AccountabiliBuddy vs Forfeit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AccountabiliBuddy
This app helps you build habits by creating pacts with friends. If you miss a commitment, you pay your buddy cash or post embarrassing content, making skipping hurt where it counts. It uses real stakes and proof to ensure you stick to your goals.
- Financial stakes for missed commitments
- Proof-based verification (selfies, confirmations)
- Buddy system for accountability
- 13 habit categories
- Leaderboards for public consistency
- No logins or app payments
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you know what you should be doing. you're not doing it. here's the fix: pick a rival. pick a habit. put real money on the line. check in with a photo. your rival decides if it counts. miss your week? you pay them. they miss? they pay you. that's the whole app. it works because losing to a friend hurts more than skipping. --- HOW IT WORKS: 1. pick a rival. or a group. someone who won't let you slide. pull them from your contacts or type a name. or dare three to six people at once. 2. pick the habit gym, running, reading, meditation, studying, cooking, journaling, yoga, worship. or quitting something: sugar, smoking, social media, drinking. or name your own. 3. set the stake $5? $50? $500? pick the number that gets you off the couch. 4. send the dare one link. text it, whatsapp it, drop it in the group chat. they can say yes from the link before they even install. rival not answering? open it up. first one to accept takes the spot. 5. start without them check in while you wait. your rival joins already behind. 6. check in with proof take the photo. it goes straight to your rival in the app. 7. your rival rules on it they verify it or they call bs. no gps. no sensors. just someone who knows you. if your rival doesn't respond within 24 hours, it counts anyway. 8. settle up sunday morning the verdict lands. loser pays the winner directly. in a group, whoever missed pays into the pot and the ones who made it split it. venmo, cash app, zelle. we never touch the money. --- WHY IT WORKS: money makes it real. a goal with nothing on it is a wish. a rival makes it personal. you can lie to an app. you can't lie to someone holding your photo. skipping gets expensive. the doubler raises your stake every scheduled day you miss. one verified check-in resets it. --- FEATURES: - 13 habits plus your own - stakes from $1 to $500 - run several pacts at once and switch in a tap - group pacts for 3 to 6: miss and you pay the pot, make it and you split it - friends can accept your dare from the link, no install needed - daily, weekdays, weekends or custom schedules - photo proof, shown to your rival in the app - call bs on a check-in. they get 24 hours to defend it. - a check-in nobody answers counts after 24 hours - open challenges: one invite, several people, first to accept wins - head start: check in before your rival even joins - deadline alerts when missing today would actually cost you - weekly verdict every sunday - streaks and milestones - the doubler: miss a day, the stake grows - trash talk chat - shareable receipts when you win - settle up with venmo, cash app or zelle - dares for the ones who'd rather not pay cash --- NOT ANOTHER HABIT TRACKER. we don't count your steps. we don't sync with your watch. we don't send you a gentle reminder with a plant on it. we care about one thing: did you do it? your rival is the judge. your wallet is the consequence. --- PRIVACY: - no gps. no location data. - check-in photos are visible only to the people in your pact - photos delete themselves after 30 days - your contacts stay on your phone - nothing sold to anyone - delete your account in settings. it's gone. --- FREE. no subscriptions. no ads. we don't take a cut. just you, your rival, and a reason to show up. --- show up. or pay up.
Forfeit
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Make your commitments feel real—without real-money wagers. Forfeit uses symbolic stakes to add consequence to your habits. Choose a habit, set an amount that matters to you, pick how you will prove completion, and follow through. Forfeit never charges, holds, or transfers stake money. HOW IT WORKS • Create a commitment contract for a habit or goal • Choose photo proof, a focus timer, or manual check-in • Set a schedule and deadline that fit your routine • Track streaks, completion rate, and symbolic amounts protected or lost • Get warnings when a commitment may be too ambitious • Share commitment cards for social accountability FREE Create and manage up to three active contracts. Existing contracts are never deleted when you reach the free limit. FORFEIT PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock unlimited active contracts and all Pro features with one lifetime purchase. No recurring subscription. IMPORTANT All stakes and currency amounts in Forfeit are symbolic motivational tools. The app does not charge, collect, hold, transfer, or pay out stake money. PRIVACY Your habit and commitment data stay on your device. In-app purchases are processed securely by Apple. Terms of Use: https://storqlabs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://storqlabs.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AccountabiliBuddy at 5.0 against Forfeit's 1.0. AccountabiliBuddy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Forfeit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. AccountabiliBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
AccountabiliBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
AccountabiliBuddy ships an update weekly, Forfeit every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AccountabiliBuddy | Forfeit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Checkmate Labs, LLC | Storq Labs BV |
In-app purchases
AccountabiliBuddy
No in-app purchases
Forfeit
- Forfeit Pro$5.991 Month
- Forfeit Pro$39.991 Year









