Comparison

Beck vs Progress

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

Head to head
About

Beck

Effortlessly manage your schedule through natural conversation. This AI assistant can add events from photos or text, answer questions about your day, and even prepare you for upcoming meetings. It integrates seamlessly with your existing calendars.

Highlights
  • Add events from photos or text
  • Schedule using natural language
  • Get meeting preparation summaries
  • Ask questions about your schedule
  • Integrates with iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange
  • Smart recurring event creation
Features
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Beck turns hours of calendar tapping into seconds of conversation — then goes further: it remembers your meetings, preps you before the next one, and answers questions no calendar grid can. Snap a photo of any schedule and every event appears. Add Sophie's soccer through June in one sentence. Ask "what does tomorrow look like?" and get a real answer. No forms. No menus. Just talk to your calendar like you'd talk to a chief of staff. WHAT BECK DOES Snap a Schedule Photograph a sports calendar, school syllabus, camp schedule, or printed agenda. Beck reads it and proposes every event in seconds. You review, confirm, done. Capture From Anywhere Share a screenshot, email, or text to Beck from any app and it becomes an event. Or just ask Siri. Get it out of your head the moment it lands in it. Talk Instead of Tap "Move my 3pm to Friday morning." "Block two hours Wednesday for deep work." "Lunch with Maria next week, anywhere mid-day." Say it the way you think it. A Calendar With a Memory "What does my Tuesday look like?" "When did I last meet with Jordan?" "What did we cover last time?" Beck answers in plain English, with context from your calendar history — and remembers what matters across meetings. Meeting Prep, Built In Save notes from your last call, paste in a brief, or record on-device. Beck surfaces what matters before you walk into the room. Answer "Can We Do Thursday?" in Seconds Ask Beck when you're free and share your open times as a clean card — no back-and-forth, no screenshots of your week. Smart Recurring Events Without Menus "Every other Tuesday at 5 through June." Beck handles complex recurrence — events and reminders — in a sentence, with no fiddling with end dates. WORKS WITH YOUR CALENDARS Beck connects through your iPhone's calendar system, so it works with iCloud, Google, Outlook, and Exchange — anything already on your device. Nothing to migrate. SAFE BY DESIGN Every change Beck proposes is shown to you first. You confirm before anything is written, moved, or deleted. Beck never silently edits your calendar. PRIVACY YOU CAN READ Your data is not used to train AI models. Meeting transcription happens on-device. We're clear about what gets sent to the cloud and what doesn't. WHO BECK IS FOR • Professionals living in back-to-back meetings • Parents coordinating kids, work, and the household • Students balancing classes, shifts, and side projects • Anyone with too much in their head and not enough hands SUBSCRIPTION Try Beck free and see what a week without calendar admin feels like. Beck is a subscription with a free trial; cancel anytime in your Apple ID Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours of the period end. Terms of Use: https://beckai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://beckai.app/privacy

About

Progress

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Make your goals feel closer. Progress is a simple countdown app for the goals and milestones that matter to you. Set a goal, choose a date, and Progress shows you exactly how much time you have left. Whether you’re preparing for an important deadline, planning something personal, or simply giving yourself something to work towards, seeing the countdown can make the goal feel a little more real. Keep your goals in sight Create goals with a name and target date, then see your countdown at a glance. See your progress every day Progress gives you a simple visual reminder of the time between today and your goal — helping you stay focused on what’s ahead. Put your goals on your Home Screen With Progress widgets, your goals can stay visible without even opening the app. See the days remaining and keep your most important goal close at hand. Look back at what you’ve achieved The goal calendar gives you a visual history of your completed goals, so you can see the progress you’ve made over time. One goal. One date. Keep moving forward. Progress is free to use.

Screenshots

Beck4 screens
Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Beck's 5. Progress also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price and device support 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. Beck sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beck ships an update every 5 days, Progress daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beck versus Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeckProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRIBE INDUSTRIES, INCRaving Code

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Beck

Subscriptions5
  • Beck Ai Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beck Ai Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Annually3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Beck Ai Annual$79.991 Year
None

Progress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beck free?
Beck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beck or Progress have ads?
Beck shows ads; Progress does not.
Which is updated more often, Beck or Progress?
Beck ships an update every 5 days, and Progress daily. Most recently, Beck was updated on November 9, 2026 and Progress on November 6, 2026.

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