Habit Tracker vs PrivateTask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit Tracker
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.
- 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
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Finally, one app to organize your entire life. HabitGenius replaces 5 apps - habit tracker, mood journal, expense tracker, focus timer, and diary. Join thousands who transformed their routines. WHAT IS HABITGENIUS? Your personal life dashboard. Build routines, understand emotions, control your budget, stay focused, and preserve memories - all in one beautifully designed app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose Your Tracker - Switch between Habit, Mood, Expense, Focus, or Journal 2. Track in Seconds - One-tap logging with smart widgets 3. Discover Insights - Beautiful charts reveal patterns you never noticed HABIT TRACKER • 5 Progress Types: Checkbox, Counter, Timer, Stopwatch, Checklist • 7 Schedules: Daily, weekly, monthly, custom, specific days, yearly • Streak Tracking with achievement badges • Heatmap Calendar shows yearly progress • Smart Reminders with "Mark Done" & "Snooze" MOOD TRACKER • One-Tap Logging with 10 customizable mood levels • Mood Tags identify triggers and patterns • Visual Calendar with color-coded emotions • Mood-Habit Correlation reveals how routines affect feelings EXPENSE TRACKER • Track Income & Expenses with custom categories • Multiple Accounts: checking, savings, cards, cash • Smart Budget Alerts before overspending • 180+ Currencies with automatic conversion • Reports: pie charts, cash flow, balance trends FOCUS TIMER • Customizable Pomodoro sessions • 8 Categories: work, study, creative, coding, reading, writing • Focus Score tracks productivity improvement • Live Activity - see timer without unlocking JOURNAL • Rich Text with bold, italic, headings, colors • Photo & File Attachments • Cloud Sync to Google Drive & iCloud • Writing Streaks build your habit 14+ WIDGETS • Habit Progress & Streak Overview • Mood Insights & Calendar • Expense Balance & Budget Status • Focus Timer Quick-Start • Home Screen & Lock Screen sizes PRIVACY-FIRST • Face ID & Touch ID lock • No Account Required • Data Stays on Device • Zero Ads, Zero Tracking • Works Completely Offline CUSTOMIZATION • Light, Dark & OLED Themes • 20 Accent Colors • 33 Languages • Custom Categories FREE VS PRO Free: 4 habits, unlimited mood & journal, 2 accounts, essential widgets Pro: Unlimited everything, all progress types, focus timer, cloud backup, advanced analytics, 14+ widgets LOVED BY USERS "This app changed my life. Having everything in one place eliminated my excuse of 'too many apps.'" - Sarah M. "Finally broke my 10-year smoking habit. Seeing that streak grow was incredibly motivating." - James K. "Tracking mood patterns helped me identify anxiety triggers I never knew existed." - Emma L. WHY HABITGENIUS • 5 Trackers in 1 App • 33 Languages with RTL support • 180+ Currencies • 14+ Widgets • Privacy-Focused, Offline-First • Regular Updates monthly YOUR LIFE. ONE APP. UNLIMITED POTENTIAL. Tap "Start Free Trial" - join thousands transforming their lives! Privacy: https://habit-genius.netlify.app/privacy Terms: https://habit-genius.netlify.app/terms-of-use
PrivateTask
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PrivateTask organises your day without uploading it to any server. No account. No cloud. No ads. Everything you write is stored encrypted on your iPhone and never leaves it. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED PrivateTask runs on a subscription. You can try it free for 7 days; after that it is USD 1.99 per month and renews automatically until you cancel. You can cancel any time in your iPhone's Settings, and cancelling never deletes what you have already written. WHAT IT DOES · Tasks and projects, with subtasks, tags and priorities. · Calendar with events and reminders, in day, week, month and list views. · Habits and routines, with the day's pace spread across your hours. · Notes. · My Finances: accounts, income, expenses, transfers, budgets, upcoming payments, subscriptions, debts and savings goals. · Optional modules for vehicle, pets, travel and small business. · Focus mode and timers for working without interruptions. HOW IT STARTS It does not leave you staring at an empty screen. You pick what you want to organise and the app offers a starting point, with habits and reminders already set up. Only what you confirm gets installed, and you can remove it any time. WHY IT IS DIFFERENT It works entirely in airplane mode. There is no server to connect to, so there is nothing to go down and nothing to leak. The database is encrypted on your device with AES-256. The key lives in the iOS Keychain. Not even we can open it. You can lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode. Backups are encrypted with a passphrase you choose, before they leave the app. If you forget it, nobody can recover them. Not us either. Reminders are generated on your phone. Your task titles never travel to a push notification server. THE ASSISTANT Type or dictate "tomorrow 8am call the dentist" and it becomes a task with its reminder. It works offline, on your device. Nothing involving money is ever saved without your confirmation. PHOTOGRAPH YOUR RECEIPTS Capture a receipt and the app reads the amount, merchant and date to propose an expense. Text recognition happens inside your iPhone: images are not sent to any online service. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It collects no data. It uses no analytics. It shows no ads. It does not sell your information. There are no streaks, no scores and no comparisons against your past days: it is a tool for organising yourself, not for making you feel in debt. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://privatetask.saiddcruz.com/politica-de-privacidad.html
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Verdict
Habit Tracker and PrivateTask are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and PrivateTask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Habit Tracker | PrivateTask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashish Mangukiya | Saidd Cruz |
Bugs and requests
Habit Tracker
Reported bugs
9 issues- 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
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- Cloud backup/restore not functioning properly
- Paid subscription not being recognized/applied
- Google Cloud sync not working
- Backup data lost when switching phones
Requested features
19 requests- 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
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- Widget showing multiple tasks instead of single habit
- Ability to reorder/prioritize habits
- Flexible weekly frequency (e.g., 4 times per week without fixed days)
- More visible streak and completion counters
- Integration with Apple Calendar and banking apps
- Auto-save functionality
- Dynamic Island notifications support
- Separate apps or premium tier for both habit and mood tracking
- Undo functionality for accidental clicks
- Sound control settings
- Search functionality
- Reward/gamification system for consistency
- Pending mode for periodic tasks
- Task hiding option for completed items
PrivateTask
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Habit Tracker
- HabitGenius Pro 1 Month3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- HabitGenius Pro 1 Year3 Days trial$11.991 Year
- HabitGenius Lifetime$29.99
PrivateTask
- PrivateTask Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Questions
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