Comparison

HabitTime vs Readonly

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

Head to head
About

HabitTime

This app helps you build and maintain personal growth habits through automatic tracking, goal setting, and self-reflection. It organizes habits into categories, offers smart tracking based on app usage and fitness data, and includes features to block distracting apps until goals are met. Plan your week, define your mission, and visualize your progress with detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Automatic habit tracking
  • Categorize habits (Physical, Mental, Intellectual, Social)
  • Self-discipline mode to block apps
  • Weekly planning and review
  • Personal mission statement and reflection
  • Progress analytics and visualizations
  • Calendar sync and reminders
Features
Read full description

HabitTime helps you achieve self-renewal by tracking, managing, and committing to personal growth—one habit at a time! Do you struggle with these challenges? * Want to read, exercise, or meditate… but always give up after a few days? * Have a long list of goals, but feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? * Habit tracking feels like a hassle, and you often forget to log your progress? HabitTime makes building good habits effortless, so your efforts won’t go to waste! Core Features: Self-Renewal – 1 Hour a Day, Continuous Growth! * Four Key Growth Areas: Organize your habits into Physical, Mental, Intellectual, and Social categories for balanced improvement. * Smart Tracking: Automatically log habit progress based on app & website usage, fitness data, focus mode, and calendar events—no manual input needed! * Self-Discipline Mode: Temporarily block selected apps & websites until your daily habit goal is reached—no more procrastination! * Calendar Sync: Your habit progress is automatically recorded, keeping everything clear and organized. * Progress Analytics: Visualized reports of your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress. Weekly Planning – Take Control of Your Time! * Set weekly goals based on different life roles (e.g., work, family, personal growth) to stay organized. * Prioritize tasks effectively, so you never feel overwhelmed. * Weekly Review feature helps you reflect, improve, and stay on track. Personal Mission Statement – Define Your Core Values! * Record your beliefs and goals to stay motivated and focused. * Daily reminders reinforce your principles, so they don’t fade into the background. * Immersive Reflection Mode helps you evaluate and refine your values over time. System Features: * No account required – Just open and start using. * iCloud sync + manual backup – Keep your data safe across all devices. * Home & lock screen widgets – View habit progress at a glance. * Face ID privacy protection – Your growth, your data, your control. * Apple Watch support – Track and update progress on the go. * Siri & Shortcuts – Log your habits with a simple voice command. * Dark mode support – Comfortable day & night usage. Start Today – Your Future Self Will Thank You! NOTE: HabitTime uses Apple Health (HealthKit) to read your activity and workout data, helping you automatically record the time you spend on physical or focus habits. No data is shared outside your device. Privacy Policy: https://rehabitapp.cn/appstore/PrivacyPolicy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Readonly

Save articles from other apps to read later in a comfortable, distraction-free environment. Organize your saved content with tags, highlight key passages, and add notes for deeper comprehension. Customize the reading experience with various themes and layout adjustments.

Highlights
  • Quickly save articles from other apps
  • Highlight text and add notes
  • Organize articles with tags
  • Customize reading themes and layout
  • Synchronize data via iCloud
  • Export articles in Markdown format
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"Readonly" is a simple and easy to use read later app. There are not too many complicated features, just to give you a comfortable place to read your saved articles. Featured Functions - Highlight & Notes While reading, use different colors to highlight text, mark key points for easy review later. You can also add notes to the highlights, recording your thoughts and insights, making each reading session more rewarding. - Theme Switching We have carefully prepared some themes suitable for reading, choose your favorite from it, relax your eyes and focus on reading. - iCloud Synchronization Data synchronization to the cloud, no longer worry about data loss. - Tag Management Tag articles, categorize and manage them, keep everything in order. - Layout Adjustment Select fonts, adjust spacing, you can finely control the layout of the article to make reading more comfortable. - Quick Save Quickly save articles in other apps through sharing operations. - Export Articles Export your saved articles in Markdown format. —————————— Contact Us: brkchen@icloud.com

Screenshots

HabitTime4 screens
Readonly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HabitTime at 4.8 against Readonly's 4.4. HabitTime also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. HabitTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Readonly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HabitTime holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HabitTime ships an update weekly, Readonly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HabitTime versus Readonly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitTimeReadonly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings815 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国强 钱龙 陈

Customer experience

HabitTime

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Readonly

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HabitTime

Subscriptions1
  • 50% off - HabitTime Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • 50% off - HabitTime Pro (Lifetime)$3.99
  • HabitTime Pro (Lifetime Family)$7.99
2 purchases

Readonly

One-time2
  • Permanent Purchase(iOS)$2.99
  • 永久购买(macOS)$2.99

Questions

Is HabitTime free?
HabitTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readonly free?
Readonly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HabitTime or Readonly?
HabitTime is rated higher. HabitTime averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Readonly averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do HabitTime or Readonly have ads?
Neither HabitTime nor Readonly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HabitTime or Readonly?
HabitTime ships an update weekly, and Readonly every 3 weeks. Most recently, HabitTime was updated on October 8, 2026 and Readonly on September 30, 2026.

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