Comparison

AnkiLock vs Strukt

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

Head to head
About

AnkiLock

Build consistent study habits by locking distracting apps until daily learning goals are met. Integrate with existing study decks and visualize progress with widgets. Compete with friends on leaderboards for added motivation.

Highlights
  • Lock distracting apps
  • Set daily study goals
  • Integrate with existing decks
  • Visualize progress with widgets
  • Social features and leaderboards
  • Customizable barriers
Features
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AnkiLock helps you build a consistent study habit by locking your favorite distracting apps until you finish your daily cards. Whether you're grinding for the MCAT/USMLE or mastering a new language, AnkiLock ensures your active recall happens before your social media fix. How it works: Set Your Goal: Choose how many cards you need to complete to unlock your apps. Pick Your Distractions: Select the specific apps you want to restrict. Sync & Study: AnkiLock integrates directly with your existing decks for a seamless experience. Key Features: Customizable Barriers: You decide the stakes and the limits. Visualize Progress: Stay motivated with heatmap widgets and consistency graphs right on your home screen. Build Your Streak: Keep a daily streak alive and earn badges. Watch & Widgets: Check your progress from your wrist, Home Screen, or Lock Screen. Siri & Shortcuts: Check your progress hands-free. Social & Leaderboards: Add friends, compete on daily leaderboards, and send cheers to motivate each other. Requires the free AnkiLock add-on for Anki on desktop to sync your reviews. Terms of Service: https://ankilock.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ankilock.com/privacy.html

About

Strukt

This productivity app helps you build a personalized system to manage your day, track progress, and stay focused. It offers tools for habits, goals, tasks, journaling, and analytics to help you create routines that stick and achieve real progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable habit tracking
  • Quantity or step-based goal setting
  • Smart calendar alternative task lists
  • Reflective journaling with templates
  • Timed focus sessions
  • Productivity analytics
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The effort is already there. What's missing is a system that captures it, organizes it and keeps it moving forward. Built entirely around how you actually live. This custom productivity app helps you take control of your day. Build your own system to track your progress, stay focused with custom sessions, and reflect with your own journal all in one place. It’s designed to help you build routines that stick and keep you moving forward. Habits: Create daily, weekly, or monthly habits fully customizable with categories and personalized reminders to keep you on track. Goals: Set quantity or step-based goals, organize them by category, and break big ambitions into manageable steps. With personalized reminders. Tasks: Build custom task lists for anything from daily errands to complex projects. Make tasks date- or time-sensitive and use it as a smart calendar alternative. Journal: Create blank entries or your own templates with questions, checklists, rating sliders, and photos to reflect on your progress daily, weekly, or monthly. Notes & Folders: Link notes directly to different functions in the app to keep all your ideas and details organized and accessible. Detox Tracker: Track habits you want to quit and optionally measure your progress with custom units like hours or dollars saved. Countdown Tracker: Keep big dates in sight with a countdown on your homepage whether it’s graduation, a product launch, or a personal milestone. Focus Sessions: Build timed sessions with customizable tasks perfect for study blocks, workouts, business sprints, or meditation. See total duration, time remaining, and what’s next. Analytics: Track your productivity over time. See habit completion rates, task completion, journal activity, focus minutes, and more across weekly, monthly, and yearly views. Please note: This app requires a subscription to access all content and features. There is no free version available. Privacy Policy: https://Struktapp.com/Privacy-Policy Terms Of Service: https://Struktapp.com/Terms-Of-Service

Screenshots

AnkiLock4 screens
Strukt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AnkiLock at 4.9 against Strukt's 4.4. AnkiLock also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Strukt's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. AnkiLock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Strukt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AnkiLock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AnkiLock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Strukt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnkiLock ships an update every 3 weeks, Strukt weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AnkiLock versus Strukt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnkiLockStrukt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilan Sajeev GeorgeStrukt AB

Customer experience

AnkiLock

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Strukt

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AnkiLock

One-time3
  • Kind Tip$2.99
  • Amazing Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Strukt

Subscriptions2
  • Strukt Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Strukt Early Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is AnkiLock free?
AnkiLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strukt free?
Strukt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnkiLock or Strukt?
AnkiLock is rated higher. AnkiLock averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Strukt averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do AnkiLock or Strukt have ads?
Neither AnkiLock nor Strukt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnkiLock or Strukt?
AnkiLock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Strukt weekly. Most recently, AnkiLock was updated on October 30, 2026 and Strukt on October 19, 2026.

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