# Mainstay Habits — Focus habits, journal & meds

> Focus habits, journal & meds (iPhone/iPad app by Stuart McMillan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mainstay-habits/id6800600750 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stuart McMillan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896215546)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-02
- Data updated: 2026-10-05

## What is Mainstay Habits?

Most habit trackers show every habit, every day, in one flat list, nagging you to meditate mid-meeting and exercise at midnight. Mainstay is different. It surfaces the right habits for whichever Focus you're in, and it never punishes you with a streak.

THE RIGHT HABITS, RIGHT NOW
Bind each habit to your Work, Personal, or Sleep Focus. When that Focus turns on, Mainstay automatically shows just those habits, powered by Apple's Focus Filters, something no cross-platform app can do.

RHYTHM, NOT STREAKS
Mainstay measures how steady you've been lately, 5 of the last 7 days, not an all-or-nothing chain. Miss a day and nothing resets. You just pick it back up. It's built for real life, and for anyone who's burned out on streak anxiety.

IT TICKS ITSELF OFF
Connect Health and your workouts, mindful minutes and sleep complete the matching habit automatically, no double logging.

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets showing your current context
- A routine session that walks you through your morning in the Dynamic Island, no unlocking
- Calm, adult design, no cartoon pets, no guilt

FREE & PRO
Start free with 3 habits. Mainstay Pro unlocks unlimited habits, every Focus binding, widgets, Live Activities, Health auto-completion and full rhythm analytics.

Privacy Policy: https://anchoriintel.com/mainstay-privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mainstay Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Mainstay Pro Yearly | $24.99 | per year |


## Is Mainstay Habits safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Mainstay Habits.

## Is Mainstay Habits legit?

Mainstay Habits appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Mainstay Habits is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.7.0 — 2026-10-04

Remember the why — and let Health do the ticking.

• Habit journal: add as many notes a day as you like to any habit — how it went, why you missed it, how you felt. Back-date notes to quiet days too. Synced through iCloud.
• Meds that tick themselves off: link a habit to Apple Health medications (iOS 26). Log a dose as taken in Health and the habit completes — any medication, or one you choose. You decide which medications Mainstay can see.
• A new options menu on every habit: add a note, edit, pause or resume in one place.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-10-02

Your history is safe — and Mainstay got a lot more capable.

• iCloud backup & sync: every habit and check-in is kept in your private iCloud and restores on a new phone
• Three kinds of habit: tick it off, reach an amount (8 glasses, 5 km), or cut something out — quit habits are clean by default, you only log a slip
• Pause for holidays or sick days without eroding your rhythm
• Reminders per habit that follow your Focus — work habits stay quiet at home — with a Done button right on the notification
• Patterns: see which habits pull each other along, your best weekday, and what's picking up — worked out on your iPhone
• The week's log: a calm weekly review you can share
• Your grove: every habit grows a living tree as its Root Depth deepens
• Habit packs: ready-made sets with cues and timers (Morning anchor, Deep work, Better sleep, ADHD-friendly and more)
• Timed routine steps, counting down on screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Apple Watch complication that mirrors your current Focus
• Import from other habit trackers (CSV), plus full backup and CSV export
• Now on iPad

### 1.0 — 2026-10-02

No release notes.

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All apps by Stuart McMillan: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896215546

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