Raven vs Habitually
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raven
This app allows you to quickly open and write markdown notes as plain .md files. It offers fast launch times, native performance on iPhone and Mac, and seamless syncing between devices. Your notes are stored directly in your file system for easy access and integration with other tools.
- Plain .md file storage
- Under a second launch time
- Native iPhone and Mac app
- Full-text search
- Nested folders and pinned notes
- Syncs between Mac and iPhone
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Beautiful notes. Never locked in. Raven is a native Markdown notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write, journal, capture articles, and turn checkboxes into reminders—without putting your work in a proprietary note format. WRITE WITH CONTEXT Create notes with tables, images, checklists, code blocks, wiki links, and backlinks. Organize them with folders and tags, pin what matters, and find anything with full-text search. TURN NOTES INTO ACTION A checkbox can become a task with a due date and time. Raven gathers open tasks from across your notes, keeps each one linked to its source, and can send a local reminder when it is due. Complete or snooze it from the notification. JOURNAL WITHOUT ANOTHER SILO Daily and weekly journals live beside the rest of your writing. Save articles to Read Later, or capture a thought from widgets, Shortcuts, and the share sheet. MARKDOWN YOU CAN KEEP Raven works offline without an account. Keep notes on this device, choose a folder on Mac, or use iCloud Drive to keep the same Markdown files available in Files and Finder across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No proprietary note format. No forced account. One purchase, with no subscription.
Habitually
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Your habits are how your future self takes shape. Habitually helps you build small habits, stack them into routines, and keep going — gently. You don't rise to your goals, you fall to your systems. So Habitually focuses on the daily rep, the quiet streak, and the identity you're slowly becoming. BUILD IT YOUR WAY - Ordered routines: chain habits into a sequence. Finish one and the next unlocks — perfect for a morning or wind-down ritual. - Anytime habits: keep it flexible and tap them off whenever the moment feels right. TRACK IT HOWEVER IT FITS - Mark as done for simple yes/no habits. - Enter a value for pages, glasses, or minutes. - Add a photo to show the work. - Read from Apple Health for steps, workouts, and sleep — automatically. REMEMBER YOUR WHY Add a reason to any habit. On the hard days, it's right there reminding you why you started. STREAKS THAT EARN THEIR GLOW Every completion builds your streak. Finish everything for the day and your habits turn to gold — a small, satisfying reward for showing up. PAUSE WITHOUT GUILT Life happens. Pause a habit for a day, a weekend, or a vacation without breaking your momentum or your spirit. Rest is part of the system, not a failure. SEE YOUR MOMENTUM Streaks, best streaks, completion rates, goal progress, and clean weekly charts that show exactly what you're building over time. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from a collection of beautiful themes — warm earth, cool mint, rose petal, sunrise, indigo, and an always-on Midnight dark mode. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN Check off habits from the Apple Watch app, and keep your streaks and what's next in view with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. HABITUALLY PRO Start for free. Upgrade to Habitually Pro to unlock unlimited habits, every theme, and the full shape of your future self. Subscribe monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your habits are yours, and they stay on your device. No account, no server, nothing collected — no sign-up, no tracking, and no feed to perform for. Pick one habit. Make it simple. Let the first streak begin. Privacy Policy: https://habitually.tech/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Habitually at Free against Raven's $12.99. Raven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Habitually is free to download; Raven costs $12.99 up front. Habitually sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Raven asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raven ships an update every 2 days, Habitually weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raven | Habitually |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Sivilay | Lalune Creative AB |
In-app purchases
Raven
No in-app purchases
Habitually
- Habitually Monthly$0.991 Month
- Habitually Annually7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Habitually Lifetime$24.99









