Goalio vs Kairos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goalio
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Goalio is a focused goal tracking app designed for people who want to turn their ambitions into daily action. Whether you're building fitness routines, learning new skills, advancing your career, or improving your finances, Goalio gives you a clean, intuitive way to stay on track. Everything runs entirely on your device. No accounts, no servers, no data collection. Your goals stay private and accessible even without an internet connection. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: - Goal Tracking: Create goals across 12 categories including fitness, learning, health, career, finance, mindfulness, creativity, and more. Set custom durations from 7 to 90 days and track your daily progress. - Milestones: Break your goals into measurable milestones. Track each step forward and celebrate your progress as you complete them. - Activity Heatmap: Visualize your consistency with a 28-day activity grid. See your patterns at a glance and identify where you can improve. - Statistics: View detailed stats including completion rates, best streaks, daily completions, category breakdowns, and top-performing goals across week, month, or all-time periods. - Achievements: Unlock 11 achievements as you build consistency, from completing your first goal to maintaining perfect monthly discipline. - AI-Powered Recommendations: Get personalized goal suggestions and roadmaps powered by AI, tailored to your interests and priorities (optional, requires internet). - Smart Reminders: Set daily reminders at your preferred time to keep your goals top of mind. - Data Export: Export your goals as JSON or CSV files. Create automatic backups and import data between devices. - Onboarding Experience: A guided setup that helps you select your goal interests, identify challenges, and get personalized recommendations from day one. - Privacy First: All data is stored locally on your device. No accounts, no servers, no analytics, no tracking. Your goals are yours alone. - Light and Dark Themes: Choose between light, dark, or system-matched appearance for comfortable use any time of day. WHY GOALIO? Goalio is built for people who want a simple, beautiful, and private way to track their goals. No social features, no distractions, no data harvesting. Just you and your goals.
Kairos
This app helps you track important dates and milestones with customizable countdowns. Set goals, break them into tasks, and build routines to stay on track. Visualize your progress and stay motivated with daily overviews and projections.
- Customizable countdowns for any event
- Goal setting with tasks and routines
- Progress tracking for numerical targets
- Daily overview of upcoming tasks
- Projection of completion timelines
- Count up or count down functionality
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Pick a moment that matters: a trip, a birthday, an exam, a wedding, a milestone, or a fresh start. Keep it as a simple countdown, or give it goals and the steps that get you there. Kairos keeps your dates in view, and helps you arrive ready. • Goals, your way: - Set goals for any countdown, as many as you like - Add tasks. Schedule when to do them and save them for later when you're overwhelmed. - Build a routine. Check off recurring habits and keep the streak going. - Hit a target. Track progress toward a number: miles run, pages written, money saved. - Hold the line. Count the days you've stayed away from something, or count up from day one. • Everything in one place. Your Today view gathers what’s due across every countdown into one daily list, with suggestions for what to do next. • Stay on pace. Kairos shows your history and projects what it takes to finish on time, so you never have to wonder if you’ll make it. • Count down, or count up. Track days until, days since, and yearly dates like birthdays that roll over on their own. • Always in sight. Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets keep your countdowns at a glance. The days are counting. Make them count. Arrive ready. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goalio at none against Kairos's 3. Kairos's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kairos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Goalio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Goalio ships an update monthly, Kairos every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goalio | Kairos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umit UZ | Jonathan Davis |
In-app purchases
Goalio
No in-app purchases
Kairos
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99









