Comparison

Vane vs Habit Dots

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

Head to head
About

Vane

This app helps you build positive habits with a focus on privacy and simplicity. Track daily or weekly goals, visualize your progress with beautiful statistics, and stay motivated with streaks and reminders. It includes a focus timer for dedicated work sessions.

Highlights
  • Daily & weekly habit tracking
  • Daily dashboard view
  • Calendar view for habit completion
  • Last 4 weeks consistency visualization
  • Streak counter
  • Built-in focus timer
  • Reminders
Features
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Vane is a calm, no-account, privacy-first habit tracker built around two simple ideas: log your day, watch your progress. No leaderboards. No social feed. No accounts. Just you and the habits you care about. Whether you want to drink more water, work out, read every night, meditate, or finally start journaling, Vane gives you a clean daily dashboard and beautiful statistics that make showing up feel rewarding. FEATURES DAILY & WEEKLY HABITS Track habits that should happen every day, or X times per week (e.g. "Run 3x/week"). Each habit can be a simple check-off or a counter with a target value. DAILY DASHBOARD Your day at a glance. Log progress, edit any day, all in one place. CALENDAR A month-at-a-glance view for each habit, color-coded by completion. LAST 4 WEEKS A pretty visualization of your consistency across the past month, with a percentage so you know exactly how you're doing. STREAKS Keep your fire alive, counted strictly on consecutive successful days. No fudge factor. FOCUS TIMER Built-in Pomodoro timer for habits that need dedicated time, like meditation, study, or deep work. Rings even when the app is in the background. REMINDERS Pick a time and Vane will nudge you. 100% PRIVATE Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no syncing your data anywhere. VANE PRO Unlock everything Vane has to offer: • Unlimited habits • 6 home-screen widgets in multiple sizes • Yearly statistics • Multiple reminders per habit • Import & export your full history • Restore archived habits • Family Sharing, share Pro with up to 5 family members • Support an independent developer Vane Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers; you won't be charged until the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (or at the end of the free trial). The subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings, [your name], Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://vaneprivacypolicy.carrd.co/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Habit Dots

Easily track daily routines and goals with a visual heatmap. Record achievements with a tap, customize habits with icons and colors, and review progress with streaks and calendars. No login required.

Highlights
  • One-tap habit recording
  • Visual progress heatmaps
  • Customizable habit icons and colors
  • Daily, weekly, and specific day goals
  • Notes and photo attachments
  • Streak tracking
  • No login required
Features
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A simple and easy-to-use habit tracking app. Record your daily achievements with dots and check your habit progress at a glance. Use it to track a wide range of routines and goals, such as exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, waking up early, housework, and creative activities. Simply tap what you completed today, and visualize your weekly and monthly progress with dots and calendars. For each habit, you can set an icon, emoji, color, goal type, and notification time. You can manage not only habits you want to do every day, but also weekly goals and habits scheduled for specific days of the week. ● Main Features 【Easily Track Your Habits】 ・Create habits ・Record today’s achievement with one tap ・Record past dates ・Switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views ・Reorder habits ・Archive habits you no longer need 【Visualize Progress with Dots】 ・Display daily records as dots ・Check weekly progress easily ・View monthly records in a calendar layout ・Display a full year of progress with a yearly heatmap ・Switch years to review past records 【Customize Each Habit】 ・Set a habit name ・Choose an icon or emoji ・Set a color ・Choose from daily, weekly goal, or specific weekday goals ・Set a notification time for each habit ・Record habits even on non-scheduled days 【Add Notes and Photos】 ・Save notes for each record ・Add photos to your records ・Use the camera or choose from your photo library ・Look back on past records from recent entries 【Check Your Progress Clearly】 ・View your current streak ・View your longest streak ・Check this month’s record count ・Check your total record count ・Tap stats cards to see more details ・Review your progress in a simple way 【Clean and Simple Design】 ・Simple and easy-to-use layout ・Supports Light Mode and Dark Mode ・Organize habits clearly with custom colors ・A clean design that helps you keep going 【No Login Required】 ・Start using the app without creating an account ・Track your personal habits easily ・Supports data backup and restore Perfect for exercise, studying, reading, stretching, journaling, housework, and daily routine management. Visualize the days you kept going with dots, and build up small daily achievements with this simple habit tracking app.

Screenshots

Vane4 screens
Habit Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Habit Dots at none against Vane's 3. Habit Dots also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Vane's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Vane sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Habit Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vane against 5.0 for Habit Dots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vane ships an update weekly, Habit Dots monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vane versus Habit Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVaneHabit Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFINLEY ALSCHWEIGMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

Customer experience

Vane

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Habit Dots

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vane

Subscriptions2
  • Vane Pro monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vane Pro annually7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vane Lifetime Pro$29.99
None

Habit Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vane free?
Vane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Dots free?
Habit Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vane or Habit Dots?
Vane and Habit Dots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Vane or Habit Dots have ads?
Habit Dots shows ads; Vane does not.
Which is updated more often, Vane or Habit Dots?
Vane ships an update weekly, and Habit Dots monthly. Most recently, Vane was updated on October 31, 2026 and Habit Dots on November 9, 2026.

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