Comparison

HabiTimer vs Tot Pocket

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

Head to head
About

HabiTimer

This app provides customizable daily reminders for frequent tasks. Set alarms for medications, breaks, meals, or any habit you want to track. Notifications work even when the app is not active, ensuring you never miss a task.

Highlights
  • Customizable daily reminders
  • Background notifications
  • Flexible alarm scheduling
  • Task postponement feature
  • Individual and master alarm control
  • Repeat daily until changed
Features
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HabiTimer is a unique tool that alerts you throughout the day when you need to do tasks such as take medications or supplements, take work breaks, eat small meals as part of a weight loss or fitness program, or anything you want reminders to do frequently. ••• Notifications trigger at any time, even when HabiTimer isn't active! ••• PLEASE NOTE: If notifications aren't triggering, then check Settings App > Notifications > HabiTimer. • Any number of alarms! • Simply swipe your finger across the alarm screen to set or remove as many triggers per alarm as you wish! Swipe vertically to set triggers every hour, or horizontally to set triggers every 15 minutes! • Need to put off a task? Just "nudge" all the triggers using the arrow buttons— all the triggers move together, back or forth 15 minutes, or up or down an hour! • Turn each alarm on or off individually, or all alarms together using the master switch! • Notifications repeat every day at the same time until you change them or turn them off. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle

About

Tot Pocket

A minimalist app for collecting and editing text across Apple devices. Organize notes with color-coded dots and enjoy seamless iCloud synchronization. Supports Markdown for web use and offers a convenient keyboard interface with count tracking.

Highlights
  • Cross-device text collection
  • Color-coded note organization
  • Dark/Light mode support
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Markdown support
  • Keyboard text operations
  • Word and character counts
Features
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s single window design and simple formatting controls mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ Dark / Light Mode Designed to look stunning both day and night, Tot takes full advantage of iOS and macOS themes. ⁕ Small Footprint Stays out of the way on the desktop with minimal chrome and can even be controlled via the Menu bar. On mobile, each dot is just a swipe away. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Keyboard Tot puts common text operations on the keyboard and keeps track of word and character counts as you type. Available for iOS, macOS, and watchOS.

Screenshots

HabiTimer4 screens
Tot Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tot Pocket at Free against HabiTimer's $0.99. Tot Pocket also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (238 vs 9). HabiTimer's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tot Pocket is free to download; HabiTimer costs $0.99 up front. Tot Pocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HabiTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HabiTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tot Pocket has 238 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of HabiTimer's written reviews are positive against 68% of Tot Pocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HabiTimer ships an update every 28 months, Tot Pocket every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HabiTimer versus Tot Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabiTimerTot Pocket
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better4.4 (238 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better67.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArciem LLCThe Iconfactory

Customer experience

HabiTimer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative14.6%

Tot Pocket

All ratings235 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral13.4%
Negative19.1%

Bugs and requests

HabiTimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tot Pocket

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Data loss when using certain features
  • Keyboard issues and UI bugs
  • Unreliable syncing between devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Better share/export options
  • Ability to delete entire notes
  • More customization options
  • Apple Watch app
Show 3 more
  • Improved Markdown support
  • Timestamp for new notes
  • Home screen widget

In-app purchases

None

HabiTimer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tot Pocket

One-time1
  • Tot for iOS and iPadOS$19.99

Questions

Is HabiTimer free?
HabiTimer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tot Pocket free?
Tot Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HabiTimer or Tot Pocket?
HabiTimer is rated higher. HabiTimer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Tot Pocket averages 4.4 from 238 ratings.
Do HabiTimer or Tot Pocket have ads?
Neither HabiTimer nor Tot Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HabiTimer or Tot Pocket?
HabiTimer ships an update every 28 months, and Tot Pocket every 3 weeks. Most recently, HabiTimer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tot Pocket on November 3, 2026.

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