Comparison

Grid vs Glowth

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

Head to head
About

Grid

Visually track your daily habits using colorful grids, similar to contribution graphs. Check in from widgets, receive smart reminders, and build motivating streaks. Perfect for establishing routines and making positive changes stick.

Highlights
  • Visual grid tracking
  • Home screen & lock screen widgets
  • Custom reminders
  • Streak counters
  • Unlimited habits
  • No ads
  • Data stays on device
Features
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Track habits with colorful grids—just like GitHub contributions. Tap circles to check in from widgets, get smart reminders, and watch your streaks grow at a glance. Perfect for building morning routines, fitness habits, reading goals, and any daily practice you want to make stick. Simple, visual, and incredibly satisfying. WHY GRID IS DIFFERENT Most habit trackers hide your progress behind menus and stats screens. Grid puts everything front and center with a visual grid for each habit—tap today's circle, watch it turn green, and see your patterns emerge instantly. Your habits appear as horizontal rows with scrollable grids showing the last 90 days. Green circles = completed. Gray = missed. It's impossible to ignore your consistency (or lack of it). STAY ON TRACK WITH SMART REMINDERS Set custom notifications for each habit—morning meditation at 7am, evening reading at 9pm, or water reminders throughout the day. Grid sends gentle reminders exactly when you need them, keeping you consistent without being annoying. CHECK IN FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Grid's home screen widgets let you see and complete habits without opening the app. Glance at your progress, tap to check in, and keep your momentum going—all from your iPhone home screen or lock screen. Widget options: - Today's Habits - See all habits and check them off - Single Habit Focus - Track your most important habit with a mini-grid - Quick access from small, medium, or large widgets FEATURES - Unlimited habits (100% free) - Visual grid tracking for each habit - Home screen & lock screen widgets - Custom reminders for each habit - Satisfying check-in animation with confetti - Streak counters that motivate you daily - Share cards to celebrate milestones - Full calendar view with detailed stats - Dark mode support - No ads, no account required - All your data stays on your device PERFECT FOR Morning routines (meditation, journaling, exercise) Health goals (drink water, take vitamins, track sleep) Fitness habits (gym, running, yoga, stretching) Learning (read daily, practice language, study) Productivity (deep work, no social media, inbox zero) Self-improvement (gratitude, mindfulness, reflection) HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a habit with an emoji and name 2. Set a reminder time (optional) 3. Get notified when it's time 4. Tap the circle to check in—from the app or widget 5. Watch green squares fill up your grid 6. Build unstoppable streaks 7. Share your progress when you hit milestones NEVER MISS A HABIT Grid's notification system is designed to help, not harass. Set one reminder or multiple throughout the day. Snooze if you need more time. Dismiss if you're done. Each habit gets its own reminder schedule that works for your life. THE GRID APPROACH Inspired by GitHub's contribution graph, Grid makes habit tracking visual and immediate. You don't need to dig through menus to see how you're doing—your grids and widgets tell the story at a glance. Miss a day? You'll see the gap. Building consistency? The pattern becomes obvious. Unlike apps that hide broken streaks or make excuses, Grid shows you the truth. NO TRICKS, NO GAMES No points, levels, or virtual rewards. No AI coaches or premium features locked behind paywalls. Just you, your habits, honest visual feedback, and helpful reminders. Grid respects your time and privacy. No account required. No data collected. No ads interrupting your flow. Your habit data stays on your device. 100% FREE FOREVER Grid is completely free with all features unlocked. Unlimited habits, unlimited reminders, all widgets included. No feature gates, no subscription required. SHARE YOUR WINS Hit a 30-day streak? Grid lets you create beautiful share cards with gradient backgrounds to post on Instagram, Twitter, or send to friends. Celebrate your progress and inspire others. START TODAY Download Grid and build the habits that will change your life. One reminder at a time, one widget at a time, one circle at a time

About

Glowth

Features
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Build better habits without turning your day into a chore. Glowth is a calm, visual habit tracker for daily goals and real-life progress. Start small, log a win in one tap and let Pip and friends keep you company along the way. TRACK HABITS YOUR WAY • Create goals for water, workouts, reading, focus, savings and more • Use count, amount or timer-based targets • Build a habit or quit one — quit habits count the days you stay clean • Start a live countdown for timed habits and let it log the session for you • Set reminders and log progress in seconds GROW A TREE, THEN A GROVE • A tree that grows from the days you actually show up • No shortcuts — only real progress makes it grow • Fully grown in 30 days — then it joins your grove and a new seed starts • Your grove keeps every tree with its species and the habits that grew it • Extra seeds come with Pro WIDGETS THAT DO MORE • Add or undo progress from interactive Home Screen widgets • Choose which goal appears on your Home or Lock Screen • See overall progress or a habit heatmap at a glance • Personalize widgets with colors, gradients, scenes and companions MOTIVATION WITHOUT PRESSURE • Build streaks and explore clear daily, weekly and monthly stats • Join multi-day challenges and collect character rewards • Turn on Gentle mode for forgiving nudges after a missed day • Celebrate milestones and watch your year fill with progress MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Track from iPhone, widgets and the included Apple Watch app • Keep your most important goal close without opening the app GLOWTH PRO • Unlimited goals, all characters, dark mode, full stats, extra tree seeds and more • Monthly, yearly, or one-time Lifetime — no pressure, cancel anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your goals and progress stay on your device. No account is required to begin. Start with one tiny habit. Let every tap add up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
Glowth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Glowth at fortnightly against Grid's every 5 weeks. Glowth also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Glowth sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, Glowth fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grid versus Glowth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridGlowth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWes ThomsonHARUN YARDIMCI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid

Subscriptions1
  • Grid Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
4 purchases

Glowth

Subscriptions2
  • Glowth Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Glowth Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro - Welcome Offer$34.99
  • Glowth Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glowth free?
Glowth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grid or Glowth have ads?
Neither Grid nor Glowth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or Glowth?
Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, and Glowth fortnightly. Most recently, Grid was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glowth on October 25, 2026.

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