Comparison

Daily Basics vs ReForge

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

Head to head
About

Daily Basics

This app helps you build positive daily routines across key areas of wellbeing like sleep, exercise, and social connection. Track your progress, stay motivated with streaks, and customize your goals to fit your personal life.

Highlights
  • Track core wellbeing goals
  • Customize goals and icons
  • Visualize progress over time
  • Motivate with streak tracking
  • Receive daily reminders
  • Choose default or custom basics
Features
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Simple habit tracker for your core pillars of wellbeing. Daily Basics: Core Habits is your daily inspiration to do the simple things that matter, or appreciate that you’re already doing them. Start with six key areas of wellbeing: • Sleep - Rest is the foundation for energy, focus, and emotional resilience. • Exercise - Moving your body boosts both physical and mental health. • Nutrition - What you eat fuels how you feel, think, and function. • Social - Connecting with others helps reduce stress and increase joy. • Fun - Doing things just for you keeps life playful and fulfilling. • Accomplishment - Small wins each day build confidence and momentum. Want something more personal? Customize the basics to fit your life. Rename goals, choose icons, disable goals you don’t want to track, and change the app’s color scheme. App Features: • Check in daily on your core wellbeing goals • Use the default 6 basics or customize them • Visualize your progress over time • Track streaks to stay motivated • Get gentle daily reminders Start with the basics, stack the wins. Download now and build core habits for a happier future.

About

ReForge

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ReForge isn't another habit tracker. It's a complete 90-day program to transform your life, one day at a time. Most apps hand you a blank slate and leave you to figure it out. ReForge gives you structure: a personalized plan, daily tasks, and a clear finish line. It turns big goals into small daily actions you'll actually complete. HOW IT WORKS • Tell us about you: a quick onboarding scores where you stand in five areas of life and builds your 90-day plan around it. • Commit: hold to sign your 90-day commitment and begin Day 1. • Do your daily tasks: every day brings 3 priority tasks plus 2 bonus tasks across your five pillars. Add your own tasks too. • Track every day until you reach Day 90. FIVE PILLARS • Mental health • Purpose • Fitness • Productivity • Relationships FOCUS TOOLS • Guided breathing • Daily reflections and journaling • Affirmations and motivational quotes. Save your favorites. STAY MOTIVATED • Earn XP for every task and level up as you go. • Unlock milestone badges from Spark to Titan. • Claim daily login rewards. Day 7 opens a chest. • Protect your streak with a streak freeze. • Compete in 15-day seasons on the leaderboard. • See your progress with a weekly streak, calendar and stats. Available in 39 languages. FREE TO START Run the full 90-day program for free: daily tasks, streaks, XP, badges, rewards and progress tracking. REFORGE PLUS Upgrade to go further: • Up to 5 custom tasks a day (1 on free) • Unlimited reflections (1 per week on free) • Longer breathing sessions with no daily limit • More Focus content every day • Five-pillar chart and weekly report • Premium themes, badges and avatar frames • Monthly streak freeze refill and bonus XP • Early access to new features SUBSCRIPTION • Monthly or yearly plan (save with yearly) • 3-day free trial on the yearly plan Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/reforge/eula?authuser=0 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/reforge/privacy-policy?authuser=0 90 days. One program. A different you. Start your transformation with ReForge today.

Screenshots

Daily Basics4 screens
ReForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Basics at none against ReForge's 2. Daily Basics also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ReForge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.19 per month. Daily Basics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Basics ships an update every 10 days, ReForge monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Daily Basics versus ReForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily BasicsReForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdam ThagardAlgoSoft Technologies Limited

In-app purchases

None

Daily Basics

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ReForge

Subscriptions2
  • ReForge Plus Monthly$5.191 Month
  • ReForge Plus Yearly3 Days trial$50.001 Year

Questions

Is Daily Basics free?
Daily Basics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReForge free?
ReForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Basics or ReForge have ads?
Neither Daily Basics nor ReForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Basics or ReForge?
Daily Basics ships an update every 10 days, and ReForge monthly. Most recently, Daily Basics was updated on November 5, 2026 and ReForge on November 13, 2026.

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