Comparison

HabiTimer vs Executive Notes

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

Executive Notes

Features
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Executive Notes keeps your notes, tasks, and reminders in one place, synced across every device you own, with a home screen widget that shows what's overdue before you even open the app. Notes, your way Write with rich text formatting, organize by category, attach photos, and dictate notes hands-free with voice-to-text when typing isn't convenient. Tasks that keep you on schedule Create, prioritize, and check off tasks as you go. Bulk actions let you clear out your list without tapping through each item one by one. One place for every reminder Reminders from your notes, your tasks, and standalone alerts all show up together in a single Reminders view, so nothing gets buried. Sync across every device Sign in on your phone, tablet, or a new device and pick up exactly where you left off. Share and collaborate Share notes and tasks by email and work on them together, with read-only sharing when someone just needs to stay in the loop. Home screen widgets Add an Executive Notes widget to your iPhone or Android home screen to see what's overdue at a glance. Sign in your way Use Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — with account verification built in to help keep your notes and tasks private. Dark Mode Switch to a dark theme any time, from Settings. Find anything fast Search across your notes and tasks instantly. Executive Notes is actively maintained, with updates shaped by real user feedback. Whether you're keeping a personal to-do list or coordinating tasks with other people, it's built to stay out of your way and keep you organized.

Screenshots

HabiTimer4 screens
Executive Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Executive Notes at Free against HabiTimer's $0.99. Executive Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months) and device support (3 vs 1). HabiTimer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

Executive Notes is free to download; HabiTimer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HabiTimer ships an update every 28 months, Executive Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HabiTimer versus Executive Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabiTimerExecutive Notes
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArciem LLCDigi Novate

In-app purchases

None

HabiTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Executive Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HabiTimer free?
HabiTimer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Executive Notes free?
Executive Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HabiTimer or Executive Notes have ads?
Executive Notes shows ads; HabiTimer does not.
Which is updated more often, HabiTimer or Executive Notes?
HabiTimer ships an update every 28 months, and Executive Notes every 2 months. Most recently, HabiTimer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Executive Notes on October 6, 2026.

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