Comparison

HelloHabit vs Keystone

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

Keystone

This AI-powered app helps you overcome self-doubt and achieve goals by aligning your actions with your values. It provides a private space to explore your inner beliefs and future vision, fostering confidence and clear decision-making.

Highlights
  • Store core values and goals
  • AI-driven affirmation mode
  • AI-guided question mode
  • Text and voice conversations
  • AI-suggested key updates
  • Build confidence and decision clarity
Features
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Overcome self-doubt and achieve your goals with Keystone, an AI self-reflection app. Keystone helps you align your actions with your values through true self projection. Connect your inner beliefs and future vision with your outward identity, in a private, judgment-free place to think out loud. Core Features: - Store your core values and long-term goals as identity keys - Affirm mode: the AI reminds you of who you already are, using your own words - Question mode: the AI asks hard questions about your beliefs and decisions, so you find your own answers - Talk by text or by voice (voice is a Pro feature) - Keys that grow with you: the AI suggests updates, and nothing changes unless you accept it - Build confidence and make decisions with a clear head Stay true to yourself and work towards your dreams. Figure it out here, then take it out into the world. Keystone is an AI self-reflection tool, not a substitute for professional care. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 in the US, or visit findahelpline.com. Subscription Details: Keystone is free to download. Keystone Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks voice conversations, unlimited daily conversations, and longer AI replies. New subscribers may get a free 3-day trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Your Name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thekeystoneapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
Keystone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: HelloHabit at 3.3K against Keystone's 1. HelloHabit also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, 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 Keystone 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HelloHabit against 5.0 for Keystone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, Keystone every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HelloHabit versus Keystone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitKeystone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.Zachary Redder

Customer experience

HelloHabit

All ratings3,304 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.9%

Keystone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Keystone

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
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  • 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
2 purchases

Keystone

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Keystone Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Keystone Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keystone free?
Keystone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or Keystone?
Keystone is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Keystone averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or Keystone have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor Keystone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or Keystone?
HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, and Keystone every 2 weeks. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on November 8, 2026 and Keystone on November 8, 2026.

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