Idle Habits RPG vs Guidance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Habits RPG
Transform your daily routines into an epic role-playing adventure. This app gamifies habit tracking by turning your real-life tasks into quests that power up your hero. Watch your character grow stronger as you consistently achieve your goals, all within a free and engaging RPG experience.
- Habits as RPG quests
- Morning/evening routine integration
- Hero leveling and progression
- Interactive characters
- Task prioritization for extra adventures
- No ads or in-app purchases
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turn your daily routines into a heroic adventure. Idle Habits is 100% free forever: no ads, no in-app purchases, just pure motivation through gameplay. Idle Habits is a habit-tracking RPG that transforms your everyday tasks into epic quests. Every morning, completing your real-life routine powers up your hero and sends them on an adventure. They'll spend the day fighting monsters, helping magical creatures, and gathering materials. At night, finishing your evening routine lets you collect the rewards. Features include: • Turn habits into RPG-style quests • Complete morning and evening routines to power up your character • Watch your hero level up and grow stronger as you consistently hit your targets • Free magical creatures affected by the Dark Shards • Interact with cutely designed characters and uncover the truth about the Dark Bloom • Prioritize your pending tasks to live extra adventures • No ads, no paywalls, no distractions Whether you're new to habit tracking or looking for a fun way to stay consistent, Idle Habits helps you make meaningful progress while playing a light and engaging RPG. Every small step you take in real life becomes a giant leap for your hero. Are you ready for the adventure?
Guidance
Read full descriptionHide full description
Design practices with steps and timers. Breathing exercises, morning rituals, focus sessions, creative warmups, evening reviews. 66 ready-made practices included. Structure what matters to you, then let the app guide you through it. PRACTICE, NOT HABIT Habits run on autopilot. Practices require you to show up. A morning ritual, a breathing sequence, a journaling session, a pre-work focus block — these work because you're present for them, not because you've stopped thinking about them. Guidance holds the structure so you can focus on being there. DESIGN YOUR OWN Build any practice from steps, timers, and repeats. Set the timing. Choose the order. Add instructions for your future self. The app doesn't tell you what to do — it holds what you've designed and walks you through it when you're ready. LEARN FROM THE LIBRARY 66 practices from real practitioners and traditions. Breathing techniques, somatic exercises, journaling methods, focus protocols, evening wind-downs, relational exercises, and more. Add any to your collection, then customize it to fit your life. HANDS-FREE PRACTICE Audio Guidance reads your steps aloud. Control your session from AirPods or the lock screen — pause, skip, go back — without touching the phone. Timers keep running when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Every practice is a plain Markdown file in your iCloud. Open them in any text editor. Sync across devices. No account required. No lock-in. Your practices belong to you. FEATURES - Step-by-step practice execution with visual countdown timers - Audio guidance — steps announced aloud for hands-free practice - AirPods and lock screen controls - Background execution — timers continue when your phone is locked - Nested steps and repeats for complex rituals - Bell sounds marking transitions (Meditation Bell or Singing Bowl) - Focus protection — block distracting apps during practice - Keep Screen On mode for long sessions - Daily reminders - iCloud sync - Siri Shortcuts integration Questions? support@myprotocols.design
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Idle Habits RPG at 3 against Guidance's 1. Idle Habits RPG also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Idle Habits RPG ships an update every 5 days, Guidance every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Habits RPG | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angel Pina Canelles | Strahinja Krstic |
In-app purchases
Idle Habits RPG
No in-app purchases
Guidance
No in-app purchases









