HabitNova vs Tap Stickers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
HabitNova
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HabitNova helps you build the habits you've been meaning to keep โ without the noise. A calm, privacy-first habit tracker that lives on your device. No clutter, no manipulation, no dark patterns. Just a quiet space to design the routines you want and watch them take shape over time. A SKY THAT REFLECTS YOUR DAY Every habit is a star. Complete it, and it lights up. Light three or more in a single day and they form a real constellation โ Orion's Belt, Cassiopeia, the Big Dipper, Cygnus, and more. The pattern you trace is yours alone, and you can share it as an image with a single tap. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T โข Daily, weekly, and monthly habits โข Smart reminders with multiple times per day โข Streaks, completion rates, and consistency tracking โข 28-day activity heatmaps and per-habit history โข Tap to complete, long-press to edit, swipe to archive or delete DESIGN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Hand-tuned typography in Fraunces and Inter. Dynamic light and dark themes. AMOLED-friendly true black mode. Subtle haptic feedback that rewards without distracting. PRIVACY-FIRST, ALWAYS Your habits stay on your device. No ads tracking your behavior between apps. No analytics quietly collecting everything you do. No syncing your data to a server unless you choose to.
Tap Stickers
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Stop unlocking your phone. Tap turns small matte NFC stickers into one-tap automations for real life, so you spend less time scrolling and more time doing. Place a sticker where a habit happens. Tap it, and your phone does the rest: block distractions, log a habit, send a text, open a list, or start driving home. No unlocking, no hunting through apps, no willpower required. Focus stickers block distracting apps for a set time using Screen Time, so deep work actually stays deep. Habit logging gives you live tap counts, streaks, and a daily chart, so progress is visible instead of imagined. One-tap preset texts let you tell someone you are on the way without opening a keyboard. A grocery list sticker on the fridge opens your list instantly, and a drive home sticker starts navigation home the moment you tap it. Every tap is tracked. Weekly insights show your streaks, your busiest sticker, and estimated minutes saved, so you can see which small habits are actually changing your days. Tap writes stickers directly from the app, no extra hardware needed. Just create a tap, hold your phone to a blank sticker, and it is ready to use. The app is completely free. Every automation, including Focus and Drive home, is included at no cost, with no subscription and no in-app purchases. The matte Tap Sticker 5-Pack is a physical product ordered through our website. Stop unlocking your phone out of habit. Start tapping into the life you actually want. Download Tap and turn your first sticker into a one-tap habit today. https://tapsticker.rork.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap Stickers at none against HabitNova's 1. Tap Stickers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). HabitNova's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. HabitNova sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tap Stickers asks for nothing beyond the download.
HabitNova ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap Stickers weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | HabitNova | Tap Stickers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xeo Information Systems | JACK EVERETT PRICE |
In-app purchases
HabitNova
- Pro Lifetime$4.99
Tap Stickers
No in-app purchases








