Comparison

Habitify vs Erika

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

Head to head
About

Habitify

This app helps users build positive habits and break negative ones through personalized motivation, automatic tracking, and seamless integration with other health apps. It offers features like smart reminders, progress visualization, and mood tracking to support your journey towards a better life.

Highlights
  • Personalized notifications
  • Progress charts and streaks
  • Automatic tracking via health apps
  • AI assistant integration
  • Customizable habit schedules
  • Mood tracking and notes
Features
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Build better habits. Build a better life. Since 2016, Habitify has helped 3M+ people form over 20M habits — and earned repeat features from Apple, including App of the Day. We believe everyone deserves a better life: more good habits, fewer bad ones. Building habits is hard. Habitify makes it easier. # Why Habitify Habitify is built for one thing: your habit-forming success. That's our north star. Every feature exists to get you started, keep you going, and help you win. # STAY MOTIVATED, EVERY DAY Motivation gets you started — and keeps you going. Habitify keeps you fueled with: - Personalized notifications that adapt to your journey - Beautiful charts, streaks, and progress views that celebrate how far you've come - Milestones that turn small wins into lasting momentum # TRACKING THAT HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY Building habits shouldn't create a new habit of opening a habit tracker. With your consent, Habitify logs progress automatically by connecting to the apps you already use: - Apple Health & Google Health/Fit - Fitbit & Strava - Screen Time & RescueTime Walk, run, sleep, meditate, read, or cut screen time — and watch it log itself. # BUILT FOR THE AI ERA Habitify works the way you work now. With API, MCP, App Intents, and Siri support, you can: - Log habits by chatting with your favorite AI assistant - Ask for your progress and stats in plain language - Trigger updates hands-free with Siri Your habits, wherever your conversations happen. # INVISIBLE BY DESIGN The best habit tracker is one you barely notice. Habitify stays out of the way — quietly tracking, gently motivating — so your energy goes to living your habits, not logging them. # EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SUCCEED - Create habits in seconds with daily, weekly, or custom schedules - Smart reminders for morning, noon, or night - Streaks, completion history, and a clean progress calendar - Notes, mood tracking, and a built-in timer - Mark habits done, skipped, or missed — pause anytime life changes - Friendly challenges. - Sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch # JOIN 3 MILLION+ PEOPLE Whether you want to be more productive, get fit, sleep better, or simply feel more in control, Habitify gives you everything you need to make it happen. Download Habitify and start building a better life today. --- Habitify is available for free on all platforms. When you are ready to grow, unlock Habitify Plus to enjoy unlimited habits, smart reminders, and custom group areas to organize your routines. For the ultimate productivity and wellness experience, try Habitify Pro with a 7-day free trial. It includes all the features of Plus, alongside premium upgrades such as automated integrations with Apple Health and top apps, and advanced timers (pomodoro, stopwatch). --- Contact & Support • Website: https://habitify.me • Email: contact@habitify.me • Privacy Policy: https://habitify.me/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://habitify.me/terms-of-use • Feedback Forum: https://feedback.habitify.me

About

Erika

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications during study or work sessions. It allows you to set daily usage goals for social media and create schedules to unplug, promoting better time management and productivity.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set daily usage goals
  • Create unplugging schedules
  • Compete with friends
  • Join leagues
  • Earn badges
Features
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FOCUS Block distracting apps for revision, study and work. KEEP TO USAGE GOALS Spend only the amount of time you intend on social media each day and achieve more of the other things you love. SET SCHEDULES Create a daily schedule to unplug with ease. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS AND JOIN LEAGUES Compete with friends, join leagues and earn badges to help achieve your goals. Terms and Conditions — https://erika.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy — https://erika.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Habitify4 screens
Erika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Habitify at 4.6 against Erika's 4.0. Habitify also leads on ratings volume (7.2K vs 5) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). 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. Habitify sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Erika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Habitify holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habitify has 7.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Habitify's written reviews are positive against 45% of Erika's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habitify ships an update every 10 days, Erika fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Habitify versus Erika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitifyErika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.2K ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better44.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7.2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.216.2
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnstatic Ltd CoErika Technology Ltd

Customer experience

Habitify

All ratings7,163 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews1,594 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.6%

Erika

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative46.9%

User reviews

Habitify

From 7.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Life Saving
  • 🚀 Excellent interface
  • 👍 Helpful for habit forming
  • 👍 Tracks habits effectively
  • 👍 Syncs across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable widget and Apple Watch integration
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data sharing
  • 👎 Limited free version
  • 👎 Confusing UI and navigation

Erika

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎯 Helps with concentration
  • 📱 Reduces screen time
  • 🏠 Hides apps from Home Screen
  • 💸 Affordable (for some)

Room to improve

  • ❌ Session limits imposed
  • 💰 Subscription required for full use
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches reported
  • 📱 Apps rearranged on Home Screen
  • 🗑️ Widgets deleted

Bugs and requests

Habitify

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Habit data disappearing
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Unreliable notifications
  • Bugs with habit editing and rescheduling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Progress picture feature
  • Weekly/monthly habit summaries
  • Ability to pause habits
  • More flexible habit scheduling
  • Improved Apple Health integration
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  • Community/social features
  • Better customization options

Erika

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Only 3 study sessions per week
  • App is ugly and useless
  • Full of bugs
  • Glitches when creating study selections
  • Apps still show when set to hide
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  • App becomes unusable due to subscription emphasis
  • Limited study sessions to 3 times a week
  • New update limits to 3 sessions per week
  • Login/signup issues
  • App crashes or doesn't hide apps
  • Apps are gone after use
  • Doesn't let me delete
  • Deletes widgets and shifts apps around
  • Removes Snapchat from Home Screen
  • Lagged when turning apps back on
  • Logged out and couldn't log back in
  • Changed whole Home Screen including widgets
  • Shifts homescreen and deletes widgets
  • Doesn't actually get rid of all distracting apps
  • Can't scroll down to area code
  • App closes after creating account
  • Keeps refreshing to Afghanistan

Requested features

5 requests
  • Use ads instead of limiting sessions
  • Return to unlimited sessions
  • Fix app rearrangement/widget deletion bugs
  • Improve login/signup process
  • Make app usable without subscription

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Habitify

Subscriptions6
  • Habitify Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Habitify Pro Monthly (Family)$11.991 Month
  • Habitify Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Habitify Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Habitify Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Habitify Pro Yearly (Family)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • PRO Lifetime2 variants$59.99
  • Habitify Pro Lifetime2 variants$119.99
2 purchases

Erika

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Habitify free?
Habitify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Erika free?
Erika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habitify or Erika?
Habitify is rated higher. Habitify averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Erika averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Habitify or Erika have ads?
Neither Habitify nor Erika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habitify or Erika?
Habitify ships an update every 10 days, and Erika fortnightly. Most recently, Habitify was updated on November 6, 2026 and Erika on November 3, 2026.

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