Habit Tracker vs Hook Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit Tracker
This app helps you build and maintain good habits with a visual, tile-based dashboard. It offers a customizable and intuitive interface to track your progress and stay motivated on your journey to forming new routines or breaking old patterns.
- Visual tile grid dashboard
- Fully customizable experience
- Intuitive and user-friendly design
- Progress and streak tracking
- Customizable setup
- Simple interface
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Habitly is a simple habit tracker that turns every day you show up into a colorful streak grid. Check off a habit with one tap and watch the grid fill in. A whole year fits on one screen, so a good week, a strong month and your best streak are easy to see. TRACK ANY HABIT • Daily habits, or a set number of times per week or month • Count amounts, like 3 liters of water or 20 pages • Fill in a missed check-in from the calendar • 14 colors and more than 120 icons SEE EVERY STREAK • A 365-day grid for every habit • Current streak, best streak and total completions • Statistics: completion trend, time of day, weekly pattern and insights • An overview of all your habits with perfect days and success rate • Track your streaks WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH • Interactive Home Screen widgets: check off habits without opening the app (Habitly Pro) • A weekly widget with up to 5 habits (Habitly Pro) • An Apple Watch app with watch face complications REMINDERS AND NOTES • Reminders on the days and at the times you choose • Mark a habit as done right from the notification, or get reminded again in an hour • Add a note to any day from the calendar YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • No account needed • iCloud sync across your devices (Habitly Pro) • Export and import your data (Habitly Pro) • Light and dark mode, plus alternate app icons • Share cards of your progress HABITLY PRO Habitly is free to download and includes up to 3 habits. Habitly Pro unlocks unlimited habits, interactive widgets, iCloud sync, several reminders per habit, weekly and monthly statistics, data import and export, and all your habits on Apple Watch. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime purchase is paid once and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://square-amusement-cca.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Terms-and-Conditions-18928221d506496d95c721d2a365187d Terms of Use: https://square-amusement-cca.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Terms-and-Conditions-18928221d506496d95c721d2a365187d
Hook Life
This app uses NFC tags to help you start tasks by requiring physical interaction. It's designed to overcome procrastination and build better habits by moving action from thought to reality.
- NFC tag integration for task initiation
- Physical interaction required to complete actions
- Helps overcome procrastination
- Builds better habits
- External trigger for action
- Supports various daily scenarios
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Hook is a system designed to help you start. Place an NFC tag where the action should happen: by the door, in the kitchen, near your desk, or anywhere else in the room. To confirm a task, turn off an alarm, or complete an action, you need to physically walk to the tag and scan it. Why it works Most decisions fail not because of a lack of motivation. The hardest part is getting started. Hook moves action from your thoughts into the real world. Not “getting ready” — taking the first step. Alarm scenario example: The alarm starts You have a few minutes to wake up calmly You need to walk to the tag Scan it You are already out of bed and in motion Hook doesn’t pressure or force you. It helps you stick to your own decisions. Hook is for you if: • It’s hard to wake up in the morning • You constantly procrastinate • Starting work or workouts feels difficult • You are tired of pressing “snooze” • You want to build better habits • You need an external trigger to take action • It’s difficult to maintain routine and discipline Hook can be used in almost any daily scenario: alarms, workouts, studying, work, taking vitamins, nutrition, household routines, sleep schedules, and any situation where starting on time matters. Sometimes all it takes is the first step.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hook Life at none against Habit Tracker's 5. Hook Life also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hook Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hook Life holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, Hook Life monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit Tracker | Hook Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yusuf kildan | Sergei Envald |
Customer experience
Habit Tracker
Hook Life
In-app purchases
Habit Tracker
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$12.99
Hook Life
No in-app purchases









