Comparison

QLoop vs Compounding Habits

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

Head to head
About

QLoop

Features
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QLoop is built for recurring reminders on any schedule—so you can remember the little things and build habits. Create Qs (Cues) that “loop” automatically until you pause them or they reach an end condition. Choose a simple repeat (like every 45 minutes) or a calendar schedule (at a specific time). SCHEDULING THAT FITS REAL LIFE • Two modes: time-based repeat and calendar-based • Time-based repeat: any number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks (ex: every 45 minutes) • Calendar recurrence: hourly, daily, weekly (select multiple days), monthly (pick a day of month) • Pause & resume any Q anytime • Automatic scheduling so your Qs keep repeating without extra setup • End conditions (Premium): stop after a certain number of completions (tapping Done) or stop on a date • NEW FREE FEATURE: Set an active window for Qs with intervals of 30 minutes or more. Example: Every 1 hour, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM • NEW PREMIUM FEATURE: Edit a Q to enable completion tracking. A colored bar will appear on the Q showing completions for the last two weeks. When Qs are marked as done from the notification, the tracker is updated and the colors in the bar become less transparent. Tap on the bar to view all completion history in two-week blocks. Tap on an individual square to view counts. NOTIFICATIONS THAT DO MORE THAN “PING” • Actions right on the notification: Snooze (5 min), Pause, Done • Snooze appears only when your repeat is longer than 5 minutes • Tap a notification to open the Q for quick editing • Built to respect iOS scheduling limits — you’ll get a clear alert if your schedule is full • NEW FREE FEATURE: Set the snooze length per Q. Free includes up to 5 active Qs. Upgrade to Premium to unlock: • Unlimited active Qs (Cues) • Collections to group Qs together • End conditions (Premium) • Custom colors and icons • Custom sounds with in-app preview • Restore purchases support Privacy: QLoop is local-first — no account required. Notes: Notification scheduling is managed by iOS, which limits how many notifications can be pending at once. QLoop will warn you when the schedule is full.

About

Compounding Habits

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Are you tired of tracking habits but never seeing results? Welcome to Compounding Habits. You may not see results in 1 week, or even 1 month. But the math guarantees you'll see an upgraded version of yourself in 3 months — and a transformed one in a year. THE 1% BETTER THEORY On Day 0, you are the baseline: 1. On Day 1, you show up and become 1.01. On Day 2, you improve again — not 1% of your original self, but 1% of your Day 1 self. Show up for n days in a row and you become (1.01)ⁿ. In other words: • In 1 week → (1.01)⁷ = 7% better • In 1 month → (1.01)³⁰ = 35% better • In 3 months → (1.01)⁹⁰ = 144% better (1.4×) • In 1 year → (1.01)³⁶⁵ = 3,678% better (36.78×) HOW IT WORKS Simply showing up for a habit counts as 1% better. You don't need a perfect 5-mile run or 3 hours of study. No matter the amount — if you show up, you have grown 1%. Each skip costs you 1% in the other direction. Your Momentum Score — your real compounding curve — is plotted live against the ideal path and the worst path. The gap between them is the point. FEATURES • Track any habit with a personal "why" to stay anchored • One-tap daily check-ins • Live momentum graph — your curve vs. ideal vs. worst • Calendar heatmap to visualize streaks and gaps • Per-habit history and compounding score • Clean, distraction-free black & white design Your 1% starts today.

Screenshots

QLoop4 screens
Compounding Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compounding Habits at none against QLoop's 1. Compounding Habits also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compounding Habits asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
QLoop versus Compounding Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQLoopCompounding Habits
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid SmithNgoc Doan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QLoop

One-time1
  • QLoop Premium$3.99
None

Compounding Habits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QLoop free?
QLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compounding Habits free?
Compounding Habits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QLoop or Compounding Habits have ads?
Neither QLoop nor Compounding Habits shows ads.

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