Comparison

HelloHabit vs Daybound

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

Daybound

This app helps you overcome procrastination by locking distracting applications until you complete assigned tasks. It uses AI-powered photo verification to confirm task completion, offering built-in and custom routines for accountability without timers or streaks.

Highlights
  • App locking until task completion
  • AI photo verification for task proof
  • Built-in routine templates
  • Custom routine creation
  • Privacy-focused data storage
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If you’ve ever stared at a simple task for way too long even when you know it would only take five minutes, Daybound is for you. When internal motivation isn’t enough, Daybound locks your distracting apps until you finish the tasks you’d normally put off. It’s an app blocker tied directly to task completion. No timers. No streak pressure. No gimmicks. Just simple accountability that actually works. Key Features • Apps stay locked until tasks are done • AI photo verification to unlock • Built-in and custom routines AI-Verified Routines Snap a photo to prove you finished a task. Unlike traditional app blockers, Daybound unlocks when the task is complete–not when a timer runs out. Built-In Template Library Start with common routines like getting out of bed, brushing your teeth, or doing the dishes. They’re simple, practical, and designed to help you build momentum. Custom Routine Templates Create your own routines for anything in your life. If you can take a photo of it, you can turn it into a Daybound task. Privacy First Your photos and routine data stay on your device and in your personal iCloud account. There are no ads, no tracking, and no required account. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
Daybound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: HelloHabit at 3.2K against Daybound's 6. HelloHabit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and device support (5 vs 1). Daybound's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). 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 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Daybound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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 Daybound. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of HelloHabit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Daybound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update weekly, Daybound every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HelloHabit versus Daybound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitDaybound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.2K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.Brandon Halloran

Customer experience

HelloHabit

All ratings3,220 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative11.9%

Daybound

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
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

Daybound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Daybound

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daybound free?
Daybound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or Daybound?
Daybound is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Daybound averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or Daybound have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor Daybound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or Daybound?
HelloHabit ships an update weekly, and Daybound every 4 weeks. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on September 24, 2026 and Daybound on July 18, 2026.

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