Comparison

Year Progress vs Goals

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

Head to head
About

Year Progress

Visualize your year's progress with aesthetic widgets and lock screen backgrounds. Track remaining days and stay motivated with customizable themes and symbols. Share your progress visually to inspire others.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen background wallpaper generator
  • Elegant Lock Screen widgets
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app & complications
  • Deep customization options
  • Visual day grid calendar
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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Time is your most valuable asset. See it. Feel it. Stay motivated. Year Progress turns the passage of time into a beautiful visual experience. Track how much of the year has passed, how many days remain, and keep your goals in focus every single day. Whether you care about productivity, mindfulness, or simply a clean aesthetic setup, Year Progress makes your iPhone feel intentional — not cluttered. Lock Screen Background & Widgets The feature users love most: you can now set your Year Progress as a Lock Screen background wallpaper. Place the year progress directly behind your lock screen clock and watch time move forward every day. It’s not just a widget anymore — your lock screen itself becomes a living calendar. • Lock Screen background wallpaper generator • Elegant Lock Screen widgets • Multiple styles that match iOS themes • Works perfectly with tinted and clear wallpapers Home Screen Widgets Transform your Home Screen with elegant progress widgets showing exactly how much of the year has passed. Choose different sizes and layouts to fit your setup perfectly — minimalist, aesthetic, or productivity-focused. Apple Watch App & Complications Track the year right from your wrist. Check the percentage completed and remaining days instantly without unlocking your phone. Custom complications keep your progress visible all day. Deep Customization Make it truly yours. • Theme presets with curated color palettes • Fully custom colors (Light & Dark mode) • Unique symbols: stars, diamonds, yin-yang, roses, bees, donuts and more • Different day indicators and grid styles. Detailed Progress Tracking Understand time in a clear, motivating way: • Exact percentage of the year completed • Remaining days countdown • Visual day grid calendar Share Your Progress Create beautiful shareable cards for social media and inspire friends to use their time better. Why People Love Year Progress A year progress bar is a simple but powerful psychological motivator. Seeing time visually helps you stay consistent, avoid procrastination, and focus on what truly matters. Students, professionals, creators, and goal-setters all use Year Progress as a daily reminder: time is moving — use it intentionally. Download Year Progress and make every day count!

About

Goals

Features
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Save $5,000. Read 12 books. Run 300 kilometers. Make your first $1,000 on the side. Whatever you're working toward, Goals shows you exactly how far you've come and whether you'll make it on time. If you can count it, you can track it. Stop wondering if you're getting anywhere. See it. TRACK ANYTHING MEASURABLE Set a starting point, a target, and a date. Dollars, pages, kilometers, pounds, hours. If it's a number that matters to you, Goals turns it into a clear progress bar. STAY ON PACE Every goal gets a chart that compares your actual progress against the pace you need. Know instantly whether you're ahead or behind, and by how much. LOG PROGRESS IN ONE TAP Quick actions remember your usual amounts, so updating a goal takes one tap: +$50 saved, +10 pages read, +5 km run. Log it the moment it happens. REMEMBER YOUR WHY Every goal keeps one line about why it matters. On the days motivation dips, it won't be the number that pulls you back. WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Keep your goals in sight with Home Screen widgets. Progress at a glance, motivation all day. NEVER START FROM SCRATCH Not sure where to begin? Browse starter goals across eight areas of life, from meditating more to calling home to earning your first $100 on the side. Each one is sized to be finished and comes with a ready-made why you can make your own. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Your goals stay in sync across all your devices automatically via iCloud. UNLOCK EVERYTHING Goals is unlocked with a subscription: unlimited goals, pace charts, and Home Screen widgets. Go weekly, or go yearly and try it free for 7 days. --- Terms of Use: https://rickwinapps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://rickwinapps.com/privacy

Screenshots

Year Progress4 screens
Goals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Year Progress at weekly against Goals's every 5 weeks. Year Progress also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Year Progress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Goals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Year Progress ships an update weekly, Goals every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Year Progress versus Goals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYear ProgressGoals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamet PilavRicky Winata

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Year Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Year Progress Yearly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Year Progress Unlimited$0.99
2 purchases

Goals

Subscriptions2
  • Goals Weekly Plan (1 Week)$0.997 Days
  • Goals Yearly Plan (1 Year)7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Year Progress free?
Year Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goals free?
Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Year Progress or Goals have ads?
Neither Year Progress nor Goals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Year Progress or Goals?
Year Progress ships an update weekly, and Goals every 5 weeks. Most recently, Year Progress was updated on August 25, 2026 and Goals on October 1, 2026.

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