Live group study, timers and leaderboards like YPT, plus a routine enforcer YPT doesn't have. Free, in any browser.
YPT (Yeolpumta) made studying together normal: you join a group, start a timer, and see your friends' study time stack up in real time. Studova keeps that core loop and rebuilds it for the open web: no app store required, it works on laptops, and it adds the one thing timers alone never fix, which is starting on time.
Studova's pods are invite-only study rooms with live timers, a daily leaderboard, nudges and chat. On top of that sits a clock-aware routine enforcer: you set your weekly study blocks, and the moment a block starts with no session running, Studova calls you out.
What Studova does that YPT doesn't
The routine enforcer is the difference. YPT tracks the studying you do; Studova also tracks whether you started the studying you planned. Set "Physics, 7–9 pm, weekdays" once and the enforcer watches the clock: grace period, then an alert, on every device with the app open (and via push if you enable it).
Studova is web-first: the same app runs full-featured in Chrome, Firefox or Safari on any laptop or phone, with an Android app for push notifications and home-screen convenience. Studying happens next to your notes and lecture tabs, so it helps to have the tracker there too.
There's also a built-in website blocker for desktop browsers, flashcards with spaced repetition, weekly leagues, daily quests, and streak freezes for the days you miss.
What's the same (on purpose)
Live group study is the heart of both apps. In Studova you see who's focusing right now, their subject, and today's totals ranked on a podium, the same peer pressure that makes YPT work. Groups are invite-code pods, so your room stays your people.
The timer is count-up and timestamp-based, so a refresh, a sleeping tab or a closed laptop won't corrupt your hours.