Comparison

HelloHabit vs ProgressBar

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

ProgressBar

Track your progress towards goals with a simple visual interface. Set up multiple trackers to monitor your achievements and stay motivated. This app offers a straightforward way to visualize your journey to success.

Highlights
  • Progress bar visualization
  • Goal tracking
  • Multiple trackers
  • Simple interface
  • Motivation tool
Features
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Simple progress bar tracker for your goals

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
ProgressBar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HelloHabit at 81% against ProgressBar's 0%. HelloHabit also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). ProgressBar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. ProgressBar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloHabit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of ProgressBar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update weekly, ProgressBar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HelloHabit versus ProgressBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitProgressBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.Leo Cui

Customer experience

HelloHabit

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

ProgressBar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

ProgressBar

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
None

ProgressBar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProgressBar free?
ProgressBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or ProgressBar?
HelloHabit is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while ProgressBar averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or ProgressBar have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor ProgressBar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or ProgressBar?
HelloHabit ships an update weekly, and ProgressBar every 2 months. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on September 24, 2026 and ProgressBar on September 12, 2026.

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