Comparison

Grid vs MicroHabit

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

MicroHabit

This app helps you build consistent habits by focusing on your last 30 days of progress rather than a streak. Easily track daily actions, count progress, or time activities. It offers privacy by design, keeping all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • 30-day progress view
  • Customizable habits
  • Check off, count, or time actions
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
  • Home screen widgets and Siri integration
  • Pause or archive habits
Features
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Miss a day? Pick up with one small action. MicroHabit shows your last 30 days of progress instead of a streak to protect. Check off a habit, count pages read, or time a few minutes of movement. START SMALL, KEEP GOING Create your own habit or choose a ready-made small action. Pick the days that suit you and add a reminder when you want one. CHECK OFF, COUNT, OR TIME Mark a habit done, add to a count, or start and pause a timer from Today. Counts and timers record the actual amount, even after you reach your target. SEE PROGRESS BEYOND A STREAK Review your 30-day progress instead of protecting an unbroken streak. There is no streak counter to reset; your progress updates as the window moves. Review your week with Weekly Progress, or use Day Review to look back at a day. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in • No analytics, tracking, diagnostics, or crash reporting • Habit data stays on your device by default. You can export an unencrypted backup to a destination you choose. ACT WITH LESS FRICTION • Use Home Screen widgets and Siri or Shortcuts for quick actions CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN PACE Pause a habit when you need a break, or archive it and restore it later. Your recorded activity stays available. MicroHabit is free for up to six active habits, Weekly Progress, and Day Review for the last 30 days. An optional one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited active habits, your full history in Day Review and Activity, and CSV export. No subscription or trial.

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
MicroHabit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MicroHabit at 100% against Grid's 50%. MicroHabit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Grid's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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 MicroHabit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicroHabit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Grid's written reviews are positive against 100% of MicroHabit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, MicroHabit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid versus MicroHabit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridMicroHabit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWes ThomsonVeloTract

Customer experience

Grid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

MicroHabit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid

Subscriptions1
  • Grid Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
1 purchases

MicroHabit

One-time1
  • MicroHabit Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicroHabit free?
MicroHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid or MicroHabit?
MicroHabit is rated higher. Grid averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MicroHabit averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Grid or MicroHabit have ads?
Neither Grid nor MicroHabit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or MicroHabit?
Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, and MicroHabit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grid was updated on October 31, 2026 and MicroHabit on November 5, 2026.

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