# Habit Tracker vs Notedrafts

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notedrafts at every 3 days against Habit Tracker's fortnightly. Notedrafts also leads on ratings volume (763 vs 68). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Notedrafts sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Habit Tracker against 4.8 for Notedrafts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notedrafts has 763 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 81% of Notedrafts's.

Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Notedrafts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Habit Tracker | Notedrafts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (68 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-tracker-habitgenius/id6466812469/reviews) | **[4.8 (763 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 68 | **763** |
| Positive reviews | **83.1% of reviews** | 81.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 151 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.1** | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ashish Mangukiya](https://appshunter.io/developer/1707837492) | [Appycron Interactive e.K.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1732266825) |

## What reviewers say

### Habit Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-tracker-habitgenius/id6466812469)

Organize your life with a single app that combines habit tracking, mood journaling, expense management, focus timing, and a personal diary. Gain insights into your routines, emotions, and finances with customizable features and smart widgets.

**Highlights:** Habit tracking with multiple progress types and schedules, Mood journaling with customizable levels and tags, Expense tracking with budget alerts and currency conversion, Focus timer with customizable sessions and categories, Rich text journal with photo and file attachments, 14+ customizable widgets for home and lock screens, Privacy-focused with offline functionality and no ads

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HabitGenius Pro 1 Month | $1.49 | per month |
| HabitGenius Pro 1 Year | $11.99 | per year |
| HabitGenius Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Clean, intuitive, and user-friendly interface
- 📊 Comprehensive statistics and progress tracking with visualizations
- ⏱️ Useful habit timer and stopwatch features
- 🔔 Reliable reminders and notifications
- 🎯 Flexible evaluation types (yes/no, numeric, checklists, timers)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Calendar date assignment bug (entries saved to wrong dates)
- 🔔 Notification issues with certain timezones (Taiwan morning times)
- 💾 Manual save required (no auto-save functionality)
- 🔤 Font size too small without adjustment options
- ⚠️ Accidental habit checkbox clicks difficult to undo

**Reported bugs**

- Calendar date bug - entries saved to wrong dates (2026 calendar issue)
- Timezone notification failures (Taiwan morning times)
- Keyboard jumping when creating checklists
- Completion sound cannot be disabled
- Accidental habit checkbox clicks without undo option

**Requested features**

- Priority/urgency levels for tasks (P1, P2, P3 system)
- Yearly frequency option for habits
- Task completion timeliness tracking with percentage metrics
- Achievement badges and streak rewards
- Workload optimization prompts


### Notedrafts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079)

This app allows you to write, organize, and mark up documents with various tools. It supports PDF annotation, freeform sketching on a large canvas, and vertically extended pages for continuous writing. Customize templates, import various file types, and organize notes with folders and icons.

**Highlights:** Write on PDFs, Freeform canvas sketching, Vertically extended pages, Customizable templates, Import PDFs and images, Organize with folders and icons

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bronze Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Silver Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| PRO Version | $5.99 | one-time |
| Platinum Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $14.99 | one-time |
| Diamond Tip | $19.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $24.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $39.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $49.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth writing experience
- 👍 Clean and polished UI
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 👍 Elegant note-taking experience
- 👍 Plentiful templates and notebook covers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 Missing features like search, audio recording, and undo
- 🔧 Limited customization options for toolbar and pencil settings

**Reported bugs**

- No issues reported

**Requested features**

- Add support for scribble to erase
- Implement custom notebook covers
- Add pure text writing mode
- Ability to customize toolbar
- Embed URL links with web preview


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Habit Tracker free?

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

### Is Notedrafts free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or Notedrafts?

Notedrafts is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Notedrafts averages 4.8 from 763 ratings.

### Do Habit Tracker or Notedrafts have ads?

Neither Habit Tracker nor Notedrafts shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or Notedrafts?

Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Notedrafts every 3 days. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Notedrafts 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.*