Comparison

Behavior Tags vs HabitNova

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

Head to head
About

Behavior Tags

This app uses NFC technology to simplify habit and routine tracking. It offers timers for focus sessions, counters for repetitive tasks, and status check-ins for daily goals, all activated by tapping an NFC tag.

Highlights
  • NFC tag integration
  • Habit tracking
  • Routine management
  • Timers for focus/exercise
  • Counters for tasks
  • Status check-ins for goals
Features
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Turn Your World into a Shortcut. Stop digging through apps to track your habits. Behavior Tags combines elegant design with NFC technology to make life-tracking as natural as a handshake. Whether you’re timing a deep-work session, counting water intake, or checking in at the gym, just tap an NFC tag and keep moving. Three Ways to Track: - Timers: Perfect for focus, exercise, or sleep. - Counters: Ideal for water, habits, or repetitive tasks. - Status Check-ins: Simple "done" or "not done" tracking for daily goals. Simplify your routine. Master your time. Tap into a better you.

About

HabitNova

Features
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HabitNova helps you build the habits you've been meaning to keep — without the noise. A calm, privacy-first habit tracker that lives on your device. No clutter, no manipulation, no dark patterns. Just a quiet space to design the routines you want and watch them take shape over time. A SKY THAT REFLECTS YOUR DAY Every habit is a star. Complete it, and it lights up. Light three or more in a single day and they form a real constellation — Orion's Belt, Cassiopeia, the Big Dipper, Cygnus, and more. The pattern you trace is yours alone, and you can share it as an image with a single tap. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T • Daily, weekly, and monthly habits • Smart reminders with multiple times per day • Streaks, completion rates, and consistency tracking • 28-day activity heatmaps and per-habit history • Tap to complete, long-press to edit, swipe to archive or delete DESIGN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Hand-tuned typography in Fraunces and Inter. Dynamic light and dark themes. AMOLED-friendly true black mode. Subtle haptic feedback that rewards without distracting. PRIVACY-FIRST, ALWAYS Your habits stay on your device. No ads tracking your behavior between apps. No analytics quietly collecting everything you do. No syncing your data to a server unless you choose to.

Screenshots

Behavior Tags4 screens
HabitNova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Behavior Tags at none against HabitNova's 1. Behavior Tags also leads on ads (none vs shown). HabitNova's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. HabitNova sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Behavior Tags asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Behavior Tags ships an update every 2 months, HabitNova every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Behavior Tags versus HabitNova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBehavior TagsHabitNova
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuocheng ZhaoXeo Information Systems

In-app purchases

None

Behavior Tags

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HabitNova

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Behavior Tags free?
Behavior Tags is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HabitNova free?
HabitNova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Behavior Tags or HabitNova have ads?
HabitNova shows ads; Behavior Tags does not.
Which is updated more often, Behavior Tags or HabitNova?
Behavior Tags ships an update every 2 months, and HabitNova every 3 weeks. Most recently, Behavior Tags was updated on October 4, 2026 and HabitNova on October 4, 2026.

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