Comparison

Baseline Habits vs HabitKey

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

Head to head
About

Baseline Habits

This app helps you build and maintain positive daily habits across various categories like fitness, mindfulness, and productivity. Visualize your progress with a GitHub-like heatmap, track streaks, and celebrate achievements with fun animations. It offers offline privacy and customizable organization for your routine.

Highlights
  • GitHub-like habit completion heatmap
  • Customizable habit categories and scheduling
  • Offline data storage and privacy
  • Advanced statistics and streak tracking
  • Calendar views for progress overview
  • Anti-habit and sober streak tracking
  • Motivational animations and confetti
Features
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Elevate your daily routine with Baseline, the all-in-one habit tracker designed to help you create, track, and maintain positive habits—no matter your goals. From fitness and mindfulness to productivity and personal growth, Baseline makes it easy to log your progress, celebrate your wins, and stay motivated every step of the way. FEATURES Github Heatmap: Stay motivated by visualizing your daily habit completions on a vibrant GitHub-like heat map. Every day is represented by a color-coded square, making it easy to see your consistency at a glance. Tap any square to view detailed stats for that day and celebrate each streak or milestone! Effortless Habits: Quickly add new habits or choose from a rich library of default habits across categories like Fitness, Mindfulness, Learning, Wellness, and more. Personalize each habit with custom frequency settings—daily, weekly, or tailor-made to your schedule. Powerful Activity Management: Log your habit completions in just a tap. Mark sessions as finished (or incomplete if you need a break), and let Baseline automatically update your daily totals and stats. All your data is stored securely on your device with Core Data. Calendar Views: Stay on top of your progress with an intuitive calendar. Switch between monthly, quarterly, half-year, or yearly time frames to see your completions at a glance. Zoom in on any date to review detailed activity logs. Advanced Statistics & Insights: Track your current streak, completion rates, and total sessions over time. Use daily, weekly, or monthly breakdowns to spot trends, refine your routine, and celebrate consistent effort. Confetti animations reward you when you’ve completed all your daily habits! Seamless Organization: Keep your life in order with customizable categories. Reorder and rename categories to match your personal workflow—no more scrolling through cluttered lists. Baseline automatically resets each day at midnight so you can start fresh every morning. Motivation Made Fun: Enjoy playful animations and celebratory confetti whenever you finish your daily goals. Baseline’s positive feedback loop encourages you to stay consistent, while the flexible design supports gradual habit building or more ambitious challenges. Offline & Private: All your habit data is securely stored on your device. Build your daily routine without worrying about cloud syncs or data breaches—everything stays between you and your habits. Transform Your Life, One Day at a Time: Start small with a single habit like drinking more water, or revamp your entire routine with multiple goals. Each success story begins with just one completed habit! Anti-Habits & Sober Streaks: Trying to quit smoking, spend less time on social media, or cut down on sugar? Baseline’s “Abstain” category lets you track those “negative” or unwanted habits you’re actively avoiding. Choose from a built-in list—ranging from “No Alcohol” and “No Tobacco” to “No Fast Food” and “No Doomscrolling”—or add your own. Watch your sober streaks or abstinence streaks grow, and celebrate each success as you distance yourself from behaviors you’d rather leave behind. Ready to create healthier routines and achieve more? Download Baseline today and celebrate the small wins that lead to lasting change. Your better habits begin here!

About

HabitKey

This app helps users build and maintain consistent routines through flexible tracking and visually appealing progress displays. It supports daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly habits, offering customizable layouts and motivational streak tracking to encourage users in their personal growth journeys.

Highlights
  • Track daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly routines
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Visually appealing progress displays
  • Customizable layout and display styles
  • Streak tracking for motivation
  • Build better routines and break bad ones
Features
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HabitKey helps you build habits that actually stick. Track daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly routines with flexible scheduling and beautiful views that make your progress easy to see. Customize your layout, switch between display styles, and watch your streaks grow over time. Whether you're building better routines, breaking bad ones, or just trying to stay consistent, HabitKey keeps everything simple, motivating, and built around you. Consistency is key.

Screenshots

Baseline Habits4 screens
HabitKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Baseline Habits at 17.6 against HabitKey's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Baseline Habits against 5.0 for HabitKey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Baseline Habits versus HabitKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseline HabitsHabitKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYMMVNicholas Glidden

Customer experience

Baseline Habits

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HabitKey

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

In-app purchases

None

Baseline Habits

No in-app purchases

None

HabitKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baseline Habits free?
Baseline Habits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HabitKey free?
HabitKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baseline Habits or HabitKey?
Baseline Habits and HabitKey are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Baseline Habits or HabitKey have ads?
Neither Baseline Habits nor HabitKey shows ads.

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