the guide · studying together

Study with friends, even remotely

Studva is a free iPhone and Android app that turns your study hours into sessions your friends can see, like Strava does for sport. Everyone studies on their own, and everyone moves forward.

Studva — challenge friends every weekStudva — friends send you Focus

Everything that helps you stick with it ✨

everyone on their own, everyone moving forward

see who’s studying 👀

right now

Studva — see who’s working right now
your friends, live 🟢

On the home screen, you see which friends are working right now. Add your exams and deadlines: the countdown greets you every time you open the app, and your weekly goal fills up while you work.

the friends league 🏆

every week, Monday to Sunday

Studva — challenge friends every week
every minute counts

The league counts all your work time and your friends', then starts over on Monday. One good evening is enough to climb back up.

a club for your class 🛡️

one goal for the whole group

Studva — level up your club
level up your club

Create a club for your class, your year or your group: weekly goal, ranking, chat and challenges set by the admin. The club levels up as its members work.

proof in a photo 📸

before / after

Studva — BEFORE / AFTER photo
BEFORE / AFTER photo

Your sessions show up in your friends' feed with the start and end photos. Send them a Focus 🎯 or a comment, and they do the same for you.

where to study 📍

500,000 libraries, universities and schools

Studva — find where to work
every place has a leaderboard

The map lists more than 500,000 places worldwide, from OpenStreetMap. In an approved place, GPS confirms you were there at the start and the end, and your session gets the Verified badge.

stay focused 🔒

breaks that end on their own

Studva — start the timer
0 distractions 💪

Take breaks that end on their own, like with the Pomodoro technique. Leaving the app while the timer runs counts as a distraction, and on iPhone you can block the apps of your choice during the session.

Your progress at a glance 📈

what Studva tracks for you, with nothing to write down

📅 the calendar

One square per day, darker when you worked more: the gaps in your studying jump out. Tap a day to see its sessions. And 5 days in a row earn you a grace day, which protects your streak if you forget.

🏔️ the milestones curve

10 h25 h50 h last month at your pace

Your total work time since day one, milestone after milestone: 1 h, 10 h, 100 h… The app projects the date of the next one at your recent pace, “What if…” shows what 15 more minutes a day would change, and “You last month” compares with your curve from a month ago.

📊 your stats

Your time per subject and per place, over 7 days, 8 weeks, the month or the year, with your average per day or per week. You can export everything to CSV.

🎯 the Focus badge

🎯 Focus intact+10% XP😬 2 distractions

While the timer runs, leaving the app counts as a distraction; locking the screen doesn't. Zero distractions: your session earns the Focus badge and 10% more XP. On iPhone, you can block the apps of your choice during the session.

Free, with no ads

  • Free, no subscription

    On iPhone and Android.

  • No ads, no trackers

    Studva sells nothing.

  • Your sessions, for your friends

    By default, your sessions are visible to your friends; you pick the audience for each one.

  • Never anyone's exact location

    The map shows places, not people.

Everything is explained in the privacy policy.

Study methods

Pomodoro, Flowtime, spaced repetition, body doubling…

Once your friends are in, the question is how. The best-known methods, revisited the Studva way: the idea, how to do it, and what the app adds.

Studva — pick your spotStudva — start the timer

Start your first session.

Studva is free, with no subscription and no ads, on the App Store and Google Play.

On a computer? Open studva.app/dl on your phone.