Comparison

Halo vs Progress

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

Head to head
About

Halo

Build lasting habits with powerful tracking and AI-powered coaching. This app uses science-backed methods to help you create momentum and achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • AI coaching
  • Science-backed protocols
  • Momentum building
  • Lasting change
Features
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Halo is a new app that combines powerful habit tracking, AI coaching, and science-backed protocols to help you build unstoppable momentum and lasting change. Terms of Use: https://infinite-api.fly.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://infinite-api.fly.dev/privacy

About

Progress

This app helps you plan and track your strength training workouts with a clean interface. Log sets, reps, and weight, and visualize your progress with personal records and charts. Stay consistent and motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Workout planning
  • Session tracking
  • Set, rep, and weight logging
  • Personal records
  • Progress charts
  • Weekly summaries
  • Widgets and Live Activities
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Progress is a premium workout planner and tracker designed to help you train with clarity and consistency. A workout companion that helps you show up, log your training, and see the wins add up. Create workout plans, start a session in seconds, and record sets, reps, and weight with a clean, distraction-free interface. Watch your progress build with personal records, charts, and weekly summaries. Track distance-based workouts, and keep your momentum going with widgets and Live Activities. Whether you’re just getting started or already deep into your routine, Progress keeps things simple and encouraging — so you can move more, feel stronger, and stay consistent. Privacy: https://prog.ress.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://prog.ress.co/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Halo4 screens
Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Progress at 100% against Halo's 58%. Progress also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Halo's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Halo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Progress sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halo has 112 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Halo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Progress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halo ships an update weekly, Progress every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Halo versus Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaloProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (112 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDig Wells, Inc.Eff Corp

Customer experience

Halo

All ratings112 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative31.6%

Progress

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Halo

Subscriptions8
  • Halo Pro$2.997 Days
  • Halo Pro$12.991 Month
  • Halo Pro$19.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Halo Pro1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Halo Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Halo Pro$59.991 Year
  • Halo Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Halo Pro1 Year trial$69.991 Year
4 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions4
  • English14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • English14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • English14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • English14 Days trial$150.001 Year

Questions

Is Halo free?
Halo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Halo or Progress?
Progress is rated higher. Halo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Progress averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Halo or Progress have ads?
Neither Halo nor Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halo or Progress?
Halo ships an update weekly, and Progress every 2 days. Most recently, Halo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Progress on October 16, 2026.

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