Comparison

Onboard vs Improve Myself Now

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

Head to head
About

Onboard

Features
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Onboard — Gamify Your Focus, Master Your Time Turn your focus time into virtual travel experience. Stay productive, beat procrastination, and level up your work sessions — one journey at a time. Feeling distracted? Struggling to stay on task? Onboard transforms your work and study time into immersive journeys by train. Every session takes you further, helping you focus deeply while making progress visible and fun. FEATURES: 1. Gamified Focus Sessions: Each session is a train trip — the more you focus, the farther you travel. 2. Custom Timer Options: Select your focus duration and destination — stay engaged for short or long sessions. 3. Advanced Statistics and Trends Track your focus trends, see your focus grow. 4. Assign Tags for your Journeys Journeys can be assigned to multiple tags, stay organised for your task 5. Random journeys Get unlimited random journeys whenever you like, just pick your focus time and start. Focusing has never been easier. 6. Ambient Sounds & Visuals: Rainy day or snowy trip? We got it all! Immerse yourself in calming travel sounds and beautiful journey animations. 7. Journey History: Track your past journeys, tags pattern, focus streaks and much more — build a habit of deep work. ## Perfect for: Students, professionals, creatives, or just people trying to focus. Try this if you have difficulty in focusing, it calms your mind and make time and progress visible. Perfect for anyone wanting to beat distractions and enjoy productive flow. ##Onboard PRO Unlock: - Unlimited customisation of your starting station - Access to premium ambient sounds (more coming soon) - Enjoy unlimited journeys, unlimited retry of random journeys - Advanced statistics and trends - Unlock exclusive features for life (Lifetime option available) #Subscribe to Onboard PRO for $6.99/month, $19.99/year (auto renewal) or Onboard PRO Lifetime for $29.99 Terms of Use: https://codeshaft.app/onboard/terms Privacy Policy: https://codeshaft.app/onboard/privacy

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Improve Myself Now

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Improve Myself Now is a personal growth system that goes beyond generic advice. An AI coach analyzes your real challenges, identifies what's holding you back, and builds a personalized Blueprint—a complete plan for becoming who you want to be. SCIENCE-BACKED ARCHITECTURE We’ve brought the world's most effective clinical data into one place: The 76% Success Factor: A landmark study at Dominican University showed that while writing down goals increases success by 42%, those who reflected on their progress weekly saw their success rate jump to 76%. By journaling daily in this app, you are putting in the "mental reps" that hardwire success. Future Authoring: We’ve integrated the framework co-authored by Jordan Peterson, which proved that a clear written structure can increase performance by 25% and significantly reduce "dropout" rates in life goals. Learner Identity: New 2025 research from the University of South Australia confirms that reflecting on your identity as a learner is the single best way to prime yourself for high performance. BUILT ON SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY Autonomy (Pull Motivation): Shift from "Push" motivation—driven by guilt or willpower—to "Pull" motivation. The Blueprint aligns your goals with your core values so your mission becomes a choice, not a chore. Competence (Identity Focus): Move from "I'm bad at this" to "I am the person who can do this." Our reflections are designed to build the specific skills and traits that shift your fundamental identity. Relatedness (Social Facilitation): Growth isn't just about "vibes"—it's about social facilitation. When you see others win and reflect on how your goals benefit your family or community, your brain primes itself for the same results. AI COACHING & PRIVACY During onboarding, the AI digs into your specific obstacles and unfulfilled desires to generate personalized goals and tasks. This isn't a quiz with canned answers; it's coaching built around your unique situation, processed privately on your device. COMMIT FULLY Most people stay committed at 99.9%—the email stays in the drafts. But to truly change, you have to "press send." Go all in. You’ll see your behavior shift immediately as you move on mission and overcome your obstacles. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Improve Myself Now offers auto-renewable subscription plans for full access to AI coaching, advanced blueprints, and workout libraries: Premium Monthly: 1 Month Premium Annual: 1 Year Prices may vary by location and will be displayed in the app before purchase. Payments 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. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings at any time after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://improvemyself.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://improvemyself.me/terms

Screenshots

Onboard4 screens
Improve Myself Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Improve Myself Now at none against Onboard's 3. Onboard's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Onboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Improve Myself Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Onboard versus Improve Myself Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnboardImprove Myself Now
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChyi Xiang OngImproveMyself, Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Onboard

Subscriptions2
  • Onboard Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Onboard Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Onboard Lifetime$29.99
None

Improve Myself Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onboard free?
Onboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Improve Myself Now free?
Improve Myself Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Onboard or Improve Myself Now have ads?
Neither Onboard nor Improve Myself Now shows ads.

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