Comparison

Habit Tracker vs Tadpole

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

Build lasting routines with a minimalist habit tracker. Define daily or weekly goals, mark your progress, and watch your streaks grow. Features include reminders, progress review, and a clean, distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Create daily or weekly habits
  • Mark daily checklists
  • Track growing streaks
  • Set reminders
  • Review progress and trends
  • Organize habits by category
  • Dark mode and minimalist interface
Features
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Habit Tracker helps you build routines that are maintained over time. Define clear habits, mark your daily checklist and see how your streaks grow. No distractions: just you and your goals. What can you do? Create habits with daily or weekly goals. Mark your checklist in seconds and see your streaks instantly. Activate reminders so as not to forget what is important. Review your progress with progress and trend (week and month). Organize habits by categories and priority. Dark mode and a fast, minimalist and noise-free interface. How does it work? Choose 1-3 key habits (e.g.: read 10 min, hydrate, train). Mark them every day and protect your streak. Watch your progress and adjust with small improvements. Repeat for 66 days and turn actions into "automatic". Designed for you Clean design: easy to use, even on busy days. Focus on perseverance and not on perfection. Simple statistics to maintain motivation. Mismly requires a paid subscription to unlock the full protocol and AI Coach. Choose Monthly (with a 3-day free trial), Annual, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mismly.com/privacy/

About

Tadpole

Features
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Tadpole is a calm challenge tracker that measures consistency, not streaks. Miss a day and you don't start over. Tomorrow's a fresh page. Start a challenge: 30 days of running, 90 days of reading, a month without alcohol, daily guitar practice. Then answer one question each day: how did today go? DONE, PARTIAL OR MISSED One tap is enough. Did some of it? Log Partial. It counts for half, because something beats nothing. Forgot? You can still log yesterday until midnight. SEE YOUR PATTERN Every challenge gets its own calendar. Day by day the grid fills up, and you see when it went well, when it didn't, and that you kept going. CONSISTENCY, NOT PERFECTION Your consistency score shows how often you really showed up. Next to it: done, partial and missed days, your best streak and how far along you are. A TIMER WHEN YOU WANT ONE Give a challenge a timer, from 5 minutes to 2 hours. When time's up, the day is logged as Done. A Live Activity keeps it on your Lock Screen. LIFE HAPPENS Sick or away? Move a day, up to three times a week. That day becomes a rest day and doesn't count as missed. TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS Start a group challenge and invite friends straight from the app or with a code. Everyone logs their own day. You see each other's days and who's most consistent so far, and you can cheer each other on. When it ends, you get the results together. A CALM FEED Follow friends you know. Share a milestone or a result with photos or a short video, and give a cheer. Only people you approve can follow you, and every challenge stays private until you share it. LOG FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen show today's challenges and how far you are. Log Done, Partial or Missed without opening the app. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows today's challenges. Log with one tap and keep an eye on your day with a complication. QUIET REMINDERS Set a reminder per challenge. Days you've already logged are skipped. Gentle nudges come at most once in the morning and once in the evening, and you can turn each kind off. MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT Add a note, a photo or a number to any day: pages read, kilometres run, minutes practised. Or keep it to one tap. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Turn a challenge into a clean story or sticker and share it anywhere, or straight to Instagram Stories. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking. Personal challenges need no account and stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Friends, groups and the feed are optional and use Sign in with Apple. TADPOLE PRO Tadpole is free for up to 3 running challenges, and joining a friend's group challenge is always free. Tadpole Pro removes the limit and unlocks competitive group challenges, with a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. In English, Dutch, German and Spanish. Finish what you started. Tadpole Pro Monthly renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms for friends, groups and the feed: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Terms-of-Use-3eac16f71dd581d18f45e199f3528b20 Privacy Policy: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Privacy-Policy-354c16f71dd580d9bb84cdb58d1f27ee

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
Tadpole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tadpole at none against Habit Tracker's 3. Tadpole also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Habit Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tadpole asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Tadpole every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Habit Tracker versus Tadpole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerTadpole
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMismly LLCRoelof Jan Dijkman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Tracker Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99
None

Tadpole

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tadpole free?
Tadpole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Habit Tracker or Tadpole have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor Tadpole shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or Tadpole?
Habit Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tadpole every 3 days. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tadpole on October 31, 2026.

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