Comparison

Spring vs Outlier

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

Head to head
About

Spring

Build better habits and break bad ones with a simple, privacy-focused tracker. Monitor your progress, stay accountable with streaks, and receive smart reminders to maintain consistency. Reflect on your journey with habit notes and gain insights into your patterns.

Highlights
  • Simple habit tracking
  • Abstinence counters
  • Streak tracking
  • Smart reminders
  • Habit notes
  • Progress insights
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Spring: Daily Habit Tracker Build better habits, break bad ones, and watch your streaks grow. Spring is a simple, privacy-focused habit tracker designed to help you stay consistent without the complexity. WHY SPRING? Unlike other habit apps that overwhelm you with features, Spring focuses on what actually works: tracking your progress, staying accountable, and celebrating your wins. CORE FEATURES Simple Habit Tracking Create daily habits and check them off with a tap. Morning routines, evening wind-downs, or anytime goals—organize habits by time of day. Abstinence Counters Breaking a bad habit? Track how long you've stayed strong with dedicated quit counters. See your progress in days, weeks, and beyond. Streak Tracking Stay motivated by building streaks. Visual progress keeps you accountable and helps turn actions into lasting habits. Smart Reminders Never forget a habit with customizable notifications. Get reminded at the right time to stay on track. Habit Notes Reflect on your journey by adding notes to your habit completions. Track context, mood, or anything that matters to you. Progress Insights View your habit history and see patterns over time. Understand when you're most consistent and where you can improve. iCloud Sync Your habits sync seamlessly across all your Apple devices. Start on iPhone, check off on iPad. PRIVACY FIRST Your habit data stays on your device. No third-party analytics, no tracking, no ads. Your personal growth is nobody's business but yours. SPRING+ PREMIUM Get unlimited habits and counters with Spring+. Free users can track up to 5 habits and 2 counters. • Monthly: $4.99/month • Yearly: $34.99/year ($2.92/month) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://offmenu.design/spring/privacy

About

Outlier

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Most people never become truly good at the things they care about. Not because they lack talent — because they never see how far they've come. Outlier is a focus tracker built around one idea: spend enough deliberate time on a subject and you will be above average at it. That threshold is always visible. You always know how close you are. HOW IT WORKS Add any subject you want to master — a language, an instrument, a skill, a craft. Set a target. Start a timer when you sit down to work. Your progress ring shows exactly where you stand. The above-average marker is always on screen. Every session moves you closer. WHAT MAKES OUTLIER DIFFERENT — The above-average threshold is a first-class feature, not a hidden stat — No social pressure, no leaderboards, no comparison to other users — Clean, distraction-free timer built for deep work — Streaks that reward consistency, not intensity — Completely private: all data stays on your device, no account required BUILT FOR DEPTH Outlier supports up to 3 active subjects at once — enough to stay focused, not so many that nothing gets real attention. Whether you're learning to code, studying for an exam, practising an instrument, or building any skill that compounds over time, Outlier keeps your progress honest and your threshold in view. Your data never leaves your device. No ads, no subscriptions, no account.

Screenshots

Spring4 screens
Outlier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Outlier at none against Spring's 2. 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. Spring sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Outlier asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Spring versus Outlier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpringOutlier
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHASE HUNTER,LEE HAMMONDSKemal Ozer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spring

Subscriptions2
  • Springs - Habit Tracker$4.991 Month
  • Springs - Habit Tracker$34.991 Year
None

Outlier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spring free?
Spring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outlier free?
Outlier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spring or Outlier have ads?
Neither Spring nor Outlier shows ads.

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