Comparison

Alto Daily Habit Tracker vs MindStem

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alto Daily Habit Tracker

This app helps you monitor your daily habits by leveraging Apple Reminders. Simply create recurring tasks in Reminders, select your list, and start tracking your streaks and progress.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking via Apple Reminders
  • Streak monitoring
  • Goal setting
  • Simple interface
  • Recurrent task support
Features
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Track habits using Apple Reminders. You can track your habits in a simple way: 1. Create a list in Apple Reminders. 2. Add recurrent tasks. Eg "run", "read", "gym". 3. Select the list in Alto Daily. Done. Now you can see your habit streaks.

About

MindStem

Features
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MindStem on iPhone is the capture door: one field, one Save. A thought arrives mid-walk — type it, save it, forget it. It travels through your own iCloud and lands in the Brainstorm tray of the map open in MindStem on your Mac. Thoughts wait visibly until your Mac picks them up, and you can take one back before it goes. Capture from anywhere: the app, Siri, the share sheet, or a Back Tap / Action Button shortcut ("Capture a Thought"). The maps themselves live in MindStem for Mac — brainstorm against the clock, structure by drag & drop, read your day on the clock, leave as Markdown or PDF. On iPhone, MindStem is deliberately small: capture, not cartography. No account. No server. No tracking. Your thoughts travel only through your own iCloud.

Screenshots

Alto Daily Habit Tracker4 screens
MindStem3 screens

Verdict

The call

Alto Daily Habit Tracker and MindStem are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Alto Daily Habit Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and MindStem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alto Daily Habit Tracker ships an update every 6 days, MindStem every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Alto Daily Habit Tracker versus MindStem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlto Daily Habit TrackerMindStem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB0 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSystem Operator LLCUwe Bury

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Alto Daily Habit Tracker

One-time6
  • A coffee$1.99
  • Donate 3.99$3.99
  • A thank you$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Alto Daily Pro$9.99
  • A big thank you$9.99
  • A huge thank you$14.99
1 purchases

MindStem

One-time1
  • MindStem Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Alto Daily Habit Tracker free?
Alto Daily Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindStem free?
MindStem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alto Daily Habit Tracker or MindStem have ads?
Neither Alto Daily Habit Tracker nor MindStem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alto Daily Habit Tracker or MindStem?
Alto Daily Habit Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and MindStem every 5 days. Most recently, Alto Daily Habit Tracker was updated on November 4, 2026 and MindStem on October 31, 2026.

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