Comparison

Habit tracker vs DayTrace

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Easy habit logging
  • Detailed habit view
  • Customizable habit tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Track any daily goal
Features
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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

About

DayTrace

Build positive habits, track wellness, and achieve goals with AI-powered setup and journaling. Share progress with friends and visualize your journey with insightful statistics and widgets.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tracker creation
  • Habit, event, timer, and health tracking
  • Journaling with progress reflection
  • Friend challenges and shared trackers
  • Streak tracking and performance insights
  • Apple Health integration
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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DayTrace — Your All-in-One Habit & Wellness Tracker Build better habits, track your health, and stay motivated — all in one beautifully designed app. TRACK ANYTHING Create four types of trackers to fit your lifestyle: • Habits — Build daily or weekly routines with streak tracking • Events — Count occurrences and hit daily goals • Timers — Log time sessions and see cumulative stats • Health — Sync with Apple Health for steps, calories, exercise, water & more CREATE WITH AI Describe what you want to track using text or voice, and DayTrace's AI will instantly build the perfect tracker for you — name, icon, goal, and type, all set up in seconds. JOURNAL YOUR JOURNEY Attach journal entries to any tracker. Reflect on your progress, log thoughts, and look back on your growth over time. SHARE & COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Invite up to 10 friends to shared trackers • Compete in group challenges with leaderboards and podiums • Collaborate in group logs for non-competitive tracking • Set deadlines, goals, and even propose prizes for winners • Send cheers to celebrate your friends' achievements STREAKS & STATISTICS • Daily and weekly streak tracking to keep you motivated • Radar and bar chart visualizations • Year-round global view of all your progress • Performance insights and smart suggestions APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Automatically pull data from Apple Health — steps, distance, active calories, exercise minutes, stand hours, and water intake. Choose iPhone or Apple Watch as your source. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Beautiful widgets to keep your goals front and center: • Habit calendars, timer stats, event counters • QuickBoard dashboard for your favorite trackers • Small and medium sizes available DESIGNED FOR YOU • 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese • Light, dark, and system themes • Custom colors and emojis for every tracker • Profile customization with photo and display name • Daily inspirational readings PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays yours. All trackers, journals, and settings are stored in your personal iCloud — we never see them. Apple Health data never leaves your device. No ads, no data selling, ever. DayTrace Pro unlocks all premium features with the following options: • Monthly subscription • Annual subscription • Lifetime access (one-time purchase) Prices may vary by location. Actual prices will be displayed in the app before purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Habit tracker4 screens
DayTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

Habit tracker and DayTrace both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DayTrace's written reviews are positive against 71% of Habit tracker's. DayTrace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Habit tracker's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 11). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Habit tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and DayTrace sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 Habit tracker against 4.8 for DayTrace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Habit tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of DayTrace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, DayTrace every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Habit tracker versus DayTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit trackerDayTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew TanchukEugenio Keller Puente

Customer experience

Habit tracker

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

DayTrace

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 8 more
  • 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

DayTrace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Habit tracker

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime Family$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Individual$29.99
5 purchases

DayTrace

Subscriptions3
  • Daytrace Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DayTrace Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • DayTrace Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • DayTrace Premium$4.99
  • Daytrace Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Habit tracker free?
Habit tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayTrace free?
DayTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit tracker or DayTrace?
DayTrace is rated higher. Habit tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while DayTrace averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Habit tracker or DayTrace have ads?
Neither Habit tracker nor DayTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit tracker or DayTrace?
Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and DayTrace every 3 days. Most recently, Habit tracker was updated on September 19, 2026 and DayTrace on September 19, 2026.

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