Comparison

Chest vs Habit Dots

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

Head to head
About

Chest

Features
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Chest – A Simple Expense Tracker Most finance apps are cluttered with paywalls, ads, or features you’ll take too long to touch. Chest is different: it’s free, lightweight, and built for speed. Open the app, add your expense, and close it — all in seconds. Why Chest? Free: No In app purchases, no annoying ads Minimalist: Just the essentials — no clutter, no distractions. Fast & Lightweight: Optimized for quick logging and instant totals. No Login: No internet needed. All data is stored locally on your device, so it’s always available and fast Features Quick Expense Logging: Add income or expenses in a few taps. Vaults: Track savings or set aside funds in customizable vaults. Clean Dashboard: Instantly see your total balance, income, and expenses Currency Preference: Type your preferred currency symbol Dark Mode & Theme Customization: Personalize your experience with light/dark mode and making your own color themes. Chest is for people who value clarity, speed, and control. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by other Expense tracking apps, this one’s for you. No unnecessary extras — simplicity is the feature.

About

Habit Dots

Easily track daily routines and goals with a visual heatmap. Record achievements with a tap, customize habits with icons and colors, and review progress with streaks and calendars. No login required.

Highlights
  • One-tap habit recording
  • Visual progress heatmaps
  • Customizable habit icons and colors
  • Daily, weekly, and specific day goals
  • Notes and photo attachments
  • Streak tracking
  • No login required
Features
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A simple and easy-to-use habit tracking app. Record your daily achievements with dots and check your habit progress at a glance. Use it to track a wide range of routines and goals, such as exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, waking up early, housework, and creative activities. Simply tap what you completed today, and visualize your weekly and monthly progress with dots and calendars. For each habit, you can set an icon, emoji, color, goal type, and notification time. You can manage not only habits you want to do every day, but also weekly goals and habits scheduled for specific days of the week. ● Main Features 【Easily Track Your Habits】 ・Create habits ・Record today’s achievement with one tap ・Record past dates ・Switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views ・Reorder habits ・Archive habits you no longer need 【Visualize Progress with Dots】 ・Display daily records as dots ・Check weekly progress easily ・View monthly records in a calendar layout ・Display a full year of progress with a yearly heatmap ・Switch years to review past records 【Customize Each Habit】 ・Set a habit name ・Choose an icon or emoji ・Set a color ・Choose from daily, weekly goal, or specific weekday goals ・Set a notification time for each habit ・Record habits even on non-scheduled days 【Add Notes and Photos】 ・Save notes for each record ・Add photos to your records ・Use the camera or choose from your photo library ・Look back on past records from recent entries 【Check Your Progress Clearly】 ・View your current streak ・View your longest streak ・Check this month’s record count ・Check your total record count ・Tap stats cards to see more details ・Review your progress in a simple way 【Clean and Simple Design】 ・Simple and easy-to-use layout ・Supports Light Mode and Dark Mode ・Organize habits clearly with custom colors ・A clean design that helps you keep going 【No Login Required】 ・Start using the app without creating an account ・Track your personal habits easily ・Supports data backup and restore Perfect for exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, housework, and daily routine management. Visualize the days you kept going with dots, and build up small daily achievements with this simple habit tracking app.

Screenshots

Chest4 screens
Habit Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chest at daily against Habit Dots's monthly. Chest also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chest ships an update daily, Habit Dots monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chest versus Habit Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChestHabit Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeanu Irvine AggariMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

In-app purchases

None

Chest

No in-app purchases

None

Habit Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chest free?
Chest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Habit Dots free?
Habit Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chest or Habit Dots have ads?
Both Chest and Habit Dots show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chest or Habit Dots?
Chest ships an update daily, and Habit Dots monthly. Most recently, Chest was updated on October 25, 2026 and Habit Dots on October 28, 2026.

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