Comparison

Trim the habit vs ThenCommit

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

Head to head
About

Trim the habit

This app helps you break unwanted habits by setting time limits for indulgence. Track your progress with a simple button system that signals when you've reached your limit and when it resets, guiding you towards mindful behavior and better habits.

Highlights
  • Add and manage unwanted habits
  • Set time limits for indulgence
  • Track habit frequency with a button system
  • Visual feedback on habit limits
  • Promotes mindful behavior
  • Guides towards better habits
Features
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Trim the Habit is a simple, effective app designed to help you reduce unwanted habits. Add any bad habit you want to manage, then set a time limit for how often you’ll allow yourself to indulge. Each habit has a button that stays green, but once you click it after doing the habit, it turns red—signaling that you’ve hit your limit for that period. When the duration resets, the button turns green again, ready for another round. Trim the Habit helps you stay mindful, creating space between moments of indulgence, and guiding you towards better habits!

About

ThenCommit

This app focuses on identity transformation through a single, sustained commitment. It offers a progressive interface that reveals features as you practice, encouraging deep change over superficial tracking. Enjoy a distraction-free experience designed for personal growth.

Highlights
  • Single commitment focus
  • Progressive interface
  • Press-and-hold commitment ritual
  • Calendar visualization
  • No streak shame
  • Data sovereignty
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Stop tracking. Start becoming. You've tried the habit trackers. The streak counters. The dashboard full of graphs that made you feel productive for exactly three weeks before the guilt set in. When participants had one goal, making if-then plans boosted completion; with six goals, the planning benefit disappeared. Habits reach automaticity in ~66 days on average (range 18–254). ThenCommit isn't another tracker. It's a commitment transformation system built on a simple truth: identity change happens through constraint, not choice. One commitment. Six months. Actual transformation. --- How ThenCommit Works Choose one meaningful commitment. Not five. Not three. One. For the next six months, this single practice becomes your focus. No distractions. No feature overload. No optimization theater. Your daily ritual is simple: press and hold to commit. Watch your practice deepen. Feel the shift from "something I do" to "who I am." --- Progressive Minimalism: Earn Complexity Through Practice Week 1: Pure focus. Just you and your commitment. Week 2: Your calendar unlocks, revealing your practice pattern. Month 1: Deeper tools emerge as your commitment takes root. Month 2: Master features appear when you're ready. Every feature is earned through consistency, not purchased. The app grows with your practice, never overwhelming, always supporting. --- Why Constraint Creates Freedom • No streak shame: Missing a day doesn't break anything. Your journey continues. • Reflection periods: Built-in cooldowns prevent impulse switching. • Identity-first design: Track transformation, not numbers. • Privacy by design: Your practice lives on your device. No accounts required. --- Perfect For: • Reformed optimizers exhausted by productivity culture • Intentional minimalists seeking depth over breadth • Anyone ready to stop collecting habits and start building identity --- Features That Matter: • Progressive interface that reveals as you grow • Beautiful calendar visualization • Press-and-hold commitment ritual with haptic feedback • Weekly milestone celebrations • Complete data sovereignty --- Start Your Transformation Your first 90 days establish the foundation of your new identity. No complex onboarding. No overwhelming choices. Just one question: What one commitment, practiced daily for six months, would transform who you are? Begin today. Because becoming who follows through starts with following through once. --- Premium Features Available For those seeking enhanced capabilities, premium permissions unlock archive functionality and advanced features while maintaining the core progressive experience. --- Legal Privacy Policy: houseofthen.com/pages/thencommit-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): houseofthen.com/pages/thencommit-terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Trim the habit1 screens
ThenCommit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trim the habit at none against ThenCommit's 8. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ThenCommit sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Trim the habit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trim the habit against 5.0 for ThenCommit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trim the habit versus ThenCommit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrim the habitThenCommit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarl ThoroddsenThen LLC

Customer experience

Trim the habit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ThenCommit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trim the habit

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

ThenCommit

Subscriptions5
  • ThenCommit+$5.001 Month
  • ThenCommit+ Monthly$8.001 Month
  • ThenBecome: The Life-changing Suite$15.001 Month
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  • ThenCommit+ Annual$50.001 Year
  • ThenBecome: The Life-changing Suite$150.001 Year
One-time3
  • ThenCommit+ Early Adopter$20.00
  • ThenCommit+ Founder$100.00
  • ThenBecome: Who You Choose to Be$200.00

Questions

Is Trim the habit free?
Trim the habit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThenCommit free?
ThenCommit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trim the habit or ThenCommit?
Trim the habit and ThenCommit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Trim the habit or ThenCommit have ads?
Neither Trim the habit nor ThenCommit shows ads.

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