Comparison

GoalPath vs WriteTimer

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

Head to head
About

GoalPath

This app helps you achieve your goals by breaking them down into manageable phases and tasks. It provides a focused daily view of your to-dos and tracks progress with visual charts and streaks. Journaling features allow for reflection on your journey.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step goal planning
  • Track progress with numbers
  • Focused daily to-do list
  • Build streaks and consistency
  • Set a focus goal
  • Home screen widgets
  • Journaling for reflection
Features
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Most goal tracking apps give you more to manage. GoalPath gives you less to think about. Set a goal. Break it into phases. Add tasks and to-dos to each phase. GoalPath pulls today's actions into one focused view, so you always know exactly what to do next. No clutter. No learning curve. Just a clear path from where you are to where you want to be. PLAN YOUR GOALS STEP BY STEP Structure any goal into phases, tasks, and to-dos. Training for a 5K, learning Spanish, saving money, launching a side project. You'll see your full plan and your next step in one place. TRACK ANYTHING WITH REAL NUMBERS Tracking goals let you log progress toward any measurable target. Books read. Money saved. Miles run. Watch your numbers climb on a visual progress chart. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TODAY Your daily view pulls to-dos from every goal into a single list. Open the app, see what needs doing, check it off. Your progress updates automatically. BUILD STREAKS. STAY CONSISTENT. A daily heatmap shows your activity over weeks and months. Track your completion rate, day streaks, and perfect days. One glance tells you if you're showing up. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS Set one goal as your Focus Goal and keep it front and center. Everything else stays organized in the background until you need it. WIDGETS THAT WORK Add GoalPath to your home screen. See today's to-dos and your progress without opening the app. REFLECT ON YOUR PROGRESS Built-in journaling lets you capture wins, setbacks, and what you're learning along the way. Look back and see how far you've come. GoalPath is built for people who want a simple system, not another app to manage. Set your first goal in under a minute. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WriteTimer

This app helps writers establish a consistent writing routine through focused sprint sessions and progress tracking. It offers word count logging, achievement milestones, and customizable progress rings without requiring accounts or collecting user data.

Highlights
  • Focused sprint timer with custom durations
  • Word count tracking with WPM calculation
  • Daily, weekly, and yearly progress rings
  • Writing streak and achievement tracking
  • Session notes and project tags
  • No accounts or ads, data stays on device
Features
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Writers of all types deserve a dedicated timer. WriteTimer helps you build a daily writing habit with focused sprint sessions, word count tracking, achievement milestones, and beautiful progress rings — no accounts, no ads, and no data ever leaving your device. HOW IT WORKS Choose a session length or dial in a custom duration and press play. A full-screen countdown begins, with three animated progress rings showing your daily, weekly, and yearly writing time at a glance. Completed sessions are logged automatically. Need more time mid-sprint? Tap any preset to add minutes to a running timer without interrupting your flow. TRACK YOUR WRITING After each session, log a note about what you worked on, how many words you wrote, and even add a customizable tag. WriteTimer calculates your words-per-minute pace automatically and saves everything to your session history. Browse your history sorted by date, word count, or project tag. Tap any session entry to edit its note, word count, or tags from a single screen. The Stats tab shows daily, weekly, and yearly writing totals alongside a seven-day activity chart. BUILD YOUR HABIT WriteTimer tracks your writing streak day by day and awards achievements as you hit milestones — your first session, your first word count, consistent weeks, and more. A customizable daily reminder notification nudges you to open the app and write. FEATURES • No subscriptions - pay once for lifetime • Sprint timer with 7 presets and a custom duration option • Add minutes to any running session without stopping • Three animated progress rings — daily, weekly, and yearly goals • Automatic session logging for any session over one minute • Word count tracking with live words-per-minute calculation • Session notes to capture what you worked on • Project tags to organize sessions by book, blog, or project • Sortable session history — by date, word count, or tag • Writing streaks to build and maintain your habit • Achievements to mark your milestones • Five hand-crafted color themes you can customize • Fully customizable progress ring colors • Six completion sounds to mark the end of each sprint • Daily reminder notification at a time you choose • Stats view with a seven-day writing activity chart YOUR PRIVACY WriteTimer collects no data whatsoever. There are no accounts to create, no analytics running in the background, and no third-party SDKs of any kind. Everything — your sessions, word counts, notes, tags, and streaks — lives entirely on your device. BUILT FOR WRITERS Whether you're working on a novel, a blog post, a screenplay, or a daily journal practice, WriteTimer gives you the motivation and structure to sit down, focus, and write. Every session is logged. Every word is counted. Every streak is worth protecting.

Screenshots

GoalPath4 screens
WriteTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoalPath at Free against WriteTimer's $2.99. GoalPath also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). WriteTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

GoalPath is free to download; WriteTimer costs $2.99 up front. GoalPath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WriteTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GoalPath against 5.0 for WriteTimer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GoalPath versus WriteTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalPathWriteTimer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVF EnterprisesDark Wren Creative, LLC

Customer experience

GoalPath

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WriteTimer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GoalPath

Subscriptions2
  • GoalPath Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • GoalPath Pro Yearly$47.991 Year
None

WriteTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoalPath free?
GoalPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WriteTimer free?
WriteTimer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoalPath or WriteTimer?
GoalPath and WriteTimer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do GoalPath or WriteTimer have ads?
Neither GoalPath nor WriteTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoalPath or WriteTimer?
GoalPath ships an update every 4 days, and WriteTimer every 4 days. Most recently, GoalPath was updated on October 23, 2026 and WriteTimer on October 24, 2026.

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