Comparison

Habit Builder vs ePDFNotes

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

Head to head
About

Habit Builder

This app helps you build positive habits and break negative ones by tracking daily streaks. Gamified elements and expert design encourage discipline and goal achievement. Track progress, earn trophies, and share your success.

Highlights
  • Define daily goals and start dates
  • Track streak increases daily
  • Break bad habits (substances, food, lifestyle)
  • Maintain good habits (health, mind, productivity)
  • Unlock trophies for streak milestones
  • Archive achievements
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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Build or break any habit, one streak at a time. # THE HABIT TRACKER FOR ALL YOUR DAILY STREAKS Flame offers two streak modes, so you can track the way that fits your most important goals: - Habit Builder / Streak Tracker: check in every day. Ideal to build new habits with intention. - Habit Breaker / Streak Counter: grows automatically at midnight. Best for quitting bad habits, or a more casual streak. Missed a day? Use a streak freeze and keep going, or restart and do even better. # HABIT BUILDER MODE Habit Builder is for the streak you earn. You check in when you’ve done the thing, so the day only counts if you showed up. A few popular uses: - 10k steps, stretching, walk after lunch - Wake up early, make the bed, sunlight before the phone - Journal, meditate, read one chapter - Practice an instrument or a language - Drink enough water, cook at home, floss # HABIT BREAKER MODE Habit Breaker is for what you’re trying to stop. You don’t check in. The Streak Counter moves at midnight as long as you didn’t do the thing you quit. A few popular uses: - No smoking, no alcohol, dry month - No junk food, no soda, no snacking after dinner - No social media, no doomscrolling, no phone when you wake up - No screens in bed, no snooze, no caffeine after 2pm # STREAK CHALLENGES AND GAMIFICATION Set a goal for your streak and see if you can hit it. Earn trophies at 7, 30, 90, 365, and 1000 days, and share them with friends or on social media with ready-made visuals. # TRACK YOUR DISCIPLINE AND IMPROVE Serious about improving your discipline? Try to improve your discipline score by maintaining your habits and not letting small relapses break your momentum. See your progress with calendar charts and simple performance indicators. # NEVER FORGET YOUR STREAK Keep your streaks on the home screen with minimalist widgets. Set daily reminders so your new habits don’t slip. # EASY TO USE, BEAUTIFUL AND INTUITIVE DESIGN - “Simple, yet effective.” - “I really found it so useful and easy to track my streaks. The widget is really helping me… I’m being so disciplined and eager to maintain a streak.” - “This app has genuinely helped me stay on track. I had a very hard time making sure I kept working out every single day, but this helps me do it and it makes it fun.” # YOUR DATA, ON YOUR PHONE Your streaks stay on your device. Export a backup file of your habit data when you want to: - Reimport later or move to a new phone - Use any AI model of your choice to analyze your trends Subscription terms: https://www.with-aura.com/subscription-terms/flame-subscription-terms Most features are free. Premium unlocks unlimited streaks, custom themes & icons, plus widgets and Insights.

About

ePDFNotes

Features
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ePDFNotes is a PDF annotation app for students, professionals, and anyone who reads PDFs. It solves the problem of needing rich, multimedia annotations on PDF documents — users can add text notes, highlights, freehand drawings, voice recordings, video notes, photos, and file attachments directly on PDF pages. It includes text-to-speech for hands-free reading and iCloud sync to keep everything in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ANNOTATE YOUR WAY - Add rich text notes with customizable fonts, sizes, and colors - Highlight important passages in multiple colors - Draw freehand with adjustable pen width and color - Place voice recordings, videos, photos, and file attachments on any page MULTIMEDIA NOTES - Record voice memos and attach them to specific PDF pages - Capture photos or record video notes on the spot - Attach files from your device for quick reference - Embed YouTube video links alongside your notes LISTEN TO YOUR PDFs - Built-in text-to-speech reads any PDF aloud - Adjustable speech rate and voice selection - Great for reviewing notes hands-free or accessibility ORGANIZE & PROTECT - Create folders and subfolders to organize your PDF library - Archive documents for safekeeping - Recently Deleted folder with 30-day recovery — no accidental data loss - Reorder documents with drag and drop SYNC WITH iCLOUD - Seamlessly sync PDFs, annotations, and media across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - All data stays in your personal iCloud account - Optional — works fully offline with no account required PRIVACY FIRST - No analytics, no tracking, no ads - No sign-up or login required - All data stored locally on your device (and in your iCloud if you choose) ePDFNotes includes a built-in User Guide to help you get started with every feature.

Screenshots

Habit Builder4 screens
ePDFNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Habit Builder at Free against ePDFNotes's $6.99. Habit Builder also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). ePDFNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Habit Builder is free to download; ePDFNotes costs $6.99 up front. Habit Builder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ePDFNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Builder ships an update every 9 days, ePDFNotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Habit Builder versus ePDFNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit BuilderePDFNotes
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.6 (224 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings224 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperExplora (Apps)Danny Law

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Habit Builder

Subscriptions4
  • Flame Tracker Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Flame Tracker Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Flame Tracker Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Flame Tracker Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Flame Tracker Pro - Lifetime Offer$24.99
  • Flame Tracker Pro - Lifetime$49.99
None

ePDFNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habit Builder free?
Habit Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ePDFNotes free?
ePDFNotes costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Habit Builder or ePDFNotes have ads?
Habit Builder shows ads; ePDFNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, Habit Builder or ePDFNotes?
Habit Builder ships an update every 9 days, and ePDFNotes every 2 months. Most recently, Habit Builder was updated on October 10, 2026 and ePDFNotes on September 28, 2026.

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