Comparison

Photo Habit Tracker vs Pacto

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

Head to head
About

Photo Habit Tracker

Build lasting habits with daily photo check-ins to prove your progress. Stay motivated with visual streaks, connect with friends for accountability, and gain daily insights from habit science.

Highlights
  • Daily photo check-ins for habit proof
  • Visual streak tracking
  • Friend accountability and reminders
  • Daily habit science insights
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Home screen widget for progress
  • Photo history log with notes
Features
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Build habits that stick. Every check-in is a photo — so you prove it to yourself, every day. BUILD REAL HABITS Track any habit with daily photo check-ins. See your streak grow as you capture proof of your work — a run, a meal, a meditation session, or anything in between. STAY ON STREAK Visual streaks show your current and best runs at a glance. Miss a day, and you'll feel it — which is exactly the point. ACCOUNTABILITY BUDDY Connect with a friend who also uses the app. See each other's habit progress, send reactions and reminders, and stay accountable together. Find friends automatically from your contacts. DAILY HABIT INSIGHTS One bite-sized, research-backed insight every day — drawn from the best books on habit science. Save your favorites and build a personal library of the ideas that resonate. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Set habits for every day, specific weekdays, or a target number of times per week. Need to check in multiple times a day? Set a daily target of 2, 3, or more. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See today's habit progress at a glance without even opening the app. The widget shows your completion ring and the habits still to do. YOUR PHOTO HISTORY Scroll back through weeks of proof photos. Each check-in is dated and optionally annotated with a note — a personal log of your consistency. REMINDERS THAT WORK Set a daily reminder for each habit. A streak alert fires in the evening if you haven't checked in yet. Notifications reschedule automatically so they never go silent. BACKUP & RESTORE Export all your habits and photos to a JSON file. Save to iCloud Drive, Files, or anywhere. Restore on a new phone in one tap. Photo Habit Tracker is free to download. Your photos and notes stay on your device unless you choose to share a habit with a buddy.

About

Pacto

This app helps you build habits by connecting with friends. Prove your progress with photos and stay accountable in private groups. Track streaks, set goals, and chat with your group to encourage each other.

Highlights
  • Photo proof for habit check-ins
  • Private group creation
  • Activity status tracking
  • Streak and goal monitoring
  • In-app group chat and reactions
Features
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Build real habits with real friends. Pacto is the group habit tracker where you prove your progress with photos. No fake check-ins -- snap a photo, share it with your group, and stay accountable together. WHY PACTO WORKS -- Photo Proof -- Take a photo when you complete your habit. Your group sees the proof. No more checking a box and lying to yourself. -- Small Groups, Real Pressure -- Create private groups of friends around any habit -- fitness, reading, meditation, cooking. When everyone can see who showed up and who didn't, you show up. -- Activity Status -- Every member earns a status based on consistency: Locked In, Active, Present, or MIA. Your group knows exactly where you stand. -- Streaks & Goals -- Track your streak and set weekly goals. Watch your consistency grow over time. -- Stay Connected -- Chat with your group, react to check-ins, cheer your friends on, or poke the ones falling behind. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create or join a group around a habit you want to build 2. Check in daily by snapping a photo of your progress 3. See your group's check-ins, streaks, and activity status 4. Chat, react, cheer, and hold each other accountable Pacto works best with people you actually know. Invite your friends, your gym partners, your book club -- anyone you want to build habits with. Download Pacto and start proving it.

Screenshots

Photo Habit Tracker4 screens
Pacto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Photo Habit Tracker at every 2 days against Pacto's every 6 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Photo Habit Tracker against 5.0 for Pacto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 days, Pacto every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Photo Habit Tracker versus Pacto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Habit TrackerPacto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSeid-Puya Seid-KarbasiLucky Echo Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Photo Habit Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pacto

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Photo Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Pacto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Habit Tracker free?
Photo Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pacto free?
Pacto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Habit Tracker or Pacto?
Photo Habit Tracker and Pacto are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Photo Habit Tracker or Pacto have ads?
Neither Photo Habit Tracker nor Pacto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Habit Tracker or Pacto?
Photo Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and Pacto every 6 days. Most recently, Photo Habit Tracker was updated on September 16, 2026 and Pacto on September 17, 2026.

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