Comparison

Happy Things vs Potential

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

Head to head
About

Happy Things

Cultivate happiness with daily, science-backed activities designed to reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance sleep. This app offers over 100 bite-sized practices to make happiness a habit, with progress tracking and reminders.

Highlights
  • 100+ science-backed happiness activities
  • Short, easy-to-follow daily practices
  • Daily activity reminders
  • Progress tracking with weekly check-ins
  • Holistic approach to wellbeing
Features
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Turn happiness into a habit with Happy Things. The Happy Things app offers 100+ simple, scientifically-proven daily activities to help you reduce stress, boost your mood, and get better sleep. At Happy Things, we believe that happiness is a skill that can be learned. That’s why we’ve taken decades of research on happiness and turned them into bite-size practices that you can do every day. Here are just a few of the benefits of Happy Things: * Over 100 activities scientifically-proven to increase happiness and wellbeing * Short, easy-to-follow practices that only take a few minutes to complete * Reminders to help you stay on track with your daily practices * Progress tracking with weekly check-ins So how does the app work? Every day you’ll get an activity out of a variety of happy things for you to do. We recommend doing at least one every day for maximum effect! You can switch activities to find the ones that are just right for you, and set reminders so you don’t forget to do them :) With our holistic approach, Happy Things can help you improve your mental and physical wellbeing, strengthen your relationships, achieve personal growth, and more. Plus, with daily practice reminders and progress tracking, you can stay on track and monitor your progress towards a happier, healthier life. To get started, simply download Happy Things today and start practicing happiness with a 7-day free trial! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Happy Things offers two auto-renewing subscription options: * $7.99 per month * $59.99 per year (less than $4.99 a month!) These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. See the app's terms of use here: https://www.happythings.app/terms

About

Potential

This app helps you live more intentionally by transforming your phone's home screen and structuring your day. It tracks habits automatically, offers curated routines, and integrates with over 200 apps to make wise choices easier.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget integration
  • Daily schedule structuring
  • Automatic habit tracking via Apple Health
  • Curated lists and routines
  • 200+ app integrations
  • Persuasive design for behavior change
Features
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We believe technology can and should help you do the things you truly want to do. We’ve designed Potential to do just that — because we can all use a little help in living our best lives. Potential helps you live intentionally. We’re using persuasive design for intentionality and behavior change. With your wellbeing in mind, Potential is designed to make wise choices easier. We believe that if we get to do more of the things that we really want to do, we’ll live happier, healthier lives — and become more of the people that we want to be. Potential transforms your Home Screen, helps you structure your day, tracks your habits automatically, and gives you new insights into your behavior. It also comes with some great social features, so you can share your daily choices with your friends and loved ones. How you use your phone is how you live your life... and Potential will improve both. Try it free 14 for days with a monthly or annual subscription. HOW POTENTIAL FITS INTO YOUR LIFE • Mindfulness: Make your daily meditation easier than ever. • Fitness: The right playlist for your workout, at just the right time. • Self-Care & Wellbeing: Make time for what makes you feel good. • Digital Wellbeing: Use your phone, instead of being used by your phone. • Creativity & Deep Work: Remove the distractions and focus on what really matters. • Sleep: Build routines that help you sleep better. POTENTIAL UPGRADES YOUR HOME SCREEN Use widgets to sync Potential to your Home Screen. Replace attention-hungry apps with wise choices. Your phone is a part of you. It is central to how you allocate your attention and go about your day. Potential uses integrations to make your intentions 1-tap-easy. And that makes all the difference. You will feel it. INTEGRATIONS MAKE INTENTIONS EASIER Apps: With 200+ app integrations you can open your favorite apps via Potential. Shortcuts: Start a workout, Open your daily meditation, Start your fast, Start your sleep tracking, put your phone into airplane mode... and so much more. Links: Spotify playlists, YouTube videos, Notion pages, reading lists, and even controls for your ToDo App… plus the rest of the internet. STRUCTURE YOUR DAY WITH SCHEDULES You’ll get a full view of your day on the Today screen. ENJOY CURATED LISTS & ROUTINES Want to improve your fitness? Find athletes’ lists of daily practices. Want to deepen your mindfulness practice? Meditation teachers share their intentions with you. Want to be more focused? Productivity coaches got you covered. AUTOMATIC HABIT TRACKING Automatically complete your habits when data has been logged to Apple Health. Our integration supports workouts, sleep, mindful minutes and more! — WHAT PEOPLE SAY “Just want to say that I am LOVING this app. In the first two days I've already noticed a significant change in my behavior...” Dave, Software Engineer “Finally it feels like my phone is on my side instead of playing against me.” Elisabeth, Art Director “The amount of willpower depletion this stops is unbelievable. I can't believe this hasn't been done before.” Chris, Psychologist — HOW IT WORKS Getting started is simple. Download Potential now & sign up for a free 14-day trial. We have monthly & annual plans available. If you don’t love it, you’ll get a full refund, questions asked. With your Potential membership you’ll have access to: • 200+ app integrations • A better home screen • Automatic Habit Tracking • Sharing & Accountability • Curated Lists & Intentions • Public Profile at potential.app/steve • Definitely no ads — Ready to unlock better choices? Download Potential and start living your best life today! Terms of Use: https://potential.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://potential.app/privacy Questions? Suggestions? We are just an email away. Simply write us at team@potential.app

Screenshots

Happy Things4 screens
Potential4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Happy Things at 4.3 against Potential's 3.7. Happy Things also leads on ratings volume (150 vs 13) and review sentiment (35% vs 22%). Potential's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Happy Things sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Potential sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy Things holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Things has 150 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Happy Things's written reviews are positive against 22% of Potential's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Things ships an update every 3 weeks, Potential fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Happy Things versus Potential: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy ThingsPotential
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (150 ratings) — better3.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings150 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB111 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHappy Things, Inc.Potential, Inc.

Customer experience

Happy Things

All ratings151 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative45.0%

Potential

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Happy Things

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Special Offer (OLD)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Potential

Subscriptions4
  • Potential (1 Month)14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Potential Plus (1 Month)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Potential (1 Year)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Potential Plus (1 Year)14 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Happy Things free?
Happy Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potential free?
Potential is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy Things or Potential?
Happy Things is rated higher. Happy Things averages 4.3 out of 5 from 150 ratings, while Potential averages 3.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Happy Things or Potential have ads?
Neither Happy Things nor Potential shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Things or Potential?
Happy Things ships an update every 3 weeks, and Potential fortnightly. Most recently, Happy Things was updated on October 21, 2026 and Potential on October 27, 2026.

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