Comparison

Grivus vs OffShelf

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

Head to head
About

Grivus

Features
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Grivus – Build Better Habits Grivus is a clean, powerful, and beautifully designed habit tracker that helps you stay consistent, motivated, and in control of your routines. Whether you want to drink more water, move more, learn a skill, or simply take a mindful break, Grivus makes it easy to track, review, and celebrate your progress — one habit at a time. Features • Create and customize habits Add habits with your own name, icon, and color. Choose active days, set daily targets (like 3 glasses of water or 30 minutes of study), and add notes for extra context. • Track daily progress Log completions with a single tap. Visual progress bars and subtle animations show exactly how close you are to reaching your goals. • Streaks that motivate Stay consistent and watch your streaks grow. You can pause habits for vacations or skip days without losing your progress. • Achievements & milestones Earn achievements as you build momentum — from your first completion to long streaks and consistency milestones. Achievements reward progress, not perfection, giving you satisfying moments of recognition along the way. • Smart reminders Set one or more reminders for each habit. Notifications arrive only on scheduled days — keeping you focused without clutter. • Archive old habits Finished a goal or taking a long break? Archive habits to keep your list clean while preserving all history and stats. • Apple Health Sync Connect with Apple Health to automatically sync your progress. The free version supports one synced habit — Pro unlocks unlimited Apple Health integrations. • Clear, interactive statistics Discover your trends and performance with beautiful charts: • Daily completions timeline • Habit distribution donut • Streak insights (current and best) • Monthly and yearly breakdowns • Focused, modern design Grivus combines minimalism with personality. Choose from 10 color themes and enjoy a distraction-free experience in both Light and Dark Mode. • Flexible scheduling Create habits that fit your life — choose specific days, repeat every N days or weeks, or set monthly habits. • Timer & time-based habits Track habits based on time using a built-in timer and stopwatch. • Notes & photos Add daily notes or photos to capture context and reflect on your progress. • iCloud sync Keep your habits updated across all your devices. • Multiple languages Available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, and more. Why Grivus? Most goals fail because they’re complicated or overwhelming. Grivus keeps things simple — define your habits, set reminders, and let the app guide your progress with structure and clarity. Perfect for: • Health & fitness routines • Learning & study goals • Mindfulness & wellness • Productivity habits • Everyday tasks that matter most Free vs Pro Free version: Create up to 3 habits and access all essential tools — including streaks, reminders, charts, and one Apple Health–synced habit. Grivus Pro: Unlock the complete experience with: • Unlimited habits • Unlimited Apple Health Sync • Extended stats & charts • Yearly all-habits calendar • Widgets for instant tracking and motivation • 7 unique app icons Start building habits that last — beautifully, simply, and effectively. That’s Grivus.

About

OffShelf

This app helps you stay focused and motivated while studying. It offers customizable focus sessions, flashcards, and AI-powered study suggestions. You can also study with friends for added accountability and track your progress with detailed dashboards.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Flashcard creation and review
  • AI study suggestions
  • Collaborative study with friends
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The focus timer that keeps the receipts. Most study timers forget you the moment the session ends. OffShelf files every finished session against a topic, so your hours, streaks and progress stack up into a record you can actually look at. Pick a topic. Press start. That is the whole ritual. — A POMODORO TIMER THAT DOES NOT LOSE TIME — The timer runs on wall-clock time, so backgrounding the app, locking your phone or taking a call cannot pause it or inflate it. It stays live on your Lock Screen, in a Live Activity, and on your Home Screen widget. Close OffShelf completely and it is still counting. Choose your own rhythm — classic 25/5, long deep work blocks, or no structure at all — and pick a timer style you actually want to look at. — YOUR SHELF, YOUR SUBJECTS — Every subject, skill or project lives as a topic on your shelf. Turn on exactly the panes you want for each one: a focus timer, a task list, notes, or a quiet notes-only topic. Swipe between them mid-session without breaking focus. Give a topic a target and a deadline and it becomes a goal you are measurably closing in on. — PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE — This is the part other focus apps skip. OffShelf turns finished sessions into: • Hours logged per topic, and levels that climb as they add up • A daily study streak, with a weekly Streak Freeze so one bad day does not erase a month • An activity heatmap and a daily study chart • Milestones and achievements as you cross them • Coins and Focus XP for time studied and work finished • A leaderboard ranked on real activity — PLAN THE WEEK, NOT JUST THE HOUR — Set recurring schedule blocks for the subjects you keep meaning to get to, and today-only focus goals for the ones you cannot put off. When you genuinely do not know where to start, OffShelf picks a topic for you, based on what you have been neglecting and how close you are to levelling up. No guessing, no blank page. — STUDY WITH A FRIEND — Pair with a study buddy and see when they are actually studying, what they have finished today, and what is still on their plan. Send a nudge when they go quiet. Start a live co-study session and share a clock. Accountability without either of you having to perform. — BEAT PROCRASTINATION BY MAKING IT VISIBLE — Self discipline is easier when the evidence is on your side. Streaks give you something to protect, levels give you something to climb, and the heatmap makes a skipped week impossible to argue with. — WORKS WHEN YOUR SIGNAL DOES NOT — OffShelf starts fast and works offline. A weak connection never stands between you and a focus session. OFFSHELF PREMIUM • Distraction tracking — see what actually pulls you away • Planning and focus insights • Two streak rest days every week • More custom timer styles • The Royal Magic mascot collection • An ad-free app Your topics, sessions, notes and schedules stay private to your account. Notification controls, account reset and full account deletion are in Settings. Start your next session in two taps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brjoub.com/offshelf-privacy

Screenshots

Grivus4 screens
OffShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OffShelf at 15.0 against Grivus's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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. Grivus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and OffShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Grivus versus OffShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrivusOffShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndras VargaBasheer Rjoub

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Grivus

One-time4
  • Support Development$0.99
  • Extra Support$2.99
  • Generous Support$4.99
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  • Unlock Pro$4.99
3 purchases

OffShelf

Subscriptions3
  • OffShelf Premium — Weekly$2.997 Days
  • OffShelf Premium$9.991 Month
  • OffShelf Premium — Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Grivus free?
Grivus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OffShelf free?
OffShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grivus or OffShelf have ads?
Neither Grivus nor OffShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grivus or OffShelf?
Grivus ships an update weekly, and OffShelf weekly. Most recently, Grivus was updated on September 12, 2026 and OffShelf on September 15, 2026.

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