Comparison

Tody vs Habitica

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

Head to head
About

Tody

This app helps manage household cleaning routines by prioritizing tasks based on actual need rather than fixed dates. It visualizes dirtiness and cleaning progress to motivate users and make cleaning more satisfying. It can be customized for individuals or large households, turning chores into a game.

Highlights
  • Flexible task management by need
  • Visual dirtiness and cleaning progress
  • Optional notifications and deadlines
  • Gamified cleaning with house member sync
  • Intuitive customized cleaning plans
  • Scalable for any household size
Features
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Tody is a smarter to-do list for managing household cleaning routines. It will optimize and motivate your cleaning. ● Gain flexibility by managing cleaning tasks by indicators of actual need rather than arbitrary dates. ● Tody visualizes dirtiness to motivate cleaning and visualizes the effect of cleaning to enhance satisfaction. ● There are no deadlines, alarms and notifications (optional). Tody puts you in control of your cleaning routines instead of cleaning routines controlling you. ● Turn home cleaning into a game. House members can sync plans across devices and users and check-in to claim credit for their actions. ● Enjoy an extremely easy and intuitive set up of a customized cleaning plan. ● Tody can be customized and scaled to fit almost any needs. It thus suits singles as well as complex households with many members. Even professionals find Tody to be their preferred tool. Recommended by marthastewart.com, Buzzfeed and MacWorld.

About

Habitica

This app gamifies your life by turning tasks and goals into a retro RPG. Build your avatar, complete daily habits, to-dos, and chores to earn rewards and level up. Team up with friends for accountability and battle challenges together.

Highlights
  • Gamified task and goal management
  • Avatar customization and leveling
  • Daily, weekly, and one-time task tracking
  • Social features: parties, challenges, guilds
  • Collectable in-game items and gear
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Customizable themes and reminders
Features
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Habitica is a free habit-building and productivity app that uses retro RPG elements to gamify your tasks and goals. Use Habitica to help with ADHD, self care, New Year’s resolutions, household chores, work tasks, creative projects, fitness goals, back-to-school routines, and more! How it works: Create an avatar then add tasks, chores, or goals you’d like to work on. When you do something in real life, check it off in the app and receive gold, experience, and items that can be used in-game! Features: • Automatically repeating tasks scheduled for your daily, weekly, or monthly routines • Flexible habit tracker for tasks you want to do multiple times a day or only once in awhile • Traditional to do list for tasks that only need to be done once • Color coded tasks and streak counters help you see how you’re doing at a glance • Leveling system to visualize your overall progress • Tons of collectable gear and pets to suit your personal style • Inclusive avatar customizations: wheelchairs, hair styles, skin tones, and more • Regular content releases and seasonal events to keep things fresh • Parties let you team up with friends for extra accountability and battle fierce foes by completing tasks • Challenges offer shared task lists you can add to your personal tasks • Guilds let you connect with others that share your interests and goals • Reminders and widgets to help keep you on track • Customizable color themes with dark and light mode • Syncing across devices — Habitica is an open-source app run by a small team that’s made better by the work of volunteers who contribute pixel art, translations, bug fixes, and more. If you’d like to contribute, reach out! Community, privacy, and transparency are important to us. Your tasks are private and we don’t sell your personal data to third parties. Check out our instagram or twitter(@habitica) for the latest news, announcements, and feature spotlights! —- Habitica can be fully enjoyed for free, but if you would like to help support us, we offer optional in-app purchases and subscriptions. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple account only when you confirm your purchase. There are four types of optional Habitica subscriptions: $4.99 every month; $14.99 every three months; $29.99 every six months; and $47.99 every year, which is a 20% discount! (Prices may vary by location.) Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Thanks for choosing Habitica! Terms of use: https://habitica.com/static/terms

Screenshots

Tody4 screens
Habitica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tody at 4.8 against Habitica's 4.3. Tody also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 64%) and chart position (#142 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tody sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Habitica sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tody holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Tody's written reviews are positive against 64% of Habitica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tody ships an update every 10 days, Habitica every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tody versus Habitica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodyHabitica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.3 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better3.5K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#142 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLoopLoopHabitRPG, Inc

Customer experience

Tody

All ratings10,757 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews648 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.9%

Habitica

All ratings3,523 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1,297 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

Tody

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Keeps me on track
  • 👍 Customizable and flexible
  • 🎮 Gamifies cleaning
  • 💡 Helpful for ADHD/forgetful users
  • 🙌 Motivating and satisfying

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🔍 Lack of search/sorting options
  • 🕰️ Can't set tasks for specific days
  • 💰 Expensive for multiple users
  • 🎨 Outdated or bland UI

Habitica

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for habit tracking and productivity
  • 🎮 Gamified approach is motivating
  • 🤝 Supportive community
  • 💰 Reasonable subscription model

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy at times
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 🔒 Issues with login and account sync
  • 💸 Gems/rewards locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

Tody

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on certain devices after updates
  • Issues with data sync and loss of progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Ability to set tasks for specific days
  • More customization options for UI
  • One-off task list separate from recurring tasks

Habitica

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks and habits not resetting properly
  • Crashes and freezes on app launch
  • Inconsistent behavior when rearranging tasks
  • Sync issues between mobile and web versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for tasks and habits
  • Ability to set custom difficulty levels for tasks
  • Offline mode for tasks and habits
  • Apple Watch app
  • More social features and party functionality

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tody

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Solo1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium+ Duo1 Month trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium+ Family1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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  • Premium+ Team1 Month trial$79.991 Year
10 purchases

Habitica

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription$14.993 Months
  • 6 Months Subscription$29.996 Months
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  • 12 Months Subscription$47.991 Year
One-time6
  • 4 Gems$0.99
  • 21 Gems$4.99
  • For 1 Month$4.99
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  • 42 Gems$9.99
  • 84 Gems$19.99
  • For 12 Months$47.99

Questions

Is Tody free?
Tody is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habitica free?
Habitica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tody or Habitica?
Tody is rated higher. Tody averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Habitica averages 4.3 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Tody or Habitica have ads?
Neither Tody nor Habitica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tody or Habitica?
Tody ships an update every 10 days, and Habitica every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tody was updated on October 19, 2026 and Habitica on October 18, 2026.

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