Comparison

Routine Builder vs Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Routine Builder

Features
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Track the habits that matter and finally make them stick. Habit Tracker turns scattered good intentions into structured daily routines you actually complete โ€” one step at a time. Most habit trackers give you a checkbox and hope for the best. This one gives you a real routine: build a sequence of tasks, schedule it on the right weekdays, run it step by step on a guided screen, and grow a streak you do not want to break. WHAT YOU GET - Build multi-step routines with custom icons, colors, and tags for your morning, work, and evening flows - Keep momentum with active streaks and an evening alert before a streak breaks - See exactly how you are doing with completion rates, a calendar heatmap, and 30-day trends - Get automatic insights that reveal your best days and where habits slip - Start in seconds with ready-made templates like Morning Energizer, Deep Work Block, and Evening Wind-down - Set goals linked to your routines and watch a progress ring fill as completions add up PERFECT FOR - Anyone building a consistent morning or evening routine - Students and professionals structuring focused work blocks - People rebuilding discipline after falling off track - Habit trackers who want streaks plus real stats, not just checkboxes WHY NOT JUST USE A CHECKLIST APP? A plain checklist tells you what to do but not whether it is working. Habit Tracker schedules your routine, walks you through it task by task, saves partial progress if you step away, and turns every completion into streaks, heatmaps, and trends โ€” so you can see your consistency grow instead of guessing. PRIVACY Everything is stored on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no ads, and nothing to sign up for. Your routines and progress stay with you. FULL ACCESS Unlock everything with Habit Tracker Premium: unlimited routines and tasks, full analytics with every chart view, unlimited goals, the complete template library, and CSV or JSON data export. Available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel a subscription anytime in Settings. Build routines that actually stick โ€” download Habit Tracker today and start your first streak. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

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Habit Tracker

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Habit brings your calendar, tasks, and habits together in one clean, focused app โ€” so you can plan your day, build better routines, and actually follow through. HABIT TRACKING Build lasting routines with flexible habit tracking. Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Track yes/no habits or log numeric values like water intake, exercise minutes, or pages read. View your streaks, completion rates, and a 30-day heatmap to see your progress at a glance. Detailed weekly, monthly, and yearly analytics show exactly where you're thriving and where to improve. TASK MANAGEMENT Capture everything and stay organized. Inbox, Today, Scheduled, Anytime, Someday โ€” every task has its place. Organize tasks into Projects and group projects into Areas of your life (Work, Health, Personal, and more). Add subtasks, set priorities, assign energy levels, estimate time, and schedule reminders. Recurring tasks keep your routines on track automatically. CALENDAR See your full day in one view. Your habits, tasks, and system calendar events appear together on a unified timeline. Connect your iPhone's built-in calendars to see all your events without switching apps. Month, week, and day views let you plan ahead or focus on today. CLOUD SYNC Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync your data across devices. Everything โ€” habits, tasks, projects, areas, and all your logs โ€” stays in sync automatically. Works offline first; changes sync when you're back online. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Use Habit without an account. Guest mode keeps all your data on-device only. Sign up whenever you're ready, and your existing data comes with you. MORE FEATURES โ€ข Smart reminders โ€” habit and task notifications at exactly the right time โ€ข Data export โ€” share your habits and tasks as CSV for backup or analysis โ€ข 7 languages โ€” English, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese โ€ข Light, Dark, and System themes โ€ข Designed for iPhone and iPad Start building the life you want โ€” one habit, one task, one day at a time.

Screenshots

Routine Builder4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Habit Tracker at 15.0 against Routine Builder's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Routine Builder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days 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 ยท 5 level
Routine Builder versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine BuilderHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamFocus On Timetable Schedule Group

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Routine Builder

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
1 purchases

Habit Tracker

One-time1
  • Habit Prp$4.99

Questions

Is Routine Builder free?
Routine Builder 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 Routine Builder or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Routine Builder nor Habit Tracker shows ads.

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