Comparison

Progressio vs Habit Dots

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

Head to head
About

Progressio

Build better habits and track your progress with this powerful tool. It offers smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets, integrating seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with custom goals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Apple Health integration for health metrics
  • Smart reminders and timers
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • CSV export and import
Features
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Progressio – Habit Tracker & Daily Routine Planner Build better habits, track your health, and stay consistent with Progressio — the powerful habit tracker that works with Apple Health and Apple Watch. Set goals, track progress, and stay motivated with an intuitive guided wizard, smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets. Whether you want to improve productivity, fitness, nutrition, or mindfulness — Progressio gives you the tools to succeed. NEW IN 3.6 ▸ Weekly Checklists in Habit Sets — Turn any Habit Set into a weekly checklist board to organize recurring tasks and check them off by day. ▸ Goal History — Adjust habit goals anytime while preserving your past completion history and statistics. ▸ Letter to Future You — Write milestone messages to your future self that unlock when you reach your goals. ▸ Sync & Data Improvements — Safer CSV backup and restore, clearer iCloud sync status, and performance refinements. KEY FEATURES ◆ Habit Tracking Set daily, weekly, or custom goals. Track multi-completion habits (e.g. 8 glasses of water). Supports both 'Build a Habit' and 'Quit a Bad Habit' directions. ◆ Apple Watch Standalone watch app with Today, Week, and Month views. Complete habits, view streaks, and add complications directly to your watch face. ◆ Apple Health (Pro) Link habits to 25+ health metrics — steps, active energy, sleep, water, calories, protein, caffeine, and more. Auto-complete habits when daily goals are met. Background sync keeps everything updated. ◆ Smart Reminders Personalized notifications with preset and custom schedules (daily, weekdays, or custom days) to stay consistent. ◆ Timers & Live Activities Built-in countdown timers with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration. Multiple concurrent timers supported. ◆ Interactive Widgets Track and complete habits right from your Home Screen or Control Center with modern interactive widgets (iOS 18+). ◆ Detailed Statistics & Charts Monthly stats, year heatmaps, cumulative progress, 14-day rolling consistency, and weekday vs. weekend charts. ◆ Streaks & Calendar Visual calendar with completion heatmap. Track current and best streaks to see your consistency at a glance. ◆ Habit Sets (Groups) Organize habits into groups like 'Morning Routine' or 'Fitness' and quickly switch between them. ◆ iCloud Sync Seamless, real-time background sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ◆ Customization 12 accent colors, SF Symbols, and emojis to personalize every habit. ◆ CSV Export & Import Export your habit data to CSV for backup or custom analysis. Import history from other trackers. PROGRESSIO PRO Unlock the full experience: • Unlimited habits (free users: 3 habits) • Apple Health integration • Habit Sets (Groups) • Year Statistics & Heatmap • CSV Import • Advanced Charts & Insights ================================= Payment Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account and will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your App Store Account Settings. ================================= Terms of Service: https://progressiostudio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://progressiostudio.com/privacy-policy

About

Habit Dots

Easily track daily routines and goals with a visual heatmap. Record achievements with a tap, customize habits with icons and colors, and review progress with streaks and calendars. No login required.

Highlights
  • One-tap habit recording
  • Visual progress heatmaps
  • Customizable habit icons and colors
  • Daily, weekly, and specific day goals
  • Notes and photo attachments
  • Streak tracking
  • No login required
Features
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A simple and easy-to-use habit tracking app. Record your daily achievements with dots and check your habit progress at a glance. Use it to track a wide range of routines and goals, such as exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, waking up early, housework, and creative activities. Simply tap what you completed today, and visualize your weekly and monthly progress with dots and calendars. For each habit, you can set an icon, emoji, color, goal type, and notification time. You can manage not only habits you want to do every day, but also weekly goals and habits scheduled for specific days of the week. ● Main Features 【Easily Track Your Habits】 ・Create habits ・Record today’s achievement with one tap ・Record past dates ・Switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views ・Reorder habits ・Archive habits you no longer need 【Visualize Progress with Dots】 ・Display daily records as dots ・Check weekly progress easily ・View monthly records in a calendar layout ・Display a full year of progress with a yearly heatmap ・Switch years to review past records 【Customize Each Habit】 ・Set a habit name ・Choose an icon or emoji ・Set a color ・Choose from daily, weekly goal, or specific weekday goals ・Set a notification time for each habit ・Record habits even on non-scheduled days 【Add Notes and Photos】 ・Save notes for each record ・Add photos to your records ・Use the camera or choose from your photo library ・Look back on past records from recent entries 【Check Your Progress Clearly】 ・View your current streak ・View your longest streak ・Check this month’s record count ・Check your total record count ・Tap stats cards to see more details ・Review your progress in a simple way 【Clean and Simple Design】 ・Simple and easy-to-use layout ・Supports Light Mode and Dark Mode ・Organize habits clearly with custom colors ・A clean design that helps you keep going 【No Login Required】 ・Start using the app without creating an account ・Track your personal habits easily ・Supports data backup and restore Perfect for exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, housework, and daily routine management. Visualize the days you kept going with dots, and build up small daily achievements with this simple habit tracking app.

Screenshots

Progressio4 screens
Habit Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Habit Dots at none against Progressio's 1. Progressio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Progressio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Habit Dots 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 Progressio against 5.0 for Habit Dots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Progressio versus Habit Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressioHabit Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROGRESSIO STUDIO COMPANY LTDMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

Customer experience

Progressio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Habit Dots

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Progressio

One-time1
  • Progressio Pro$9.99
None

Habit Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progressio free?
Progressio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Dots free?
Habit Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Progressio or Habit Dots?
Progressio and Habit Dots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Progressio or Habit Dots have ads?
Habit Dots shows ads; Progressio does not.
Which is updated more often, Progressio or Habit Dots?
Progressio ships an update monthly, and Habit Dots monthly. Most recently, Progressio was updated on October 16, 2026 and Habit Dots on October 22, 2026.

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