Happiness Hacker vs Highlands School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Happiness Hacker
Track behaviors scientifically proven to boost well-being, including sleep, gratitude, and acts of kindness. Access guided meditations and an online course on the science of happiness. All data is stored locally for privacy.
- Daily happiness and sleep tracker
- Gratitude journal
- Kindness, connection, savoring, and activity tracker
- Guided meditations
- Science of Well-Being online course
- Strategies for inner critic, strengths, and goal-setting
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The Happiness Hacker App is where you can keep track of a variety of behaviors that have been scientifically proven to increase happiness and well-being. Features: -Daily happiness and sleep tracker -Gratitude journal -Tracker/journal for performing kind acts, making connections with others, savoring experiences, and performing physical activity -Guided meditations -The Science of Well-Being online course by Dr. Laurie Santos -Strategies for fighting your inner critic, finding your strengths, and goal-setting This app stores data entirely on your device and not in the cloud to maintain privacy and anonymity. Developed by Noah Brauner, class of 2025
Highlands School
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the Highlands School app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about Highlands School, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Highlands School at every 3 weeks against Happiness Hacker's every 4 months. Highlands School also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Happiness Hacker ships an update every 4 months, Highlands School every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happiness Hacker | Highlands School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noble and Greenough School | Highlands School |
In-app purchases
Happiness Hacker
No in-app purchases
Highlands School
No in-app purchases
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