Reptile Tracker vs Habitat Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reptile Tracker
Log and manage all aspects of reptile care, including feedings, sheds, and health records. Set custom reminders and track your collection's progress with detailed insights and reporting.
- Log feedings and sheds
- Set custom care reminders
- Track weights and health records
- Organize animals into racks
- Export and backup records
- Breeding and inventory management (Pro)
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Keep your animal care records together. Reptile Tracker helps you log feedings, refused meals, sheds, weights, water changes, filter cleaning, medications, vet visits and breeding records on iPhone and iPad. EVERYDAY CARE • Set separate feeding, water-change and filter-cleaning intervals and first due dates. • See care countdowns in your collection dashboard and animal profiles. Review completed care records and feeding/hatch forecasts in Calendar. • Record weights, notes and photos. Search history, including recorded water amounts. • Sort animals by name, species, acquisition date or birth date. Choose whether to show Last logged and species totals on Home. • Organize animals into racks and reorder existing racks. Mark animals archived, sold or deceased while retaining their records. • Use free basic care reminders. Pro adds custom reminder times and advanced care options. Delivery depends on notification permission, device settings and available scheduling capacity. • Export a portable backup of records and photos, then review its contents before restoring separate copies. An internet connection is required; portable backups support up to 50MB of photos. Legacy records-only JSON remains available; its photo links depend on the original photos and account. START FREE Track up to 10 animals, one rack and five gallery photos per animal. Existing records remain available if a paid subscription ends. REPTILE TRACKER PRO Pro adds unlimited animal, rack and gallery-photo capacity, collection insights, PDF reports, breeding tools, feeder/medication/supply inventory, bulk logging and advanced care reminders. Track counted or measured stock and optionally deduct stock from medication logs. Bulk medication can record each animal or one shared habitat, deducting the habitat total once. Individual medication history remains free. Monthly, annual and lifetime options are available in the app. See the purchase screen for current local prices and trial eligibility. Eligible founding members keep their promised capacity benefits. An account and internet connection are needed for cloud synchronization. Manage recurring subscriptions through your Apple Account settings. Account deletion does not cancel an Apple subscription. Reminders support record keeping and do not replace direct care or veterinary advice. Built by a reptile keeper, for reptile keepers. Support: https://myreptiletracker.com/support/ Privacy: https://myreptiletracker.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Habitat Builder
This app helps exotic pet owners plan enclosures, track care tasks, and manage animal health. It provides species-specific guidance and customizable reminders for feeding, cleaning, and more. Monitor inventory and document your pet's progress with detailed logs and a photo timeline.
- Enclosure build plan generation
- Species-specific care targets
- Customizable care task reminders
- Animal health and feeding logs
- Inventory management
- Photo timeline for pets
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Most reptile apps are a place to log what you already did. Habitat Builder tells you what to build first — then keeps the routine running. Enter your species and enclosure dimensions and you get a complete build plan: a tiered shopping list (minimum, recommended, ideal), layout guidance, care targets, and species-specific warnings. 18 species supported, including bearded dragons, leopard geckos, crested geckos, ball pythons, corn snakes, blue-tongue skinks, axolotls, uromastyx, veiled chameleons, red-eared sliders, and tree frogs. Never miss a care task Set recurring reminders for feedings, misting, cleanings, UVB bulb replacements, water changes, and anything else on a schedule. Daily, weekly, or custom weekday patterns (M/W/F, T/Th, and so on). Track what matters • Weight tracking with history charts • Feeding details — prey type, quantity offered, refusals, supplements • Shed, length, and health logs • Vet visits and medical records • Photo timeline to document your animals over time • Animal profiles with name, morph, gender, birthday, and notes Know when a bulb is done UVB output fades long before a bulb stops glowing. Tell us the bulb type and we track its real lifespan — a T5 HO lasts twice as long as a compact coil — and remind you before your animal is left without usable UVB. Stay stocked Monitor substrate, supplement, and equipment inventory, and get reminded before you run out. Free to start Unlimited build plans, all care guides, and the enclosure designer are free. A free account adds 1 enclosure, 1 animal, and unlimited care tasks you can check off in the app. Premium adds • Push reminders that reach your phone when a task is due • Unlimited animals and enclosures • Health alerts and care analytics • UVB bulb life tracking and inventory management Try Premium free for 7 days, then $2.99/month or $23.00/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Designed by a keeper, for keepers. Privacy Policy: https://habitat-builder.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Habitat Builder at 4.5 against Reptile Tracker's 3.8. Habitat Builder also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Reptile Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Habitat Builder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Habitat Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Reptile Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Habitat Builder's.
Reptile Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Habitat Builder weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reptile Tracker | Habitat Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Wrinkle | Joshua Staraitis |
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Reptile Tracker
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In-app purchases
Reptile Tracker
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Coffee$1.99
- Gecko$4.99
- Snake$9.99
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- Croc$19.99
- Pro Forever - Founding Member$39.99
- Pro Forever$79.99
Habitat Builder
- Habitat Builder Premium$2.991 Month
- Habitat Builder Premium$22.991 Year
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