Workflowy vs Habit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workflowy
This app offers a distraction-free environment for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing complex thoughts through infinitely nestable lists. It features AI summarization, kanban boards, and real-time collaboration, syncing seamlessly across all your devices.
- Infinitely nested lists
- AI summarization and brainstorming
- Kanban boards for task management
- Real-time collaboration and sharing
- Cross-device syncing
- Offline access
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Workflowy is a simple, distraction-free app for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing your thinking. Infinitely nestable, surprisingly powerful - it helps you manage all the information in your life. With Workflowy you can: • Capture notes and ideas in an instant • Organize complex thinking with infinite nesting • Ask AI to summarize, rewrite, or brainstorm with your notes • Plan and manage tasks with kanban boards • #Tag and @assign items to stay on top of things • Link items across lists - edit once, update everywhere • Share and collaborate in real-time • Upload photos, files, and embed videos • Search and filter your entire Workflowy in seconds Workflowy syncs across all your devices and auto-saves everything. No more missing notes or lost files. Trusted by teams and thinkers at: Atlassian, Slack, The New York Times, and thousands of entrepreneurs, writers, engineers, scientists, and students worldwide. Feature highlights: • Infinitely nested lists • Workflowy AI (chat with notes, AI nodes, quick actions) • Calendar • Kanban boards • Mirrors (live synced copies) • #Tags and @mentions • Date organization with /date shortcuts • Global text search and filtering • Simple sharing and permissions • Works offline • Syncs with desktop and web • One-swipe task completion • File uploads and image attachments • Highlight text and color tags • Item starring • YouTube and X embeds • MFA (Multi-factor authentication) • Expand and collapse lists • Mobile keyboard shortcuts Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
Habit Tracker
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Pricing (in-app purchase): HabitBase includes one habit at no charge. Tracking additional habits requires a paid subscription. All features are available in the app; only the number of habits beyond one requires purchase. HabitBase helps you build habits that stick. Add your habits in seconds, set one-time or repeating reminders, get notified when it's time, and log completions on the calendar. Your data stays on your device, no account required. - Add your habits. Create habit reminders with a name, frequency, and optional notes. Add an emoji or color to make each habit your own. - See your calendar. View all your upcoming habits at a glance. The calendar shows what's due and when, so nothing slips through. - Get notified. Receive timely reminders so you never miss a day. Snooze 15 minutes or 1 hour straight from the alert. - Habit tracking. Log completions with one tap on the calendar. Build streaks and keep a simple history of your progress. - Flexible schedules. One-time, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Set multiple times per day and an optional end date for short-term goals. - 2 habits for free. Track up to 2 habits at no charge. Upgrade to Premium (in-app purchase) to add unlimited habits. - Choose your look. Personalize with Light, Dark, Green, Purple, Yellow, or Red themes. Set week start (Sunday/Monday) and date format. - Backup & export. Export all your habits and history as CSV or PDF to save to Files or iCloud. - Privacy. No account, no sign-in. All data stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://apps-that-care.com/habitbase/privacy-policy-terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Habit Tracker at every 3 days against Workflowy's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Workflowy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Workflowy ships an update weekly, Habit Tracker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workflowy | Habit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FunRoutine INC | Apps That Care OU |
Bugs and requests
Workflowy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cursor sometimes gets stuck
- Syncing issues between web and mobile versions
- Inability to delete items consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to attach files and documents
- Improve mobile app experience
- Implement better notification and reminder system
- Add more formatting options (e.g., font styles, colors)
Habit Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Workflowy
- Workflowy Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
- Workflowy Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year
Habit Tracker
- HabitBase Premium (1 Month)$1.991 Month
- HabitBase Premium (1 Year)$12.991 Year









