Track study hours per subject, log focus drift, and see exactly how much revision you've done before exam day. A calm, distraction-free study tracker — built by students, free forever.
No card · No ads · Your data stays on your device
Most students drastically overestimate how much they've revised. You sit at your desk for three hours, but only actually study for 45 minutes — the rest is checking your phone, re-reading the same paragraph, or staring out the window. Without a study tracker, you have no idea this is happening.
A proper study tracker fixes this in two ways. First, it makes the act of starting a session feel like a small commitment — you press start, so your brain treats it as work-time. Second, it gives you honest numbers at the end of every week: how many hours per subject, how focused you really were, and whether you're on track for your exam goal.
My Study Diary is built around that idea. It's not a productivity dashboard, a gamified app, or a planner full of notifications. It's a quiet, focused study tracker that just shows you the truth — how much you've studied, in which subjects, and whether it's enough.
Three steps. No setup wizard. No 10-minute onboarding. You can start your first tracked session in under 30 seconds.
Type in what you're studying — Maths, Biology, Spanish, Dissertation, anything. Set an exam date and an hour goal (most students aim for 100–120 hours per exam subject).
Pick a subject and start a focused session. The tracker counts your time live. Note any moments you drift — Instagram, daydreaming, snack break — so the focus score reflects real work.
Every session updates your subject's progress bar. See your weekly hours, year-at-a-glance heatmap, and exactly how much revision is left to hit your goal before exam day.
Every feature exists because real students asked for it. No filler. No fake gamification.
Press start, study, press stop. The tracker logs every second to the right subject — no manual entry, no rounding.
Set a target like 100 hours for each exam subject. Live progress bars show hours done, hours left, and pace per week.
Tap once when you get distracted. The tracker logs it and shows your real focus score — separate from raw time.
Add exam dates and the tracker tells you how many study hours per week you need to hit your goal. No spreadsheet maths.
GitHub-style heatmap of your study year. Green every day = streak. Empty days are obvious. Honest and visual.
What did you cover? What was hard? Saved with the session forever. Searchable. No third-party note app needed.
We've used most of them. Here's the honest breakdown of why students switch to My Study Diary.
| Feature | My Study Diary | Typical app |
|---|---|---|
| Free forever, no ads | Yes | Free trial only |
| No sign-up required | Yes | Account required |
| Works offline (PWA) | Yes | Online only |
| Focus drift tracking | Yes | Time only |
| Per-subject hour goals | Yes | Sometimes |
| Exam countdown built in | Yes | Separate app |
| Your data stays on device | Yes | Cloud only |
If you have an exam, a goal, or a subject you want to get better at — this study tracker is built for you.
Track 8–12 subjects across the year. Hit the 100-hour-per-subject benchmark most students aim for. See exactly which subjects are behind.
Long study sessions, dissertations, problem sets, finals prep. Track real focus time — not just hours spent at your desk pretending.
International Baccalaureate, SAT, ACT, AP, MCAT, LSAT, accountancy, language exams. Set goals, track hours, hit your target.
A study tracker is a tool that records how much time you spend studying each subject, so you can see real progress instead of guessing. My Study Diary tracks duration, focus drift, notes per session, and per-subject hour goals — giving you an honest picture of your revision.
Open My Study Diary, add your subjects, and press start when you begin a focused session. The tracker logs duration in real time and lets you note when you drift off-task. At the end you'll see total time, focus score, and progress toward your subject goal.
Yes. My Study Diary is 100% free with no ads, no premium tier, and no sign-up required to start. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to sign in to sync across devices.
Yes. My Study Diary is a Progressive Web App (PWA), so once you've opened it, it works offline — on the bus, in the library, anywhere with no signal. Install it to your home screen on iPhone, Android or desktop.
Most students aim for 100–120 hours of focused revision per exam subject across the year (GCSE, A-Level, IB, university finals). Set this as your hour goal in My Study Diary and the progress bar will show exactly how much more revision you need.
Yes. My Study Diary is a Progressive Web App that installs to your home screen on iPhone and Android. It works exactly like a native study tracker app, but with no App Store download and no account needed.
No sign-up. No card. No ads. Just open the tracker and start your first session.