Comparison

Mnmlist vs Upstart

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

Head to head
About

Mnmlist

Build habits with clarity and consistency using a distraction-free, minimalist interface. This app focuses on simplicity, helping you show up daily without complicated systems or gamification. It prioritizes privacy and is completely free to use.

Highlights
  • Create habits in seconds
  • One-tap daily check-ins
  • Track consistency over time
  • Minimalist and distraction-free design
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
  • Completely free, no subscriptions
Features
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Mnmlist is a habit tracker with very little in it. Add the habits you care about and tap each one on the days you do it. Today has a card for each habit with your current streak and this week. Open a habit to see its month, how this month compares with the last one, and which days of the week you do it most. The Calendar tab shows the whole year, for one habit or for all of them. Home Screen widgets show one habit or all of them: this week, a month, three months, the whole year, or today's habits in a ring. You can mark a habit done from a widget, from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button, or by asking Siri. On Apple Watch, turn the Digital Crown to go through your habits and tap to mark one done. On iPad, and on iPhone Duo when it's open, your habits and the one you're looking at sit side by side. Habits sync between your devices through iCloud, and you can export them as a CSV file from Settings. Mnmlist works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes, in light and dark mode, and in 22 languages. It's free. There are no ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases, no analytics and no tracking. Inspired by Leo Babauta's mnmlist.com. If something's missing or broken, Settings › Send Feedback reaches me.

About

Upstart

Features
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Upstart is the alarm clock designed to break the snooze cycle. Most alarms fail because they’re easy to ignore. You hit snooze, roll over, and lose another morning. Upstart changes that. To stop the alarm, you must physically scan your Sleep Bank card. This forces you to get out of bed and take action instead of tapping snooze. WHY SLEEP BANK WORKS • No snooze button • Physical card required to stop the alarm • Forces you out of bed • Builds discipline every morning • Designed to break the snooze habit permanently HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your alarm inside the app 2. Place your Sleep Bank card somewhere away from your bed 3. When the alarm rings, you must scan the card to turn it off This small action forces you to get up and start your day. Perfect for: • Students • Entrepreneurs • Early risers • Anyone struggling with snoozing alarms Start building discipline every morning. Stop snoozing. Start winning your mornings. Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/termandconditionsleepbank/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/sleepbankprivacypolicy?usp=sharing Sleep Bank includes free features. Sleep Bank features require a Sleep Bank Pro subscription (in-app purchase). Free trial available; subscription auto-renews and can be cancelled in iOS Settings. Free Tier you can set alarms and turn them off via the Sleep Bank Card. In premium features you have access to all features including Alarm Services. Pricing varies by region.

Screenshots

Mnmlist4 screens
Upstart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mnmlist at weekly against Upstart's monthly. Upstart's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mnmlist ships an update weekly, Upstart monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mnmlist versus Upstart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMnmlistUpstart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB145 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAssylbek IssatayevSAVITH K JAYASURIYA

In-app purchases

None

Mnmlist

No in-app purchases

None

Upstart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mnmlist free?
Mnmlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upstart free?
Upstart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mnmlist or Upstart have ads?
Neither Mnmlist nor Upstart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mnmlist or Upstart?
Mnmlist ships an update weekly, and Upstart monthly. Most recently, Mnmlist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Upstart on October 3, 2026.

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