Comparison

Habits vs ZenMinder

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

Head to head
About

Habits

Features
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Habits is a totally free habit tracker that focuses on doing one thing well. It helps you stay consistent with a simple daily flow and a flexible weekly plan. Daily check-ins See today’s habits at a glance. Tap to complete, track streaks and keep momentum. Weekly planning Set what you intend to do each day of the week and adjust mid-week when plans change. Heatmaps Visualize your history so patterns are easy to spot. Fill in missed days when you need to. Widgets Add a heatmap widget to your Home Screen to visualise your progress, that can be configured per habit. Privacy Your data stays on your device. Whether you are building one small routine or many habits at once, Habits gives you a clear view of what is planned, what is done and where to improve next.

About

ZenMinder

Visualize your completed tasks from Apple Reminders as a contribution heatmap. Track your daily productivity and revisit completed items with detailed insights. Available on iPhone and Mac, it brings back the satisfaction of checking things off.

Highlights
  • Completed reminder heatmap
  • Daily productivity visualization
  • Browse completed tasks by day
  • Filter reminders by status
  • iPhone and Mac apps
  • Home screen widgets
  • Menu bar app
Features
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Checked something off in Reminders — and then it was gone? ZenMinder gives you that sense of accomplishment back. ZenMinder is a companion to Apple Reminders for iPhone and Mac. It reads your reminder history and turns completed tasks into a GitHub-style contribution graph. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Heatmap of completed reminders, day by day • Tap any day to browse what you finished • Filter by completed, created, or all reminders • Color intensity shows how productive each day was • Choose a color theme that fits your style IPHONE & MAC • Full iPhone app with home screen widgets • Mac menu bar app — always one click away • Works with the Reminders lists you already use Stop losing your wins when you check things off. With ZenMinder, every completed reminder leaves a mark.

Screenshots

Habits4 screens
ZenMinder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ZenMinder at every 3 weeks against Habits's every 2 months. Habits's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habits ships an update every 2 months, ZenMinder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Habits versus ZenMinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitsZenMinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThemistoklis ValtinosShaomeng Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Habits

No in-app purchases

None

ZenMinder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Habits free?
Habits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZenMinder free?
ZenMinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Habits or ZenMinder have ads?
Neither Habits nor ZenMinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habits or ZenMinder?
Habits ships an update every 2 months, and ZenMinder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Habits was updated on October 25, 2026 and ZenMinder on October 28, 2026.

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