Comparison

HelloHabit vs Hygiene Hippie

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

Head to head
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

About

Hygiene Hippie

This app provides visual schedules and video modeling to teach life skills and daily routines. It helps individuals practice skills consistently across different environments, promoting independence. Designed by an occupational therapist, it supports therapy teams, parents, and clients.

Highlights
  • Video modeling integration
  • Custom visual schedules
  • Flexible routine builder
  • Routine practice support
  • Works across environments
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Hygiene Hippie: Video Modeling & Visual Schedules for Life Skills Hygiene Hippie helps therapy teams train staff, support parents, and promote client independence using video modeling and visual schedules. Designed by an occupational therapist, Hygiene Hippie provides a structured system for teaching hygiene routines, daily living skills, and other life skills across home, therapy, and community environments. Clinics, therapists, and families use Hygiene Hippie to create step-by-step routines that help individuals practice skills consistently and build independence over time. Why Hygiene Hippie Many individuals struggle with daily routines not because they lack the ability to learn them, but because supports are inconsistent across environments. Hygiene Hippie bridges therapy and everyday life by giving teams and families a shared system for practicing routines outside of sessions. By combining visual schedules with video modeling, the app helps reduce prompting, support consistency, and reinforce skill development between therapy visits. Designed to Support Teams and Families Hygiene Hippie helps: • Train staff with consistent visual demonstrations • Support parents with clear routines they can follow at home • Promote client independence through structured video modeling and visual supports This makes it easier for therapy teams, caregivers, and families to work together to support meaningful participation in everyday life. Features Video Modeling Integration Attach videos to individual steps so users can see exactly what to do. Custom Visual Schedules Create structured routines for hygiene, self-care, and daily living skills. Flexible Routine Builder Adapt routines to match each learner’s needs, pace, and environment. Routine Practice Support Schedules can be used daily to reinforce consistency and independence. Works Across Environments Use the same routines across therapy sessions, home practice, and everyday activities. Who Uses Hygiene Hippie Hygiene Hippie supports individuals learning or strengthening daily living skills and is commonly used by: • ABA therapy providers • Occupational therapists • Special education programs • Caregivers and families • Teens and adults building independence Getting Started Access to Hygiene Hippie is provided through participating clinics and therapy programs. Contact your provider to receive your access code Privacy-Focused Design Hygiene Hippie was built with privacy in mind. Videos and photos are stored locally on your device and never uploaded to the cloud, keeping your clients' and family members' content completely private and under your control. Terms & condition: https://www.hygienehippie.com/termsconditions Privacy Policy: https://www.hygienehippie.com/privacypolicy Learn more at HygieneHippie.com

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
Hygiene Hippie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HelloHabit at 4.9 against Hygiene Hippie's 4.0. HelloHabit also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 4) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Hygiene Hippie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloHabit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of HelloHabit's written reviews are positive against 75% of Hygiene Hippie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, Hygiene Hippie every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HelloHabit versus Hygiene Hippie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitHygiene Hippie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.Hygiene Hippie LLC

Customer experience

HelloHabit

All ratings3,304 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.8%

Hygiene Hippie

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and 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

Hygiene Hippie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

HelloHabit

Subscriptions8
  • HelloHabit Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • 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-time1
  • HelloHabit Plus$59.99
1 purchases

Hygiene Hippie

Subscriptions1
  • Hygiene Hippie Yearly Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hygiene Hippie free?
Hygiene Hippie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or Hygiene Hippie?
HelloHabit is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Hygiene Hippie averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or Hygiene Hippie have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor Hygiene Hippie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or Hygiene Hippie?
HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, and Hygiene Hippie every 3 weeks. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on November 11, 2026 and Hygiene Hippie on November 5, 2026.

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