Comparison

Momentum vs Doably

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

Head to head
About

Momentum

Features
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Feeling overwhelmed by your goals? Does your inner critic tell you you're not doing enough? In a world that constantly demands more, it's easy to forget the progress you make every day and lose sight of how truly capable you are. Momentum is a simple, private, and beautifully designed space to counter that narrative. It’s not just another habit tracker or journal; it’s a system for building genuine self-belief from the ground up, based on proven principles of high-performance psychology. We believe that confidence isn't a giftβ€”it's a habit you build. Momentum is the tool to build that habit. HOW IT WORKS: TWO COMPLEMENTARY SYSTEMS 1.ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DAILY EFFORT (Achievements) True, lasting success is built on small, consistent actions. Momentum makes it effortless to capture these often-overlooked wins that build the foundation of your progress. Log in Seconds: Capture any positive action, no matter how small. "Made the bed." "Went for a walk." "Drank a glass of water." It’s not about what the world considers productive; it’s about what you know is a step forward. Build Momentum: By creating a tangible record of your daily efforts, you build a powerful chain of consistency that motivates you to keep going, day after day. 2.BUILD YOUR LIBRARY OF PROOF (Cookies & Jars) When you face a real challenge, you need more than generic motivationβ€”you need proof of your own strength. The Cookie Jar Method, Digitized: Promote your most significant achievements into "Cookies." These are your major victories, your cherished memories, the times you overcame and succeeded. Organize Your Strengths: Store your Cookies in personalized "Jars" named after the quality you demonstrated, like Resilience, Discipline, or Courage. Find Strength from Within: The next time you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or filled with self-doubt, don't look for external validation. Open your Cookie Jar, draw out a past success, and remind yourself of the undeniable proof of who you are and what you're capable of. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Doably

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You already know what you should be doing. That is the problem. Knowing was never the hard part. Starting is. Doably is built for the sixty seconds between "I should do this" and actually beginning. Type the thing you have been avoiding. It becomes a ladder of steps so small they feel silly to skip, and then Doably shows you exactly one of them at a time. ONE STEP ON THE SCREEN No list. No due dates. No projects, tags or priorities. Just the step you are on, a quiet countdown, and a button that says Done. The next step slides in only when the last one is finished. TELL IT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE Fried, Low, or Okay. Your answer does not change the steps. It changes how many you are asked to commit to right now. On a bad day, Doably asks for exactly one. IT STAYS WITH YOU The current step lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen, so it is still in front of you while you are in another app, or in the kitchen, or halfway out the door. 80 LADDERS ALREADY WRITTEN The dishes. The tax return. The message you have not answered. Getting out of bed. Every one hand-written, starting with a step you can do without deciding anything. TOO BIG? CUT IT SMALLER If a step still feels like too much, one tap splits it in half. Again, if you need to. WRITTEN ON YOUR DEVICE For anything the library does not cover, Doably writes the ladder using Apple Intelligence, entirely on your iPhone. Nothing you type is ever sent anywhere, because there is nowhere to send it. No account. No sync. No analytics. No network. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: three new ladders a week, twenty of the written ladders, the full focus session, and the Live Activity. Premium: unlimited ladders, all 80 written ladders, ladders written on your device for anything else, cutting any step smaller, saving your own ladders to reuse, full history and streaks, and the Home Screen widgets. Premium is $29.99 a year with 7 days free, or $69.99 once and it is yours. Writing your own steps is always free, and never counts against anything. Doably is a focus tool. It does not diagnose or treat anything, and it is not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ofolabs.net/doably/privacypolicy App Terms: https://ofolabs.net/doably/terms

Screenshots

Momentum4 screens
Doably4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Momentum at 3 against Doably's 1. Momentum also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Momentum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Doably sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Momentum versus Doably: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMomentumDoably
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvocado Studio Pty LtdFaruk Orman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Momentum

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Pass$3.991 Month
  • Premium Pass3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Pass$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Doably

Subscriptions1
  • Doably Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Doably Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Momentum free?
Momentum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doably free?
Doably is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Momentum or Doably have ads?
Neither Momentum nor Doably shows ads.

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