Record Tracker vs HowLong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Record Tracker
Log and track various activities with a highly customizable interface. Personalize titles, results, and themes to suit your needs. Supports light and dark modes, and even a lefty mode for accessibility.
- Customizable themes
- Customizable titles and results
- Customizable icons
- Light and dark mode
- Lefty mode
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Record Tracker is a simple tool to maintain a live record of different activities. Customize each record's result options and then log the outcomes! Features: • Customizable themes • Customizable titles, results, and icons • Light and dark mode compatible • Lefty mode
HowLong
Easily track expiration dates for food, documents, subscriptions, and more. Get at-a-glance countdowns and set multiple reminders to avoid missing deadlines. Features include manual entry, camera scanning, and home screen widgets.
- Track expiration dates
- Set multiple reminders
- Scan items with camera
- Import from Photos
- Home screen widgets
- Categorize items
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Keep expiration dates and important deadlines in one place. Track food expiration dates, return windows, warranty deadlines, document renewals, and subscription dates—and get reminders before time runs out. Add items manually, scan dates with your camera, import from Photos, or use the system Share extension. Each item supports a category, notes, source, and expiration date. Set multiple advance reminders. Home highlights items expiring soon and items that have expired. Calendar lets you browse deadlines by date, Search finds items by title, notes, or category, and widgets and Apple Watch keep countdowns close at hand. Complete and archive handled items, then restore them later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HowLong at none against Record Tracker's 3. HowLong also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Record Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Record Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HowLong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Record Tracker ships an update every 4 months, HowLong every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Record Tracker | HowLong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santol Studios | 荣福 方 |
Customer experience
Record Tracker
HowLong
In-app purchases
Record Tracker
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlimited Records$1.99
- Unlimited Records & Remove Ads$2.99
HowLong
No in-app purchases
