Study Guard vs Lilo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Study Guard
This app transforms social media habits into a learning tool. It uses flashcard mastery to unlock social media access, ensuring focused study sessions. Create custom flashcards or generate them automatically from notes and PDFs.
- Social media leverage for motivation
- Flashcard accountability for phone access
- Custom flashcard creation
- AI flashcard generator from notes/PDFs
- Social media blocking during study
- Progress tracking and insights
- Unlimited flashcard sets
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Study Guard – Turn Your Social Media Addiction into a Learning Powerhouse Never wait for study motivation again with Study Guard—the app that holds you accountable to mastering your flashcards. Transform your social media habits into an unexpected ally for academic success. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED - Study Guard requires a paid subscription to access all features after your free trial ends. WHAT YOU GET WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: - Social Media Leverage Instead of letting endless scrolling derail your study sessions, Study Guard uses your social media habits as motivation. Each glance at your apps becomes a chance to earn time by proving your mastery of flashcards. - Accountability at Its Best Study Guard holds you directly accountable. Answer your flashcards correctly to unlock your phone and access social media, ensuring you stay committed to reviewing the material you worked hard to create. - Custom Flashcard Creation Use our intuitive interface to create custom flashcards manually. Spend hours preparing your content? With Study Guard, every flashcard counts. - AI Flashcard Generator Automatically generate flashcards from your notes and PDFs in 20+ languages. Save time and create comprehensive study materials effortlessly. - Focus-Driven Learning When it's time to study, distractions are minimized. The app temporarily blocks access to social media until you achieve your study goals, turning the habit that once hindered you into a powerful tool for concentration. - Progress Tracking & Insights Monitor your performance with detailed analytics. Track your success, identify areas for improvement, and stay motivated to keep pushing your boundaries. - Unlimited Flashcard Sets Create and manage as many flashcard decks as you need for all your subjects and learning goals. SUBSCRIPTION & FREE TRIAL: Study Guard requires a subscription to use. Start with a FREE TRIAL to experience all features at no cost. After your trial ends, a paid subscription is required to continue using the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Download Study Guard now and let your passion for social media fuel your path to knowledge. Whether you're a student striving for excellence or a lifelong learner seeking to optimize your study routines, Study Guard integrates seamlessly into your lifestyle, making every moment count. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lilo
This app transforms solo study sessions into engaging, social challenges. Compete with friends, track your progress, and climb leaderboards to make learning fun and motivating. Build lasting focus habits through friendly competition and visible achievements.
- Focus timer with distraction avoidance
- Study challenges with friends
- Live leaderboards for comparison
- Progress tracking and stats
- Habit building and streaks
- Social accountability
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Lilo is the study timer you use with friends. Start a focus session or a Pomodoro, challenge your friends, climb the weekly leaderboard and keep your study streak alive. 500K+ students have downloaded Lilo and left 200K+ ratings, because studying together works better than studying alone. STUDY TIMER AND POMODORO - Focus timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro with breaks. - Pick a subject and tasks before you start, so every session counts toward a goal. - Timer scenes and a full screen mode keep your phone out of the way. - A Live Activity and a home screen widget show your session and streak at a glance. CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS - Invite friends to a study challenge: streak, time goal, speed race or ranking battle. - Follow everyone's progress live and see who stays focused the longest. - Join a challenge from a link, even before you create an account. LEADERBOARDS AND STREAKS - Weekly rankings with your friends. - Daily study streak with streak protection, so one bad day does not erase your progress. - Comment on your friends' sessions and keep each other accountable. PLANNER AND STATS - Day planner with tasks and subjects. - Study history, subject distribution, activity heatmap and advanced stats. - Share your weekly results to Instagram Stories in one tap. FOCUS MUSIC AND SCENES - Lofi, nature sounds and white noise inside the timer. - Choose a timer scene and an accent colour that matches your mood. WHO IS LILO FOR High school and university students, exam season, homework, language learning, thesis writing, and anyone who focuses better with a bit of friendly competition. Lilo is free to use. Lilo Premium adds Pomodoro and stopwatch modes, the full focus music library and extra scenes. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms: https://lilostudytimer.com/terms/ Privacy: https://lilostudytimer.com/privacy/
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Verdict
Study Guard and Lilo both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Lilo's written reviews are positive against 27% of Study Guard's. Lilo also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 390). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Study Guard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lilo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Study Guard against 4.7 for Lilo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lilo has 4.6K ratings behind it against 390, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Study Guard's written reviews are positive against 66% of Lilo's.
Study Guard ships an update fortnightly, Lilo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Study Guard | Lilo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (390 ratings) | 4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 390 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Mayo | Pawel Gladysz |
Customer experience
Study Guard
Lilo
In-app purchases
Study Guard
- Study Guard (Weekly)$4.997 Days
- Study Guard Plus$5.991 Month
- Pro Plan (Yearly)$19.991 Year
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- Study Guard Plus Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Study Guard (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Study Guard (Lifetime)$79.99
Lilo
- Premium Access Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Access$6.991 Month
- Premium Access Yearly$25.991 Year
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- Premium Access Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year








