Habit it vs Kaizen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit it
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Habit It is the one app that runs your whole day: it gets you out of bed, blocks the apps that waste your time, tracks your habits and streaks, manages your money, plans your schedule and logs your workouts and runs. WAKE UP FOR REAL • Mission alarms: to turn off the alarm, you have to solve math, repeat a pattern, tap in order, type a phrase or scan a barcode across the room. • Pick the difficulty and how many rounds to solve. • Wake-up check: a few minutes after you dismiss the alarm, a quick follow-up makes sure you didn't go back to bed. • Eight alarm sounds, including recorded voice pep talks, plus a volume that builds up slowly, vibration and snooze limits. • On iOS 26 and later, alarms run on Apple's AlarmKit. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS • Choose apps or whole categories and give each a daily time limit. • When the time runs out, a shield covers the app, with no "ignore limit" button to tap. • Shield apps instantly whenever you need to focus. • To lift a shield early, you first have to finish a short mission, so it's never a reflex tap. HABITS & STREAKS • Count anything: glasses of water, pages, push-ups. Counts reset every day and your history is kept. • Monthly breakdown with a daily heatmap for each habit. • Streaks count the days since you quit something, like sugar, smoking or scrolling. • Milestones at 7, 30, 100 and 365 days, with share cards worth posting. MONEY • Total net worth across all your cards and accounts at a glance. • Log income and expenses by category and see where your money went. • Track by calendar month or by pay cycle, with days left, daily average and projected spend. • A ledger for debts and credits: who owes you, who you owe, marked paid when settled. • Choose your currency. • Log an expense with Siri without opening the app. GYM & ACTIVITY • 12 built-in routines: Full Body, Chest, Back, Arms, Shoulders, Legs, Abs, Upper Body, V-Taper, Glutes, Triceps and Obliques. • Setup, form cues and tips for every exercise. • Build and save your own workouts and exercises. • GPS tracking for runs, walks, rides and hikes: distance, pace, splits, elevation, calories and your route map. • Weekly goals, personal records and all-time stats. • Finished activities save to Apple Health. SCHEDULE • Plan your day in order, with activities that repeat on the days you choose. • A reminder notification arrives right on time. MADE FOR YOU • Home Screen widgets in three sizes: tap to log a habit without opening the app. • Face ID or Touch ID lock. • Luminous Dark theme, plus a Burgundy Warm theme with a matching app icon. • Short guides walk you through each screen the first time. • Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-up. FREE VS PRO Habit It is free to download. The free version includes 3 habits, unlimited streaks, the schedule, one alarm and the math mission. Habit It Pro unlocks: • Unlimited habits and alarms • Every wake mission • App blocking • Money • Gym routines, custom workouts and GPS activity tracking • Home Screen widgets • The Burgundy Warm theme and app icon Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Wake up. Lock in. Build habits that last. Habit It: Wake. Focus. Track. Grow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://habeebportfolioweb.web.app/habit-it/privacy
Kaizen
This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites. It also includes a habit tracker, task manager, and live focus rooms for collaborative study sessions. Customize timers and themes for a personalized productivity experience.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- App and website blocking
- Habit tracking with forgiving streaks
- Live focus rooms for co-studying
- Task management with priorities
- Themed backgrounds and focus music
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Kaizen is a focus timer that blocks your distracting apps, tracks your habits, and lets you study alongside others in live focus rooms. Start a session and the apps you picked stay blocked until your break. Free to use, with no ads. Premium features are marked below. POMODORO TIMER & STOPWATCH • Presets: Classic (25/5/15), Quick (15/3/10), Extended (50/10/30), Long Focus (90/15/30), or your own • Focus 5 to 180 minutes, short breaks 1 to 60, long breaks 5 to 120 • Stopwatch: count up with no fixed end and finish when you're ready • Auto-start runs sessions back to back while Kaizen is open, up to your long break • Keeps time in the background and notifies you when a session or break ends • Fullscreen mode that shows only the timer • Tag each session (Work, Study, and more) to see where your focus goes APP BLOCKER Kaizen uses Apple's Screen Time to block the apps and websites you choose, even with Kaizen closed: • During focus sessions, until your break • Block now: until you turn it off • Schedules: block a set of apps at the same times every week • An optional "Open anyway" button: you set how often, how long to wait, and for how long • Free: up to 3 apps or websites and 1 schedule • Premium: up to 50 apps and 8 schedules, Strict mode (stays blocked when you pause) and Locked mode (no ending a session or schedule early, with one emergency end a week) Your choices stay on your device. Kaizen can't see which apps you picked. HABIT TRACKER • Check-off habits, or timed habits your focus sessions count toward • Schedules: daily, specific weekdays, or a number of times per week • Forgiving streaks: a skipped day doesn't break them • A consistency score and trend chart for every habit • Backdate any past day and keep your full history • Reminders that follow each habit's schedule • Up to 5 active habits free, unlimited with Premium FOCUS ROOMS Stay on task next to other people, without a video call: • Join any room free, or host a private one and invite up to 3 friends with a link • See who's focusing, on a break, or paused, with live timers • No camera or microphone, just your avatar and quiet company • Premium: host public or bigger rooms (up to 50 people), and share the task you're working on Many people with ADHD use this kind of body doubling to get started and keep going. TASKS • Jot a task down in one line now, plan the details later • An unlimited inbox, so capturing a thought never hits a limit • Priorities, due dates, subtasks, time estimates, and reminders • Recurring tasks: daily, weekly, monthly, or every few days • Start focus on a task to use its tag and log time to it • Deadlines stay in view: amber on the day, red once overdue • Up to 7 planned tasks free, unlimited with Premium THEMES & FOCUS MUSIC • 70+ backgrounds across Lofi, Nature, City, Cozy, Space, and Minimal, including animated ones • Lo-fi, ambient, nature, white noise, and classical tracks, saved for offline listening • Mute music on your breaks • Premium: every theme, the full music library, and your own photo as the background STATISTICS & STREAKS • Daily, weekly, and monthly focus totals • Charts for focus over time, by hour, by weekday, by tag, and by session type • Session history showing which tasks and habits each session counted toward • Re-tag or delete any past session • A daily focus streak • Premium: yearly and all-time statistics MADE FOR • Students studying for their exams • Remote workers and freelancers who need time for deep work • People with ADHD who focus better with structure and company • Anyone who reaches for their phone when they should be focusing WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Kaizen on iPhone, iPad, your computer, or the web, all in sync. Start a focus session, block your distracting apps, and see how much more you get done. Terms of Use (EULA): https://my-kaizen.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://my-kaizen.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://my-kaizen.com/terms Questions? Reach us at support@my-kaizen.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kaizen at every 2 weeks against Habit it's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Habit it sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Kaizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Habit it ships an update monthly, Kaizen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Habit it | Kaizen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Habeeb Sait | MK Development |
In-app purchases
Habit it
- Habit It Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Habit It Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Habit It Pro Lifetime$19.99
Kaizen
- Premium (monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium (yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year









