Comparison

Readwise Reader 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

Readwise Reader

This app consolidates all your reading content, including web articles, newsletters, and PDFs, into a single, organized platform. It offers advanced highlighting, text-to-speech, and AI-powered assistance to enhance your reading workflow and knowledge retention.

Highlights
  • Consolidate web articles, newsletters, RSS, Twitter threads, PDFs, EPUBs
  • Import from Pocket, Instapaper, and Feedly
  • Advanced highlighting and annotation tools
  • Text-to-speech narration
  • AI-powered reading assistant (Ghostreader)
  • Full-text search
  • Syncs across all devices, offline access
Features
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Readwise Reader is the first read-it-later app built specifically for power readers. If you’ve ever used Instapaper or Pocket, Reader is like those except it’s built for 2024 and brings all your reading into one place including: web articles, email newsletters, RSS feeds, Twitter threads, PDFs, EPUBs and more. ______________________ “Reader has completely redesigned the read-it-later app. It’s gorgeous and blazingly fast. In many ways, it’s the Superhuman of reading — you won’t want to read anywhere else.” Rahul Vohra (Founder of Superhuman) “I spend my entire day reading, researching, & writing and Readwise is the reading tool I’ve been waiting for. The perfect complement to my writing workflow. Absolute game changer.” Packy Mccormick (Author of Not Boring) “The Readwise reading app is the first read-it-later app that enables a true workflow for serious readers. As an ex-Pocket /Instapaper power user, it's hard to imagine ever going back.” Fitz Maro (Creative Technology Lead at Pinterest) ______________________ ALL YOUR READING IN ONE PLACE Stop juggling half a dozen reading apps. Reader brings all your content into one place including: • Web articles • Email newsletters • RSS feeds • Twitter threads • PDFs • EPUBs You can even import your existing library from Pocket and Instapaper and RSS feeds from Feedly, Inoreader, Feedbin, etc. POWERFUL HIGHLIGHTING FOR POWER READERS We believe that annotations are the key to getting more out of what you read. So we’ve developed highlighting as a first-class feature inside Reader. Highlight images, links, rich text, and more. On any device. READER WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU READ We’ve reinvented the digital reading experience to apply the power of software to the printed word. This includes TEXT-TO-SPEECH (listen to any document narrated with the lifelike voice of a real human), GHOSTREADER (your integrated copilot of reading enabling you to ask questions, define terms, simplify complex language, and more), and FULL-TEXT SEARCH (find whatever you’re looking for, even if you only remember a single word). FLEXIBLE SOFTWARE TO FIT YOUR UNIQUE NEEDS Your personal interests, your professional projects, your way of doing things — they’re unique. Reader is your home base for the varied documents in your life, customizable to match the way your brain works. PDFs for work, articles for your newsletter, and ebooks for pleasure all live comfortably side-by-side. No more juggling dozens of apps. INTEGRATED WITH YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Your annotations should flow effortlessly from your reading app into your writing tool of choice. Instead you waste hours reformatting, reorganizing, and repeating. Reader eliminates this hassle. Reader seamlessly connects to Readwise which exports to Obsidian, Notion, Roam Research, Evernote, Logseq, and more READ ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Access all of your content from any of your devices with everything in sync. Even offline. Reader syncs across all platforms, including a powerful, local-first web app and iOS. You can even highlight the open web with the Reader browser extensions. ______________________ If you’re not already a Readwise subscriber, you can get a free 30-day trial with no credit card upfront. At the end of the trial, you will not be charged unless you choose to subscribe. Support: Check out readwise.io/faq or email us at hello@readwise.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readwise.io/privacy

About

Habit Tracker

This app helps users build new habits and break old ones through progress tracking and visual feedback. Customize your dashboard with colors, icons, and descriptions to stay motivated by seeing your streaks grow.

Highlights
  • Create and track habits
  • Visual grid-based progress charts
  • Customizable dashboard (colors, icons, descriptions)
  • Calendar for managing past completions
  • Archive habits for breaks
  • Data import and export
  • Privacy-focused, no sign-in or cloud storage
Features
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Big life changes do not start big. They start with one small habit, done today, done again tomorrow. HabitKit turns those daily wins into a colorful grid of tiles, one square for every day you show up, so you can finally see yourself becoming the person you want to be. That visible progress is the whole secret behind HabitKit, a beautifully simple habit tracker. When your grid looks this good, you will not want to stop. Fill the tiles, protect your streak, and let consistency do the heavy lifting. Whether you want to work out more, read every night, meditate, drink more water, save money, or finally quit smoking, HabitKit gives every goal the same simple loop: do it, log it, watch the grid grow. No guilt trips, just daily habit tracking that feels rewarding. BUILD GOOD HABITS, QUIT BAD ONES Create the habits you want to grow, or flip it around and quit a habit: every day counts as clean until you log a slip, and your streak counts your clean days in a row. You can even set a daily maximum, like two coffees a day, and simply stay under it instead of going cold turkey. TRACK YOUR HABITS YOUR WAY Check a day off with a simple yes or no, count reps like glasses or pages, or measure amounts with your own unit, like 2 L of water or 7.5 km of running. Set daily goals and flexible schedules that fit your routine: every day, specific intervals, or a number of times per week or month. YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE Every habit gets its own tile grid, like a contribution graph, and every completed day fills in a square. See all your habits together on one dashboard, switch between Classic, Compact, and Split views, and share a beautiful snapshot of your progress when you hit a milestone. One glance tells you the whole story: what you did, what you missed, and how far you have come. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN Put your favorite habits right on your home screen with small, medium, and multi-habit widgets. Your grids stay in sight, so your goals stay on your mind. Widgets follow your theme too, all the way to pure black dark mode. REMINDERS AT THE RIGHT TIME Get a friendly nudge exactly when you need it, and never forget a habit again. Add a daily check-in to review your whole day, and with Pro, up to three reminders per habit. STATISTICS, STREAKS, AND NOTES Watch your current streak grow, chase your best streak, and set streak goals for extra motivation. Dive into completion statistics and monthly charts, manage past days in the calendar, and add a short note to any day: what went well, what got in the way. MAKE IT YOURS Give every habit its own color and icon, or use any emoji. Organize your dashboard with categories and filters, reorder everything with drag and drop, and pick light, dark, or system theme, including a pure black mode for OLED screens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. Your habit data stays on your device, and the app works completely offline. HABITKIT PRO HabitKit is free to use with up to four habits, including streaks, statistics, notes, and reminders. Pro unlocks unlimited habits, home screen widgets, import and export backups, restoring archived habits, and up to three reminders per habit. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or pay once and keep Pro forever with the lifetime option. Every upgrade supports an independent developer. Start free, see if the grid pulls you in, and upgrade whenever you are ready. You do not need a new life. You need one small habit and a place to see it grow. Download HabitKit and place your first tile today. Terms of Use: https://www.habitkit.app/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://www.habitkit.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Readwise Reader4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Habit Tracker at 90% against Readwise Reader's 72%. Habit Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 584). 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. Readwise Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 9 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

Habit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 584 and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Readwise Reader's written reviews are positive against 90% of Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readwise Reader ships an update weekly, Habit Tracker every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Readwise Reader versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadwise ReaderHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (584 ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5842.4K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB220 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperReadwise, IncSebastian Roehl

Customer experience

Readwise Reader

All ratings584 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative16.6%

Habit Tracker

All ratings2,425 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

Readwise Reader

From 584 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic reading experience
  • 👍 Seamless integration with Readwise
  • 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive UI
  • 📚 All-in-one reading solution
  • 🔍 Powerful search and organization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔍 Cluttered interface for some users
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🖥️ Lack of iPad-specific features
  • 📚 Missing basic reader features (e.g., bookmarks)

Habit Tracker

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Functional and simple design
  • 🔓 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 📊 Visually appealing and motivating
  • 🔧 Responsive developer
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid features required for full functionality
  • 📱 Lack of iPad/Apple Watch support
  • 🔄 No iCloud/cloud sync
  • 🔢 Limited number of habits in free version
  • 🔘 Streak calculation not intuitive

Bugs and requests

Readwise Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent sync between devices
  • Unreliable RSS feed updates
  • Frequent crashes on iPad
  • Issues with resuming reading position

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved PDF and ebook support
  • Customizable reading themes and layouts
  • Better integration with note-taking apps
  • Reading progress and statistics tracking
  • Bulk management of saved items

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes on launch
  • Widgets not updating automatically

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more widget size options
  • Implement Apple Health integration
  • Allow setting habit frequency (e.g. 3 times per week)
  • Add ability to log notes/details for each habit
  • Implement Apple Watch app
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  • Provide calendar view of habits
  • Enable ability to mark a habit as incomplete

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Readwise Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Reader Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Reader Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Reader Annual Plan$95.901 Year
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  • Reader Yearly$119.991 Year
9 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • HabitKit Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • HabitKit Pro (1 Month)2 variants$1.991 Month
  • HabitKit Pro (1 Month)$4.991 Month
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  • HabitKit Pro (1 Year)$5.991 Year
  • HabitKit Pro (1 Year)2 variants$11.991 Year
  • HabitKit Pro (1 Year)$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • HabitKit Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
  • HabitKit Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
  • HabitKit Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Readwise Reader free?
Readwise Reader 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, Readwise Reader or Habit Tracker?
Habit Tracker is rated higher. Readwise Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 584 ratings, while Habit Tracker averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Readwise Reader or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Readwise Reader nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readwise Reader or Habit Tracker?
Readwise Reader ships an update weekly, and Habit Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Readwise Reader was updated on October 3, 2026 and Habit Tracker on October 3, 2026.

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