Comparison

Habit tracker vs Stepi

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

Stepi

Break down large objectives into manageable daily actions. This AI-powered planner guides you from intention to actionable steps, offering personalized roadmaps and progress tracking. Plan offline or utilize smart planning features for a clear path to achievement.

Highlights
  • AI-powered goal breakdown
  • Daily actionable steps
  • Personalized roadmaps
  • Offline planning
  • Progress tracking
  • Milestone celebrations
  • Manual task addition
Features
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Turn an overwhelming goal into one clear next step. Stepi is a goal planner for students, early-career professionals, and anyone who wants a clear path from an intention to something they can do today. Describe your goal. Answer focused questions about what you want to achieve, your starting point, and the time you have. Review a roadmap with concise instructions, then begin your next action. PLAN AND FOLLOW THROUGH • See today's work and move between days with the week selector • Add manual tasks and review your Stepi Calendar • Follow a goal through its milestones and numbered instructions • Preview a smaller version of a task with Make this doable • Apply the adjustment or restore that task's original action • Add an optional note to completed work • Review recent completed actions and goal history • Set a daily reminder and celebrate milestones STEPI FREE • Private On Device planning that works offline • One active or paused goal • One focused goal step each day • Today, Calendar, manual tasks, and progress rewards STEPI PRO • Personalized Smart Planning based on your answers • Multiple active goals • Future calendar planning for goal steps Smart Planning is optional. Before the first request, Stepi identifies OpenAI, explains the planning information that may be sent, and asks permission. You can continue with On Device planning or revoke permission later in Account, under Planning. No Stepi account or sign-in is required. Your goals, tasks, plans, calendar items, completion history, and notes are stored on your device. On Device planning sends no planning content to a server. When Smart Planning is allowed, relevant planning information is sent securely through Stepi's server to OpenAI. Stepi is a planning coach. It does not provide medical, legal, or financial advice. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Stepi Pro has monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Prices appear before purchase and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alexqin1115.github.io/stepi-privacy/

Screenshots

Habit tracker4 screens
Stepi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stepi at 5.0 against Habit tracker's 4.7. Stepi also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Habit tracker's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Stepi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stepi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit tracker has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Stepi every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Habit tracker versus Stepi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit trackerStepi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew TanchukYiyang Qin

Customer experience

Habit tracker

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral13.7%
Negative15.7%

Stepi

All ratings1 ratings
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

Stepi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Habit tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Family$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Family7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime Family$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Individual$29.99
2 purchases

Stepi

Subscriptions2
  • Stepi Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Stepi Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Habit tracker free?
Habit tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepi free?
Stepi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit tracker or Stepi?
Stepi is rated higher. Habit tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Stepi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Habit tracker or Stepi have ads?
Neither Habit tracker nor Stepi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit tracker or Stepi?
Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stepi every 9 days. Most recently, Habit tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Stepi on October 31, 2026.

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