Comparison

Tarantula Tracker vs HabitatOS

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

Head to head
About

Tarantula Tracker

Easily manage your tarantula collection with a feeding schedule tracker, molt prediction, and custom event logging. Features a species database, photo management, and comprehensive JSON backup. Available on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Feeding schedule tracker with reminders
  • Molt prediction
  • JSON backup and restore
  • Interactive calendar view
  • Species database
  • Photo management
  • Custom event logging
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Track your tarantula collection with ease! Now available on iPad with beautiful adaptive layouts. FEATURES: • Feeding schedule tracker with smart reminders • Molt prediction with exponential accuracy • Complete JSON backup (photos, notes, all events) • Interactive calendar view • Custom event logging • Multiple theme options • Species database with 57+ predefined species • Photo management for each tarantula • Universal app (iPhone & iPad) SMART TRACKING: Monitor feeding schedules, molt cycles, and custom events for each tarantula in your collection. Get intelligent predictions for upcoming molts based on historical data. COMPREHENSIVE BACKUP: Export your entire collection including photos, notes, feeding history, and molt records. Restore from JSON backup with merge or replace options. CALENDAR & REMINDERS: Visual calendar shows all events at a glance. Smart notifications remind you when it's time to feed each tarantula. CUSTOMIZABLE: Choose from 6 themes, set custom feeding intervals for each life stage, and track unlimited tarantulas. Perfect for hobbyists, breeders, and enthusiasts managing collections of any size!

About

HabitatOS

Manage reptile care, climate, and history for any collection size. Track feeding, misting, and health with customizable reminders and detailed logs. Monitor enclosure conditions with supported sensors and access an offline species library.

Highlights
  • Care and climate logging
  • Customizable reminders
  • Sensor integration
  • Animal profiles and history
  • Offline species library
  • Breeding records
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Feeding night, misting, the weigh-in you meant to do last week. HabitatOS keeps every animal's care, climate and history in one place and shows you what is due today. Made for one gecko on a shelf or a full room of racks, and for the frogs, tarantulas and isopods beside them. KNOW WHAT'S DUE Your dashboard sorts every animal into On Track, Due Soon and Overdue. Set reminders per animal and per task, and get a notification when feeding, misting, weighing, cleaning or medication comes due. LOG CARE IN A FEW TAPS Record feedings with prey, size and response, plus weights, sheds, misting, cleaning, handling, medications and your own events. Feeding Mode and Bulk Care let you work down a rack in one session. SEE EACH ANIMAL'S STORY Every animal gets a profile with species, morph, hatch date, photos and notes, and a timeline of everything you have logged. The weight trend shows growth at a glance. WATCH THE ENCLOSURE, NOT JUST THE ANIMAL Connect supported Wi-Fi temperature and humidity sensors and see live readings next to the animal they belong to. HabitatOS compares each reading with its target range and alerts you when one drifts out. ROOMS, RACKS AND ENCLOSURES Set up your collection the way your room is laid out. Print QR labels and scan an enclosure to jump straight to the animal inside. A PASSPORT FOR EVERY ANIMAL Keep each animal's care history and transfer record together, and share it when the animal moves to a new keeper. A SPECIES LIBRARY BUILT IN Look up temperature, humidity, diet, size and lifespan ranges for the species you keep, even offline. BREEDING RECORDS Track pairings and clutches across seasons. WORKS WHEN THE WI-FI DOESN'T Your records stay on your device and sync to your other devices when you are back online. NOW ON IPAD, IN DARK OR LIGHT A layout made for the bigger screen, with your animals and their details side by side. Choose Dark or Light in Settings. PLANS Start free with up to 5 animals and 4 enclosures, with cloud backup. Paid plans add sensors and alerts, larger collections, racks, QR labels and breeding records. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. HabitatOS keeps husbandry records and reminders. It is not veterinary care and does not give medical advice. For health concerns, see a qualified reptile veterinarian. Privacy Policy: https://habitatos.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://habitatos.io/terms Support: support@habitatos.io

Screenshots

Tarantula Tracker4 screens
HabitatOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HabitatOS at 100% against Tarantula Tracker's 40%. HabitatOS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Tarantula Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HabitatOS sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tarantula Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HabitatOS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Tarantula Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of HabitatOS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarantula Tracker ships an update every 3 days, HabitatOS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tarantula Tracker versus HabitatOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarantula TrackerHabitatOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJared LawrencePaladin Labs LLC

Customer experience

Tarantula Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

HabitatOS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tarantula Tracker

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

HabitatOS

Subscriptions6
  • HabitatOS Plus: Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HabitatOS Pro: Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • HabitatOS Operator: Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
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  • HabitatOS Plus: Annual$89.001 Year
  • HabitatOS Pro: Annual$179.001 Year
  • HabitatOS Operator: Annual$449.001 Year

Questions

Is Tarantula Tracker free?
Tarantula Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HabitatOS free?
HabitatOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tarantula Tracker or HabitatOS?
HabitatOS is rated higher. Tarantula Tracker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while HabitatOS averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tarantula Tracker or HabitatOS have ads?
Neither Tarantula Tracker nor HabitatOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tarantula Tracker or HabitatOS?
Tarantula Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and HabitatOS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tarantula Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and HabitatOS on October 25, 2026.

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