Habit tracker vs CalendarLog
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
CalendarLog
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CalendarLog is the simple calendar tracker that helps you remember life's occasional moments. When did you last get a haircut? Change your car's oil? Visit the dentist? These are the things that don't happen every day — but matter when you forget them. PERFECT FOR TRACKING: • Medical appointments — dentist, eye exams, physicals • Vehicle maintenance — oil changes, tire rotations, inspections • Personal care — haircuts, skincare treatments • Home maintenance — HVAC filters, deep cleaning • Pet care — grooming, vet visits • Any activity you do every now and then HOW IT WORKS: • Add your activities with a name, color, and description • Tap any date to view logs, long-press to quickly add a new entry • See your full history on a beautiful yearly calendar • Check exactly how long it's been since your last entry KEY FEATURES: • Visual yearly calendar — see all your activities at a glance • Color-coded activities — instantly recognize what happened when • Personal notes — remember the details that matter • "Days since last log" — always know when something is overdue • Works completely offline — your data stays private on your device • Backup & Restore — export and import your data as a JSON file • Filter activities — focus on what you want to see No reminders. No pressure. No daily streaks. Just a clean, simple way to answer one question: "When was the last time I did this?" Download CalendarLog today and never lose track of life's occasional moments again. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CalendarLog offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions to support development: • Monthly Support — recurring monthly subscription • Yearly Support — recurring yearly subscription Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your device's Settings > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://tyastonotaufiq.dev/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Habit tracker at none against CalendarLog's shown. CalendarLog's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 CalendarLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, CalendarLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit tracker | CalendarLog |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Tanchuk | Tyastono Taufiq |
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
CalendarLog
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
CalendarLog
- Monthly Support$0.991 Month
- Yearly Support$0.991 Year
- Support CalendarLog$0.99
- Support More CalendarLog$0.99
Questions
Is Habit tracker free?
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