Comparison

Habit Tracker vs Screenguard

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 new habits and break old ones with dedicated tracking for both. It offers daily and weekly schedules, smart reminders, and progress insights to keep you motivated. Customize your habits with icons and colors, and access your data with export options.

Highlights
  • Build and break habit tracking
  • Daily & weekly schedules
  • Smart reminders
  • Streak tracking
  • Progress insights & heatmaps
  • Custom icons & colors
  • Home Screen widget
  • CSV export & import
Features
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Most habits fail in the first two weeks. HabitGate helps you beat that. Whether you are building a fitness routine, journaling, or quitting a bad habit, HabitGate keeps your progress organized in one place. NO ACCOUNT. LOCAL-FIRST. JUST YOU AND YOUR GOALS. Your habit data stays on your device by default. No sign-up and no HabitGate account required. The only habit-data sync option is optional iCloud backup (iOS Pro), which syncs to your personal iCloud — never to our servers. We may use privacy-conscious attribution to measure ad performance, as described in our Privacy Policy. WHY HABITGATE? Unlike other trackers, HabitGate handles both Build and Quit habits with dedicated tracking logic for each. One app, two directions, total clarity. STAY ON TRACK Quick Start: Add popular habits like Drink Water, Meditate, or Read in one tap. Smart Routines: Daily habits for everyone. Weekly goals with Pro: one check-in a day, a target for the week, and empty days are rest, not misses. Money & Time Saved (Pro): Add what a quit habit cost you each day and watch the money and hours you keep grow with every clean day. Smart Coach: One next small action under your active habit each day, picked for you. Badges: Eight milestone tiers — Flint, Ember, Spark, Kindling, Flame, Blaze, Inferno, Eternal — unlock as your streak grows. Habit Groups: Organise habits into groups like Morning, Exercise, or Work, so your day matches the way you think. Honest Streaks: Already quit something before installing HabitGate? Backdate your clean streak to reflect real progress. Smart Reminders: Tap Done or Snooze right on the reminder, even on Apple Watch. No need to open the app. Streak At-Risk Alerts: A heads-up before you lose a streak, like "Your 9-day streak ends tonight." Built-in Rest Days (Pro): Life happens. Pause a habit so life does not break your streak. ADHD Friendly: A minimalist interface that reduces overwhelm and focuses on what matters. Focus Sessions (Pro): Stay locked in with timers tied to your habits. Pick a preset or custom duration; each session counts as a check-in. The timer shows on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Quit Doomscrolling (iOS, Pro): Pick the apps that pull you in — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, and more — and HabitGate blocks them in the hours and days you set. Use Bedtime, Work, Evening, or custom times, see how often you were stopped, and turn it off from the habit menu. UNDERSTAND YOUR JOURNEY Visual Progress: Grid view on the Habits screen, plus heatmaps, completion rates, and trends in Insights (Pro). Quality Ratings (Pro): Log a 1 to 5 score for each entry to track how well you did, not just if you did it. Urge & Slip Log: Log cravings and slip-ups with intensity, trigger category, and notes to spot patterns and recover faster. Urge Rescue: When a craving hits, start a short guided timer with a coping action and log how it went. POWERFUL UTILITIES Home Screen Widget (Pro): Check in instantly without even opening the app. Customization: Give every habit unique icons and colors. Data Sovereignty (Pro): Full CSV export and import. It is your data, your way. Share Progress: Capture and share a progress card for any habit from your habit list. Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes, day or night. CHOOSE YOUR PATH FREE VERSION: Track up to 4 habits. 1 smart reminder per habit. Daily habits, groups, badges, urge tools, and backdated clean streaks. PRO UNLOCKS EVERYTHING: Unlimited habits and reminders. Weekly schedules. Quality ratings. Focus timers with Live Activity. Quit Doomscrolling (iOS). Money & time saved. Full Insights dashboard and Heatmaps. Home Screen Widget. Badge sharing. Export and import. Pause and resume. iCloud backup & restore (iOS), automatic every 12 hours. Your habits. Your data. Local-first by design. Terms: https://habitgate.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://habitgate.vercel.app/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Screenguard

This app helps you manage screen time by earning it back through real-life tasks. Instead of just blocking apps, it allows you to complete activities like exercising or studying to unlock distracting apps for a limited duration.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time by completing real-life tasks
  • Spend earned time to unlock distracting apps
  • Set custom unlock durations for apps
  • Track weekly progress and daily averages
  • Identify top distracting apps
  • Integrates with Apple's Screen Time tools
Features
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Earn screen time to save 2h+ each day. Screenguard is a fun, simple way to limit screen time by earning it back through real-life tasks. Before you open a distracting app, Screenguard helps you pause, choose how much time you actually need, and stay in control. Instead of just blocking apps, Screenguard lets you earn screen time by completing simple tasks like moving your body, going outside, studying, reading, and building a better routine. Less endless scrolling. More time doing things that actually make you feel good. How it works: Pick the apps you want to guard, then earn coins by completing tasks in real life. Spend coins to unlock distracting apps for a limited amount of time. Screenguard keeps you aware with timers, limits, unlocks, and progress tracking so you always know where your time is going. That’s it. Complete a task. Earn coins. Unlock apps with intention. What makes Screenguard different: Most screen time apps only block you after you’ve already wasted time. Screenguard gives you a better trade: earn screen time by doing something good first. • Earn coins by completing real-life tasks • Spend coins to unlock distracting apps • Choose how long you want to unlock apps for • Limit screen time without quitting your phone completely • Build healthier routines around focus, sleep, movement, and mornings • Track weekly progress, streaks, daily averages, and pickup trends • See your top distractors ranked by time spent • Use Apple’s Screen Time tools to guard the apps that pull you in most Private & safe: Screenguard uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring and blocking happen entirely on your device. Your app usage data never leaves your phone. * Subscription required to unlock app features. Terms of Service: https://screenguard.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://screenguard.app/privacy

Screenshots

Habit Tracker4 screens
Screenguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screenguard at none against Habit Tracker's shown. Screenguard also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). Habit Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Screenguard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Habit Tracker against 4.6 for Screenguard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screenguard has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 86% of Screenguard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit Tracker ships an update every 5 days, Screenguard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Habit Tracker versus Screenguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit TrackerScreenguard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.6 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings528 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperELTEGANI MOHAMEDMagicbase Inc

Customer experience

Habit Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screenguard

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99
7 purchases

Screenguard

Subscriptions7
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly (2-Week Free Trial)14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screenguard free?
Screenguard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit Tracker or Screenguard?
Screenguard is rated higher. Habit Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Screenguard averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do Habit Tracker or Screenguard have ads?
Habit Tracker shows ads; Screenguard does not.
Which is updated more often, Habit Tracker or Screenguard?
Habit Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and Screenguard every 6 days. Most recently, Habit Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Screenguard on October 28, 2026.

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