Comparison

Stellar Habits vs OffShelf

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

Head to head
About

Stellar Habits

This app transforms habit tracking into a visually rewarding experience by representing your habits as stars in a night sky. Complete habits by holding them to make them glow, building a personal constellation over time. It offers a mindful approach to consistency with unique interactive features.

Highlights
  • Hold-to-light completion with haptic feedback
  • Build personal constellations by connecting habits
  • Interactive year-long spiral view of habit history
  • Smart grouped notifications
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Elegant dark interface
Features
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Every night, your habits wait in the sky as unlit stars. Hold each one to watch it glow. A small, satisfying ritual that turns consistency into something beautiful. A habit tracker that feels different. Stellar Habits replaces checkboxes and streaks with an interactive night sky. Each habit is a star. Complete it by holding it until it lights up with a warm amber glow, haptic pulse, and celebration animation. Over time, your personal constellation takes shape. WHY IT WORKS • The 3-second hold-to-light ritual creates a mindful moment of intention, not just a tap • Seeing your sky fill with light each night is deeply motivating • Connect related habits into constellations to visualize how your routines link together • A year-long spiral view shows every single day at a glance so you can watch your brightness grow FEATURES • Hold-to-light completion with haptic feedback and glow animations • Draw connections between habits to build personal constellations • Interactive year spiral: zoom and explore 365 days of history • Smart grouped notifications so you're reminded without being overwhelmed • Flexible scheduling: daily, weekdays, or pick specific days • Suggested habits to get started: Breathe, Stretch, Gratitude, and more • Elegant dark interface designed for evening wind-down STELLAR HABITS PRO • Unlimited stars (free: up to 3) • Custom reminder times (free: 8 AM only) • Custom day-of-week schedules No ads. No social pressure. Just you and your stars. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://enewman00.github.io/habit-tracker-website/#privacy Terms and Conditions: https://enewman00.github.io/habit-tracker-website/#terms

About

OffShelf

This app helps you stay focused and motivated while studying. It offers customizable focus sessions, flashcards, and AI-powered study suggestions. You can also study with friends for added accountability and track your progress with detailed dashboards.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Flashcard creation and review
  • AI study suggestions
  • Collaborative study with friends
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Offline functionality
Features
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OffShelf is a study timer and study tracker for anyone whose phone keeps winning. Start a focus session, block the apps that pull you away, and watch your study hours add up, alone or with friends. Pick a topic. Press start. That is the whole ritual. — A FOCUS TIMER THAT KEEPS COUNTING — • Pomodoro (25/5), long deep-work blocks, or open-ended sessions • Face-down mode: the timer only runs while your phone lies face down. Pick it up and it pauses. • Runs on wall-clock time, so locking your phone or taking a call can't pause it or inflate it • Live on your Lock Screen, in a Live Activity and on your Home Screen widget • Timer styles you'll want to look at: a candle under the night sky, a train, a gravity timer that tilts with your phone, an hourglass and more • Study to rain, white noise, a fireplace or the forest — BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS (PREMIUM) — Pick the apps that steal your time, like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat or Netflix, and OffShelf blocks them with Screen Time for as long as your session runs. — A STUDY TRACKER THAT KEEPS THE RECEIPTS — Every finished session is filed under a topic, so your progress stacks up into a record you can actually look at: • Study hours per topic, with levels that climb as they add up • A daily streak, with a weekly Streak Freeze so one bad day doesn't erase a month • An activity heatmap and a daily study chart • Milestones, achievements, coins and Focus XP • Tap "Distracted" to log what pulled you away — STUDY WITH FRIENDS — • Pair with a study buddy: see when they're studying and what they finished today, and nudge them when they go quiet • Start a live co-study session and share one clock • Take on your friends in weekly focus competitions • Climb Today's Focus League, a daily leaderboard of real focus minutes — PLAN YOUR WEEK — • One weekly planner for every topic: tap to add a study block, drag to move or resize, repeat it weekly or keep it to one day • Daily focus goals for the things that can't wait • Don't know where to start? "Pick for me" chooses your next topic based on what you've been neglecting — A STUDY FRIEND THAT CHEERS YOU ON — Your study mascot keeps you company while you focus and talks to you about your day. — WORKS OFFLINE — OffShelf starts fast and works without a connection. A weak signal never stands between you and a focus session. OFFSHELF PREMIUM • Block distracting apps during focus sessions • Distraction patterns: see what actually pulls you away • Planning and focus insights • A monthly report with PDF export • Two streak rest days every week • More timer styles • The Royal Magic mascot collection • No ads Your topics, sessions, notes and schedules stay private to your account. Notification controls, account reset and full account deletion are in Settings. Start your next session in two taps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brjoub.com/offshelf-privacy

Screenshots

Stellar Habits4 screens
OffShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: OffShelf at free against Stellar Habits's freemium. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Stellar Habits sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OffShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stellar Habits against 5.0 for OffShelf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stellar Habits versus OffShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellar HabitsOffShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB147 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEthan NewmanBasheer Rjoub

Customer experience

Stellar Habits

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OffShelf

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stellar Habits

Subscriptions2
  • Stellar Habits Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Stellar Habits Pro - Yearly$17.991 Year
4 purchases

OffShelf

Subscriptions3
  • OffShelf Premium — Weekly$2.997 Days
  • OffShelf Premium$6.991 Month
  • OffShelf Premium — Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • OffShelf Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Stellar Habits free?
Stellar Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OffShelf free?
OffShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stellar Habits or OffShelf?
Stellar Habits and OffShelf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Stellar Habits or OffShelf have ads?
Neither Stellar Habits nor OffShelf shows ads.

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