Comparison

HelloHabit vs Penguin Planner

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
Read full description

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

Penguin Planner

Visually plan your day by drawing tasks directly onto a continuous timeline. Effortlessly adjust task durations, move groups of activities, and copy routines. This app offers a clear, actionable view of your schedule, helping you take control of your time.

Highlights
  • Continuous timeline planning
  • Draw tasks directly on timeline
  • Move and resize tasks easily
  • Copy/paste tasks and groups
  • Flexible repeating tasks
  • Reminders and alerts
  • Marine and Light themes
Read full description

Plan your day by drawing tasks directly onto a continuous timeline. See your schedule take shape as you plan. Stretch tasks to match the time they really need, move whole groups when plans shift, and copy routines exactly where you point. Instead of juggling a to-do list and a calendar, build a schedule you can actually see. FEATURES • Continuous timeline that flows naturally across days • Draw tasks directly on the timeline • Move multiple tasks together in a single action • Copy and paste individual tasks or entire groups • Resize tasks visually with minute-level precision • Flexible repeating tasks • Reminders and special alerts • Marine and Light timeline themes • Built-in Penguin Academy lessons Whether you're organizing your daily routine, planning projects, or using time blocking to stay focused, Penguin Planner helps you see your schedule clearly and stay in control of what matters most. Because planning isn't about chasing your schedule. It's about taking control of your time. A new way to plan. Terms of Use: https://penguinplanner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://penguinplanner.com/privacy

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
Penguin Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: HelloHabit at 3.3K against Penguin Planner's 1. HelloHabit also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Penguin Planner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, update cadence 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 and Penguin Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 Penguin Planner. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of HelloHabit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penguin Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, Penguin Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HelloHabit versus Penguin Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitPenguin Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.Charles Torosian

Customer experience

HelloHabit

All ratings3,277 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.9%

Penguin Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Penguin Planner

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

Penguin Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Penguin Planner Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Penguin Planner Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Penguin Planner free?
Penguin Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or Penguin Planner?
Penguin Planner is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Penguin Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or Penguin Planner have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor Penguin Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or Penguin Planner?
HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, and Penguin Planner fortnightly. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on October 25, 2026 and Penguin Planner on October 6, 2026.

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