Comparison

HabitCore vs Compound

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

Head to head
About

HabitCore

Features
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HabitCore is a completely offline habit tracker with zero accounts, zero subscriptions, and zero ads. Built for people tired of broken-chain anxiety and subscription fatigue. ============================== Core Design: Rolling Consistency Score ============================== Forget the crushing feeling of seeing everything reset because you missed one night. HabitCore uses a 30-day rolling window: • Miss a day? Lose one point. Your progress doesn't vanish. • Complete three days in a row? Your score climbs back steadily. • Focus on your rhythm, not perfection. ============================== Daily Encouragement, Powered by Your Data ============================== Every morning, HabitCore generates a personalized message based on your completion rate, timing patterns, and habit correlations. Not generic motivation — something like "You've completed Reading at 22:00 for 12 consecutive days. This habit is now automatic — impressive." ============================== HealthKit Auto-Complete ============================== Connect to Apple Health and set thresholds for hands-free tracking: • Steps goal met → Exercise habit checked automatically • Mindfulness minutes logged → Meditation habit done • Sleep recorded → Early bedtime habit complete Zero friction. Zero manual logging. ============================== Widgets: Check Off Without Unlocking ============================== • Home Screen widgets: See today's habits at a glance, tap to check off • Lock Screen widgets: Glance at your rolling score • App Intent support: Truly one-tap completion ============================== Offline First. Privacy Always. ============================== • No network permissions required. Works in airplane mode. • No account creation. No data ever leaves your device. • Local SQLite storage. Export to CSV anytime. • No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Buy once, keep forever. ============================== Who Is This For? ============================== • You who've quit habit trackers after a chain broke • You who refuse to pay monthly for a simple tool • You who care about privacy and keeping data local • You who want data to help you understand yourself, not punish you ============================== Features ============================== • Habit creation: custom icons, colors, schedule rules, reminders • Flexible scheduling: daily / specific days / N times per week / every N days • Rolling score: 30-day window with visual dot calendar • Encouragement engine: one data-driven sentence every day • Weekly insights (v1.1): trend analysis, habit correlations, suggestions • Widgets: Home Screen / Lock Screen • Themes: Light / Dark / Parchment • Data import/export: CSV format, never locked in • Languages: English / Simplified Chinese ============================== HabitCore — Track habits, not anxiety.

About

Compound

This app visually tracks your daily progress on habits, turning consistency into a unique art form. Each completed habit fills a square on a heatmap, and daily improvements are represented as a rising personal percentage. It offers a private, ad-free experience with no account required.

Highlights
  • Habit heatmaps
  • Daily percentage improvement
  • No account required
  • Ad-free experience
  • Private tracking
  • Visual progress representation
Features
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Compound is a beautifully simple habit tracker that turns your consistency into art. Every habit gets its own heatmap — each day you follow through paints another square, and watching the grid fill up becomes its own reward. To track your progress, completing your habits makes you a small % better each day. Watch your personal stock soar. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. Whether you're building a reading streak, drinking more water, or practicing an instrument, Compound keeps the promise you made to yourself visible - one percent at a time.

Screenshots

HabitCore4 screens
Compound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HabitCore at none against Compound's 3. HabitCore also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Compound sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HabitCore asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HabitCore versus Compound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitCoreCompound
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海涛 张Eyeline Tech LLC

In-app purchases

None

HabitCore

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Compound

One-time3
  • Small Support$4.99
  • Medium Support$7.99
  • Large Support$14.99

Questions

Is HabitCore free?
HabitCore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compound free?
Compound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HabitCore or Compound have ads?
Neither HabitCore nor Compound shows ads.

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