Comparison

Mena vs Goal tracker

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

Head to head
About

Mena

Features
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Private visual notes for iPad. Build mind maps on an infinite canvas, study with FSRS flashcards, and sync through your private iCloud storage โ€” no account required. Mena is an infinite canvas and visual second brain for iPad. Sketch ideas, build mind maps, embed media, and turn any board into spaced-repetition flashcards you actually review โ€” no account required. INFINITE CANVAS Pan, zoom, and draw with no page limits. Pastel sticky notes, shapes and connectors for mind maps and flowcharts, frames, tables, and 19 polygon shapes. Apple Pencil support with Draw to Shape โ€” sketch a rough shape and Mena snaps it perfect. EVERY KIND OF CONTENT Drop anything onto your board: sticky notes, rich text and Markdown, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, PDFs with full page navigation, video, audio files, and live maps. Record voice memos directly on the canvas โ€” ink drawn during recording is seekable by playback time. Web embeds and URL preview cards keep sources right where you need them. PAPER TEMPLATES Note pages come in blank, lined, dotted, and grid. Change one page or every blank page at once, and choose auto, light, or dark paper independently of your system theme. The same page renders identically in the reader, sidebar, overview grid, library thumbnail, and exported PDF. STUDY WITH FSRS Turn any deck board into spaced-repetition flashcards. Mena uses FSRS โ€” the most accurate scheduling algorithm available โ€” to surface cards exactly when you need them. Again / Hard / Good / Easy grading with interval preview. Cloze deletion with one tap. Auto-generate flashcards from your notes on-device, no network needed. STUDY DASHBOARD Track your streak, retention rate, and 14-day due forecast. See today's review count at a glance. ANKI COMPATIBLE Import any .apkg file directly. Mena imports your cards, scheduling data, embedded images, and cloze deletions. Export any deck back as .apkg and study it in Anki on any device. SLIDES & PRESENTATION Draw a frame around anything and it becomes a slide. Open the filmstrip panel, jump to any slide, present full-screen, or export the whole deck as a crisp PDF. 6 BOARD TYPES Board โ€” infinite whiteboard. Note โ€” vertical scroll page. Journal โ€” one auto-created page per day. Atlas โ€” a spatial map of all your boards. Collection โ€” a live saved query across all boards. Deck โ€” FSRS study deck with review session. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS 4 widget types for home screen and lock screen: New Board (one-tap creation), Board Preview (live thumbnail of any board), Today's Study (due count, streak, retention), and Deck (per-deck stats). All fully configurable. SHARE FROM ANYWHERE A share extension catches text, links, images, PDFs, and videos from any other app โ€” tap Share โ†’ Mena, pick a board, done. PRIVATE iCLOUD SYNC Every board, element, and attachment syncs across your Apple devices through your private iCloud CloudKit database. No Mena account. No third-party cloud server stores your Mena content. Flashcard generation runs on-device. Optional web embeds and Unsplash search connect only when you choose to use them. Mena fits how your brain actually works โ€” capture, connect, and remember. FREE & PRO Free covers 3 boards, 3 notes, 3 documents and 5 decks; journals and system boards are never limited. Mena Pro lifts every limit โ€” Pro Monthly and Pro Yearly renew automatically, Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Prices appear in the app before you buy, and you can restore purchases at any time. Privacy Policy: https://apps.cihat.dev/mena/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Goal tracker

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A to-do list only ever shows what you haven't done. So Far flips that โ€” it's a done-list for your goals, where you track what you've actually accomplished. This isn't just a nicer way to feel about your day โ€” it's backed by research. Harvard's Teresa Amabile found that the single biggest driver of motivation is seeing progress, not pressure. And studies on how we chase goals show that staring at what's left drains you, while looking at what you've done builds momentum โ€” especially at the start and middle, right where most people quit. So Far is built around that one finding. Set a goal, log each win as it happens, and watch your effort add up day after day. No endless checklist, no guilt โ€” just proof that you're moving. What it does for you: โ€ข Focus on your wins instead of your backlog โ€ข Build real confidence from the effort you've already put in โ€ข Stop undervaluing how far you've come Inside: โ€ข Set one goal and break it into small steps โ€ข Log wins in seconds โ€” back-date anything you missed โ€ข A calendar view that shows your consistency at a glance โ€ข A completion screen that celebrates the whole journey โ€ข A light to-do list for your next inspired action Free to start today. In a month, you'll have the receipts.

Screenshots

Mena4 screens
Goal tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goal tracker at none against Mena's 3. Goal tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mena sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Goal tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Mena versus Goal tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenaGoal tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.615.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCihat SalikVeronika Baraniuk

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mena

Subscriptions2
  • Mena Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Mena Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mena Pro - Lifetime$79.99
None

Goal tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mena free?
Mena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goal tracker free?
Goal tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mena or Goal tracker have ads?
Neither Mena nor Goal tracker shows ads.

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