Comparison

Skilltree vs Disciplined

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

Head to head
About

Skilltree

Transform your life into a game with a unique skill tree system. Build positive habits, boost confidence, improve focus, and achieve your goals with gamified progress tracking, rewards, and social competition.

Highlights
  • Real-life skill tree for self-development
  • Gamified or minimalist design modes
  • Effortless habit tracker with clear goals
  • Routines for habit building
  • Social features and leaderboards
  • Advanced analytics for engagement
  • Community support
Features
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Skilltree is a video game skill tree for real life that makes self-improvement easy. Start positive habits, feel more confident, improve your focus, achieve a new year's resolution, get fit, avoid burnout, or help manage ADHD. Skilltree gives you the COMPLETE guide to changing your life, starting from 1-minute goals all the way up to improving your relationships, building a business, quitting video games and social media, and improving your health. Turn your life into a game with levels, XP, rewards, and achievements, and compete with your friends for glory! Download Skilltree and level up IRL! FEATURING: - A real-life SKILL TREE, showing you exactly which mental and physical habits to accelerate your self-development - A unique, and stunning design in either a gamified or minimalist mode so you can get engaged or stay laser-focused - An effortless and fun habit tracker with clear goals that slowly increase in difficulty - Routines to help you stick to your new habits and build new habit loops - Social features, including a leaderboard to compete with your friends and motivate each other to succeed - Advanced analytics to make self-improvement addictive and engaging - Not another boring habit tracker. Skilltree was made to feel engaging and unique - A community of thousands of people improving themselves around the world Skills include: - Meditation: to increase your levels of mindfulness and hone your focus - Journaling: to express yourself, develop new ideas, develop gratitude and more, - Reading: to focus your attention and learn powerful wisdom from the world's greatest thinkers - Fitness: to increase your discipline and build a body you're confident and proud of - Nofap: (this one doesn't need explaining....) - Nutrition: eating healthily and planning your meals out - Cold showers: for pushing yourself to your limits - Screentime: reduce your social media use/video game use/screentime - Sleep: Improve your sleep quality and restfulness - Routines: Build new routines to make habits effortless - Relationships: Build stronger relationships and improve your social skills - Studying: Build good study habits and learn new techniques such as using flashcards - And so much more! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Disciplined

Build lasting habits with a straightforward tracker focused on maintaining your streak. Easily manage daily tasks, track progress, and receive smart reminders to stay consistent. Designed for those committed to self-improvement.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Streak tracking
  • Smart reminders
  • Progress and statistics
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Multi-device sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Over 1,000,000 people use Disciplined to build habits that stick. Named one of the best apps of 2024. No bloat. No complicated systems. Just build your streak and don't break it. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most habit apps overwhelm you with features you never use. Disciplined does one thing well: it keeps your streak alive and makes it painful to break. Simple daily checklist — check off your habits — watch your streak grow. KEY FEATURES Daily Habit Tracking Build any habit — fitness, reading, meditation, hydration. Check it off in seconds. Streak Tracking Your streak is visible every time you open the app. The longer it gets, the harder it is to stop. Smart Reminders Set a reminder for any habit. Get notified at the right time, not at random. Progress & Statistics Weekly and monthly views. See your completion rate, your best streaks, and where you're slipping. Flexible Scheduling Daily, weekly, specific days, or custom intervals. Disciplined fits your life, not the other way around. Multi-Device Sync Your habits stay in sync across all your devices automatically. Widgets Add a habit widget to your home screen for instant daily check-ins without opening the app. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THROUGH Disciplined is for people who are serious about building habits, not collecting apps. Clean design, fast to use, no subscriptions required to get started. Over 1,000,000 people have used Disciplined to build consistency in their daily routines. Privacy Policy: https://getdisciplined.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getdisciplined.app/terms

Screenshots

Skilltree4 screens
Disciplined4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skilltree at weekly against Disciplined's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Skilltree sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Disciplined sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Skilltree against 4.8 for Disciplined. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 285 and 281 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Skilltree's written reviews are positive against 89% of Disciplined's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skilltree ships an update weekly, Disciplined every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Skilltree versus Disciplined: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkilltreeDisciplined
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (285 ratings)4.8 (281 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better89.5% of reviews
Number of ratings285 — better281
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB39 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperProject Skill TreeTip Tap Apps

Customer experience

Skilltree

All ratings286 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.5%

Disciplined

All ratings278 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.4%

User reviews

Skilltree

From 285 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps build consistent habits
  • 🚀 Gamifies self-improvement
  • 💡 Innovative approach to tracking progress
  • 🎨 Clean and appealing design
  • 🤝 Motivating for community/friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Issues with login and progress tracking
  • 🔒 Concerns about losing progress
  • 🔒 Monetization limits free features

Disciplined

From 281 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Customizable habits and reminders
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design
  • 📊 Helpful progress tracking and statistics
  • 🔓 Unlimited free habits

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Lifetime activation code issues with uninstall
  • 💰 Subscription model concerns

Bugs and requests

Skilltree

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly logged out of the app
  • Greyed out habits/tasks not functioning
  • Paid features still locked after purchase

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize skill tree
  • More flexibility in task/habit management
  • Integrations with other productivity apps
  • Leaderboards and social features

Disciplined

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Emoji function not working as expected
  • Widget not updating completed habits

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reorder habits on the main screen
  • Option to sort habits by various criteria
  • Integration with health/fitness data
  • Habit history view to compare progress over time
  • Habit locking/privacy feature

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Skilltree

Subscriptions3
  • Skilltree Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Skilltree Premium7 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Skilltree Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • 50 Tokens$0.99
  • 150 Tokens$1.99
  • 500 Tokens$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 2000 Tokens$14.99
  • 5000 Tokens$69.99
3 purchases

Disciplined

Subscriptions2
  • Disciplined Prime Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Disciplined Prime Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Disciplined Prime Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Skilltree free?
Skilltree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disciplined free?
Disciplined is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skilltree or Disciplined?
Disciplined is rated higher. Skilltree averages 4.7 out of 5 from 285 ratings, while Disciplined averages 4.8 from 281 ratings.
Do Skilltree or Disciplined have ads?
Neither Skilltree nor Disciplined shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skilltree or Disciplined?
Skilltree ships an update weekly, and Disciplined every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skilltree was updated on October 23, 2026 and Disciplined on October 22, 2026.

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