Comparison

Forte vs Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Forte

This app helps you build and break habits by tracking progress beyond simple streaks. It offers flexible goal setting, multiple reminders, and detailed statistics to monitor your journey. Customize your experience with various colors and icons, and utilize home screen widgets for constant visibility.

Highlights
  • Habit strength measurement
  • Flexible goal setting (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)
  • Multiple reminders
  • Detailed habit statistics
  • Customizable colors and icons
  • Home screen widgets
  • Automatic iCloud backups
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Introducing Forte - Habit Tracker, your ultimate habit tracker designed to revolutionize your habit-tracking journey. Unlike conventional habit trackers, Forte employs a unique algorithm that goes beyond mere streaks, providing a nuanced measure of the strength of your habits. Say goodbye to minor setbacks derailing your habit building progress—Forte won't reset your hard-earned progress to zero. With Forte, cultivating or breaking habits becomes a breeze. Set weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly goals for all your habits, and revel in the flexibility to track your journey. Multiple reminders ensure you stay on course, while detailed habit stats empower you to monitor and share your progress with friends. Choose from a palette of 10 vibrant colors and over 180 habit icons, accompanied by stunning home screen widgets to keep your habits in the spotlight. Forte is not just visually appealing—it also boasts automatic iCloud backups and VoiceOver accessibility for a seamless user experience. The free version of Forte lets you track up to 4 habits, but for those craving more, Forte Premium offers unlimited habit tracking. Dive into daily notes for each habit, customize your app's color and icon, and relish the satisfaction of supporting Forte's ongoing development. Any questions or suggestions on how to enhance Forte - Habit Tracker? Reach out to me at support@fortehabits.com—I'm eager to hear from you! Forte, your go-to habit tracker for a transformative tracking experience. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Icons by Icons8

About

Habit Tracker

This app helps you build and track habits with a simple, no-frills interface. It offers customizable widgets, inspirational recommendations, detailed statistics, and reminders to keep you on track. Data is stored locally for privacy and syncs across your devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • No login required
  • iOS Widgets
  • Habit recommendations
  • Monthly & weekly statistics
  • Extended reminder notifications
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Customizable icons and colors
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HabitBe is the perfect lightweight weekly Habit Tracker with no frills. • no login required, your data belongs to you • a wide variety of beautiful iOS Widgets • a curated list of recommendations to get inspired • all the statistics you need, monthly, weekly stats and much more • extended reminder notifications • an integrated timer • synchronization with all your devices using iCloud • a wide Variety of Icons and beautifully selected colors • support for Dark & Light-Mode • habits can be archived when you are done • privacy: on-device statistics (no server involved) • glanceable goals on your Home Screen HabitBe (App) is distributed by Sebastian Boldt  under Apple’s standard software license for iOS apps — the App Store Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA);  you can read its full version here. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Icons provided by https://icons8.de

Screenshots

Forte4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Forte and Habit Tracker both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Forte's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Forte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 4 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 — 4.4 for Forte against 4.4 for Habit Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Forte's written reviews are positive against 95% of Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forte ships an update every 2 weeks, Habit Tracker every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Forte versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForteHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (44 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews95.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCortilab LLCSebastian Boldt

Customer experience

Forte

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%

Habit Tracker

All ratings28 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%

Bugs and requests

Forte

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App freezes after using widget
  • Pro version purchase function not working for some
  • Timer stops when screen turns off
  • App crashes when accessing 'Contact' points
  • Long press menu doesn't appear
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  • Workflow UX issues during habit creation
  • Widget doesn't integrate quick functions

Requested features

12 requests
  • Allow marking habits as 'not done today'
  • Improve widget functionality for one-click habit completion
  • Add option to export data
  • Allow setting end of day for habit tracking
  • Add emoji icons
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  • Add notes to habits
  • Allow defining new units (e.g., 'steps')
  • Specify progress added per click
  • Option to hide details in overview
  • Mac support
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Dark mode

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forte

Subscriptions2
  • Forte Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Forte Premium Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forte Premium Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly PRO Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Biannual PRO Subscription3 Days trial$3.996 Months
  • Annual PRO Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • HabitBe PRO - Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Forte free?
Forte is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forte or Habit Tracker?
Habit Tracker is rated higher. Forte averages 4.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Habit Tracker averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Forte or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Forte nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forte or Habit Tracker?
Forte ships an update every 2 weeks, and Habit Tracker every 11 days. Most recently, Forte was updated on November 3, 2026 and Habit Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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