Comparison

Challenge vs HelloHabit

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

Head to head
About

Challenge

This app helps you expand your comfort zone by offering over 80 diverse challenges. You can tackle them solo or with friends, customize existing ones, or create your own. Document your progress with images and notes, and set daily reminders to stay on track.

Highlights
  • 80+ diverse challenges
  • Group challenges with friends
  • Customize or create challenges
  • Track and share progress
  • Document journey with images/notes
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Expand Your Comfort Zone! Explore 80+ challenges with your friends or by your own. Adjust or create your own challenges and document your journey. Current Features: - Group Challenges - Connect with other users - 80+ Challenges in diverse categories - Customize or create your own Challenges - Track and share your progress - Documentation with images and notes - Create daily reminder Upcoming Features: - Timers - Score system - Video recording - GPS tracking - Challenge trailers Embark on a journey of self-discovery, break free from your comfort zone, and elevate your life! Challenge Icons by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

About

HelloHabit

This app helps you build positive habits and achieve your goals through personalized tracking and journaling. Set custom habits, receive reminders, and monitor your progress with detailed statistics. It also offers a rich text journal to reflect on your journey and a calendar view for scheduling.

Highlights
  • Custom habit creation
  • Habit suggestions
  • Goal setting (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Multiple reminders
  • Activity logging
  • Streaks and statistics
  • Rich text journaling
  • Calendar view
Features
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Focus, grow, and feel your best. HelloHabit helps you manage tasks, build habits, and achieve success. TASKS Task Lists: Create lists for tasks, errands, routines, and anything you want to remember. Custom Lists: Organize tasks by project, priority, schedule, or personal category. Task Reminders: Add reminders to keep important tasks visible at the right time. Progress Tracking: Mark tasks complete and review what you have finished. HABIT TRACKING Custom Habits: Personalize your routine with habits like exercise, run, steps, read, meditate, drink water, wake up early, sleep early, journal, brush teeth, cook, quit smoking, quit drinking, quit social media, quit skin picking, and more. Suggestions: Explore hundreds of habit ideas for your list, including fitness, health, productivity, and wellness goals. Goals: Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly targets to achieve your desired outcomes. Reminders: Set up multiple reminders per habit to stay on track and build consistency. Activity Entries: Log unlimited activities for past or current dates to monitor your progress. Streaks and Stats: Track your progress with detailed streaks, statistics, and records to stay motivated. Timers: Stay focused with stopwatch or countdown timers for time-bound habits. Health Sync: Automatically sync health-related habits with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking. Quit Trackers: Monitor the duration since quitting habits to celebrate milestones. JOURNAL Detailed Notes: Record insights and progress for each habit to reflect on your journey. Rich Text Editor: Customize notes with formatting and styles for better organization. Centralized View: Access habit activity and notes in one place for easy reference. Filtering: Organize journal entries by habit to review specific areas of focus. Bookmarking: Mark important notes for quick reference and easy access. SCHEDULE Reminder Options: Set one-time, daily, weekly, or monthly reminders to keep your habits top of mind. Unlimited Reminders: Add as many reminders as needed for each habit to stay consistent. Calendar View: Check your schedule in daily, weekly, or monthly formats to plan ahead effectively. PLATFORM Dark Mode: Try out a sleek, dark interface for comfortable nighttime use. Customization: Personalize various settings to suit your preferences and needs. Sync Across Devices: Access your data seamlessly on all your devices for convenience. Customer Support: Get help via an in-app chat feature for quick assistance. Terms of Use: https://hellohabit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hellohabit.com/privacy

Screenshots

Challenge4 screens
HelloHabit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge at none against HelloHabit's 13. Challenge also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). HelloHabit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. HelloHabit sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, HelloHabit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Challenge versus HelloHabit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengeHelloHabit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—3.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB116 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel ReimusRightLife, Inc.

Customer experience

Challenge

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HelloHabit

All ratings3,257 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HelloHabit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps and calories not syncing
  • Login screen freezing
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Calendar and reminders integration
  • Ability to track habits with decimals
  • Archiving completed habits
  • More color customization options
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  • Adjustable text size and dark mode

In-app purchases

None

Challenge

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

HelloHabit

Subscriptions9
  • Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • HelloHabit Plus$34.99
  • HelloHabit Plus$59.99
  • Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Challenge free?
Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Challenge or HelloHabit have ads?
Neither Challenge nor HelloHabit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenge or HelloHabit?
Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, and HelloHabit weekly. Most recently, Challenge was updated on October 4, 2026 and HelloHabit on October 18, 2026.

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