Comparison

Zen Habit Tracker vs Sparko

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

Head to head
About

Zen Habit Tracker

Features
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Zen Habit Tracker is a minimal habit tracker designed for consistency. No streak pressure. No complicated goals. Just one simple action: Did you do it today — or not? Track your habits with a clean calendar view, and see your progress through subtle heatmaps. Over time, small actions become visible patterns. And patterns become your lifestyle.

About

Sparko

Features
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Is your inspiration scattered across every corner of your digital life? Screenshots in your camera roll, links saved across different apps, half-written notes, and ideas that appear out of nowhere. Each one caught your attention for a reason, but many are rarely seen again. Sparko gives those ideas a place of their own. It does more than organize images. It helps you put inspiration back into the part of your life where it belongs. MAKE SPACE FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR LIFE Your next trip, the home you are decorating, outfits you want to try, books you want to read, or a product you are building. Create a space for each part of your life. A screenshot no longer belongs only to the day you saved it. It can belong to your home, your travels, or whatever you want to do next. SAVE NOW, SORT LATER Save a screenshot, photo, link, or passing thought. Capture it first and add tags whenever you are ready. The ideas that used to disappear into your camera roll finally have somewhere to stay. FIND IT AGAIN WITH TAGS Add primary and secondary tags to your inspiration. When something comes back to mind, you will not have to search through your camera roll, notes, and different apps to find it. Open Sparko and see it again. FROM SAVED FOR LATER TO HAPPENING NOW Mark inspiration as Saved, In Progress, or Completed. Some ideas deserve to become more than another item in a collection. Sparko lets you see them gradually become part of your real life. It does not expect you to act on everything you save, and it will not pressure you. It simply keeps the things you love close and helps you notice which ideas are actually happening. KEY FEATURES • Create spaces around different parts of your life • Save screenshots, photos, links, and written ideas • Organize inspiration with primary and secondary tags • Search and filter everything you have saved • Track ideas as Saved, In Progress, or Completed • Enjoy a calm, notebook-inspired interface Your camera roll saves the image. Sparko saves what it means to your life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zen Habit Tracker4 screens
Sparko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Habit Tracker at none against Sparko's 3. Sparko's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sparko sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Zen Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Sparko every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Zen Habit Tracker versus Sparko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Habit TrackerSparko
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丹丹 董若璇 王

In-app purchases

None

Zen Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sparko

Subscriptions2
  • Spark 月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • Spark 年度订阅7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spark 终身$14.99

Questions

Is Zen Habit Tracker free?
Zen Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparko free?
Sparko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen Habit Tracker or Sparko have ads?
Neither Zen Habit Tracker nor Sparko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Habit Tracker or Sparko?
Zen Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Sparko every 4 days. Most recently, Zen Habit Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sparko on October 25, 2026.

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