Comparison

HabitBit vs Dots

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

Head to head
About

HabitBit

This app helps you build and maintain positive daily habits through visual tracking and streak monitoring. It offers flexible tracking options, customizable layouts, and insightful statistics to help you achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Visual habit tracking in a yearly grid
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Streak tracking for consistency
  • Flexible daily and custom routines
  • Goal tracking for fitness and health
  • Statistics and insights for improvement
  • Customizable colors, icons, and layouts
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Your effort deserves to be seen. HabitBit turns the days you show up into a colorful grid, so small daily actions become progress you can look back on. Read a little more. Move your body. Make time to focus. Whatever you want to build into your life, start with one habit and one day. YOUR PROGRESS, AT EVERY SCALE Move between weekly, monthly, and yearly grids. See today's effort in the context of a whole month or year, without losing the simple board you use every day. A SMALL ACTION, A VISIBLE RESULT Log your habits and watch your grid fill with color. Set daily completion targets, choose reminder days and times, and review or edit past entries when you need to. MAKE ROOM FOR FOCUS Use the built-in Pomodoro timer for focused work, reading, or study sessions, with breaks to help you find your rhythm. A BOARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Choose habit colors and icons, switch between light and dark appearance, and enjoy a refined interface with Liquid Glass controls on iOS 26 and later. START SIMPLE, GO FURTHER WITH PRO HabitBit is free to download, with optional Pro purchases for: - Unlimited habits - Advanced statistics to explore your progress - Home Screen and Lock Screen Pro widgets - Data export and import for file-based backups - Additional theme colors NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Start tracking without creating an account. Your habit entries and completion history are stored locally on your device. Export and import with Pro lets you keep a separate backup or transfer your habits to another device. Choose one habit. Show up today. Let your grid tell the story. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.habitbit.app/privacy

About

Dots

This app helps you build lasting routines with a simple habit tracker and visually appealing home screen widgets. Monitor your progress with clear heatmaps and celebrate streaks with a clean, focused design.

Highlights
  • Simple habit tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Clean and focused design
  • Gentle motivation
  • Yearly recap and stats
Features
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Dots. is a habit tracker and daily routine planner designed for simplicity, clarity, and consistency. Build better habits with a clean, simple tracker and beautifully designed home screen widgets that make your progress instantly visible. Turn small daily actions into lasting routines — a lightweight habit tracker and productivity widget, all in one simple app. [Why Dots?] • Simple Habit Tracker Start tracking your daily habits with an intuitive, distraction-free habit tracker built around ease of use. • Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Add a minimal widget to your Home Screen and track habits at a glance. Monthly and weekly heatmap widgets make progress clear and motivating. • Visual Habit Tracking Every action becomes a dot. Watch your streaks grow with a simple visual tracker that highlights consistency. • Clean & Focused Design A simple habit tracker with no clutter — just the tools you need to build better routines. • Gentle Motivation A calm, simple tracking experience designed to support long-term habits without pressure. • Stats & Yearly Recap Your whole year at a glance — a heatmap of every habit, monthly charts, your records, and a recap you can share. [Dots Pro] Dots lets you track 3 habits for free. Dots Pro lifts the limit — monthly, yearly with the first 7 days free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed or cancelled in the App Store at any time. Everything else stays free for everyone: widgets, the Apple Watch app, reminders, recaps, icons and colours. People who were already using Dots keep unlimited habits, for good. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HabitBit4 screens
Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dots at 229 against HabitBit's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. HabitBit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HabitBit against 4.9 for Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots has 229 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HabitBit ships an update every 9 days, Dots every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HabitBit versus Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitBitDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (229 ratings)
Positive reviews—98.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1229 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzgurhan Alpsu DilbilirJuyong Bak

Customer experience

HabitBit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dots

All ratings229 ratings
Positive99.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HabitBit

Subscriptions2
  • HabitBit Pro$3.991 Month
  • Habit Bit Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • HabitBit Pro$39.99
3 purchases

Dots

Subscriptions2
  • Dots Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dots Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dots Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is HabitBit free?
HabitBit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HabitBit or Dots?
HabitBit is rated higher. HabitBit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dots averages 4.9 from 229 ratings.
Do HabitBit or Dots have ads?
Neither HabitBit nor Dots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HabitBit or Dots?
HabitBit ships an update every 9 days, and Dots every 5 days. Most recently, HabitBit was updated on October 26, 2026 and Dots on October 31, 2026.

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