Comparison

Sessions vs Steadily

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

Head to head
About

Sessions

Features
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Ever wonder where your day went? Sessions is a simple time tracking app that helps you understand and improve your habits. By visualizing your day as colorful blocks on a 24-hour timeline, you can instantly see how you spend your time and boost your productivity. # Key Features Effortless Tracking: Just pick a category, start the timer, and focus on your task. When you're done, rate your focus level and add a quick note to track the quality of your time. 24-Hour Timeline: Watch your day fill up with color-coded blocks. Easily spot where your time goes, identify gaps, and tap any block to quickly edit or delete it. Simple Stats: Get clean daily, weekly, and monthly charts that show exactly how you spend your time. Discover your most productive hours and track progress toward your goals. Flexible Customization: Create your own categories with unique colors and icons to perfectly match your routine. Complete Privacy: No account needed. No cloud sync. Your data stays on your device and is never uploaded. Download Sessions today and take back control of your time! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://codingbear.dev/policy/privacy

About

Steadily

Features
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Focus. Follow through. Reflect. All in one app. Steadily combines a Pomodoro timer, to-do list, calendar, habit tracker, diary — and an AI coach that actually knows your progress — so you can stop juggling apps and start stacking small wins every day. AI COACH • Ask how to keep going — answers are grounded in your real focus, task, and habit data • Generate a written weekly review of your week in one tap • The AI reads your diary only if you allow it (off by default) • 3 free tries included POMODORO TIMER • 25-minute focus + 5-minute breaks (fully adjustable) • Pick a task, hit start — sessions are logged automatically • Ambient sounds: white noise, rain, waves and more • Get notified right on time, even when the app is closed • A gentle chime and confetti celebrate every finished session • Deep Focus warns you if you leave the app mid-session TASKS • Priorities, due dates, tags, subtasks, repeating tasks • Type "tomorrow 3pm meeting" — the date and time are set for you • Quick filters: Today, Later, Overdue, Done • Swipe to complete or delete (with undo) CALENDAR • Month, week, 3-day, and day timeline views • Long-press and drag events or tasks to reschedule in seconds • Tasks with a time appear as blocks on your timeline • Event reminders (5 minutes to 1 day before) HABITS & ROUTINES • Schedule by weekday or a weekly goal (like 3 times a week) • Check in with one tap — streaks and weekly progress at a glance • Miss a day? A "shield" automatically protects your streak STATS & WEEKLY REVIEW • An app-wide activity streak to keep you coming back • Focus-time charts, a GitHub-style heatmap, habit completion rates • Share today's progress as a beautiful card NOTES & DIARY • Capture thoughts instantly • Each diary entry auto-fills your focus stats, plus a 5-point mood log • See your mood trend over time • A nightly reminder so you never forget to write PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All data stays on your device — nothing is uploaded • No account needed. Open the app and start • The AI coach runs only when you ask, and sends only stats STEADILY PREMIUM The core features are free (with ads and limits of 3 projects, 3 habits, and 30 days of diary history). Go Premium for no ads, no limits, and your AI allowance — 30 AI chats per month (10 on lifetime) plus weekly AI reviews. Monthly, yearly (with a 7-day free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Start with just 25 minutes today. Keep going, steadily. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kotsukotsu-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Sessions4 screens
Steadily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steadily at every 2 days against Sessions's every 4 months. Steadily also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Sessions sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Steadily sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sessions ships an update every 4 months, Steadily every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Sessions versus Steadily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionsSteadily
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoding Bear (KR)Shiho Sato

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sessions

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Steadily

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Sessions free?
Sessions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steadily free?
Steadily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sessions or Steadily have ads?
Both Sessions and Steadily show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sessions or Steadily?
Sessions ships an update every 4 months, and Steadily every 2 days. Most recently, Sessions was updated on October 30, 2026 and Steadily on October 25, 2026.

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