Comparison

HabitStep vs Prefrontal Focus

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

Head to head
About

HabitStep

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HabitStep is a lightweight and flexible check-in and journaling tool that helps you capture daily activities, track progress, and clearly see every step of your growth. Whether it’s daily logging, study plans, fitness routines, or short-term goals, you can consistently record them through simple check-ins. With a built-in focus timer, you can also stay immersed in each task and build your own personal trajectory over time. --- ### Key Features **Flexible Check-ins** Support for daily, weekly, and custom cycles to fit different tracking needs **Make-up Check-ins Anytime** Add past entries anytime so you never miss a record **Focus Timer** Built-in Pomodoro timer to help you stay focused and complete tasks efficiently **Time & Session Tracking** Automatically record focus duration and session count to visualize your effort **Free Creation** Create any check-in item freely for life, study, work, and more **Rich Logging** Add notes and mood tags to make each check-in more complete **Data Insights** View check-in and focus data through charts to understand your rhythm at a glance **Progress & Accumulation** Continuously log each completion and build a clear timeline of your journey **Achievement System** Set custom goals and rewards to motivate consistent action **Share Your Results** Generate ready-made posters and share your check-in and focus achievements with one tap **Personalized Interface** Customize images and styles to create your own recording space **Archive Management** Completed items are automatically organized for easy review anytime --- **Track of Habits** doesn’t just record results—it captures your time and effort along the way. Let every day leave a visible trace of your actions. --- Privacy Policy: [https://github.com/intersting-soul/track_of_habits_public/blob/main/privacy-policy.md](https://github.com/intersting-soul/track_of_habits_public/blob/main/privacy-policy.md) Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) For feedback: [1277098964@qq.com](mailto:1277098964@qq.com)

About

Prefrontal Focus

Features
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Prefrontal Focus is a local-first tool for general attention, visual search, and visual tracking practice. No account is required. Start Today’s Training immediately, or use Free Training to practice at your own pace. Training • 10 modes: Classic Search, Reverse Search, Red-Black Switching, Moving Search, Rotation Search, Reshuffle Search, Open Search, Interference Search, Visual Tracking (MOT), and position memory • Today’s Training combines a daily set of activities with fewer decisions • Free Training lets you adjust grid size, object count, target count, movement speed, and other mode parameters • Records show session count, time, accuracy, trends, and results by mode • Light, dark, and system appearance options • Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean Privacy and data Training records and settings stay on this device by default. The app requires no account, uses no advertising or third-party analytics SDKs, and does not upload training records. Purchases are handled by Apple StoreKit, with Restore Purchases available. Pro On first normal use, a one-time 72-hour full Pro experience starts locally on the device. It requires no purchase, makes no charge, does not auto-renew, and never converts into a paid subscription. After it ends, you may choose an annual auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prefrontal Focus is for general attention, visual search, and visual tracking practice. It is not a medical product and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease, or replace professional medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA) This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HabitStep4 screens
Prefrontal Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Prefrontal Focus at none against HabitStep's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. HabitStep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.59 per month and Prefrontal Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
HabitStep versus Prefrontal Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitStepPrefrontal Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鸿宾 吴惜徐 彭

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HabitStep

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Targets(monthly)$0.591 Month
One-time2
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Targets$2.59
2 purchases

Prefrontal Focus

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99

Questions

Is HabitStep free?
HabitStep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prefrontal Focus free?
Prefrontal Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HabitStep or Prefrontal Focus have ads?
HabitStep shows ads; Prefrontal Focus does not.

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