Comparison

WeightTracker vs Do The Hard Thing

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

Head to head
About

WeightTracker

Features
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Daily Weight Logging: Easily log your weight each day with a simple, intuitive interface. Track your progress over time with detailed progress graph and live BMI score. Goal Setting: Set personalized weight goals and let WeightTracker guide you with tailored milestones. Reminders / Notifications: Stay consistent with reminders to log your weight and stay motivated. Apple Health Integration: Sync with Apple Health to automatically import data and get a holistic view of your fitness.

About

Do The Hard Thing

Features
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Do The Hard Thing Most people run from discomfort. But your brain β€” especially the prefrontal cortex β€” actually grows stronger every time you do the hard thing. This app turns that science into something you can see, track, and celebrate. Do The Hard Thing is a single-screen resilience trainer that helps you record daily β€œhard-but-good” intentions and notice how often you follow through. Each time you choose discipline over comfort, your animated Survival Gauge rises, visualizing your growing mental strength. Skip it, and the gauge dips β€” a gentle reminder that strength fades when you avoid the challenge. You can type or speak your intention, tap β€œDid it” or β€œSkipped,” and instantly feel the feedback through light haptics and evolving colors. Over time, your streaks, stats, and encouraging messages reveal how consistency rewires the brain for endurance, focus, and hope. When life feels heavier than a single tap can handle, a compassionate crisis banner appears with hotline 988 β€” because surviving the hard thing sometimes means reaching for help. Highlights – Fast, focused SwiftUI dashboard – Voice dictation with live transcription – Animated Survival Gauge ( –500 β†’ +500 ) across ten mental-strength levels β€” from Shutdown to Unstoppable – Daily Challenge reminders with spoken encouragement at 9 a.m. – On-device storage only β€” no tracking, no login, no cloud uploads – Designed for accessibility with dynamic type and SF Symbols Built for resilience, not diagnosis. Do The Hard Thing is a reflection tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. The 988 banner exists solely for public-service awareness. All data remains private on your device, and the Speech framework is used exclusively for live intention dictation.

Screenshots

WeightTracker4 screens
Do The Hard Thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Do The Hard Thing at none against WeightTracker's 1. Do The Hard Thing also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. WeightTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Do The Hard Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
WeightTracker versus Do The Hard Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightTrackerDo The Hard Thing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better18.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrethep ParanJoseph Walker

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WeightTracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Do The Hard Thing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WeightTracker free?
WeightTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do The Hard Thing free?
Do The Hard Thing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WeightTracker or Do The Hard Thing have ads?
WeightTracker shows ads; Do The Hard Thing does not.

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