Habit vs Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habit
This app helps you build lasting habits with a clean, private interface. Track daily or weekly routines, visualize your progress with detailed stats, and set local reminders to stay consistent. Your data is stored locally or optionally synced via iCloud.
- Custom habit creation
- Daily/weekly scheduling
- Streak tracking with skips
- Progress visualization
- Local reminders
- Optional iCloud sync
- Data export (JSON/CSV)
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Habit: Grab It helps you build habits that actually stick. Clean design, no fluff. Track what matters, see your progress, stay consistent. Track Your Habits Create habits with custom names, icons, and colors. Choose daily or weekly schedules and mark each day complete or skipped. Life happens, skip when you need to and your streak stays intact. Your data stays on your device; signing in is completely optional. See Your Progress View a calendar of your completions, track current and longest streaks, and dive into detailed stats. A contribution-style activity graph shows your consistency at a glance. Stay Consistent Set local reminders so you never miss a habit. Sign in with Apple to sync seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Export your data to JSON or CSV, or restore from a backup anytime. Simple & Private Use the app without an account, or sign in for optional iCloud sync. Your habit data lives on your device and in your private iCloud — we never store it on our servers. Reset or delete your account with one tap in Settings. Habit: Grab It is for anyone ready to build better habits, one day at a time. Your journey, your rules. macOS App coming soon...
Trace
A minimalist and private space for capturing thoughts, notes, lists, and memories. It offers a clean interface for free writing and quick searching, with optional Pro features for customization and enhanced security.
- Minimalist and calm interface
- Free writing and reflections
- Bullet and numbered lists
- Quick entry search
- Local-first private storage
- Customizable themes (Pro)
- App Lock with biometric support (Pro)
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Catch a thought in three seconds, by voice or text, then get on with your day. Private by design: no account, no servers, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. No subscription, ever. Pro is a one-time purchase. Trace is a home for passing thoughts: ideas, notes, reflections, lists, and the things you don't want to lose. Open it and write, or just talk. FAST CAPTURE - Open and write. No setup, no folders to choose first - On-device dictation, with optional on-device "Tidy my words" cleanup - "New Trace" control in Control Center (iOS 18) - Drafts save as you type, so a call or a crash can't take them - Bullet and numbered lists that continue as you type FIND IT LATER - Timeline grouped by day - Search everything you've ever written, including by date - Tags to group related thoughts - Reflections that link back to past entries - Traceback resurfaces a past entry every month, free YOURS, NOT OURS - Data Not Collected. Trace runs no servers of its own - Export everything as Markdown or JSON, anytime, free. Great with Obsidian - Deleted something by mistake? It waits 30 days in Recently Deleted BUILT FOR - Brain dumps and racing thoughts - The idea you had in the shower - Something someone said that stuck - The end of a long day TRACE PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Extra inks and themes: Cream, Sage, Midnight, Cocoa - Matching alternate app icons - App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode - iCloud sync through your own iCloud - Weekly Traceback review Paper and Slate inks, Markdown/JSON export, and monthly Traceback stay free for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Habit at none against Trace's 1. Habit also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Trace's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Trace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Habit asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Habit against 5.0 for Trace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Habit ships an update every 3 days, Trace every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Habit | Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naga Siddhartha Donepudi | Pedro Gomes do Nascimento |
In-app purchases
Habit
No in-app purchases
Trace
- Trace Pro$4.99
