Comparison

Habit Tracker vs Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

This app helps you build lasting habits and achieve your goals with a simple daily planner. It offers features like group habits, mood tracking, and smart reminders to keep you motivated and on track. The app also provides insightful statistics and reports to visualize your progress.

Highlights
  • Build and quit habits
  • Flexible goal tracking with specific units
  • Group habits for social motivation
  • Insightful stats and habit reports
  • Mood tracking and HRV stress monitor
  • Smart and multiple reminders
  • Widgets for easy access
  • ADHD friendly planning
Features
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Habit Tracker: A simple daily planner to schedule and track your routine, making it easy to build lasting habits.  Join 15M+ happy users, achieve your goals, and make every day count! More than a self-care companion, it lets you share with others to grow and improve together. ----Useful Features---- Sync with Apple Health: Track water intake, steps, sleep, exercise, and calories to seamlessly monitor your wellness journey. Build & Quit Habits: Create positive routines or break free from bad habits with tailored tracking. Flexible Goal Tracking: Measure progress with specific units (e.g., minutes, glasses of water), not just checkmarks. Group Habits: Stay motivated by building, reminding, and tracking habits with friends or loved ones. Insightful Stats: Get detailed analytics to evaluate and celebrate your progress. Habit Reports: Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports to visualize your growth. Mood Tracking: Monitor your mental wellness to stay balanced and mindful. Smart Reminders: Set time- or location-based reminders to stay on track effortlessly. Multiple Reminders: Add as many reminders as needed for any habit. Custom Sounds: Record or import unique reminder sounds for a personal touch. Widgets for Easy Access: Use Home Screen & Lock Screen to log habits instantly without opening the app. HRV Stress Monitor: Track your heart rate variability (HRV) to measure stress levels and gain insights into your well-being Habit Diary: Jot down notes to reflect on your journey in a personal habit memo. Focus Timer: Stay focused with natural sounds & create a calming, distraction-free environment Cloud Sync: Back up and sync your data across devices for seamless access. Daily Inspiration: Enjoy motivational wallpapers and quotes to keep you inspired. Privacy Protection: Secure your data with FaceID or TouchID. Friendly Competition: Compete with friends to see who’s crushing their habits. ADHD Planner: ADHD friendly plans built-in to help. Dark Mode: Sleek design for a comfortable experience, day or night. Habit Tracker helps you simplify your daily routine, clear your mind, stay on track with your goals, and build a better life. Download now! Perfect for ADHD users, this app simplifies planning and tracking to help you stay focused, build routines, and thrive with ease. NOTE: Habit reads data for some habits from Apple Health app (Steps, energy, walking, running ..etc). No data is being sent outside of your device. Health app access required. EULA: https://www.eulatemplate.com/live.php?token=MRcYNs6U8BXMLSDWG0BzEqLPPtL2Vc46

About

Challenge

This app helps you expand your comfort zone by offering over 80 diverse challenges. You can tackle them solo or with friends, customize existing ones, or create your own. Document your progress with images and notes, and set daily reminders to stay on track.

Highlights
  • 80+ diverse challenges
  • Group challenges with friends
  • Customize or create challenges
  • Track and share progress
  • Document journey with images/notes
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Expand Your Comfort Zone! Explore 80+ challenges with your friends or by your own. Adjust or create your own challenges and document your journey. Current Features: - Group Challenges - Connect with other users - 80+ Challenges in diverse categories - Customize or create your own Challenges - Track and share your progress - Documentation with images and notes - Create daily reminder Upcoming Features: - Timers - Score system - Video recording - GPS tracking - Challenge trailers Embark on a journey of self-discovery, break free from your comfort zone, and elevate your life! Challenge Icons by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge at none against Habit Tracker's 6. Challenge also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#147 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support 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 Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Tracker ships an update every 3 days, Challenge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Habit Tracker versus Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerChallenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (148K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings148K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size303 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInnerGrowDaniel Reimus

Customer experience

Habit Tracker

All ratings148,349 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews1,724 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative22.4%

Challenge

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Habit data not syncing correctly across devices
  • Habit reminders not working as expected
  • Unexpected behavior when editing habit details
  • App crashes or freezes during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track 'negative' habits or limits
  • Improve habit editing and rearranging functionality
  • Implement more flexible habit scheduling options
  • Enhance Apple Watch integration with timer and tracking features
  • Provide option to export data in CSV format

Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Habit Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
  • Enhance Yourself3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Family$12.99
  • Habit Promo$14.99
  • Lifetime Member$19.99
None

Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Challenge free?
Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Habit Tracker or Challenge have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or Challenge?
Habit Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and Challenge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Challenge on October 21, 2026.

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