Comparison

Kaizen vs Study Planner & Timetable

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

Head to head
About

Kaizen

Features
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Kaizen is a focus timer that blocks your distracting apps, tracks your habits, and lets you study alongside others in live focus rooms. Start a session and the apps you picked stay blocked until your break. Free to use, with no ads. Premium features are marked below. POMODORO TIMER & STOPWATCH • Presets: Classic (25/5/15), Quick (15/3/10), Extended (50/10/30), Long Focus (90/15/30), or your own • Focus 5 to 180 minutes, short breaks 1 to 60, long breaks 5 to 120 • Stopwatch: count up with no fixed end and finish when you're ready • Auto-start runs sessions back to back while Kaizen is open, up to your long break • Keeps time in the background and notifies you when a session or break ends • Fullscreen mode that shows only the timer • Tag each session (Work, Study, and more) to see where your focus goes APP BLOCKER Kaizen uses Apple's Screen Time to block the apps and websites you choose: • Your apps are blocked during focus sessions and open again on your break • Block now: block them right away, until you turn it off • The block stays in place even if Kaizen is closed • An optional "Open anyway" button: you set how often, how long to wait, and for how long • Block up to 3 apps or websites free • Premium: up to 50 apps, plus Strict mode (stays blocked when you pause) and Locked mode (after the first minute the session can't be skipped or ended, with one emergency end a week) Your choices stay on your device. Kaizen can't see which apps you picked. HABIT TRACKER • Check-off habits, or timed habits your focus sessions count toward • Schedules: daily, specific weekdays, or a number of times per week • Forgiving streaks: a skipped day doesn't break them • A consistency score and trend chart for every habit • Backdate any past day and keep your full history • Reminders that follow each habit's schedule • Up to 5 active habits free, unlimited with Premium FOCUS ROOMS Stay on task next to other people, without a video call: • Join any room free, or host a private one and invite up to 3 friends with a link • See who's focusing, on a break, or paused, with live timers • No camera or microphone, just quiet company • Premium: host public or bigger rooms (up to 50 people), and share the task you're working on Many people with ADHD use this kind of body doubling to get started and keep going. TASKS • Jot a task down in one line now, plan the details later • An unlimited inbox, so capturing a thought never hits a limit • Priorities, due dates, subtasks, time estimates, and reminders • Pick a task before a session and your focus time counts toward it • Today, Tomorrow, and Overdue badges keep deadlines in view • Up to 7 planned tasks free, unlimited with Premium THEMES & FOCUS MUSIC • 60+ backgrounds across Lofi, Nature, City, Cozy, Space, and Minimal, including animated ones • Lo-fi, ambient, nature, white noise, and classical tracks, saved for offline listening • Mute music on your breaks • Premium: every theme, the full music library, and your own photo as the background STATISTICS & STREAKS • Daily, weekly, and monthly focus totals • Charts for focus over time, by hour, by weekday, by tag, and by session type • Session history showing which tasks and habits each session counted toward • Re-tag or delete any past session • A daily focus streak • Premium: yearly and all-time statistics MADE FOR • Students studying for their exams • Remote workers and freelancers who need time for deep work • People with ADHD who focus better with structure and company • Anyone who reaches for their phone when they should be focusing WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Kaizen on iPhone, iPad, your computer, or the web. Your tasks, habits, and stats sync across all of them. Start a focus session, block your distracting apps, and see how much more you get done. Terms of Use (EULA): https://my-kaizen.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://my-kaizen.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://my-kaizen.com/terms Questions? Reach us at support@my-kaizen.com

About

Study Planner & Timetable

Features
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Studex is a study planner and timetable for students who want to study consistently, not just make plans. Build your class timetable, keep homework and exams on track, and see how much you actually study every day. PLAN YOUR TIMETABLE • Add study sessions and classes for each subject • Repeat sessions on chosen weekdays or dates • See today's schedule at a glance on the home screen • Get a reminder before every session starts TRACK REAL STUDY TIME • Check in when you start studying and check out when you finish • Set a daily study goal and watch your progress fill up • Build a study streak: every day with 15+ minutes counts • Weekly recap: hours studied, best day and change from last week FOCUS TIMER • Pomodoro-style focus sessions with breaks • Focus time is added to your daily study time automatically • Keeps timing correctly even if you leave the app HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS • Add tasks with due dates, times and priority • See what's due today and what's overdue • Reminders before deadlines EXAMS • Countdown to every upcoming exam • Syllabus checklist to track what you've covered • Exam reminders days or hours before SUBJECTS & INSIGHTS • Organize everything by subject and topic • Time studied per subject • Study journal for notes and reflections YOUR DATA STAYS SAFE • Back up your study data and restore it on a new device BUILT FOR STUDENTS School, college and university students, and anyone preparing for competitive exams such as JEE, NEET or UPSC. Studex turns your timetable into a routine you actually follow. STUDEX PREMIUM Premium unlocks the full planner: timetable sessions, tasks, exams, focus timer, subject insights, journal and backup. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://study-planner-studex.apppage.co/privacy-policy Questions or feedback: developer.brijkumarsavani@gmail.com

Screenshots

Kaizen4 screens
Study Planner & Timetable4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kaizen and Study Planner & Timetable 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Kaizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Study Planner & Timetable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaizen ships an update every 2 weeks, Study Planner & Timetable fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kaizen versus Study Planner & Timetable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaizenStudy Planner & Timetable
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMK DevelopmentBrijkumar Savani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kaizen

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium (yearly)14 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

Study Planner & Timetable

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly (Welcome Back)$14.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Kaizen free?
Kaizen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Planner & Timetable free?
Study Planner & Timetable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kaizen or Study Planner & Timetable have ads?
Neither Kaizen nor Study Planner & Timetable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaizen or Study Planner & Timetable?
Kaizen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Study Planner & Timetable fortnightly. Most recently, Kaizen was updated on October 16, 2026 and Study Planner & Timetable on October 17, 2026.

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