Comparison

Life vs XP Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Life

Transform your daily habits into an RPG adventure. Create a character, choose a class, and earn experience points and stats by completing real-life tasks like exercising and studying. Battle monsters and upgrade your character with the progress you make.

Highlights
  • Character creation with classes
  • Real-time stat progression
  • Daily habit logging
  • Quest completion for rewards
  • Battle Arena with earned stats
  • Streak and progress tracking
  • Customizable habit building
Features
Read full description

Life XP turns your real-life habits into an RPG adventure. Create your character, choose your class, and level up by actually working out, studying, drinking water, and building discipline. Every good habit earns you XP and stats. Every bad habit costs you. Your real life is the game. FEATURES - Choose from 4 classes — Warrior, Ranger, Mage, and Monk - Log daily habits and watch your stats grow in real time - Complete daily quests for bonus rewards - Battle monsters in the Battle Arena using stats you've earned through real habits - Track streaks, achievements, and long-term progress - Build custom habits tailored to your personal goals - Earn gold, buy equipment, and upgrade your character This is not just a habit tracker. This is your life, gamified.

About

XP Tracker

This app gamifies self-improvement by turning daily habits into quests. Earn XP to level up a character, unlock a story, and collect loot. The goal is to build sustainable habits that eventually lead to deleting the app.

Highlights
  • RPG-style habit tracking
  • Earn XP and level up characters
  • Unlock stories and collect loot
  • Face bosses or train with mentors
  • Customizable quests with timers
  • App Lock feature
Features
Read full description

Meet XP Tracker - the RPG habit tracker built to help gamers improve their habits, get their life together, and then... YOU DELETE THE APP Every other app treats getting your life together like a chore with a progress bar bolted on. This isn't that. It's a game first. Real tasks earn real XP. Real XP levels up a real character, which unlocks a real story, while collecting loot along the way. You're not tracking habits, you're playing something that happens to improve your life as a side effect. BEST DAILY SELF IMPROVEMENT TRACKER A 9-14 month journey where real life habits unlock loot, comic books, and defeat bosses. Driven by habits proven over history as a solid foundation for your day to day to help unlock the REAL you...beware...the journey gets harder after every character you finish. 8 Characters in all. A DAY IN THE GAME Wake up, take on your quests. Real tasks, real XP. Level up your character, unlock the next page in your story, crack open your loot case. Every so often a boss shows up...beat it or don't, either way you find out exactly where you stand. Do it again tomorrow. HOW IT WORKS - Quests built around you and your goals, customizable based off where you're at and where you want to be, timers and reminders included - 8 Comic books to unlock (1 per character, 488 comic panels total) - Loot boxes (832 items you can get - you unlock by PLAYING THE GAME) - 680+ companions to collect - 198 bosses to face...or train with their mentor instead (Boss or Mentor) - Available in 28 languages - Custom quests: make your own and earn XP and gear for them - App Lock: keep chosen apps locked until your quests are done - Guild pets: every guild gets its own one-of-a-kind companion - Start free. - Get immortalized in the Hall of Heroes when you are done all characters - Let the app go...you see what you're capable of now...now you choose what to do with it... Give us a shout: - TikTok: @xptracker - Instagram: @xptracker - Website: xptrackerapp.com - Email: support@xptrackerapp.com Terms of Use: https://xptrackerapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Life4 screens
XP Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Life at free against XP Tracker's free with in-app purchases. XP Tracker's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Life sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and XP Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XP Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Life ships an update every 5 days, XP Tracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Life versus XP Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeXP Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB535 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDarien GolemanXP Tracker Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Life

One-time3
  • Supporter Tip$0.99
  • Hero Tip$2.99
  • Legend Tip$4.99
10 purchases

XP Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time7
  • Full Journey$49.99
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Full Journey Pass$59.99
Show 4 more
  • Guild Master$99.99
  • Guild Master Lifetime$119.99
  • Guild Master Pass$119.99
  • Guild Master Lifetime$299.99

Questions

Is Life free?
Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XP Tracker free?
XP Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Life or XP Tracker?
XP Tracker is rated higher. Life averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while XP Tracker averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Life or XP Tracker have ads?
Neither Life nor XP Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Life or XP Tracker?
Life ships an update every 5 days, and XP Tracker every 6 days. Most recently, Life was updated on October 31, 2026 and XP Tracker on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons