Caveday vs StudyStream
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Caveday
Guided group focus sessions on Zoom, running all day
StudyStream
Live video study rooms open around the clock
Where they differ
- Caveday starts at $35 / month, billed quarterly ($105), or $39.99 monthly. StudyStream starts at $1.99 / month (US App Store; several amounts listed).
- StudyStream has a free plan. Caveday does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only StudyStream lists iOS and Android apps.
- Caveday also covers goals.
- StudyStream also covers tasks and Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| Caveday | StudyStream | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $35 / month, billed quarterly ($105), or $39.99 monthly | $1.99 / month (US App Store; several amounts listed) |
| Free plan | None | Free to use: the store listings call it a free study app with premium features, and the site's focus rooms are open to join. What the paid tiers add is not published. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; the membership renews automatically afterwards | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Caveday LLC | Knowledge Collective Ltd |
| Price read from | caveday.org | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Caveday
- Remote workers who focus better with other people on camera
- People with ADHD who use body doubling to get started
- Long stretches of deep work with a facilitator keeping time
StudyStream
- Students who study better alongside other people on camera
- Anyone who wants a study room that is open at any hour
- Exam preparation with Pomodoro timers and task tracking
Worth knowing
Caveday
- There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial the membership renews automatically at $39.99 a month or $105 a quarter.
- Sessions take place on Zoom with cameras encouraged and microphones muted; Caveday lists no app of its own.
- Each session closes 10 minutes after its start time, and latecomers are not admitted.
- Memberships can be refunded only within 7 days of a purchase or renewal.
StudyStream
- The vendor's website has no pricing page; the prices come from the US App Store, which lists Basic Monthly at both $1.99 and $3.99.
- Neither the site nor the store listings say what Basic and Premium add to the free version.
- The Google Play listing says the Android app contains ads, and the App Store listing notes advertising too.
- Use is limited to people aged 16 and over, and the iOS app is designed for iPhone only.
Key features
Caveday
- Live focus sessions every day
- Sessions of 30 minutes, 1 hour and 3 hours run seven days a week, adding up to more than 20 hours of live sessions a day. Members can reserve as many as they like.
- Sprints and guided breaks
- Work sprints last 45 to 52 minutes, with the exact length left unannounced, and the guide leads short breaks between them. Check-in and check-out happen in small breakout groups.
- Trained Cave Guides
- Every session is led by a human facilitator. Caveday says it has more than 35 guides around the world from a range of professional backgrounds.
- 24/7 Focus Lounge
- A virtual body-doubling room that stays open around the clock for working alongside other members outside scheduled sessions.
- Weekly planning workshops
- Members-only workshops for planning the week ahead and reviewing the month, alongside accountability groups.
- Community forum and friend invites
- A member forum for conversations and events, and 20 invites a month for bringing a friend into a session with one click.
StudyStream
- Live focus rooms
- Video rooms where people study on camera together, open 24 hours a day. The site lists two Focus Rooms anyone can join and a Do Anything room that requires signing up.
- Pomodoro timers and task tracking
- Built-in study Pomodoro timers, several focus modes and a task list for working through what you planned in a session.
- Study partners and streaks
- Pin study partners so you can find them again, and keep a daily streak that tracks how consistently you show up.
- Find people by subject
- Filter other members by country, subject and interests, and follow what study groups are doing in a social feed.
- AI notes and quizzes
- AI Notes turns handwritten notes into an organized digital format, and AI Quiz generates quiz questions from your study materials.
- Discord community
- StudyStream also runs a Discord server that it says has 1 million members, with community rules enforced by its team.
Plans
Caveday
Membership (quarterly)$35
per month, billed quarterly ($105 every 3 months)
Unlimited session reservations, 20 friend invites a month, weekly planning workshops, the 24/7 Focus Lounge and the community forum.
Membership (monthly)$39.99
per month, billed monthly
The same membership renewing every month, cancellable at any time from account settings.
Caveday for TeamsCustom
In-person and virtual sessions for company teams, arranged through a contact form.
StudyStream
Free$0
Join the live focus rooms on the web or in the mobile apps. The vendor does not publish where the free version stops.
Basic Monthly$1.99 or $3.99
per month, US App Store; two amounts listed
The listing shows two Basic Monthly purchases and does not say how they differ or what Basic includes.
Premium Monthly$6.99
per month, US App Store in-app purchase
The higher subscription tier paid monthly. The listing does not itemize what Premium unlocks.
Premium Annually$69.99
per year, US App Store in-app purchase
The Premium tier billed once a year.
Ways to pay less
Caveday
- Other savings
Save 13% with quarterly billing
Billed quarterly, membership is $105 every three months, or $35 a month, against $39.99 when billed monthly. Caveday labels the difference a 13% saving.
StudyStream
- Annual discount
Annual Premium costs about 17% less than monthly
The US App Store lists Premium Monthly at $6.99 and Premium Annually at $69.99, so a year paid at once costs about 17% less than twelve monthly payments.
