Comparison

Habit List vs Patterns

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

Head to head
About

Habit List

Build positive habits and break negative ones with this intuitive tracker. It helps you stay focused, motivated, and on track to achieve your goals through streaks, reminders, and progress visualization.

Highlights
  • Streak tracking and motivation
  • Daily habit focus
  • Customizable reminders and badges
  • Progress and trend visualization
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
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Create good habits. Break bad ones. Build a better you. Habit List includes everything you need to reach your goals, wrapped in a beautiful and intuitive interface. It motivates you, helps you stay focused, and keeps you on track. Get motivated with streaks — Keeping streaks alive is a powerful motivator. See how high you can go, then try to beat your personal best. Red badges mean you've slacked and need to get back on track. Yellow badges show up after a streak ends, indicating it's time to recommit to building a new one. Gray badges are optional, missing them won’t break your streak. Green means go, complete it today! Focus on what’s due — No need to wade through all your habits to figure out what to do, Habit List only shows what’s due today. And you can set the default order for your habits, so items that you’ll complete first are at the top of your list. Habit List's beautiful, distraction-free design keeps you focused and on task. Stay on track with reminders and badges — Habits are powerful because they’re automatic, but while you’re building routines, reminders are indispensable. App badges show the number of remaining habits for the day, great for reminding you to complete your list. You can even set a daily review reminder to get in the habit of using the app. View trends over time — Step back and see the big picture with weekly and monthly completion percentages. Bar colors range from green to red and give a visual indicator of how you’re doing. Flexible scheduling — Choose from 3 kinds of schedules: Specific Days, Non-specific Days, or Intervals. So you can schedule your workouts M-W-F, bring lunch to work any 4 days per week, or write a blog post every 2-3 days. No matter what kind of habit you're building, Habit List has you covered. Track your progress — See your history at a glance and gain insight into what's working—or isn't. Always miss your Friday workout? Maybe a different day or early morning routine would work better. Habit List also tracks your personal best (longest streak) and total completions. No detail too small — Need to track multiple times per day habits, like drinking 8 glasses of water? No problem. Going on vacation? Skip habits without breaking your streak. Miss a habit early in the day? Mark it as missed to keep your list uncluttered. You can also change the week start date, use light or dark mode, and keep things private with a passcode or touch ID. Speaking of privacy, we don’t require you to set up an account, don’t track your habits, and your personal data is 100% private. Try Habit List for free — Your first three habits are on us. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited habits, passcode/touch ID lock, dark mode, and support future development.

About

Patterns

This app helps you build better habits and achieve your goals through personal analytics and visualization. Track routines, monitor progress with clear visuals, and stay motivated with streak counters to become the person you aspire to be.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Goal setting
  • Custom data tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Streak counter
  • Flexible goal targets
Features
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Patterns is your personal analytics tool to build better habits and achieve your goals. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Join thousands of users who rely on Patterns to improve themselves by getting deep insights into the person you are -- and setting goals to become the person you want to be. Tracking health and fitness goals, keeping up good studying or practice habits, or even remembering special moments, Patterns can help record and keep track of your routines and behaviors. Why Patterns? Flexible Goals: Set specific targets like once a week, three times a month, or every day. Custom Data: Track metrics that matter to you for deeper insights. Progress Visuals: See your habits and achievements come to life with clear visuals. Streak Motivation: Keep your momentum going with a streak counter that counts each time you meet your goal. Actively developed with many new features coming soon. Let us know what you'd want to see! Start analysis today and make excellence your habit!

Screenshots

Habit List4 screens
Patterns3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patterns at 4.5 against Habit List's 4.0. Patterns also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (77% vs 69%). Habit List's advantage is ratings volume (309 vs 34). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Habit List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patterns holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit List has 309 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Habit List's written reviews are positive against 77% of Patterns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit List ships an update every 4 weeks, Patterns every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Habit List versus Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit ListPatterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (309 ratings)4.5 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings309 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerard GualbertoLimit Point Software

Customer experience

Habit List

All ratings307 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative24.3%

Patterns

All ratings34 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Habit List

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch after iOS updates
  • Habits disappearing or not updating correctly
  • Buttons and UI elements becoming unresponsive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to group/categorize habits
  • Option to track negative habits or limits
  • Sync across devices and backup functionality
  • More customization options (colors, icons, etc.)
  • Apple Watch app integration

Patterns

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Habit List

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium$4.99
None

Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habit List free?
Habit List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Habit List or Patterns?
Patterns is rated higher. Habit List averages 4.0 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while Patterns averages 4.5 from 34 ratings.
Do Habit List or Patterns have ads?
Neither Habit List nor Patterns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit List or Patterns?
Habit List ships an update every 4 weeks, and Patterns every 6 weeks. Most recently, Habit List was updated on September 23, 2026 and Patterns on September 12, 2026.

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