Comparison

Manabuild vs Kiseki

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

Head to head
About

Manabuild

Features
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Manabuild turns your workbooks and textbooks into daily tasks so you can finish them on schedule. Just enter how much a material covers and when you want to finish it, and Manabuild works out what to study today. - Know what to do today, the moment you open the app • See today's range for each material (for example, Q25–Q33) • Daily amounts are worked out backward from your deadline • Amounts are recalculated as you make progress • Weekday weights, holidays, and pause periods are taken into account • Tap the circle to mark a task done, or log just the amount you finished - Review at the right time, automatically • Ranges you studied come back on Today after set intervals (1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days by default) • Change the intervals and the number of reviews as you like - Keep each material on pace • Scan a barcode to fill in the title and cover automatically • Set amounts per chapter, the number of rounds, and the unit (questions, pages, words, and more) • See progress, deadline, and study time at a glance • Organize materials by subject - See the road to your goal • Add goals such as exams with their dates, and link materials to them • See the days left and the achievement rate for each goal - Pomodoro timer • A Pomodoro timer with focus, break, and set count, plus a count-up timer • Time remaining also appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A vibration lets you know when focus and break switch • When you finish, log how far you got and it is added to your study time - Watch your progress build up • Days recorded and your current streak • A grid of the days and hours you studied • Monthly study time and progress by goal and subject - And more • Check and fix past records on the calendar • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Morning and evening reminders (each can be turned off) • Automatic backup to iCloud, so you can restore your data on a new iPhone or after reinstalling • No account needed • Available in Japanese and English, with Dark Mode support - About the Supporter Plan All study features are available without a subscription. Subscribing to the Supporter Plan (an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription) removes the ads in the app. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account. • The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can cancel at any time in the iPhone Settings app: your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aidi1206.github.io/manabuild-privacy/

About

Kiseki

Features
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Track your study or work time with a single tap. At the end of the day, your record becomes a "Kou Card" — a single illustrated page of that day. The 72 Kou are the Japanese microseasons that divide the year into 72 five-day periods. Kiseki ties the hours you put in to the season you spent them in. That is why it keeps being opened, unlike apps that only show you a graph. 【Who it's for】 • Track study hours and feel the progress add up • Manage exam or certification study time by subject • Look back on the hours you spent in deep focus • You have tried tracking apps before and stopped 【Features】 • Track study and work time with a simple timer • Organize by subject or category • Analyze trends with statistics & graphs • Save each day as a Kou Card • Siri Shortcuts support 【What is a Kou Card?】 Each day's work, hours, weather, and location are captured in a single beautiful card — your daily footprints become a timeless collection. 【Premium Features】 • Ad-free experience • Unlimited statistics period • Unlimited categories • Unlimited manual entries • No editing restrictions Start with 30 minutes today. The hours you gather become a trail through the seasons.

Screenshots

Manabuild4 screens
Kiseki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manabuild at none against Kiseki's 1. Manabuild also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kiseki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manabuild asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manabuild ships an update every 5 days, Kiseki fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Manabuild versus Kiseki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManabuildKiseki
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTADAMUNE ITOkozuma shun

In-app purchases

None

Manabuild

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kiseki

One-time1
  • プレミアム(広告非表示)$3.99

Questions

Is Manabuild free?
Manabuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kiseki free?
Kiseki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Manabuild or Kiseki have ads?
Both Manabuild and Kiseki show ads.
Which is updated more often, Manabuild or Kiseki?
Manabuild ships an update every 5 days, and Kiseki fortnightly. Most recently, Manabuild was updated on October 31, 2026 and Kiseki on October 25, 2026.

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