Comparison

Habit Ace vs Recurrence

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

Head to head
About

Habit Ace

Build positive daily, weekly, or monthly habits with a fun and motivating tracker. Monitor progress, extend streaks, and visualize achievements with customizable widgets. Set reminders and notes to stay on track.

Highlights
  • Track daily, weekly, and monthly habits
  • Monitor current and longest streaks
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Set habit reminders
  • Customizable habit colors
  • Archive inactive habits
  • Automatic backup and sync
Features
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Habit Ace helps you build powerful habits in a fun way. Whether it is a daily, weekly, or monthly habit, Habit Ace tracks your progress and keeps you motivated. Your mission is to complete your progress charts and make your streaks as long as possible. By doing so, you are building habits that make you feel fulfilled. FEATURES * Add daily/weekly/monthly habits. You can track not only daily, but also weekly and monthly habits. Each type has its own tab for your convenience. * Track how you maintain the habits. You can give a check mark to a habit whenever you do it. If you forget, you can still give the check mark anytime you want. * See how good you are at maintaining the habits. For each habit, you can see the current and longest streak. You can also see the details of the streak. This way, you can easily see when you succeeded and when you didn’t. * Add widgets to your Lock Screen and Home Screen. You can view your progress right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen. Feel the satisfaction of seeing completed charts when you have done all your habits. * Do a habit multiple times a day (or a week or a month). If you want to do a habit multiple times per time period, you can do that. Just turn on Multiple Mode when adding a new habit. Then swipe right or left to reveal the + and - buttons to change the count. * Set reminders to do your habits. The reminders will appear automatically according to the type of habit (daily, weekly, or monthly). * Set custom colors for your habits. Setting custom colors will help you locate your habits easily (e.g., morning habits). * Archive inactive habits. When you decide not to do a habit for some time, you can archive it. This way, your data will stay intact and you can reactivate the habit at any time. * Create notes on a habit. Do you want to record why you failed to do a habit yesterday? You can do that by creating a note for that day. The same thing applies to weekly and monthly habits. * For daily habits, choose the days that are okay to skip. Your streak will continue through these days. If you choose not to do the habit on the weekend, for example, you won’t break your streak. * Automatic backup & sync. Your data is automatically backed up and synchronized through your iCloud account. The optional Premium subscription costs $1.99/month USD. Premium users can track an unlimited number of habits. It will be charged to your iTunes account after the purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your Account Settings.

About

Recurrence

This app helps you manage and track all your repeating tasks, from bills to pet care. It goes beyond simple reminders by logging past completions, notes, and important details, creating a comprehensive history of your activities. Stay organized and never miss an important recurring event again.

Highlights
  • Task tracking with customizable repeats
  • Task sharing via iCloud
  • Task organization and search
  • Task customization with notes and history
  • Siri Shortcut support
  • Full task history and notes
  • Widget support for Home and Lock Screens
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Recurrence helps you manage and track everything relating to the repeating tasks in your life so you never miss a thing again. Recurrence is more than just another app that reminds you what needs to be done — it tracks what you did, too. An example: you have a pet that needs medication. Maybe it needs checkups at the vet, too. Recurrence can remind you when you need to do give it the medication it needs as well as to arrange a visit to the vet, all while tracking things from past ones — what it weighed during the last visit, which medication was prescribed, and anything else you think might be handy! By changing the way you think about reminders and repeating tasks, Recurrence becomes more than an app that reminds you to do things — it becomes the place that tracks your entire life as well. Recurrence features include: ◆ Task tracking and customizable repeats Create tasks that repeat when you need them to with customizable options including a lock that prevents a task from being checked off before it's ready. ◆ Task sharing iCloud sharing support so you can complete items with a spouse, friend, or family members. ◆ Task organization Categorize your tasks so you'll always be able to find what you're looking for. Or just search, it's up to you! ◆ Task customization Tasks can be configured to show all kinds of information including the number of occurrences, the last completion, notes, and more. ◆ Siri Shortcut support Mark tasks as completed using nothing but your voice. ◆ Full task history and notes You'll see when tasks were completed as well as notes from each completion, great for tasks that you want to keep a track of over time. ◆ Full widget support Now you can see your recurring tasks right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. ◆ Cross-device support Your tasks follow you from iPhone to iPad to Mac and back again with seamless syncing. Recurrence is a free download with a five-task limit. Unlock unlimited tasks with Recurrence Premium — available as a monthly or annual subscription, or lifetime purchase. Premium subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.shayesapps.com/policies

Screenshots

Habit Ace4 screens
Recurrence4 screens

Verdict

The call

Habit Ace and Recurrence both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Recurrence's written reviews are positive against 50% of Habit Ace's. Recurrence also leads on ratings volume (326 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Habit Ace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Recurrence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Habit Ace against 4.7 for Recurrence. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recurrence has 326 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Habit Ace's written reviews are positive against 83% of Recurrence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Ace ships an update monthly, Recurrence every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Habit Ace versus Recurrence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit AceRecurrence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (326 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5326 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProductiveTapShayes Apps LLC

Customer experience

Habit Ace

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Recurrence

All ratings326 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Habit Ace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Recurrence

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not working despite permissions granted
  • Multiple notifications disappear when one is completed
  • Slow device syncing
  • Widget integration issues
  • Overdue task counter requires multiple completions to clear

Requested features

16 requests
  • One-time task or reminder option
  • Task reordering from main screen
  • Multi-category task assignment
  • Spanish and German language translations
  • Apple Watch app
Show 11 more
  • Sub-tasks or sub-categories
  • Tomorrow view option
  • Specific time scheduling for tasks
  • Calendar view within app
  • Print functionality for weekly schedules
  • Multiple reminders per day (more than daily frequency)
  • Custom color selection for categories
  • Days since last occurrence display in widget
  • Ability to share tasks with family members easily
  • Sound and vibration feedback options
  • Automatic task reset after single completion when overdue

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Habit Ace

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
3 purchases

Recurrence

Subscriptions2
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Habit Ace free?
Habit Ace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recurrence free?
Recurrence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit Ace or Recurrence?
Habit Ace is rated higher. Habit Ace averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Recurrence averages 4.7 from 326 ratings.
Do Habit Ace or Recurrence have ads?
Neither Habit Ace nor Recurrence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Ace or Recurrence?
Habit Ace ships an update monthly, and Recurrence every 3 weeks. Most recently, Habit Ace was updated on October 7, 2026 and Recurrence on October 16, 2026.

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