Headspace vs The Habit Factor® PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Headspace
This app offers a unique 3D approach to organizing thoughts and creating hierarchical outlines. Visualize your information in a floating space, navigate with intuitive gestures, and connect related ideas with visual links. It's designed for a dynamic and engaging way to manage lists and mind maps.
- Build hierarchical outlines in 3D space
- Navigate and zoom with familiar finger gestures
- Connect related items with link lines
- Change item color and opacity
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
- Sync files with Dropbox
- PDF export with active note links
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*** PLEASE NOTE: This NOT the meditation app! *** (There is another app called "Headspace: Guided Meditation and Mindfulness" and this is NOT that app!) This is the *original* Headspace! HEADSPACE is iOS's coolest 3D outliner and mind-mapping app! Do your list-making and mind-mapping in 3D space with the *original* Headspace. "Five stars on iPhone, completely off the scale on iPad" "This is the app I've most wanted to run on the iPad since the day it was announced, and the app that anyone looking over your shoulder will immediately want to buy an iPad just to run. " "Love the program. Favorite app. Useful and looks great. " "The implementation is beautiful! In my opinion, Headspace is becoming one of the best apps in the store." "I bought Headspace last night on a whim - been fooling around with mindmapping apps lately. This is a little piece of brilliance, you know that, right? " "This app could not just be a mindmapping program, It has the capability to become a new kind of U.I. That in my opinion that improved over apples U.I." Headspace allows you to create items and groups of items on a floating plane in three-dimensional space. The hierarchy of items and their various sub-items make for a beautiful display of information as they recede into the distance. Simple and familiar finger gestures allow you to move around the space. Use the menu button to travel between various groups. Easily create links and travel between them. The beautiful animated interface is like something from a sci-fi movie, but it isn't just eye-candy. You can go from an "eagle-eye" view of your entire map to focusing on a single item with a simple pinch of your fingers. There's just something about being able to manipulate the scale and space that goes perfectly with the idea of outlining. Here's a rundown on all its cool features: ● build hierarchical outlines in 3D space ● use familiar finger gestures to navigate and zoom ● connect related items with link lines - even between files! ● change item color and opacity ● change text color ● 'Flick' up or down to travel to top or bottom of lists ● special characters and foreign-language support ● universal app -- runs on both iphone and ipad ● easy travel between groups and files ● cut-and-paste items ● search in spaces, notes, and files ● item notes for supplemental information (text/photo/url) ● optional accelerometer rotate ● customizable color palette ● "to-do" style item checkboxes ● 2D orthogonal mode ● sync files between your iphone and iPad with Dropbox ● file support for Freemind, the free multi-platform desktop mind-mapping program ● stunning PDF export w/ active note links Get some perspective on your thoughts. Try Headspace today! Let us know what else you'd like to see added, email headspace@flatblackfilms.com!
The Habit Factor® PRO
Develop positive habits and achieve your goals with this comprehensive tracker. It utilizes a unique Habit Alignment Technology™ and the PARR method to simplify behavior change. Designed for adults, it offers a professional approach to personal development without subscriptions or ads.
- Habit Alignment Technology™
- P.A.R.R. method (Plan, Act, Record, Reassess)
- Walk-thru Wizard setup
- Habit Alignment Charting
- Streaks Charting
- Customizable tracking periods
- Wellness category tracking (Mind, Body, Spirit, Social)
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"With regular use of The Habit Factor®, you can develop any habit necessary to achieve any goal you set for yourself." ~Brian Tracy (Personal Development Living Legend and productivity expert) The Habit Factor® revolutionized both the Productivity & Self-Help marketplaces back in 2009 by introducing a simplified and innovative process to achieve your goals more quickly! Today, The Habit Factor® is the only habit tracker featuring, Habit Alignment Technology™ including a walk-thru Wizard to help you get setup more quickly! As seen In: TEDx, NY Times | C|Net | Mashable.com | Lifehacker.com | Lifehack.org | KUSP.org | US News & World Report | Southwest Airlines, Spirit Magazine | dozens of other top productivity blogs! The Habit Factor® is the professional's choice for positive behavior change and habit development. There’s a reason top coaches, consultants, trainers, Professional athletes, Olympians, PhD’s and the very best learning institutions world-wide have adopted and recommend The Habit Factor®. Thousands around the world follow P.A.R.R.: Plan, Act, Record & Reassess, The Habit Factor's method to build positive habits more quickly. Frustrated by all the copycat Habit Trackers? • No Subscription required! • NO annoying ads! • The ONLY app to feature Habit Alignment Technology™ • The only app to feature the PARR method to build your habits more quickly • Use the Walk-thru Wizard to get setup more quickly! • NO EMAIL Acct or LOGIN required • ADD a PHOTO to your goals! • The Habit Factor® is praised by top coaches, trainers & PhD's internationally! • As one reviewer put it, "The only goals & habits app actually designed for Adults!" "Great work on The Habit Factor®! It's all about habits. Good ones or bad ones, they make a huge impact!" ~Roz Savage Ocean Rower, Eco Activist, Author, Speaker FEATURE SET: - Walk-thru Wizard to implement Habit Alignment Technology™ - Habit Alignment Charting - Streaks Charting! - Updated User Interface (designed for iPhone not web) - Capture your motivational reasons! - *NEW, quickly setup default 4 week tracking period - Custom Tracking Periods; week, month, custom or none. - Select target days for habits - BALANCE! Track key wellness categories; Mind, Body, Spirit and Social - Daily Tracking Notes! - Sort/Prioritize Habits and Goals - Chart habit or goal data - Too many to list!! Get the most out of the app, Subscribe to the top-ranked, "Habits 2 Goals" podcast and visit the blog at http://thehabitfactor.com >>KEEP THE FEEDBACK COMING! THANK YOU!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Headspace at every 2 months against The Habit Factor® PRO's every 7 months. Headspace also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (71% vs 62%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Headspace costs $3.99 and The Habit Factor® PRO $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Headspace holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Headspace's written reviews are positive against 62% of The Habit Factor® PRO's.
Headspace ships an update every 2 months, The Habit Factor® PRO every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headspace | The Habit Factor® PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flat Black Films | Equilibrium Enterprises, Inc |
Customer experience
Headspace
The Habit Factor® PRO
User reviews
Headspace
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful, visually stunning 3D interface
- 💡 Innovative 3D mind mapping approach
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to learn
- 🔗 Powerful linking and cross-referencing features
- ✅ Useful checkbox functionality for to-do lists
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 💾 Data loss after updates and crashes
- 🔧 Clunky and cumbersome user interface for basic tasks
- 😵 Confusing workflow for adding and editing items
- 🎮 3D gimmick can be distracting and impractical
The Habit Factor® PRO
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 💡 Combines goals and habits effectively
- 🚀 Helps with accountability and motivation
- 🔓 Secure and private
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Lacking in advanced features
- 🕰️ Slow performance and loading times
- 💻 Limited iPad support
Bugs and requests
Headspace
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on creating new groups
- Crashes when entering text on iPad
- Text color picker fails to change colors
- Instant crash when closing text color picker
- Crashes on Dropbox connection
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- Data loss with file format updates
- Existing links lost after updates
- Screen flickers between files
- Text display issues after multiple app launches
- Color brightness settings lost
- Keyboard popup without dialog box
- Accelerometer causes erratic screen movement
- Incompatibility with iOS/iPadOS updates
- Performance lag with large maps
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
24 requests- Desktop/Mac version for syncing
- iCloud syncing between iOS devices
- Google Drive and OneDrive support
- Evernote integration
- Ability to drag items between groups
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- Undo functionality
- Export to email directly
- Different arrow/connector styles
- OPML export format
- Reminders and deadline notifications
- Different text box shapes
- Photo/image import and support
- Web-based version
- Ability to move items outside groups
- Simpler gesture controls for text entry
- List view option
- Icons and visual indicators for content types
- Advanced search functionality
- Child count indicators on parent nodes
- Customizable 3D graphics
- Movie recording with preset paths
- Structured data visualization capabilities
- Automatic color selection for new groups
- Bullet points for children items
The Habit Factor® PRO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when adding new goals or habits
- Inconsistent data syncing across devices
- Inability to edit or delete previously entered information
Requested features
4 requests- Reminders and notifications
- Ability to export data
- More customization options
- Improved goal and habit tracking
In-app purchases
Headspace
No in-app purchases
The Habit Factor® PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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