Comparison

Habit Tracker vs CTRL

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

This app assists users in establishing and maintaining positive habits through intuitive tracking tools. Visualize your progress with grids and heatmaps, and stay motivated with streaks and reminders. Customize your experience with themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Easy habit tracking (daily, weekly, custom)
  • Visual progress grids and heatmaps
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Streak tracking and progress insights
  • Smart reminders
  • Dark mode and customizable themes
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HabitNoon helps you build better habits and stay consistent. Whether you want to exercise daily, meditate, or improve productivity, HabitNoon makes habit tracking easy with beautiful grids, heatmaps, and interactive widgets. Features: Easy Habit Tracking – Set daily, weekly, or custom habits. Beautiful Grids & Heatmaps – Visualize your progress at a glance. Interactive Widgets – Track habits from your home screen. Streaks & Progress Insights – Stay motivated with streak tracking. Smart Reminders – Get gentle reminders to stay on track. Dark Mode & Themes – Customize your habit tracker. Start tracking your habits today with HabitNoon! Terms of Use: https://www.habitnoon.app/terms-of-use

About

CTRL

Features
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CTRL is a focus timer, app blocker, and habit builder in one. The rule is simple: you earn credits by focusing, and you spend them to open the apps that steal your hours. Run out, and the scroll stops until you put in the work. It turns willpower into an economy so you don't have to rely on willpower at all. WHY CTRL WORKS WHEN OTHER FOCUS APPS DON'T Most productivity and screen time apps just block apps and hope you don't switch them off. CTRL doesn't fight your dopamine it puts a price on it. Every distraction costs credits you can only earn through real focused work. That's what makes the habit stick. FOCUS TO EARN • Run focus sessions (25, 50, or 90 minutes) and bank credits • Keep your phone face-down during a session for a +50% bonus • Longer, distraction-free deep work pays the most • Build a daily focus habit and track your time like a pro BLOCK THE APPS THAT EAT YOUR TIME • Shield TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, X and more using Apple Screen Time • Block distracting websites too, so Safari can't reopen the same feeds (Pro) • The most addictive apps cost the most credits to open PAY TO OPEN — EVERY TIME • Before a blocked app opens, CTRL asks why and charges you credits • Every "I'm bored" tap is logged, so you get a real distraction tracker for your worst habits • See your triggers and take back control of your attention RECOVERY MODE FOR THE HARD DAYS • Binge patterns automatically trigger a fairer economy: earn more, spend less • No streaks to shame you, no guilt — built to catch the spiral, not punish it HONEST BY DESIGN • Credits are earned by focusing never bought with money • Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. CTRL can't see which apps you use. • No ads. No tracking. No account or login required. MADE FOR Anyone fighting phone addiction, doomscrolling, and procrastination students, founders, writers, remote workers, and anyone who wants focus, productivity, and self-control on their own terms. A focus app, app blocker, screen time limiter, distraction blocker, and habit tracker rolled into one. CTRL PRO Upgrade to block unlimited apps and websites, schedule unlimited unlock windows, and more. Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Use it, but pay for it.

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
CTRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

Habit Tracker and CTRL are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Habit Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CTRL sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Habit Tracker versus CTRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerCTRL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVidisha SrivastavaJibran Ahmed

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • HabitNoon- Habit, Goal Tracker$2.991 Month
  • HabitNoon- Habit, Goal Tracker$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • HabitNoon- Habit, Goal Tracker$29.99
2 purchases

CTRL

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CTRL free?
CTRL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Habit Tracker or CTRL have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor CTRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or CTRL?
Habit Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, and CTRL every 6 weeks. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on August 9, 2026 and CTRL on September 18, 2026.

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