📅 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.
comparison · facts checked on 26 October 2026
A YPT alternative
YPT, or Yeolpumta, times your study per subject and ranks you among people preparing for the same thing. Studva times your work too, but shares it with your real friends and your class. Here is what sets them apart, row by row.
At a glance ⚖️
both apps, row by row
| Feature | Studva | YPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no subscription | Free, with in-app purchases: Premium at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year on the US App Store |
| Ads | None | “Contains ads” on its Google Play listing |
| Idea | A timer: your session goes to your friends' feed, with a photo at the start and at the end | A timer per subject, a to-do list and a 10-minute planner |
| With others | Your friends and your class: “🟢 Right now”, a weekly league, clubs with challenges and chat | Study groups to see your friends' activity, and a real-time ranking among people in your category |
| App blocking | On iPhone, with Screen Time; on Android, app blocking comes with the next version, and until then Reinforced Focus turns on Do Not Disturb | Blocks other apps during the session, according to its Google Play listing |
| Breaks | From 5 minutes to 1 hour, they resume on their own; scheduled Pomodoro, 52/17 or 90/20 breaks | No details on its listings |
| Stats | Time per subject and per place, activity calendar, CSV export | Time per day, week and month |
| Where to work | Map of over 500,000 libraries, universities and schools, each with its own ranking | No such feature on its listings |
| Watch | No watch app | Tracking from a Wear OS watch (Galaxy Watch 4 and later), as an in-app purchase |
Two approaches 🔍
each with its strengths
What YPT does well
- The real-time ranking among thousands of people preparing for the same thing.
- A timer per subject with a to-do list and a 10-minute planner.
- Study groups, widely used for exams and competitive tests.
- App blocking, already available on Android, and tracking from a watch.
What Studva does differently
- Your sessions show up in your friends' feed, with the start and end photo: proof of the work behind the timer.
- A league between your real friends that resets every Monday, and class clubs with challenges, levels and chat.
- A countdown for each exam, and a weekly hours goal.
- A map to find where to work.
- Free, with no subscription and no ads.
Your progress at a glance 📈
what Studva tracks for you, with nothing to write down
🏔️ the milestones curve
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.
Which one to pick? 🤔
it depends on what keeps you going
Pick YPT if…
…comparing yourself with strangers preparing for the same exam pushes you, and you want a planner in the same app.
Pick Studva if…
…you prefer working with your real friends and your class, showing the work in photos, and studying with no ads.
Your questions ❓
the short answers
Is Studva a free alternative to YPT?
Yes. Studva is free, with no subscription and no ads. YPT is free to download, with in-app purchases and a paid Premium, and its Google Play listing says “Contains ads” (as of 26 October 2026).
Can you study in a group with Studva, like with YPT?
Yes, but with people you know: your friends see your sessions live and in their feed, the league counts everyone's time from Monday to Sunday, and a club brings your class together with challenges, levels and a chat.
Does Studva have a ranking like YPT?
Yes: the friends league ranks your friends every week, each club has its challenge ranking, and each place on the map has its own. There is no worldwide ranking between strangers.
Sources
facts checked on 26 October 2026
Official listings and pages checked on 26 October 2026; prices are those shown in the United States and may change. Forest, YPT and Focusmate are trademarks of their respective owners; Studva is not affiliated with any of these apps.
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