Comparison
MyStudyLife vs Study-Track
This is the closest comparison on the site, and the one where the usual framing flips. MyStudyLife is a real planner: it imports your timetable, tracks homework, counts down to exams and averages your grades. What it does not do is measure the hours you actually put in. Study-Track is built the other way round, starting from tracked time and working outwards.
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What each one is built for
Both sides below are the same size on purpose. MyStudyLife is not a worse Study-Track, it is a different tool.
MyStudyLife
MyStudyLife is a student planner covering classes, homework, exams and grades, with apps on iOS and Android and a web app. It imports a timetable from an iCal feed, can photograph a printed one, or take it typed in by hand, including rotating and A/B week patterns. It has a pomodoro-style focus timer, exam countdowns with revision tasks attached to a specific exam, grade and GPA averages with trends, and Family Connect for a parent to see a student’s planner.
- A genuinely mature planner: seven task types, subtasks, recurring homework and partial completion
- Three ways to get a timetable in, including photographing a printed one, and support for rotating and A/B weeks
- Grade and GPA averaging with trends per subject, which Study-Track keeps simpler
- Family Connect lets a parent or guardian follow the planner, which no other tool here offers
- Built for school as well as university, so it fits a sixth-form or high-school timetable just as well
Study-Track
Study-Track starts from the hours. Time is logged against a specific course, measured against the workload its credits imply, and that is what drives exam pacing and the weekly plan. The timetable is the frame around it rather than the product itself.
- Study time is tracked and attributed to a course, not just planned and ticked off
- Credits become an expected hour range per course, so a plan can be judged against real workload
- Exam pacing works from hours actually done against days remaining, not only a countdown
- Analytics on where the hours went by course, activity and time of day, plus consistency and a study habit profile
- Live study sessions with friends, which MyStudyLife does not have at all
Which one should you use?
Choose MyStudyLife if…
What you need is the plan: every class in one place, homework that does not get forgotten, exams counted down and grades averaged. You are not interested in stopwatching yourself, and a parent seeing the planner might even be a plus. MyStudyLife does all of that and has done for years.
Choose Study-Track if…
You already know what is due. What you cannot answer is whether you have put in enough hours on the course you keep postponing, or whether the plan you have written is realistic for the credits it carries. That gap is measured in hours, and it is what Study-Track exists for.
They overlap on the timetable but not on the point of it. If MyStudyLife is already where your homework and grades live, Study-Track is the layer that tells you whether the hours behind that plan are adding up.
What the planning layer actually looks like
This is the part MyStudyLife does not cover. These are real Study-Track views, with example data.
Your real timetable, not a blank week
Paste the ICS link from your university, and your lectures, practicals and labs become the frame you plan around.
Hours per course, against real workload
One global hour count cannot tell you that you have quietly abandoned a course. Study-Track measures each course against the workload its credits imply.
- 75h 0m–90h 0m 100%
- 125h 0m–150h 0m 90%
- 100h 0m–120h 0m 100%
- 75h 0m–90h 0m 70%
Open any course for its activity split and weekly rhythm.
Exam block, paced instead of panicked
Set a target per exam, and Study-Track tracks what you have really done against the days left. It names the subject that is behind while there is still time to fix it.
Readiness
- H1. Introduction
- H2. Reaction forces
- H3. Shear and moment relations
- H4. Superposition of line loads
- H5. Moments of inertia
- H6. Axial loading
- H7. Bending
- H8. Shear stress
Not just how long, but how you study
Hours split by course and by activity, the times of day you actually work, how consistently you show up, and a habit profile across consistency, intensity, focus and routine. This is the half a timer cannot reach.
Activity hours timeline
Breakdown of the selected timeframe.
Feature by feature
Checked against the current MyStudyLife app. Where MyStudyLife is ahead, the table says so.
| Feature or workflow | MyStudyLife | Study-Track |
|---|---|---|
| Planning the term | ||
| University timetable importSubscribe to your schedule from an iCal feed | Yes | Yes |
| Rotating and A/B week timetablesSchedules that differ week to week | Yes | Partly |
| Homework and assignment trackingTask types, subtasks and recurring work | Yes | Yes |
| Exam countdownsDays remaining, with revision tasks attached | Yes | Yes |
| Measuring the work | ||
| Study timerTime a session as it happens | Yes | Yes |
| Hours attributed to a courseLogged time belonging to a specific course | No | Yes |
| Credit workload targetsExpected hours from a course credit weighting | No | Yes |
| Exam pacing from hours doneWhether the hours so far are enough for the days left | No | Yes |
| Analytics on where the hours wentBy course, week and study type | No | Yes |
| Seeing where the time went | ||
| Hours by day, week and monthTotals over time | No | Yes |
| Broken down per courseWhich course the hours belonged to | No | Yes |
| Split by activity typeLecture, self-study, exercises, revision | No | Yes |
| Time-of-day and weekday patternsWhen in the day you actually work | No | Yes |
| Consistency and session frequencyHow regularly you show up, not just how long | No | Yes |
| Study habit scoringA profile across consistency, intensity, focus and routine | No | Yes |
| Grade and GPA trendsHow results moved over time | Yes | Partly |
| Results and people | ||
| Grades and averagesScores, GPA and trends per subject | Yes | Yes |
| Parent or guardian accessSomeone else can follow the planner | Yes | No |
| Studying with friendsSee who is studying and compare hours | No | Yes |
| Available on the webUsable outside a phone app | Yes | Yes |
MyStudyLife features last checked in August 2026. Tell us if something has changed.
How the two are paid for
Study-Track prices are eurozone rates from our live catalogue. MyStudyLife figures come from its public store listing. Both vary by region, so treat them as the entry point, not a quote.
| How it is paid for | MyStudyLife | Study-Track |
|---|---|---|
| Free version | Yes | Yes, unlimited tracking |
| Paid plan | MSL+ subscription | Premium subscription |
| Cheapest paid entry | From $6.99 / month (App Store) | €3.99 / month |
| Best value | $39.99 / year (App Store) | €34.99 / year |
| Pay once, keep it | No | €49.99 once |
| Shared plan | Family plans, from $9.99 / month | €9.99 for 3 people |
MyStudyLife
Free to use for the core planner, with an optional MyStudyLife+ subscription adding customisation and extras, and separate Family plans. Pricing varies by region and offer, so check their site for current figures.
Study-Track
Free plan with unlimited tracking, courses, timer and timetable import. Premium adds the planning and analysis layer and starts with a 7-day trial, on monthly, 3-month, lifetime or a shared 3-person Study Group plan. See current pricing.
MyStudyLife plans last checked in August 2026. Tell us if something has changed.
MyStudyLife vs Study-Track: common questions
Only partly, and this is the one comparison where that is worth stating plainly. MyStudyLife is further along as a pure planner: more task types, rotating week timetables, richer grade averaging and parent access. If a planner is what you want, it is a strong choice. Study-Track overlaps on the timetable and exams but exists to answer a different question, which is how many hours a course has actually had.
It has a focus timer, but the product is built around planning rather than measuring. There is no evidence it attributes timed sessions to a specific class the way Study-Track does, and nothing that compares your hours against a course workload. If the number you care about is hours per course, that is the difference.
Yes. Both take an iCal or ICS subscription link from your university, and MyStudyLife can also photograph a printed timetable or take one typed in. This is not a point of difference between them.
MyStudyLife, for depth. It averages grades into a GPA and shows trends per subject. Study-Track tracks grades and credits towards passing the year, which is the number that matters in a Flemish or Dutch programme, but it is not trying to be a full GPA calculator.
You can, though they overlap on the timetable so you would be maintaining it twice. The honest version is that if MyStudyLife is already where your homework and grades live, Study-Track is worth adding only if you want the hours behind that plan measured.
Try the planning half for yourself
Import your timetable and track one week. See whether the per-course numbers tell you something you did not already know.
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