# Bear Habit Tracker vs JotDay

Bear Habit Tracker and JotDay both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of JotDay's written reviews are positive against 62% of Bear Habit Tracker's. JotDay also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bear Habit Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bear Habit Tracker against 4.7 for JotDay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Bear Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 86% of JotDay's.

Bear Habit Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, JotDay monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bear Habit Tracker | JotDay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (54 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bear-habit-tracker-todo-app/id6466234486/reviews) | **[4.7 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jotdaytime-tracker/id6476449746/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **54** | 21 |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | **86.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 43 MB | 50 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.6** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [哲颖 孙](https://appshunter.io/developer/1511256520) | [Remix Design Studio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1708137028) |

## What reviewers say

### Bear Habit Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bear-habit-tracker-todo-app/id6466234486)

Track daily habits and tasks with a cute bear companion. Set goals, monitor progress with intuitive data views, and stay focused with a dedicated mode. Never miss an important event with the countdown feature.

**Highlights:** Daily habit check-in, Customizable icons and colors, Intuitive data visualization, Focus mode with Do Not Disturb, Countdown and count-up timers, Manage and hide tracking items

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bear YearVIP | $1.99 | per year |
| 小熊频率 永久会员 | $4.99 | one-time |


### JotDay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jotdaytime-tracker/id6476449746)

Effortlessly track your time with automatic sleep and exercise logging from HealthKit. Monitor app usage, visualize your day on a timeline, and analyze time distribution with clean daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.

**Highlights:** Automatic sleep and workout tracking, App usage tracking via Shortcuts, Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity, Intuitive timeline view, Daily, weekly, and monthly time views, Data analysis for time distribution

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| JotDay Pro Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| JotDay Pro Yearly | $4.99 | per year |
| JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime | $5.99 | one-time |
| JotDay Pro Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bear Habit Tracker free?

Bear Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is JotDay free?

JotDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Bear Habit Tracker or JotDay?

JotDay is rated higher. Bear Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while JotDay averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.

### Do Bear Habit Tracker or JotDay have ads?

Neither Bear Habit Tracker nor JotDay shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bear Habit Tracker or JotDay?

Bear Habit Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and JotDay monthly. Most recently, Bear Habit Tracker was updated on October 27, 2026 and JotDay on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*