Comparison

HabitMinder vs StepFox

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

Head to head
About

HabitMinder

This app helps you build positive habits and stay accountable with tools like reminders and tracking features. It offers over 50 pre-defined healthy habits to get you started, covering areas like exercise, hydration, and mindfulness.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Daily goal planner
  • To-do list functionality
  • Customizable reminders
  • Pre-defined healthy habits
  • Accountability tools
Features
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Build habits that actually stick. HabitMinder turns your goals into daily routines with smart reminders, streaks, and progress stats you can see at a glance. Track everything from one place — home-screen widgets, Apple Watch, Siri Shortcuts ("Log 15 squats"), and automatic Apple Health sync — plus 50+ ready-made habits and built-in mini-apps for hydration, breathing, and focus sessions. Reminders promptly notify you when it's time to complete a habit. Free to start. Optional Premium unlocks unlimited habits and advanced stats — no ads, no pressure. Why do you need HabitMinder, another habit tracker? Here are some sample healthy habits the app will help you form and keep: • Walking – the most natural movement and fantastic exercise. Try to hit 10,000 steps a day with the help of HabitMinder – you’ll notice a change. • Hydration – staying hydrated is one of the best habits for your overall health. After all, water makes up 75% of your muscles, 83% of your blood, and 90% of your brain, so you can’t go wrong. Good hydration promotes healthy skin, it makes your brain stronger, and it can help you lose weight. • Breathing/Mindfulness – relieve feelings of stress and tension through breathing and mindfulness exercises. This will improve your focus and your mood as well as having a positive impact on your physical health. • Exercise – you need to exercise to stay fit, lose weight, and stay physically and mentally healthy. HabitMinder can't do the exercise for you but it will help you stay on schedule. • Stretching – stretching is an essential part of being fit and healthy. It can also help you relax so should be part of your daily routine. • Stand – it will surprise you when you learn just how much of your day you spend sitting down. Your attention will improve, you will feel more energised, and you will improve your physical health by getting into one simple habit – standing up frequently and regularly. • Squats – your partner will love this habit and so will you. Your muscles will become firmer and more toned, and you will feel stronger. Squats can even help you lose weight. • Eat healthily – everyone knows the benefits of eating healthily. Getting into a regular and committed healthy eating habit is easier said than done, however. HabitMinder is the solution – it will help keep your healthy eating plans on track. • Sleep more – sleep is crucial for your physical and mental health and wellbeing. Even 30 minutes more per night will have a positive impact. Download today, HabitMinder - your daily habit tracker. --- Optional auto-renewing yearly Premium Subscription is available to be purchased via the Settings menu -> Upgrade To Premium. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscription automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. To manage your subscription, navigate to the Settings menu and tap "Manage Purchases". NOTE: HabitMinder reads data for some habits from Apple Health app. No data is being sent outside of your device. Health app access required. Privacy Policy: https://kodeon.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://kodeon.ai/terms-of-use

About

StepFox

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Every entry saves steps, estimated distance, and a workout. Walking and brisk walking use Walking; running uses Running. AI Steps saves your confirmed total as segmented entries; Single entry saves one entry. The total stays unchanged, and segments are estimates. Quick step entry • Enter a number or use quick adjustment buttons • Choose walking, brisk walking, or running • Set an earlier completion date and time • Review estimated start, completion, and duration before saving • See estimated distance and duration • Add a mood and optional note • Browse one week and one day at a time, or jump to a date • Edit steps, mood, and note; the matching Health samples update • See daily StepFox totals and mood summaries • Add body weight for per-entry energy and today’s subtotal • View 7- or 30-day estimated-energy charts • Clear a date; free users watch a rewarded ad first • Small and medium widgets show today’s total and additions • Widgets include mood-based encouragement • Widgets follow the selected fox and scene • Lock Screen widgets show compact step information Keep going with Challenges • Add 500, 1,000, 5,000, or a custom amount to today’s Health total • Get an on-device notification at the goal, then continue higher • Optionally show progress on the Lock Screen and supported Dynamic Island • Challenges read today’s total but never add or change steps Clear HealthKit boundaries • Only steps are read. Steps, walking + running distance, and workouts are saved. Height and weight are not read. • Every entry saves steps, estimated distance, and a workout. Walking and brisk walking use Walking; running uses Running. • Height, weight, speed, calories, mood, and notes stay locally in StepFox. Estimated distance and activity times are saved to Apple Health with the entry. • Mood and notes never enter Health or leave the device • StepFox explains where to enable step access when needed • It never reads body weight or writes estimated energy to Health • Deletion affects only samples created by StepFox, never other sources Ads do not block core features The free version shows banners on Add Steps, Challenges, Energy, and Records, plus a dismissible interstitial after every third successful Health write. A rewarded ad gives one ad-free hour and is required before a free user clears a day. Entry and Challenges still work if ads fail or tracking is denied. Walk, level up, and meet foxes • Entry days raise the local fox level and unlock more foxes • Some foxes are Pro exclusive • Home keeps information left and the fox right; it reacts after saving • Progress never uses HealthKit step totals StepFox Pro Monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions remove ads and unlock every fox. Core Health entry, records, and Challenges stay free. • Monthly: NT$50, renews monthly • Yearly: NT$390, renews yearly (NT$32.5/month average) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation • Renewal is automatic unless disabled at least 24 hours before the period ends; the account is charged within those final 24 hours • Manage or cancel in App Store account settings Personalized ads are disabled. Steps, activity, speed, challenge goals, and HealthKit content are not sent to advertising or analytics services. Distance, speed, duration, and energy are estimates, not sensor or medical measurements. Energy includes only StepFox entries, not steps recorded automatically by iPhone or Apple Watch. StepFox offers no diagnosis or treatment advice. Privacy Policy: https://israynotarray.dev/app/stepnote-privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HabitMinder4 screens
StepFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HabitMinder at none against StepFox's shown. StepFox's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. HabitMinder sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and StepFox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HabitMinder ships an update every 5 weeks, StepFox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HabitMinder versus StepFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitMinderStepFox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.RUEI HUNG SHIU

Bugs and requests

HabitMinder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Habit completion not syncing correctly across devices
  • Incorrect activity tracking and data in Apple Health
  • Crashes and bugs when using certain features
  • Inability to edit or reduce previously logged values

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set habits for specific days of the week
  • Option to track negative habits and progress
  • More customization options for habit reminders
  • Better summary and progress tracking features
  • Integration with more fitness/health apps

StepFox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HabitMinder

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Subscription$0.991 Month
  • HabitMinder Premium Yearly$4.991 Year
  • HabitMinder Premium Yearly$9.491 Year
Show 4 more
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • HabitMinder Premium1 Year trial3 variants$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1-5 Habits$1.99
  • HabitMinder Premium Offer$9.99
  • Premium One-Time$19.99
2 purchases

StepFox

Subscriptions2
  • StepFox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StepFox Pro Yearly$11.991 Year

Questions

Is HabitMinder free?
HabitMinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepFox free?
StepFox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HabitMinder or StepFox have ads?
StepFox shows ads; HabitMinder does not.
Which is updated more often, HabitMinder or StepFox?
HabitMinder ships an update every 5 weeks, and StepFox every 4 days. Most recently, HabitMinder was updated on October 20, 2026 and StepFox on October 10, 2026.

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