Habit Tracker vs Grit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit Tracker
This app helps you build healthy routines and achieve your goals with tools for tracking habits, maintaining streaks, and improving focus. It offers a daily planner, customizable reminders, and mood tracking to support your wellbeing and productivity.
- Track habits and goals
- Build consistency with streaks
- Pomodoro timer and focus tools
- Daily planner and checklist
- Customizable reminders
- Mood and emotion tracking
- Flexible habit scheduling
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Loop Habit Tracker – Build Better Habits Every Day Loop helps you create healthy routines, stay consistent, and make real progress toward your goals. Whether you want to improve productivity, stay focused, track your mood, or simply build better daily habits, Loop gives you simple tools to stay on track. Designed to be clean, flexible, and easy to use, Loop makes habit tracking part of your everyday life. Features Track Your Habits and Goals Create habits that match your personal goals — fitness, studying, reading, mindfulness, or anything else. Watch your progress grow over time with clear charts and visual streaks that keep you motivated. Build Consistency with Streaks Stay motivated by maintaining daily streaks. See your progress day by day, celebrate milestones, and build lasting routines. Pomodoro Timer and Focus Tools Use the built-in Pomodoro timer to stay focused during work or study sessions. Schedule breaks, manage your time better, and improve concentration. Daily Planner and Checklist Organize your day with a simple checklist. Add routines, tasks, and reminders so you never forget what matters most. Reminders That Keep You on Track Set custom reminders for habits, routines, workouts, study sessions, or self-care. Loop helps you stay consistent without extra effort. Mood and Emotion Tracking Track your mood and emotions to better understand your mental wellbeing. Identify patterns and build healthier routines over time. Flexible Habit Scheduling Track habits daily, weekly, or monthly. Whether it’s drinking water, exercising, studying, or journaling, Loop adapts to your lifestyle. Designed for Focus and Productivity Loop is especially helpful if you struggle with procrastination, distraction, or staying consistent. Simple tools help you stay organized and accountable. Private and Fully Customizable Customize habits, reminders, and schedules to match your personal routine. Why Choose Loop? • Stay consistent and disciplined • Improve productivity and focus • Build healthy routines • Track progress clearly • Simple, clean, and easy to use Start building better habits today. Stay consistent, stay motivated, and achieve your goals with Loop Habit Tracker.
Grit
This app helps you stay focused by locking selected applications until you complete a set goal, such as a workout or a specific time window. You can customize lock conditions and earn unlocks through consistent use, with options for accountability and usage insights.
- App locking until goal completion
- Customizable shield types (morning, workout, custom)
- Streak building and rest days
- Cooldown pauses and snoozes
- Battle Buddy accountability
- App usage insights and shield history
- Emergency bypass with friction
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GritLock locks the apps you choose until a condition clears. Complete a workout, finish a morning window, or reach the end of a scheduled shield. You decide the lock. You earn the unlock. HOW IT WORKS Pick your apps, create a shield, and choose when it activates. Each shield clears independently when its goal is complete or at the end of the day. SHIELD TYPES - Morning shield: locks apps at wake time and clears after your chosen window - Workout shield: locks apps until your workout goal is verified - Custom shield: protects lunch, evenings, or any schedule you choose - Lock Now: Pro members can start a shield whenever focus is needed BUILT FOR FOLLOW-THROUGH - Build streaks and use earned Rest Days when life interrupts - Add Cooldown pauses between scheduled shields - Snooze an active shield when you need a short break - Use Battle Buddy for added accountability - Review app-usage insights and shield history - Check shield status from available widgets and live updates - Use emergency bypass when needed, with escalating friction You are never required to pay to unlock your device. FREE, FOREVER Create one active shield, complete the full unlock loop, use emergency bypass, and build your streak. No account or sign-up is required. Your data stays on your device. GRITLOCK PRO - Stack unlimited shields - Edit your blocked-app list anytime - Start a Lock Now session - Use up to four 15-minute snoozes per day - Enable Hardcore mode with no bypass during an active shield - Access advanced analytics and stats - Remove sponsor messages Your apps are waiting. Go earn them. Terms of Use: https://gritlock.buildingrome.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://gritlock.buildingrome.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Habit Tracker at 139 against Grit's 1. Habit Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Grit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Habit Tracker against 5.0 for Grit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 139 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, Grit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit Tracker | Grit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Shyshko | Salute to Suit |
Customer experience
Habit Tracker
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In-app purchases
Habit Tracker
- 7 Days$3.997 Days
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 3 months7 Days trial$4.993 Months
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- 12 month$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
- One time subscription$29.99
Grit
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- Founding Lifetime$39.99
- Pro Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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