Comparison

HABITSS vs Stoic

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

Head to head
About

HABITSS

Features
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STOP NEGOTIATING WITH YOURSELF. Most habit apps optimize for comfort, flexibility, and forgiveness. HABITSS optimizes for commitment. It is not just a habit tracker; it is a discipline enforcement system designed for high-performers. It blocks your distractions until the work is done. THE DISCIPLINE GATE HABITSS enforces behavior by controlling access to distracting apps. Select the apps that steal your focus—social media, games, infinite feeds—and they stay locked until every habit and task you set for the day is complete. Priority first. Dopamine later. WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT We've removed the gimmicks that make users complacent: No Streaks: Your value isn't a number. Either you do the work today, or you don't. No Gamification: We treat you like an adult, not a child playing a game. No Slack: The focus lock holds until the work is done. No tricks, no shortcut to skip the day. CORE FEATURES Focus Control: Seamless Screen Time integration to lock distractions until you've earned them. Habits: A minimalist daily grid for the commitments you hold yourself to. No tiers, no special cases—every habit carries the same weight. Swipe to pin, rename, or delete. Tasks: One-time to-dos for the things that just need to get done. Like habits, they hold the gate shut until they're checked off. A Moment to Reflect: Before you delete a habit, open a blocked app, or wipe everything clean, HABITSS gives you a moment to think—a few plain questions to tell a real decision from a passing impulse. Not to stop you. The choice is always yours; it just won't be a reflex. Sleep Focus: Automatically re-locks your distractions one hour before bedtime, so your nights wind down instead of disappearing into the feed. Radical Clarity: A serious, intentional, and premium design—built to get out of your way. TARGET USER HABITSS is built for ambitious individuals: builders, students, gym-focused people, and anyone tired of mindless scrolling. Don't delete your favorite apps—control exactly when you are allowed to use them. Terms of Use: https://habitssapp.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://habitssapp.vercel.app/privacy

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Stoic

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Stoic is a screen time blocker that makes you earn it. Your distracting apps stay locked until the work is done. A focused minute buys a minute of scrolling. A finished task frees the apps for the day. Nothing is free, and that is the point. THE WINTER ARC Pick 30 days, 60, or everything left until New Year's Eve. Every habit you keep, every session you finish and every page you read counts toward one arc. Your home screen shows the day you are on and how much of it you have held. Walk into January already changed. APPS LOCKED UNTIL EARNED Two groups. One opens when you finish your daily tasks. The other only opens with focus credits you earned yourself. Powered by Apple's Screen Time, so it holds even when you don't want it to. INSTAGRAM WITHOUT THE ALGORITHM Ghost Feed opens Instagram with only the people you follow, newest first. No Reels, no Explore, no ads, no suggested accounts. You set the clock, and when it ends, it ends. FOCUS THAT PAYS A Pomodoro timer that banks credits while you work. Quick Block for when you need everything gone now. A streak that counts the days you held and a journal where you call each day honestly: held, or slipped. YOUR DAY, SET ONCE No phone for the first hour. Screens off by ten. You set the rules one time and Stoic holds you to them every morning. Tasks, habits and alarms in one place, with wake-up challenges you have to actually do. READ BOOKS, NOT FEEDS Ten of the best books on discipline, cut down to the handful of ideas that matter. Track your own books page by page. BUILT TO BE KEPT Painted rooms, not spreadsheets. A card that tells you what your focus is worth. The whole app in winter. Nothing you do in Stoic leaves your phone. Your habits, your notes, your Instagram login and your Screen Time data stay on the device. Stoic+ is a subscription. Terms of Use: https://stoik.framer.website/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://stoik.framer.website/privacy-policy

Screenshots

HABITSS4 screens
Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Stoic at 18.6 against HABITSS's 26.1. 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. HABITSS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Stoic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HABITSS ships an update every 5 days, Stoic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
HABITSS versus Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHABITSSStoic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.118.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelipe SantosYael Brosh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HABITSS

Subscriptions2
  • HABITSS Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HABITSS Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Stoic

Subscriptions2
  • Stoik+$12.991 Month
  • Stoic+3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stoik+ Lifetime$180.99

Questions

Is HABITSS free?
HABITSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stoic free?
Stoic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HABITSS or Stoic have ads?
Neither HABITSS nor Stoic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HABITSS or Stoic?
HABITSS ships an update every 5 days, and Stoic every 6 days. Most recently, HABITSS was updated on September 29, 2026 and Stoic on October 16, 2026.

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