Comparison

GridHabits vs Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

GridHabits

Features
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Streaks drive you forward. The grid proves how far you've come. That's the whole idea behind GridHabits, and it's why it doesn't feel like every other habit tracker you've quit. ONE SQUARE A DAY Every habit is a grid. Every day is one square. You fill it or you don't, and the grid keeps going either way. No chain you're forced to defend, no app shaming you into opening it. Just an honest record of what you actually did, building quietly over time. STREAKS DRIVE YOU. THE GRID PROVES YOU. The streak is your engine. It keeps you showing up day to day, and that momentum is real. Miss a day and the streak resets, the same as any habit app. The difference is what happens next: nothing else is lost. Your grid never resets. Every square you've ever filled stays right there, permanently. The streak starts over, but your history and your effort don't. WHY GRIDHABITS IS DIFFERENT A streak that motivates, not punishes. Lean on it to stay driven. When it resets, your grid is still full of every single day you showed up. No guilt loops. No passive-aggressive reminders, no shame for taking a break. A habit tracker should lower your stress, not manufacture it. Built to be calm. A focused dark interface, clean typography, and a grid that fills in satisfyingly over time. Open it in seconds, close it without a spiral. FEATURES - The signature one-square-a-day grid for every habit - A per-habit streak that drives you, with zero pressure if you ignore it - Daily reminders that nudge, never nag - A clean, distraction-free dark design - Your first habit is free, forever GRIDHABITS PREMIUM Upgrade once to unlock everything: - Unlimited habits, track as many as you want - Past-day recovery, log a day you missed within a 7-day window - Custom streak emoji to make every habit yours - Directly support a tiny independent developer building this the honest way Plans: Monthly, Yearly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. No free trial gimmicks, no dark patterns, cancel anytime. Your streak drives you. Your grid proves you. Download GridHabits and fill your first square today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gridhabits.com/privacy

About

Habit Tracker

Build positive routines and achieve your goals with this daily habit tracker. It offers flexible tracking, progress visualization, and smart reminders to help you stay consistent. Integrates with Apple Health for automatic data syncing.

Highlights
  • Build and quit habits
  • Apple Health sync
  • Customizable schedules
  • Multiple tracking types
  • Progress visualization
  • Streak protection features
  • Built-in focus timer
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Make today count with Habit Tracker: Planner Routine, a calm daily habit tracker for building routines, reaching goals, protecting focus time, and understanding your progress. Create habits for anything you want to build or quit. Track simple checkmarks, counts, durations, or custom values. Plan routines by day, category, time of day, start date, end date, and custom weekly schedules. See progress without digging. Your Today view shows daily goals, completion rate, category filters, and quick logging in one clean dashboard. Add notes after important completions so your habit history captures the reason behind the result, not just the checkmark. Works with Apple Health. Link supported habits and your progress fills in automatically from the Health app: steps, activity minutes, active energy, sleep, water, heart rate variability, and mindfulness minutes. Values you log in Habit Tracker can be saved back to Apple Health too. Health data only syncs after you grant permission, and sync is included for free. Turn consistency into insight with stats, streaks, heatmaps, and reports. Review weekly, monthly, and yearly progress, spot your best days, compare sleep and hydration trends, and connect mood logs with habit completion to learn what helps your days feel better. Protect your streaks on hard days. Every week of completed days banks a Streak Shield that is spent automatically to save a streak when you miss a day. Skip a day on purpose without losing momentum, or turn on Vacation Mode so nothing breaks while you are away. Get a nudge only when it matters. Smart streak risk alerts warn you in the evening before a streak ends, and an optional evening check-in lists whatever is still open for the day. Both stay quiet when everything is already done. Stay focused with a built-in focus timer. Run timed sessions, save deep work minutes automatically, and attach focus time to any duration habit. Keep habits close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Check progress, quick-log routines, and keep weekly, monthly, and yearly report widgets visible throughout the day. Built for everyday use: - Build and quit habits - Apple Health sync for steps, sleep, water, mindfulness, and more - Daily, weekday, weekend, and custom schedules - Checkmark, count, duration, and value tracking - Categories for routine, health, fitness, mind, work, and more - Habit templates for walking, water, sleep, meditation, reading, workouts, deep work, and more - Streaks, totals, heatmaps, and completion rates - Streak Shields, Vacation Mode, and streak-safe skip days - Smart streak risk alerts and an evening check-in - Mood logging and daily rewards - Focus sessions with automatic habit logging - Time and location reminders - Widgets for today, progress, and reports - Theme colors, with alternate app icons available in Premium - App Lock, export, and import tools available in Premium Habit Tracker Premium is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited habits, extra reminders, advanced reports, all widget habits, App Lock, backup/import, and alternate app icons. Your routines should feel clear, motivating, and easy to return to. Habit Tracker helps you notice what is working and keep going, one day at a time.

Screenshots

GridHabits4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GridHabits at 15.1 against Habit Tracker's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. GridHabits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GridHabits versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridHabitsHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvez KhatriANDREI RUSTI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GridHabits

Subscriptions2
  • GridHabits Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • GridHabits Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • GridHabits Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Habit Tracker

One-time1
  • Habit Tracker Premium$2.99

Questions

Is GridHabits free?
GridHabits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GridHabits or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither GridHabits nor Habit Tracker shows ads.

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