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Athenify study tracker and focus timer, $2.3K MRR: 50,000+ students
Athenify is an online study tracker and focus timer for college, university, and school students. Its $2.3K MRR is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.
What it actually sells
Athenify is an online study tracker and focus timer for PC, Mac, and mobile. Its stated audience is college, university, and school students: “the ultimate study tracker, study hour tracker, study habit tracker, and focus timer for college, university, or school”.
The feature set includes a fullscreen study timer with stopwatch and Pomodoro modes, a GPA calculator, cloud synchronization across Mac, PC, and phone, study statistics, and exam countdowns with study-time predictions. The GPA calculator is described this way: “Calculate your weighted or unweighted GPA instantly. Supports letter grades, percentages, and multiple grading scales.”
How it charges
Athenify offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card. Currency amounts appear on the pages. None could be tied to Athenify's own pricing, so Athenify's product price could not be identified on the pages we read.
Month by month
Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.
| Month | Revenue (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | $2,760 |
| 2025-11 | $3,271 |
| 2025-12 | $1,028 |
| 2026-01 | $2,853 |
| 2026-02 | $3,681 |
| 2026-03 | $2,058 |
| 2026-04 | $3,085 |
| 2026-05 | $3,051 |
| 2026-06 | $2,906 |
| 2026-07 | $2,558 |
| 2026-08 | $3,029 |
| 2026-09 | $3,304 |
Where customers come from
The visible site signals include a free study timer and GPA calculation tools, a personal website and blog, and a freely available Excel study diary template. The site also presents a 14-day free trial without a credit card.
What stands out
Athenify synchronizes across Mac, PC, and phone. The site says Athenify is trusted by 50,000+ students at universities worldwide and reports 50k+ users in 60+ countries. It also says Athenify was shaped by feedback from hundreds of students and launched in May 2020.
From the official site
the ultimate study tracker, study hour tracker, study habit tracker, and focus timer for college, university, or school
Calculate your weighted or unweighted GPA instantly. Supports letter grades, percentages, and multiple grading scales.
Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.
Where it sits in the data
Athenify's $2.3K MRR is higher than 84% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “Education” category (517 projects) it is higher than 86% (category median $156). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.
Currency
All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.
Could you build something like this?
My view is that the target buyer is a college, university, or school student. The clearest demand test is paid demand for timers, GPA calculation, study statistics, exam countdowns, and synchronized study records across Mac, PC, and phone.
My view is that practical distribution starts with free study tools, study materials, search visibility, and direct outreach to student communities. Reliable synchronization, support for Mac, PC, and phone, and careful handling of student data are the main build requirements. Regulation, support load, and competition from productivity products are the main constraints.
Verdict: Needs real work.
One thing to take from it
Creator and Software Product Owner Lukas von Hohnhorst developed Athenify from his own study diary. My view is that the lesson is to pair a specific study workflow with a defined student audience and a clear device scope. Athenify supports cloud synchronization across Mac, PC, and phone.
Sources
- Athenify official website, fetched October 1, 2026
- Athenify pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
- Athenify about page, fetched October 1, 2026
- TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026
Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure