Comparison

Zen Habit Tracker vs ArkNote

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

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

Screenshots

Zen Habit Tracker4 screens
ArkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Habit Tracker at none against ArkNote's 3. Zen Habit Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). ArkNote's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Zen Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, ArkNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zen Habit Tracker versus ArkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Habit TrackerArkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丹丹 董LexyTech Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Zen Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Zen Habit Tracker free?
Zen Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen Habit Tracker or ArkNote have ads?
Neither Zen Habit Tracker nor ArkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Habit Tracker or ArkNote?
Zen Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and ArkNote every 4 days. Most recently, Zen Habit Tracker was updated on September 29, 2026 and ArkNote on October 13, 2026.

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