Comparison

Solid Habits vs Amber

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

Head to head
About

Solid Habits

This app helps you build good habits and break bad ones by setting achievable targets and providing accountability. You can track any habit, get support from a community, and even involve friends to help you stay on track. Enjoy a private and customizable experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track good and bad habits
  • Set habit formation targets
  • Commitment feature with friend notifications
  • Community tips and support
  • Customizable with dark mode and icons
  • Encrypted and private data
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No subscription - buy once, keep forever Building new habits is hard, let Solid Habits makes it easy by letting you set a target by which your habit will become second nature (that's the carrot) and offering you the option to make a commitment to your friends, who will get notified in case you fail (that's the stick). -Build good habits You can use Solid Habits to track any habit you want, whether it's 3 times daily, once weekly, or monthly, whether it's a fitness or health habit, personal habit, or something related to studying or work, you can track it all here. -Break bad habits Breaking bad habits is also supported, simply set the habit you'd like to avoid and track the time you've gone without doing it. -Targets Knowing when your habit will be formed can be a powerful motivator and this app makes it easy to set a target and track your progress. - Commit to your habits With Solid Habits, you can enable a feature that will email your friends in case you fail to stick to your habits -Community Everything is better when you're not alone, so in Solid Habits you'll find tips and help from others on the same journey as you. -Customization Solid Habits supports dark mode, a wide variety of icons and several other options to make the app truly yours. - Privacy Solid Habits is designed with privacy in mind and your data is encrypted and 100% private - No subscriptions Solid Habits and all Solid Apps are a one off purchase. Buy it today and keep it forever. Are you ready to start building better habits? Solid Habits is a universal app available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS You can choose to get just this app or all Solid Apps in the Bundle Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html

About

Amber

A Markdown notes app designed for efficient writing and a clear reading experience. Organize notes in folders, search your library, and sync across Apple devices. Includes built-in tutorials for easy onboarding.

Highlights
  • Markdown styling as you type
  • Folder organization
  • Fast writing and calm reading view
  • Search across library
  • Photo attachments
  • iCloud syncing across devices
Features
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Your writing should stay yours—and remain easy to open with other tools. Amber is a Markdown document app that stores regular .md files in iCloud Drive. You can see the originals in the Files app on iPhone and iPad or in Finder on Mac, so your work never depends on a proprietary document format. Natural to write, clear to read Markdown markers appear when you need them, while headings, lists, quotes, links, images, checkboxes, and code blocks stay easy to read. Reading Mode lets you select and copy without worrying about accidental edits. Editing Mode gets you straight back to writing. Tables you can edit in place Amber turns Markdown tables into clear, editable grids. Change cells, add or remove rows and columns, choose header rows or columns, and adjust alignment without leaving the document. The source remains regular Markdown. Stay oriented in long documents Jump to any section with the heading navigator, or fold a heading to see only the shape of your document. Find within the current file, search your entire library, use line numbers, and move back or forward between documents. Keep a growing library organized Recent Documents, Favorites, and folders keep important files close. Choose a destination before creating a document or folder, then rename, move, delete, and restore items with a familiar flow on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Recover from accidental changes Amber can keep earlier contents in version history on the current device. Preview an older version, compare it with the current document, and restore the one you need. History is stored separately on each device rather than in iCloud, and its storage limit is under your control. Continue across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Your documents sync through iCloud Drive. Capture a thought on iPhone, shape a longer draft on iPad, and work with the original files in Finder on Mac. No separate Amber account is required. Amber includes an interface and built-in guides in Korean, English, Japanese, and Russian. Terms of Use and EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://drfranken.net/apps/amber/privacyPolicy_en.html

Screenshots

Solid Habits4 screens
Amber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solid Habits at Free against Amber's $2.99. Solid Habits also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Amber's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Solid Habits is free to download; Amber costs $2.99 up front. Solid Habits sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Amber asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Solid Habits against 5.0 for Amber. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solid Habits has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solid Habits ships an update every 2 weeks, Amber fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solid Habits versus Amber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolid HabitsAmber
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSolid Apps S.R.L.DONGWOOK LEE

Customer experience

Solid Habits

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Amber

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solid Habits

One-time2
  • Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
  • Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
None

Amber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solid Habits free?
Solid Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amber free?
Amber costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solid Habits or Amber?
Solid Habits and Amber are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 20 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Solid Habits or Amber have ads?
Neither Solid Habits nor Amber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solid Habits or Amber?
Solid Habits ships an update every 2 weeks, and Amber fortnightly. Most recently, Solid Habits was updated on September 20, 2026 and Amber on September 29, 2026.

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