Comparison

Habit Tracker vs JungleReader

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

This app helps you build positive habits, break negative ones, and manage your daily routines. It offers visual progress tracking, accountability tools, and motivational features to support personal growth and productivity.

Highlights
  • Build good habits, break bad ones
  • Daily routine and accountability tools
  • Heatmap dashboard and progress tracking
  • Motivational quotes and gamification
  • Apple Health integration
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Journal for daily reflections
Features
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Habit Tracker - HabitPal is the ultimate app for building better habits, planning daily routines, and staying accountable. Whether you want to improve health, boost productivity, or stay active, HabitPal helps you track progress visually, manage tasks, and build a routine that works. Key Features: • Build good habits, break bad ones • Daily routine and accountability tools • Heatmap dashboard and progress tracking • Motivational quotes and gamification • Habit lists with personalized details • Apple Health integration for fitness and wellness • Reminders and notifications • Interactive widgets for Home Screen • Siri Shortcuts for hands-free tracking • Import, export, and iCloud backup • Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Apple Watch complications • Dark Mode and appearance customization • Journal for daily reflections • Mood tracker for emotional insights Take control of your routines, goals, and personal growth with HabitPal. Start building the life you’ve always wanted today—accountable, productive, and 1% better everyday. For more information, visit https://indiegoodies.com/habitpal Terms of Use: https://indiegoodies.com/habitpal/terms Privacy Policy: https://indiegoodies.com/habitpal/privacy

About

JungleReader

Aggregate content from various sources like YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, and RSS feeds into a single, clutter-free interface. Stay updated on new content with alerts and quickly skim through updates to focus on what matters. Reclaim your time from distracting recommendation engines.

Highlights
  • Follow YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, RSS
  • Unlimited feeds
  • Content alerts
  • Data saved locally
  • Web version available
  • Free and open-source
Features
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Read what you like, without the junk. Use JungleReader to follow YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, RSS, and your friend's weird blog, all in one place. JungleReader is designed to help you follow exactly what you like, and nothing more. See alerts when new content is available, and skim through updates quickly. Use JungleReader to stay focused on the content that's productive for you, and reclaim your time from productivity-killing content recommendation engines. JungleReader is a free and open-source project. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Features: - Follow YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, RSS, and more - Unlimited feeds - Data saved locally - Web version available - Free + open-source Coming soon: - Cross-device sync

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
JungleReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JungleReader at none against Habit Tracker's 8. JungleReader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Habit Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 1). On price and device support 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. Habit Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. JungleReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JungleReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of JungleReader's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Habit Tracker versus JungleReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerJungleReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (91 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKhuong PhamMatthew Riley

Customer experience

Habit Tracker

All ratings91 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative13.7%

JungleReader

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Does not sync well recently
  • Syncing across apps sometimes doesn't update
  • Random notifications when turned off
  • Constantly removes daily goal
  • Constant 'rate app' pop-up
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  • Setting daily limit doesn't prevent multiple increments
  • Tapping 'complete' multiple times freezes app
  • Widgets don't work after purchase
  • Reminders don't work as they should
  • iCloud sync with iPad version not working

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to skip sign-up questionnaire
  • Better data reporting on mobile
  • In-app timer
  • Shortcuts integration
  • Integrate with other health metrics (mindfulness)
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  • Widgets and watch face complications
  • Ability to turn off or customize quotes
  • Add own quotes and background pictures
  • Longer habit description field
  • Habit note log for check-ins
  • Custom quotes with photos
  • Additional icon library
  • Ability to mark days when a habit hasn't been achieved
  • Sync all HealthKit activities at once

JungleReader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions5
  • Unlimited Access$2.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$14.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Unlimited Access$14.99
  • Unlimited Access$19.99
  • Unlimited Access$39.99
None

JungleReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JungleReader free?
JungleReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or JungleReader?
JungleReader is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while JungleReader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Habit Tracker or JungleReader have ads?
Habit Tracker shows ads; JungleReader does not.

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