Comparison

Habit vs Ritlum

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom habit creation
  • Daily/weekly scheduling
  • Streak tracking with skips
  • Progress visualization
  • Local reminders
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Data export (JSON/CSV)
Features
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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...

About

Ritlum

Features
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Ritlum makes daily habit tracking feel calm and beautifully simple. Check off a goal, count your progress, or use a timer to see your routine take shape. With Ritlum, you can: • Set daily, weekly, or monthly habits • Track one-time, count, and timed goals • See every habit at a glance over a week, two weeks or a month • Keep today in view with Home Screen widgets • Follow your trend and see which habits are moving it • Set reminders that fit your schedule • Track habits offline with no account required Start in seconds Describe your routine in a sentence, typed or spoken, and Ritlum turns it into habits with goals, schedules and reminders. It runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, so what you type or say never leaves your iPhone. Your habits, beyond the screen Link an NFC tag to a habit and log it with a tap where it happens. With the Ritlum desk tracker, your progress lights up on your desk as you go. By default, your habit data stays on your iPhone. Optional cloud sync backs up your habits and keeps your progress in sync across devices. Creating habits with AI requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on. The free version includes three habits and one NFC tag. Ritlum Pro unlocks unlimited habits, full stats and trends, and unlimited NFC tags. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ritlum.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Habit4 screens
Ritlum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Habit at none against Ritlum's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. Ritlum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Habit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit ships an update every 3 days, Ritlum every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Habit versus Ritlum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitRitlum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaga Siddhartha DonepudiMahad Aamir

In-app purchases

None

Habit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ritlum

Subscriptions2
  • Ritlum Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ritlum Pro Yearly7 Days trial$13.491 Year
One-time1
  • Ritlum Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Habit free?
Habit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ritlum free?
Ritlum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Habit or Ritlum have ads?
Neither Habit nor Ritlum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit or Ritlum?
Habit ships an update every 3 days, and Ritlum every 5 days. Most recently, Habit was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ritlum on October 31, 2026.

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