Comparison

Habit Tracker vs SmartScroll

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

Build positive habits and achieve your goals with this app. It offers reminders, detailed tracking statistics, habit analysis with charts, and motivation. You can track both good and bad habits, set custom goal units, and receive regular reports.

Highlights
  • Track good and bad habits
  • Customizable goal units
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly reports
  • Timely and repeated reminders
  • Habit ideas library
Features
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No ads & no subscription. Habit Tracker is an app designed to help you build positive habits and achieve your goals. Reminders, tracking statistics, habit analysis with charts, and motivation on your path to success - all in one app. Useful Features: Two Types of Habits: Build good habits and eliminate bad ones. Goal Units: Track habits not only by "done/not done," but also by volume and units. Powerful Statistics: Detailed information to evaluate your results. Habit Reports: Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports. Reminders: Timely reminders. Repeated Reminders: Set multiple reminders for each habit. Habit Ideas: Discover new habits worth trying (regularly updated). With Habit Tracker, your daily routine will become simpler, your mind clearer, your goals more achievable, and your life better. Download now and start changing your life!

About

SmartScroll

Transform mindless scrolling into a learning experience with curated content. Break free from doomscrolling, strengthen attention, and discover fascinating facts daily. Designed for curious minds seeking better screen time habits.

Highlights
  • Break doomscrolling cycle
  • Strengthen attention span
  • Discover daily facts
  • Curated enriching content
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Customizable themes
  • Share discoveries
Features
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Stop doomscrolling before another hour disappears. Most blockers just lock you out and get bypassed in seconds. SmartScroll is different: when your limit is reached on Tiktok, Reels, Shorts, or any endless feed, it interrupts the loop and replaces it with quick knowledge cards. Something better to do, right at the moment your brain wants "one more video." Why people use SmartScroll: - Interrupt doomscrolling before it spirals - Block TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, X, and more after daily limits are reached - Replace mindless scrolling with bite-sized knowledge you’ll actually remember - Add friction when automatic scrolling takes over - Visualize wasted screen time with Life Grid - Build healthier phone habits without deleting social media Core features: - Automatic app blocking after your limits are reached - Smart interruption flow that breaks scrolling momentum - Bite-sized knowledge cards for quick, useful learning - Custom app limits and schedules - Life Grid to visualize time lost and time reclaimed SmartScroll is for people who: - Open social media without thinking - Lose an hour checking “one thing” - Feel mentally drained after short-form videos - Have tried timers, willpower, or basic blockers without success • Want healthier phone habits without quitting social media Your apps are not the problem. The automatic scrolling loop is. SmartScroll helps you break it. Download SmartScroll for free. Premium features require an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Habit Tracker3 screens
SmartScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

Habit Tracker and SmartScroll both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of SmartScroll's. Habit Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 6). SmartScroll's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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. SmartScroll sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Habit Tracker against 4.8 for SmartScroll. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 3.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of SmartScroll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, SmartScroll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Habit Tracker versus SmartScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerSmartScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniqo Lab.Alperen Cerkez

Customer experience

Habit Tracker

All ratings3,305 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.3%

SmartScroll

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar not updating correctly
  • Habits getting deleted after some time
  • Inability to edit habit names

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Ability to set habit end dates
  • Option to sort habits into categories
  • Add sub-tasks within habits
  • End of day habit reminder

SmartScroll

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

SmartScroll

Subscriptions9
  • SmartScroll Premium | Weekly$1.997 Days
  • SmartScroll Premium | Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SmartScroll Weekly Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
  • SmartScroll Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
  • SmartScroll Premium | Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartScroll free?
SmartScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or SmartScroll?
Habit Tracker is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while SmartScroll averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Habit Tracker or SmartScroll have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor SmartScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or SmartScroll?
Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and SmartScroll every 2 weeks. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 20, 2026 and SmartScroll on October 2, 2026.

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