Comparison

Janus vs Studva

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

Head to head
About

Janus

This app connects students by allowing them to share their study sessions, track academic progress, and build communities around learning. Users can post study details, find classmates, and work towards group goals, fostering social motivation for academic achievement.

Highlights
  • Record and share study sessions
  • Track academic progress over time
  • Connect with classmates and build study groups
  • Set and achieve study goals
  • Post difficulty, location, and photos for sessions
  • Join class group pages
Features
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Most students spend hours and hours studying. Most of the time, no one sees it. Janus is the social app for academic life: post your study sessions, get appreciated for the work, and build community around what you're learning. How it works: Record a study session - add a title, what you worked on, and how long you spent. Add difficulty, location, and photos to make it your own. Your posts land in a feed for friends and classmates to see. Check class group pages to find others in your courses, and build study groups to post co-study sessions and hit group time goals together. Track your own progress over time - see your past sessions and how many hours you've put into each class this semester. Set study goals and let a little social motivation help you stick to it.

About

Studva

Transform focus hours into measurable, shareable achievements. This app turns study or work sessions into verified activities, complete with leaderboards and community support. Track progress, block distractions, and discover your peak productivity times.

Highlights
  • Verified focus sessions with start/end photos
  • Distraction blocking by pausing apps
  • Personalized productivity coaching
  • Social feed with friend interactions
  • Location-based leaderboards
  • Exportable session data (CSV)
Features
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Studva is the Strava of deep work: turn your focus hours into wins you share. Whether you're cramming for an exam, pushing a side project forward or working remotely: staying focused alone is hard. Studva turns every work session into a measured, verified, social activity - just like a workout. HOW IT WORKS 1. Arrive - settle in wherever you work: library, campus, café, office. 2. Start - take a photo at the start of your session, the timer begins. It becomes half of your before/after. 3. Focus - stay locked in, the app counts distractions. 4. Share - post your before/after with your stats baked in: proof of what you got done. Friends cheer you on with a Focus and you climb the leaderboards together. VERIFIED SESSIONS Start photo, end photo, on-site presence verified by GPS. Your stats are genuine - and so is everyone else's. No fake timers in the leaderboards. YOUR TIMER, ALWAYS IN SIGHT Your time keeps running on your lock screen - and in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one. Pause or finish your session without even reopening the app. BLOCK WHAT DISTRACTS YOU Pick the apps to pause during your sessions: they stay out of reach until the timer ends. Studva never sees which ones you chose - the selection stays on your phone. YOUR PRODUCTIVITY COACH Every week, Studva analyzes your sessions and tells you when and where you perform best: your peak time slot, your home base, your trends. Everything is computed on your phone. A COMMUNITY THAT PUSHES YOU - A feed of your friends: cheer with a Focus, comment, chat in private messages - Clubs: your class, your team or your friends, with built-in chat - Weekly league with friends, challenges and trophies to unlock - Streaks: stack up the days and keep your run alive 560,000 PLACES ON THE MAP Libraries, campuses and study spots worldwide. Every place has its own leaderboard: become the reference of your spot. YOUR STATS, YOUR PROGRESS Time per subject or project, personal records, weekly goals, exam and deadline countdowns, CSV export. PRIVACY FIRST - Your location is only used to verify your session - never a GPS trace, never a real-time position visible to others - Your home is always hidden - Private audiences by default - Data hosted in Europe, GDPR compliant, never sold - Delete your account and all your data in one tap Ready to make focus a sport? Download Studva and start your first session.

Screenshots

Janus4 screens
Studva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studva at none against Janus's 2. Janus's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Janus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Studva 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 Janus against 5.0 for Studva. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Janus has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Janus ships an update fortnightly, Studva every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Janus versus Studva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJanusStudva
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB83 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJanus Proof IncGeant Luka

Customer experience

Janus

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Studva

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Janus

Subscriptions2
  • Janus Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Janus Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Studva

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Janus free?
Janus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studva free?
Studva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Janus or Studva?
Janus and Studva are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Janus or Studva have ads?
Neither Janus nor Studva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Janus or Studva?
Janus ships an update fortnightly, and Studva every 8 days. Most recently, Janus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Studva on October 24, 2026.

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