Habit Tracker vs AetherFocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit Tracker
This app helps you build healthy habits and track your wellbeing with a cute, empathetic companion. It offers unlimited habit tracking, charming illustrations, and emotional sounds. Premium features include custom themes, extended statistics, and motivational quotes.
- Unlimited habit tracking
- Flexible habit settings
- Home screen widgets
- Charming illustrations and animations
- Emotional sounds and haptics
- Custom themes and styles (Premium)
- Extended statistics (Premium)
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Stop. Take a jump. Ribbit it out. You’re good! Welcome to Habitses, your ultimate habit tracker and wellbeing journal. As a small indie team, we focus on building healthy, empathetic, and emotionally driven apps. We created Habitses with the intention of making a cute companion for a better you. Supports iOS 26, Liquid Glass, and Dark Mode. No registration. No ads. Free version includes: • Unlimited habits with flexible settings for all needs • Home screen widgets • Fun and charming illustrations and animations by our talented artist • Emotional sounds and subtle haptics • Fully native — built with Apple tools and following all design guidelines (no chaotic UI or jumping buttons) Go further with Habitses Premium: • One-time purchase or subscription (supports Family Sharing) • Themes and custom styles for your habits • Extended stats • Extra daily wellbeing practices and motivational quotes • Our heartfelt thanks for supporting indie development See you inside! Have a great day — which, by the way, is today :) *** Terms of Service: https://habitses.app/habitses/terms.pdf Privacy Policy: https://habitses.app/habitses/privacy_policy.pdf
AetherFocus
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AetherFocus is a beautiful, distraction-free Pomodoro timer designed to help you achieve deep focus. With glassmorphism aesthetics, ambient soundscapes, and Live Activity support for Dynamic Island, it transforms every work session into a mindful, productive experience. KEY FEATURES: • Pomodoro Timer — Customizable focus and break intervals • Dynamic Island & Live Activity — Monitor your session without unlocking your phone • Ambient Soundscapes — Rain, Café, Forest, Deep Space, Library & Fireplace • Lo-Fi Music Player — Built-in curated focus music • Mood Tracking — Log your energy and mood after each session • Focus Stats — Beautiful charts showing your productivity patterns • Session Categories — Work, Study, Creative, Exercise, Reading • Home Screen Widgets — Small and medium size options • Core Haptics — Subtle haptic feedback for session transitions All features are free. Start your deep focus journey today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AetherFocus at none against Habit Tracker's 5. AetherFocus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Habit Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AetherFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, AetherFocus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit Tracker | AetherFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Gaenko | Sui Fai Law |
In-app purchases
Habit Tracker
- Habitses Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Habitses Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Habitses Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Habitses Friends$5.99
- Habitses Premium$19.99
AetherFocus
No in-app purchases
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