what you are building, changing, or becoming. CONSISTENCY WITHOUT STREAK PRESSURE Anchor replaces fragile streaks with Thread Strength. Complete sessions, review your activity, and see how consistently you return to your practice. Missing one day does not erase your progress. Your thread can weaken, strengthen, and rebuild over time. CREATE ANCHORS FOR WHAT MATTERS Use Anchor for: • Career and business goals • Fitness and athletic performance • Focus and discipline • Confidence and personal growth • Creativity and learning • Important milestones • Long-term intentions MAKE EACH ANCHOR YOUR OWN Explore distinctive visual styles and choose the design that best represents the character of your goal. Keep active anchors organized inside your Sanctuary, revisit them whenever you need direction, and release completed intentions when their work is done. HOW ANCHOR WORKS 1. Write a clear intention. 2. Transform it into a personal visual anchor. 3. Choose a style that feels right. 4. Return through guided focus and visualization sessions. 5. Track your consistency through Thread Strength. Anchor is not a task manager, checklist, or traditional meditation app. It is a visual system for keeping meaningful goals present through intention, attention, and consistent practice. Give your intention a form. Create your first visual anchor today. Some features require Anchor Pro. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Goal Tracker4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goal Tracker at none against Anchor's 3. Anchor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Anchor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Goal Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Goal Tracker against 5.0 for Anchor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Goal Tracker versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoal TrackerAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeurondigital LtdDeontrez Williams

Customer experience

Goal Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anchor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Goal Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anchor Pro Lifetime$179.99

Questions

Is Goal Tracker free?
Goal Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Goal Tracker or Anchor?
Goal Tracker and Anchor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Goal Tracker or Anchor have ads?
Neither Goal Tracker nor Anchor shows ads.

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