Habit tracker vs Milestone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit tracker
This app helps you build and maintain positive habits with an easy-to-use logging system. Visualize your progress on a detailed habit screen and track any goal you set for yourself.
- Easy habit logging
- Detailed habit view
- Customizable habit tracking
- Progress visualization
- Track any daily goal
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Patterns is a habit tracker app that makes logging new days easy and satisfying. On the home screen, you have a few recent days to log in, but to see the full view of all the days, you can go to the habit details screen. Most popular habits to track: – Exercise – Balanced diet – Hydration – Meditation – No alcohol – Quit smoking – Yoga – Take a walk – Learn something new – Social media detox – Connect with friends The best thing about this is you can come up with anything you want to stick to daily. Terms of Use: https://degisner.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-4b80e7d93fa149a4959fea10cf6374f0?pvs=4 Privacy Policy: https://degisner.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-0ad2b0995cbe4320a9094de46612fd7d?pvs=4
Milestone
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Milestone is a habit tracker that helps you build routines and stick to them. Track your progress on a GitHub-style calendar, build streaks, and get reminded when it matters. Simple to use, works offline, and looks great in light or dark mode. --- CREATE HABITS Pick from 70+ icons, give your habit a name, and choose how to track it. TRACK YOUR WAY Check it off, count your reps, or start a timer. Three ways to track any habit. STREAKS Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. See your current streak and all-time best. HEAT MAP CALENDAR Your full year in one view. Each colored tile is a day you showed up. REMINDERS Pick the days and time. Get a notification when it's time. STATS & INSIGHTS Completion rates, weekly trends, best days—see how you're doing at a glance. THEMES Light, dark, or match your system. Your choice. WORKS OFFLINE No internet? No problem. Your habits are always accessible. EXPORT & IMPORT Back up your data or move it to a new phone anytime. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud. No tracking. --- FREE & PREMIUM Track up to 3 habits free. Go premium for unlimited habits. --- Terms of Use: https://minimalisthabittracker.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://minimalisthabittracker.netlify.app/privacy ---
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Habit tracker at every 3 weeks against Milestone's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Habit tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Milestone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Milestone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit tracker | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Tanchuk | Naresh Alakuntla |
Bugs and requests
Habit tracker
Reported bugs
16 issues- Lack of proper time-zone support
- Data stuck inside the app (no export)
- All habits gone after updating to 2.0
- Widget broken for colored Homescreens
- Widget glitches and doesn't synchronize perfectly
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- Widget function doesn't work
- Cannot add widget to homescreen
- Lost all progress after last update
- App shuts down immediately on iPhone
- Interactive widget is buggy and inconsistent
- Calendar acts strangely when backfilling days
- Widget doesn't indicate what column represents the current day
- Widget doesn't update the app
- Responsiveness of the widget could be better
- App crashes when deleting the last habit
- Small widget controls fewer habits
Requested features
13 requests- Export function
- See longest streak
- Change calendar start day
- Desktop Mac version
- iCloud sync
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- Integrate with Journal API
- See a whole week (7 days)
- Small analytics for tasks
- Apple Watch app
- One-time purchase option
- Interval selection for days of week
- Month over month history view
- Suggestions for habits on main screen
Milestone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Habit tracker
- Premium Monthly Individual$1.491 Month
- Premium Monthly Family$3.991 Month
- Premium Annual Individual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
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- Premium Annual Family7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime Family$19.99
- Premium Lifetime Individual$29.99
Milestone
- Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly (Best Value)$24.991 Year









