Comparison

Do Habits vs Forward

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Do Habits

Build healthy habits and break bad ones with this goal-setting and progress-tracking app. It allows for multiple daily goal completions and offers customizable features like journals, reminders, and data export. Integrate with Apple HealthKit for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Set and track goals multiple times daily
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly tracking
  • Customizable habit display with icons and colors
  • Daily journal for notes
  • Multiple reminders per habit
  • Exportable CSV data
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Do Habits guides you in building healthy habits by helping you set goals, track your progress and motivates you to get them done. Unlike so many other habit apps, Do Habits lets you set a goal and track it MULTIPLE times a day, not just one time per day. Do Habits will help you build great new habits and break existing bad ones. After setting tangible daily or weekly goals, Do Habits will help you track your habits and tell you when you've met your goal. Do Habits also keeps track of Streaks when you've met your goals in consecutive periods — and with Skip Days and Vacation Mode, a rest day or a trip away won't break your streak. The FREE version of Do Habits allows you to create up to 3 habits. For more than 3, you'll need to upgrade to the Premium Version. Do Habits Features: • Allows you to set and track goals on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis • Lets you set a goal for MULTIPLE times a day, not just once like most habit apps • Totally customizable habit display (icons and colors) - you choose what will motivate you! • Daily journal lets you keep notes about your habit • Fun color options and icons let you customize your list • Easy to edit activities in the past • Skip Days & Vacation Mode protect your streaks when life gets busy • Multiple reminders for each habit • Exportable CSV data with totals and time stamps • Passcode protection with FaceID/TouchID • Track activity with Apple Watch or Home Screen Widget • iCloud and Dropbox data backup • Shortcuts and Siri Integration Do Habits also integrates with Apple HealthKit. This lets you set and track goals automatically based on your activity. Ex. if you want to build a new great habit of getting more steps every day, our HealthKit integration will help you with this by attributing your steps data from HealthKit directly to your steps habit. Building amazing new habits has never been easier! Do Habits PREMIUM: • Unlimited habits/goals. Do Habits contains optional subscription plans. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the chosen plan's price. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes/App Store Account Settings after purchase. Read our full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service here: https://growthbundle.com/privacy-policy https://growthbundle.com/terms-of-service

About

Forward

This app helps you build and maintain healthy routines and achieve your personal goals. It offers a simple interface to set daily, weekly, or monthly tasks and track your progress over time. Stay motivated and focused on your personal growth journey with customizable habits and reminders.

Highlights
  • Set daily, weekly, monthly goals
  • Track habit streaks
  • Customize habits with colors
  • Set reminders for tasks
  • Visualize progress over time
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Forward App is designed to live up to its name - to keep you going forward towards your goals! With stylish yet simple interface and only necessary features, you can set healthy routines, goals and tasks for daily, weekly and monthly basis. You can also decide if you do your goals and to do’s multiple times in a day. It has never been more easier to create habits that stick! The more you use it - the better you see your progress in in the streak page. Stay motivated and focused with your personal goals! Productivity is sometimes hard to achieve but Forward is here for you and your personal growth journey. Forward is ideal for you if you: • have hard time keeping a habit or quit one • you have too many to do’s at once and cannot prioritize them • sometimes loose focus on your personal goals and targets • feel unmotivated and can’t see the progress of your goals Forward is FREE TO USE without annoying ads! The free version of Forward allows you to create 3 habits/goals. For more than 3, you can either choose a wallet friendly Forward Premium or unlike most other apps, purchase 1 goal at a time without any other commitments. Forward free allows you to: • set and track goals on a daily, weekly or monthly basis • set a task to be repeated multiple times a day • customize your habits from a range of colors - visualize your targets! • edit and delete your list of tasks • set a reminder for each habit • see your progress over time with each goal/task • log and see habit activity with seamless Apple Watch integration Forward PREMIUM offers: • unlimited amount of goals ===All your ideas, feedback and suggestions are always welcome=== Contact: forward@todoo.fun Privacy policy: https://todoo.fun/forward-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://todoo.fun/forward-tos/

Screenshots

Do Habits4 screens
Forward3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forward at 75% against Do Habits's 31%. Forward also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and device support (4 vs 2). Do Habits's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Do Habits sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Forward sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forward holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do Habits has 17K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Do Habits's written reviews are positive against 75% of Forward's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Do Habits ships an update every 4 weeks, Forward fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Do Habits versus Forward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo HabitsForward
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (17K ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.Sebastian Kumor

Customer experience

Do Habits

All ratings16,843 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral11.2%
Negative57.6%

Forward

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Do Habits

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Premium features not working as expected
  • Habit data disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Inability to add new habits without upgrading
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add monthly and yearly habit tracking
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Allow rearranging habit order and grouping
  • Provide more detailed habit analytics and progress tracking
  • Implement automatic dark mode option

Forward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Do Habits

Subscriptions7
  • Growth Bundle: Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Done Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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  • Done Premium - Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Done Premium - Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Done Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
  • Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-Time Premium Upgrade$8.99
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99
3 purchases

Forward

Subscriptions2
  • Forward - monthly premium$1.491 Month
  • Forward - yearly premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forward - extra goal$0.99

Questions

Is Do Habits free?
Do Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forward free?
Forward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Do Habits or Forward?
Forward is rated higher. Do Habits averages 4.0 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Forward averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Do Habits or Forward have ads?
Neither Do Habits nor Forward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Do Habits or Forward?
Do Habits ships an update every 4 weeks, and Forward fortnightly. Most recently, Do Habits was updated on October 15, 2026 and Forward on October 14, 2026.

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