Features

Everything EstudyLog does for you

A single iOS app that tracks focused study sessions, links them to your courses and topics, and turns the data into deterministic insights you can trust.

Last updated: Feb 2, 2026

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Timer & Sessions

Start focused timers for Reading, Practice, Review, or Assignment and link each session to a course and up to three topics. Timers keep running even if you close the app.

  • Offline-safe start/stop with automatic sync when you reconnect.
  • Background-safe timers—no lost minutes if you lock your phone.
  • Attach session ratings (1–5★) to fuel Insights quality scores.

Related help: Set up course topics

Notes while timing

Add notes without stopping the clock. Tap the active timer card to capture lecture takeaways, formulas, or task steps—everything stays attached to that session.

  • Inline editing during the session; review later in course history.
  • Notes travel with the session for accurate context in Insights.

Course outlines & topic parsing

Paste your syllabus once; EstudyLog extracts topics into your course outline automatically. Prefer manual? Add topics comma-separated and we’ll format them.

  • Supports quick paste for long syllabi.
  • Manual override when auto-extraction needs correction.
  • Archive courses without losing hours or session history.

FAQ links: Valid outline format

Topic goals & confidence

Goals are deterministic, not AI: we calculate target hours per topic from your Final Exam date or semester estimate.

  • Confidence indicators on each card show how reliable the goal is with your current data volume.
  • Progress bars appear when you set a Final Exam date.
  • Edit goals by updating deadlines, not by guessing hours.

FAQ link: How is the goal for each topic calculated?

Insights & peak hours

Insights use deterministic math on your sessions to surface peak hours and weekly patterns—no AI guessing. Confidence labels show how stable the pattern is.

  • Time-of-day and day-of-week focus charts update after each session.
  • Confidence labels help you trust or challenge a pattern.
  • Links back to session notes for qualitative context.

FAQ link: Goal calculations · Outline setup

Calendar heatmap

A monthly contribution map shows your streaks and lighter days at a glance. Brighter cells = more study hours.

  • See consistency by week without opening individual sessions.
  • Great for spotting exam weeks versus recovery days.

Grade calculator

Add quizzes, labs, and exams with weights that sum to 100%. Track earned grades and see the exact score needed on your final to hit your target grade.

  • Outcome predictor updates as you log assessments.
  • Requires adding key dates in the course settings first.

FAQ link: Goal calculation

Widgets: streaks & Path to Mastery

Lock Screen Streak: a compact widget that shows your current streak so you know at a glance if you’ve studied today.

Home Screen “Path to Mastery”: tracks total hours toward 10,000, with tiers so you can see progress milestones.

  • Motivation without opening the app.
  • Great for parents/students to quickly check momentum.
EstudyLog Path to Mastery home-screen widget showing total study hours progress to 10,000
Home Screen Path to Mastery widget (add your screenshot here).

Privacy & data control

Insights stay deterministic and auditable. Your sessions, notes, and grades sync securely; account deletion is self-service and honored within 7 days unless you log back in.

  • Download-free to cancel subscription: manage via iOS Subscriptions.
  • Archive courses instead of deleting history to keep analytics intact.

See more in FAQ and Privacy.

Ready to try it? Download EstudyLog on iOS or read the full How it works guide.