Comparison

Checklist vs Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Checklist

Create reusable lists for groceries, routines, packing, and more. Automatically generate lists from descriptions or photos, and track progress with satisfying visual cues. Sync across devices and access from widgets or your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Lists that write themselves from descriptions
  • Scan handwritten or printed lists
  • Ticked items move aside for clarity
  • Lists reset automatically for daily/weekly repeats
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app for managing lists
  • Syncs with iCloud across Apple devices
Features
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Smarter lists you'll use again and again. Checklist is for the lists you come back to: packing, groceries, morning routines, cleaning, moving day. Make a list once, tick it off, and it's ready for next time. LISTS THAT WRITE THEMSELVES • Describe it: "a weekend camping trip with the kids", and Apple Intelligence writes the list right on your device (on devices that support it). • Paste it: a list from Notes, a message or an email. Bullets, numbers and checkboxes are tidied away. • Snap it: take a photo of a handwritten or printed list, and Checklist types it out for you. TICK, TICK, DONE • A little confetti for every tick. • Ticked items step aside, so you always see what's left. • Drag to reorder, swipe to delete, and tap Uncheck all to start again. LISTS THAT RESET THEMSELVES Morning routines, gym bags, weekly chores: set a list to repeat daily or weekly, and it unchecks itself, ready for next time. REMINDERS THAT KNOW YOU'RE DONE A nudge at the right time, and none once everything's checked. 40+ TEMPLATES Weekend trips, groceries, a hospital bag, moving house, weddings, back to school, the holidays and more. You can save your own lists as templates too. WITH YOU EVERYWHERE • Tick items off from a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Tick items off on your Apple Watch, and dictate new ones. • Add items with Siri, and find any list in Spotlight. • Keep your lists in sync with iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your lists stay on your device, or in your private iCloud if you turn on sync. Describe and Scan run on your device too, so the developer never sees your lists. CHECKLIST PRO Checklist is free to download. Checklist Pro unlocks Focus mode, sharing your lists, workouts, unlimited smart lists, iCloud sync, widgets, the Apple Watch app and your own templates. Repeating lists and reminders are free for everyone. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usechecklist.app/privacy

About

Habit Tracker

Build positive habits and achieve your goals with this app. It offers reminders, detailed tracking statistics, habit analysis with charts, and motivation. You can track both good and bad habits, set custom goal units, and receive regular reports.

Highlights
  • Track good and bad habits
  • Customizable goal units
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly reports
  • Timely and repeated reminders
  • Habit ideas library
Features
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No ads & no subscription. Habit Tracker is an app designed to help you build positive habits and achieve your goals. Reminders, tracking statistics, habit analysis with charts, and motivation on your path to success - all in one app. Useful Features: Two Types of Habits: Build good habits and eliminate bad ones. Goal Units: Track habits not only by "done/not done," but also by volume and units. Powerful Statistics: Detailed information to evaluate your results. Habit Reports: Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports. Reminders: Timely reminders. Repeated Reminders: Set multiple reminders for each habit. Habit Ideas: Discover new habits worth trying (regularly updated). With Habit Tracker, your daily routine will become simpler, your mind clearer, your goals more achievable, and your life better. Download now and start changing your life!

Screenshots

Checklist4 screens
Habit Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Habit Tracker at 4.9 against Checklist's 4.0. Habit Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 22). Checklist's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Checklist sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Habit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 3.5K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Checklist's written reviews are positive against 87% of Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklist ships an update every 5 days, Habit Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Checklist versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.9 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews86.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings223.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIfeanyi OnuohaUniqo Lab.

Customer experience

Checklist

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.6%

Habit Tracker

All ratings3,467 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.2%

Bugs and requests

Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar not updating correctly
  • Habits getting deleted after some time
  • Inability to edit habit names

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Ability to set habit end dates
  • Option to sort habits into categories
  • Add sub-tasks within habits
  • End of day habit reminder

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Checklist

Subscriptions3
  • Checklist Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Checklist Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Checklist Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Founding Member Lifetime$24.99
  • Checklist Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checklist or Habit Tracker?
Habit Tracker is rated higher. Checklist averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Habit Tracker averages 4.9 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Checklist or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Checklist nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklist or Habit Tracker?
Checklist ships an update every 5 days, and Habit Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Checklist was updated on November 3, 2026 and Habit Tracker on November 6, 2026.

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