Comparison

HelloHabit vs BuddyUp

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

BuddyUp

This app helps you achieve your personal goals by connecting you with friends for mutual accountability. Track habits, numeric progress, or custom lists, and engage in friendly challenges to stay motivated and celebrate wins together.

Highlights
  • Multiple goal tracking types
  • Real-time progress updates
  • Streak tracking
  • Competitive challenges
  • Friend connections
  • Visual progress charts
Features
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Achieve More Together with BuddyUp Transform your goals into achievements with the power of accountability. BuddyUp is the ultimate companion app for tracking your progress, staying motivated, and reaching your goals with friends by your side. SET AND TRACK ANY GOAL Whether you want to build daily habits, complete a reading list, track your fitness progress, or achieve any personal milestone, BuddyUp adapts to your needs. Choose from multiple tracking methods: • Daily habit tracking with streak counters • Numeric progress tracking (miles, hours, books, etc.) • Custom list completion tracking • Visual progress charts and calendars ACCOUNTABILITY WITH FRIENDS Invite a friend to be your accountability buddy and watch your motivation soar. See each other's progress in real-time, celebrate wins together, and push each other to succeed. No more going it alone, achieve more when you're accountable to someone else. COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES (OPTIONAL) Turn friendly accountability into friendly competition! Add challenge objectives and stakes to your goals: • First to reach a target amount • First to complete a list • Most progress by a deadline • Set your own challenge stakes (winner buys dinner, bragging rights, etc.) BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS See your progress come to life with intuitive charts and visualizations: • Bar charts showing daily progress • Calendar views with completed days highlighted • Progress summaries and statistics • Side-by-side comparison with your buddy KEY FEATURES • Multiple goal types: habits, lists, numeric tracking, and more • Real-time progress updates • Streak tracking to maintain consistency • Challenge mode with customizable objectives • Friend connections and buddy invitations • Push notifications for goal updates • Beautiful, intuitive interface • Secure data storage and privacy protection PERFECT FOR: • Fitness and health goals • Reading challenges • Learning and skill development • Daily habit building • Project completion • Any personal or shared goal WHY BuddyUp? Research shows that people are 65% more likely to achieve a goal when they commit to someone else. BuddyUp makes it easy to find that accountability partner and stay on track together. Whether you're trying to exercise more, read more books, learn a new skill, or complete a project, having someone to share your journey with makes all the difference. Set your goals, invite a friend, and start achieving together. Download BuddyUp today and turn your goals into achievements! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
BuddyUp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BuddyUp at free against HelloHabit's freemium. BuddyUp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). HelloHabit's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 9) and device support (5 vs 2). 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 BuddyUp 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 BuddyUp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.3K ratings behind it against 9, 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 BuddyUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, BuddyUp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HelloHabit versus BuddyUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitBuddyUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.JOSE ROBERTO RIVAS ESPINOZA

Customer experience

HelloHabit

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

BuddyUp

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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

BuddyUp

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

BuddyUp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuddyUp free?
BuddyUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or BuddyUp?
BuddyUp is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while BuddyUp averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or BuddyUp have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor BuddyUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or BuddyUp?
HelloHabit ships an update every 8 days, and BuddyUp weekly. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on October 30, 2026 and BuddyUp on October 28, 2026.

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