Comparison

Habit Tracker vs Beads

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

Track daily, weekly, or monthly habits with customizable streaks and reminders. Visualize your progress with a beautiful activity grid and personalize your habits with icons and colors. Stay motivated and build consistency towards your goals.

Highlights
  • Streak tracking (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Weekly progress view
  • Yearly activity grid visualization
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Customizable reminders
  • Personalized habit icons and colors
Features
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We all have daily, weekly, or even monthly habits that we want to achieve. You can use it for any kind of tracking. People are using it as a health tracker, a habit list, after reading books like Atomic Habits, and even as a tracker to stop smoking and/or stop vaping. One of the favorites we've heard is using it to finally build a habit of building a cleaning schedule. Streaks You can track streaks for each of your habits. Streaks can be daily weekly, or even monthly. Streaks help you stay motivated, the more, the better! Weekly View View the current week's logs and streaks from the home screen. This allows you to stay aware of the week and meet your goals. Activity Grid The activity grid allows you to zoom out and view your progress over the whole year. This helps you track your consistency in real-time in a beautiful way. How long can you keep a streak going? Flexible Habit Scheduling Set your habits to recur daily, weekly, or monthly, and watch your progress soar. You have the power to customize the number of days per week required to maintain your streaks, helping you stay motivated and on track. Reminders Never forget your commitments again! Our app allows you to set weekly reminders for each of your habits, ensuring that you stay accountable and build consistency effortlessly. Visualize Your Progress in Style Explore your journey with a mesmerizing grid of colorful squares, representing each day of the year. With up to 365 days of history, you can visualize your commitment and dedication like never before. Watch as your grid fills with vibrant colors, showcasing your achievements in a unique and engaging way. Personalize Your Habits Add a personal touch to your habits by choosing your favorite emoji icon and color. Your habits should reflect your personality, and our app lets you express yourself while tracking your progress. Download now and unlock the path to a better you. It's time to make every day count. It's always day one! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beads

A minimalist digital counter designed for repetitive practices like meditation, prayer, or habit building. It offers a serene, ad-free experience with satisfying haptic feedback and customizable presets to help you focus.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Satisfying haptic feedback
  • Minimalist design
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable presets
  • Home screen widgets (Pro)
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Find your center in a distracted world.  Beads is a beautifully crafted, deeply tactile digital counter designed for any repetitive practice—whether you are reciting a mantra, saying a prayer, counting breaths, or simply building a new habit. Built with a commitment to peace, there are no intrusive advertisements and no visual clutter.  Just a serene, premium environment built to help you disconnect from the noise and focus entirely on your practice. Feel every count with masterfully engineered haptic feedback. Use the app with your eyes closed, guided purely by touch and gentle interval chimes, allowing you to stay completely present in the moment. UNIVERSAL PRESETS With customizable modes, Beads adapts to your unique journey: • Tasbeeh & Zikr (33, 99 counts) • Rosary (10, 50 counts) • Mantra & Affirmations (21, 108 counts) • Focus & Breathwork (Custom intervals) • Free Flow (Infinite counting) CORE FEATURES • Zero Ads: A completely distraction-free experience. Your focus should never be interrupted. • Satisfying Haptics: Masterfully tuned vibrations that make digital counting feel physical and deeply rewarding. • Minimalist Design: Uninterrupted OLED-optimized Night Mode and stunning visual ripples with every tap. • Progress Tracking: Automatically log your daily totals and visualize your consistency over time with insightful journey charts. BEADS PRO Unlock the ultimate experience with a simple, one-time lifetime upgrade. No monthly subscriptions. • Premium Themes: Personalize your app with curated, soothing accent colors like Gold, Forest, Rose, and Ocean. • Home Screen Widgets: Track your daily goal and current streaks directly from your home screen. • Detailed History: View your complete session archives, daily averages, and lifetime tracking. • Daily Reminders: Set gentle nudges to keep your practice consistent. Whether you are seeking spiritual connection, mindful repetition, or a beautifully simple tally counter, Beads is designed to support your journey.  Download today and find your rhythm.

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
Beads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beads at 5.0 against Habit Tracker's 4.7. Habit Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (21 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Beads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Habit Tracker versus Beads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerBeads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco SainzWaqar Chaudhry

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99
1 purchases

Beads

One-time1
  • Beads Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beads free?
Beads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or Beads?
Beads is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Beads averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Habit Tracker or Beads have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor Beads shows ads.

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