Comparison

OpenHabitTracker vs Vutar

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

Head to head
About

OpenHabitTracker

This app tracks task completion time and compares it to repeating intervals, allowing you to prioritize tasks by urgency. It focuses on elapsed time rather than streaks to prevent demotivation from missed days.

Highlights
  • Tracks time elapsed since last task completion
  • Compares elapsed time to repeating intervals
  • Calculates task urgency percentage
  • Prioritizes tasks based on urgency
  • No streak counter to prevent demotivation
Features
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Take notes, plan tasks, and track habits - native apps on all your devices, plus a web app. Free, ad-free, and open source. No account needed: all your data stays on your device. HABITS WITHOUT STREAK GUILT Instead of a streak counter, every habit has a desired repeat interval. The app shows how overdue each habit is as a percentage of that interval, so you always see what needs attention first. Missing a day never resets anything. Classic streaks are available too - off by default. NOTES, TASKS AND HABITS IN ONE PLACE • Notes with full Markdown support • Tasks with planned dates, duration and time tracking • Habits with flexible repeat intervals - track repetitions, time or quantity • Checklist sub-items on both tasks and habits • Categories, colors, priorities, search, filters and sorting - for notes, tasks and habits YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • All data is stored locally on your device • Export and import: Markdown, JSON, YAML, TSV • Import your notes from Google Keep • Optional sync: host the Docker image on your own server and every app, desktop or mobile, can log in and sync MADE TO FIT YOU • 26 themes with dark and light mode • Customizable UI - show or hide almost every element • Available in 20 languages • Keyboard navigation and screen reader support

About

Vutar

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Vutar helps you build the small daily routines you actually want to keep, and shows you what's really shaping your days. It's a tracker with insight, not a planner and not a coach. Most habit apps stop at checkmarks. Vutar looks at your routines, your daily check-ins, and your journal together, and tells you in plain English what's connected. Tell us your name once at the start. We'll greet you by it on your Today screen, and that's the only personal detail Vutar ever asks for. See what's shaping your days. A daily 10-second check-in for mood, energy, and focus, with optional triggers ("Poor sleep", "High stress", or your own). Once there's enough data, Vutar surfaces plain-English patterns like "On days you logged Poor sleep, completion was 28% lower." Only shown when there's enough data to be honest about it. A journal that notices trends, not just a notes app. Write a quick entry any time, tag how you're feeling, and Vutar looks for words that keep showing up on your best and hardest days. "On days you wrote about meetings, completion was 13% higher than usual." One tap to log. Today's routines as check-off cards. Tap once to complete, or open the steps for a focus mode that walks you through them one at a time with an optional countdown. Reminders that match how you work. Gentle reminders are a single daily nudge. Hard reminders escalate if a routine goes undone, and can sync to your device calendar so a fixed-time routine shows up alongside your other events. Pick whichever tier fits each routine. Quiet hours are always respected. Badges for the things that actually add up. Streak milestones at 3, 7, 14, 30, and 100 days. Journal milestones at 5, 25, and 100 entries. No leaderboards, no comparisons with anyone else. Anti-shame, by design. Missed days don't punish. Partial progress is celebrated. Your streak freezes after one missed day instead of collapsing. Built for adults with busy brains. Big tap targets. One primary action per screen. Full Dynamic Type support. VoiceOver labels throughout. Respects Reduce Motion. Your data stays on your phone. No accounts. No tracking. No analytics SDKs. No network calls from the app itself. Apple App Store Privacy Nutrition Label: Data Not Collected. Export your data as JSON or CSV, or delete it all, any time, in Settings. Two subscription options. $39.99 per year (best value, about $3.33 per month) or $5.99 per week if you'd rather try a short stretch. No free trial. You can explore the dashboard before subscribing, and unlock routines, journal, and insights when you're ready. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Vutar is a self-tracking tool to help you notice patterns. It is not a medical device, a diagnosis, or a treatment. Questions or feedback? https://waldroid.com/contact/ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://waldroid.com/privacy/

Screenshots

OpenHabitTracker4 screens
Vutar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenHabitTracker at none against Vutar's 2. OpenHabitTracker also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Vutar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. OpenHabitTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OpenHabitTracker versus Vutar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenHabitTrackerVutar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrban DzindzinovicOLAWALE ELIJAH ADEDIRAN

In-app purchases

None

OpenHabitTracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vutar

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is OpenHabitTracker free?
OpenHabitTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vutar free?
Vutar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OpenHabitTracker or Vutar have ads?
Neither OpenHabitTracker nor Vutar shows ads.

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