HabitKit vs TimeCost Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HabitKit
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"HabitKit" is an app that helps you record your habits and check in, helping you develop good habits and get rid of bad habits. Gain vitality points by checking in, making the process of developing habits no longer boring and full of motivation. Things accumulate, the process is visible, and you slowly move towards success. The main functions are: 1. Gamification design: Set the vitality value for the habit. You can get the vitality value by checking in. Accumulate the vitality value, and cultivating habits is no longer boring. 2. Multi-dimensional statistics: Make progress visible, prevent motivation from diminishing, and make goals no longer far away. 3. Super cute icons: A large number of Emoji check-in icons make self-discipline check-in more vivid. 4. Rich reminders: Various reminder methods every day, no excuses for laziness. 5. Desktop widgets: Check-in and statistics are all available, enriching your desktop and reminding you all the time. 6. Data integrity: iCloud data backup is provided so that your efforts will not be lost. With continuous persistence, meaning will naturally emerge. Our perseverance is the footprint for us to become better. Subscriptions and Buyouts. 1. Some features of HabitKit require unlocked premium membership for full access. You can choose to unlock all features on a monthly, yearly or buyout basis. 2、When you choose monthly or yearly subscription, it will automatically renew by default at the end of each subscription period, unless you explicitly cancel the auto-renewal by yourself. 3、Buyout is a one-time unlocking, lifetime use. When you choose to buy out, you can use the advanced features indefinitely without paying again. Automatic subscription service description 1. Subscription Services HabitKit Bookkeeping monthly subscriptions, HabitKit Bookkeeping annual subscriptions 2. Subscription Price The monthly subscription is $0.99/month and the annual subscription is $4.99/year. 3. Payment Users will be credited to their iTunes account after confirming their purchase and payment. 4.Automatic Renewal The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the successful charge. 5.Close the service You can go to "Settings" -> "iTunes Store and App Store" -> click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter "Account Settings" page, click "Subscriptions", and manage automatic subscription service. If you want to cancel it, you can close it 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle, and the subscription will not be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. 6. Service Agreement Terms of Use: https://tyrant2013.github.io/tyrant.github.io/TermsOfUse.html Privacy Policy: https://tyrant2013.github.io/tyrant.github.io/privacy.html We value your ideas, feedback and suggestions, get in touch with us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Elliot_iOS Email: knowtimefeeback@163.com
TimeCost Tracker
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TimeCost — profit tracking and hourly work efficiency tool. The app is built for developers, video editors, designers, freelancers, and all professionals whose income depends directly on the time spent. It automates your financial analysis so you can manage your earnings based on precise data. While working, you simply press the "Start" and "Stop" buttons. Based on the tracked time, the app automatically calculates the entire economy of your projects. With TimeCost, you will accurately know and control all your work processes: • You will see the real value of your hourly rate, even when a client pays a fixed price for the entire project. • You will understand how much a new project should cost based on your hourly rate and the history of similar past tasks. • You will clearly identify your most profitable and least cost-effective clients thanks to a visual audit of your entire customer base. • You will know your exact earnings for each day, for the current month, and for your entire career. • You will see the complete history of your projects and can check at any moment how many tasks you have closed for a specific client. • You will easily reconstruct your daily timeline and see exactly what you did and at what specific time. • You will track your actual work schedule, control the number of working hours per day, and monitor your days off. You no longer need to maintain complex Excel spreadsheets or deal with manual bookkeeping. You get simple and clear data that will help you optimize your working hours and confidently increase the price of your services. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: HabitKit at 3 against TimeCost Tracker's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. HabitKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TimeCost Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HabitKit ships an update fortnightly, TimeCost Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HabitKit | TimeCost Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓伟 庄 | Victor Shibut |
In-app purchases
HabitKit
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
- Professional Edition$4.99
TimeCost Tracker
- TimeCost Pro$1.991 Month









