Comparison

Arc Journey vs Capi

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

Head to head
About

Arc Journey

This app helps you build lasting habits, track progress, and stay motivated on your personal growth journey. It offers tools to improve focus, discipline, and consistency in achieving daily goals. Visualize your achievements and reflect on your wins with a clean, minimalist interface.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Motivational lock screen widgets
  • Progress visualization
  • Discipline reminders
  • Weekly reflection
  • Clean, minimal design
Features
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Winter Arc starts now. Arc Journey is the app for finishing it. Most self-improvement runs die in week three. Not because people are lazy — because nothing shows them where it slipped, and nothing is there to catch the fall. Arc Journey is built around that moment. ONE ARC, WITH AN END Pick six domains of your life — Physical, Social, Discipline, Mental, Intellect, Ambition — and set an arc: 4, 6, 8 or 12 weeks. Every day counts toward it. When it ends, you get a summary of what it added up to: days on target, best streak, strongest domain. Then you start the next one. A DAY YOU CAN ACTUALLY FINISH Onboarding gives you two starter tasks, not twenty. Add your own in ten seconds: a title, a domain, how hard it is. Daily, on chosen weekdays, or once. A reminder if you want one. THE STREAK, PROTECTED Miss a day and a streak freeze covers it automatically. You see when it saved you. Pro gives you three per arc instead of one. KNOW WHY YOUR WEEK BREAKS Every Monday, a review of the week just gone — not a chart, a finding. "Monday is where it breaks." "Cold shower is not happening." "Ambition is sliding." Each one ends with something to do about it. The review only speaks when it has evidence; a clean week says so. SEE EIGHT WEEKS AT ONCE A calendar of every day you showed up, six domain bars that show form rather than totals, levels from The Initiate to The Winter Warrior. A home-screen widget keeps the day and the streak in view. NOTIFICATIONS THAT KNOW WHEN TO STAY QUIET An evening reminder only if the day is unfinished. A nudge only if a streak is about to break. Your review on Monday. Finish the day and nothing arrives. NO ACCOUNT, NO SIGN-UP Open the app and start. There is nothing to create and nothing to remember. ARC PRO Free counts the days. Pro tells you why they break: every finding in the weekly review, and three streak freezes per arc. • Annual: $29.99/year, with a 7-day free trial • Monthly: $4.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. The unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://arcjourney.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://arcjourney.app/privacy.html

About

Capi

Features
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Stop losing the fight against your phone. Capi is a focus timer for anyone who gets distracted easily, especially students who need to study. Pick the apps that eat your study or work time and Capi actually blocks them for the length of your session, using Apple's own Screen Time technology. The block is applied at the system level, so it survives you closing Capi or restarting your phone. Every session you finish earns XP, levels up your capybara, and unlocks cosmetics to customize Capi your way, so staying focused feels like a game instead of a chore. This is self-restriction, by your own choice, and not a parental control tool. Capi only ever locks apps on your own device, when you tell it to. Trying to quit early isn't one tap. You'll go through a short, calming breathing pause first (a technique that published research from the Max Planck Institute and Heidelberg University has linked to a major drop in compulsive app-opening), followed by a brief cooldown before you're let out. FOCUS LIKE IT'S A GAME, NOT A CHORE Every session you finish (not bail on) earns XP toward Capi's level ladder, from a fidgety Restless Rodent all the way to a fully radiant Guru. Leveling up unlocks new looks for Capi, custom work/break patterns, and harder strictness tiers like Timeout and Deep Focus. These are modes you choose to turn on once you've earned them. A STREAK THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING A daily focus goal keeps you honest today. A streak counter keeps you honest this month. One genuinely bad day won't wreck it: a Streak Shield automatically covers a miss, no guilt required. BRING YOUR BUDDIES Add a few real friends, see who's mid-session right now, and compare this week's focus minutes on your own private Weekly Focus League, never public. Nudge a buddy whose streak looks at risk, or link a Duo Streak that pauses (never breaks) on an off day. BUILT FOR CRUNCH TIME Capi is bold, a little competitive, and built for the specific adrenaline of finals week, deadline week, or any day you have to get it done. WHAT'S FREE The full core loop is free, forever: sessions, real blocking, XP, levels, streaks, up to 5 blocklist apps, and your stats. CAPI PRO • Unlimited blocklist apps (free is capped at 5) • Unlimited blocked app categories (free is capped at 1) • Unlimited buddies (free is capped at 3) • Custom multi-round work/break patterns • Faster Streak Shield accrual: a shield every 4 days instead of every 7 Your data stays yours. Capi never sees which apps you picked to block, only opaque tokens Apple's own framework hands us, and has no ad or analytics SDK watching you. Full plain-language details in the in-app privacy policy. Real blocking. Real streaks. A capybara who's gently judging you if you don't study. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Capi Pro is available as a monthly subscription (US$3.99/month) or an annual subscription (US$29.99/year). Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://focus-timer-e41f8.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://focus-timer-e41f8.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Arc Journey4 screens
Capi4 screens

Verdict

The call

Arc Journey and Capi are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Arc Journey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Capi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arc Journey ships an update every 5 days, Capi weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Arc Journey versus Capi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArc JourneyCapi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYersultan SabyrkhanovMuhammad Hasby

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Arc Journey

Subscriptions2
  • Arc Monthly Discount3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
10 purchases

Capi

One-time10
  • Gold Crown$0.99
  • Lionheart Beard$0.99
  • Royal Scepter$0.99
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  • Royal Robe$0.99
  • Finals Week Hoodie$0.99
  • Suit$0.99
  • Hot Springs$0.99
  • Castle Hall$0.99
  • Aurora Night$0.99
  • Neon Arcade$0.99

Questions

Is Arc Journey free?
Arc Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Capi free?
Capi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arc Journey or Capi have ads?
Neither Arc Journey nor Capi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arc Journey or Capi?
Arc Journey ships an update every 5 days, and Capi weekly. Most recently, Arc Journey was updated on October 19, 2026 and Capi on October 5, 2026.

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