Comparison

Habit Tracker vs Loop

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

Head to head
About

Habit Tracker

This app helps you build and maintain routines with flexible scheduling and one-tap check-ins. Visualize your progress with detailed statistics, calendars, and heatmaps. Set multiple reminders and personalize your habits with custom colors and icons.

Highlights
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Track completions or numerical goals
  • Detailed progress views (calendars, heatmaps)
  • Multiple reminder settings
  • Home screen widgets
  • Personalization options
Features
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HabitBox is a flexible habit tracker that makes every small step visible. Create routines around your own schedule, check in with one tap, and review your progress through calendars, heatmaps, statistics, and streaks. KEY FEATURES • Flexible schedules: Plan habits on selected weekdays, a number of times per week, intervals, selected dates, or a number of times per month. • Check-in and numerical habits: Track simple completions or measurable goals such as water, reading, exercise, and distance. • Clear progress views: Review weekly cards, monthly calendars, heatmaps, trends, completion rates, and habit strength. • Reminders: Set multiple reminder times for each habit and additional times to review today’s progress. • Home Screen widgets: View and complete one or multiple habits without opening the app. • Data sync: Keep habits and check-ins in sync through WebDAV, with iCloud also available on Apple devices. • Personalization: Choose colors, icons, and check-in cell styles that make every habit easy to recognize. HabitBox can be used without signing in. Habit data, check-ins, and preferences are stored locally by default. HabitBox Pro is available as a separate in-app purchase. It unlocks more than three active habits, the full monthly calendar, Home Screen widgets, and data sync. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://policy.oneleaf.fun/habitbox/privacy

About

Loop

Build lasting routines and track your progress with this habit tracker. Set reminders, build streaks, and visualize your journey towards positive change with a clean, distraction-free interface. Supports unlimited daily and weekly habits with flexible scheduling.

Highlights
  • Unlimited daily and weekly habits
  • Simple progress check-in
  • Streak building for motivation
  • Customizable reminders
  • Habit history and progress visualization
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Build habits that last with Loop: Habit Tracker. Loop makes it easy to create positive routines, stay consistent, and see your progress every day. Whether you want to exercise more, drink water, read daily, improve your sleep, or break a bad habit, Loop helps you stay focused. KEY FEATURES • Create daily and weekly habits (3 free, unlimited with Loop Premium, an in-app purchase) • Track your progress with a simple check-in • Build streaks and stay motivated • Set reminders for important routines • View your habit history and progress • Organize habits with colors and icons (extra icons, colors and sounds need Loop Premium, an in-app purchase) • Use flexible schedules for any routine • Enjoy a clean, simple, and distraction-free design • Support for light and dark mode SMALL ACTIONS. BIG RESULTS. Consistency matters more than perfection. Loop helps you take small steps every day and turn them into lasting change. Start building a better routine today with Loop: Habit Tracker. LOOP PREMIUM (IN-APP PURCHASE) Loop is free to download and use with up to 3 habits. Loop Premium is an optional in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited habits, extra icons and extra reminder sounds. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage them in your App Store account settings. - Privacy: https://app.azam.to/habitloop/privacy - Terms: https://app.azam.to/habitloop/terms

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop at 50% against Habit Tracker's 0%. Loop also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). Habit Tracker's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 $1.99 per month and Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Habit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Loop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, Loop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Habit Tracker versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer荣九 蔡Abduazim Islomjonov

Customer experience

Habit Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Loop

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • HabitBox Pro 月度会员$1.991 Month
  • HabitBox Pro 年度会员7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • HabitBox Pro 终身会员$0.99
3 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or Loop?
Habit Tracker is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Loop averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Habit Tracker or Loop have ads?
Neither Habit Tracker nor Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or Loop?
Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, and Loop every 4 days. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Loop on October 19, 2026.

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