StudyDuo vs Tobydoro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
StudyDuo
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Studying alone is harder than it should be, and it isn't your discipline. Most people focus better when someone else is working next to them. StudyDuo puts you in a live video room with people who are working right now. No talking, no meetings, no small talk. You sit down and start. People call this body doubling or "study with me". Here it's live and open 24/7. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Focus Room, a silent video room that never closes. 2. Write what you're working on and pick 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. 3. Point your camera at your face or your desk, or keep it off. 4. Work. Your task shows under your name, and everyone around you is working too. THREE WAYS TO STUDY Focus Room: walk in whenever you need to focus. Cameras on, microphones off. Study Hour: once a day, everyone studies at the same time. Two 25-minute focus blocks with a 5-minute break, then a check-in: did you get it done? 1:1 with a study partner: want one focus partner instead of a whole room? Post a time on the board, now or within a week. Whoever joins comes straight into the video with you. Tap the microphone to talk, or use the chat. KEEP GOING โข Streak: 30 minutes a day, in one go or a few, counts the day. Freezes save your streak when you miss one. โข Hours and shields: your study time adds up, and your top shield shows next to your name. โข Tasks: plan your days with reminders. Tap Work on this, and your task shows in the room. โข Daily reminder: pick a time, and we'll nudge you every day. PEOPLE WHO KEEP YOU GOING โข Double-tap a video to send a like. โข Pin the people who motivate you, and they stay at the top of your grid. โข Follow them, message them, and get a notification when they start studying. โข Post in the feed. โข Show the song you're playing on your tile with Apple Music. YOUR CAMERA, YOUR RULES โข Your camera starts off. You decide when it goes on. โข Face or desk: show yourself, or only your hands and notes. โข Choose who sees your video: everyone, people with their camera on, people with a verified photo or, with Premium, only Premium members. Others see a blurred silhouette. โข Step away anytime: your camera pauses, and others see you're away. โข A selfie check puts a blue mark next to your name. Only our team sees the selfie, and we delete it right after the check. โข Teens 16โ17 have their own rooms, separate from adults. Video rooms aren't available under 16. โข Rooms aren't recorded. You can report or block anyone from their video. FREE AND PREMIUM Everyone gets an hour of video rooms a day, plus tasks, streaks, badges, chat and the feed. New accounts get 14 days of Premium for free. When they end, you choose whether to keep it. Premium adds: โข Video rooms without the daily limit โข HD video โข 2 boosts a day: first on everyone's grid for an hour โข 5 streak freezes a month instead of 2, and one more every 5 days in a row instead of every 7 โข Dark theme โข Show your video only to Premium members Superboost is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: 5 hours first on everyone's screen. Made for students, exam prep, remote workers, writers, coders and anyone who gets more done next to someone else. Terms of Use: https://studyduo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://studyduo.app/privacy
Tobydoro
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Rigid 25-minute timers break your flow. Tobydoro lets you work until concentration ends โ then gives you the break science says you need. Flowmodoro is a variable-interval method: no forced timers, proportional rest, longer sessions when you are locked in. Built for knowledge workers who want depth, not buzzers. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Track your session from Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and StandBy. Stop directly from the Live Activity. FLOW SCORE & ANALYTICS Your Flow Score across five dimensions is free. Pro unlocks 30+ analytics and the Month, Year, and All Time periods (Today and Week are free). Map your Focus Fingerprint on six axes: Consistency, Endurance, Recovery, Depth, Reflection, Wellbeing. Discover your peak focus hours with chronotype detection. See work patterns, distraction timing, mood trends, and cross-variable correlations. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics SDKs. No tracking. Your sessions, tasks and journal stay on your device โ and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. Photos and audio stay on the device where you add them, and voice transcription runs on the device itself. Purchases are processed by Apple and verified by RevenueCat. FREE FOREVER The full Flowmodoro timer, the five built-in routines, tasks, reflection, breaks, journal, daily summary, and most widgets are completely free. No ads. FLOW TIMER No fixed intervals. Work as long as concentration lasts. Tobydoro calculates an evidence-based break proportional to your session. Three break formulas: Simple, Balanced, Custom. FOCUS ROUTINES Flowmodoro adapts the break to how long you focused; Classic, Deep Work, Quick Sprint, and Long Focus keep a fixed rhythm. Breathe first if you like, with the technique you prefer. Create your own routines with Pro. REFLECTION & JOURNAL After a session of 10 minutes or more, rate your mood and write a reflection; sessions of 2 to 10 minutes get a quick note. Daily journal with session-by-session timelines. Weekly reviews surface your patterns. SMART BREAKS While you focus, gentle reminders tell you to look away from the screen, stand up and move, and drink water. Routines add a long break after a set number of blocks. TASKS & PROJECTS Organize with tasks, projects, tags, priorities, and four cognitive modes: Focus, Learning, Execution, Collaborative. Estimate time, track progress, add comments. WELLBEING OBSERVATIONS Tobydoro notices when your sessions run long and suggests a pause. Fatigue nudges, sedentarism observations, and quiet hours keep habits sustainable. SEVEN HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Daily Focus (time and sessions), Daily Motivation, Focus Streak, Quick Start, Today's Stats, Summary, and Session Control. STREAKS WITH GRACE DAYS One rest day per week does not break your streak โ because rest is part of the process. DATA EXPORT & IMPORT (Pro) Export everything as JSON or CSV. Import backups with Skip, Replace, or Keep Both strategies. Your data, your rules. TOBYDORO PRO Advanced analytics across all periods, chronotype detection, Flow Score history, Focus Fingerprint, data export and import, extended journal history, and weekly reviews. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan; the subscription then renews automatically unless cancelled. Your first flow session starts today. --- Tobydoro is a productivity tool that tracks work patterns and suggests breaks. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StudyDuo at 16.4 against Tobydoro's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StudyDuo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tobydoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StudyDuo ships an update every 2 weeks, Tobydoro weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudyDuo | Tobydoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleh Shapoval | Michael Pulgar |
In-app purchases
StudyDuo
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
- Superboost$0.99
- 10 Superboosts$4.99
Tobydoro
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$29.99









