Silo vs Smol Habit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silo
This app provides a distraction-free Pomodoro timer specifically designed for Apple Watch. It uses subtle haptic feedback to guide focus and break sessions, helping users stay on track without auditory alerts. Ideal for quiet environments, it supports task management and progress tracking.
- Apple Watch native design
- Discreet haptic alerts
- Focus and break cycles
- Adjustable timer intervals
- Distraction-free operation
- Task management and reminders (Pro)
- Focus stats tracking (Pro)
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Silo is a Pomodoro-style focus timer built for Apple Watch and iPhone. It uses subtle wrist haptics to guide focus and break sessions without loud alerts, distracting notifications, or constant phone checking. Perfect for students, people with ADHD, deep-work professionals, and anyone who wants a calmer way to stay on track. Silo is especially powerful on Apple Watch: a tap on your wrist tells you when to focus, when to take a break, and when to return. It’s ideal for libraries, offices, meetings, and anywhere silence matters. “To add something to your daily life without intrusion or complication—that’s what the Apple Watch is about, and this app does a great job of that.” — Apple WatchCast Podcast FEATURES • Apple Watch-first focus timer • Pomodoro-style focus and break sessions • Gentle haptic alerts on your wrist • Adjustable timer intervals on Apple Watch and iPhone • Pause and resume anytime • Quiet, distraction-free design • Great for silent environments • Works great with Airplane Mode SILO PRO • Apple Watch Complications • Plan your day with tasks and reminders • Assign tasks to focus sessions • Mark tasks complete • Custom focus presets • Track daily and weekly focus stats • iCloud sync for tasks and stats Support: support@silofocus.com Terms: silofocus.com/terms Privacy: silofocus.com/privacy
Smol Habit
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Easy habit making w/ your smol trainer! With Smol Habit, you can: - Create habits for desired weekdays - Match your habits with the colors and symbols you choose - "Tap tap" to mark the completion of your everyday habits - Track the status of each of your habits (top streak, ongoing days, achievement progress) - Check your overall progress with a calendar view - Receive a daily "seed" reward for every full-day habit completion - Unlock various "Hamcheese stages" with the seeds you've earned - Change the app's icon and display mode (to dark mode) as you want [Premium Features] - 20 ongoing habits - Habit pausing feature - Daily habit reminders (notifications) - Unlocked Hamcheese stages - Premium Hamcheese achievement badges [To-be Updated Features (Premium)] - Hamcheese SMS stickers - Interactive widgets For Terms of Use of the app, visit: https://app.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/67wqn1ue
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smol Habit at none against Silo's 2. Smol Habit also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Silo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Silo costs $1.99 and Smol Habit $2.99 up front. Silo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Smol Habit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Silo ships an update every 3 weeks, Smol Habit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silo | Smol Habit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rainbox Studio | MET HK |
In-app purchases
Silo
- SILO Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlock Pro Features$2.99
Smol Habit
No in-app purchases









