Basic Checklist vs Habit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Checklist
Create unlimited checklists for groceries, to-dos, or any organizational need. This free, ad-free app helps you stay organized and track accomplishments by crossing items off your lists.
- Unlimited checklist creation
- Ad-free experience
- Grocery list organizer
- To-do list management
- Track accomplishments
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Free and with no ads, this basic checklist allows you to create any number of checklists for the grocery store, supplies, to-dos, or anything else to keep you organized. If you're like me, crossing things off a list means you've accomplished something. Enjoy this free app to help make your productivity even more productive. Give it a try and see if it can work for you.
Habit Tracker
This app helps you build lasting habits and achieve your goals through simple daily planning and routine tracking. It offers features like syncing with health data, group challenges, and insightful analytics to support your self-care and personal growth journey.
- Build and quit habits
- Flexible goal tracking with specific units
- Group habits and friendly competition
- Insightful stats and habit reports
- Mood and HRV stress tracking
- Smart and multiple reminders
- Widgets for easy access
- Focus timer and daily inspiration
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Habit Tracker: A simple daily planner to schedule and track your routine, making it easy to build lasting habits. Join 15M+ happy users, achieve your goals, and make every day count! More than a self-care companion, it lets you share with others to grow and improve together. ----Useful Features---- Sync with Apple Health: Track water intake, steps, sleep, exercise, and calories to seamlessly monitor your wellness journey. Build & Quit Habits: Create positive routines or break free from bad habits with tailored tracking. Flexible Goal Tracking: Measure progress with specific units (e.g., minutes, glasses of water), not just checkmarks. Group Habits: Stay motivated by building, reminding, and tracking habits with friends or loved ones. Insightful Stats: Get detailed analytics to evaluate and celebrate your progress. Habit Reports: Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports to visualize your growth. Mood Tracking: Monitor your mental wellness to stay balanced and mindful. Smart Reminders: Set time- or location-based reminders to stay on track effortlessly. Multiple Reminders: Add as many reminders as needed for any habit. Custom Sounds: Record or import unique reminder sounds for a personal touch. Widgets for Easy Access: Use Home Screen & Lock Screen to log habits instantly without opening the app. HRV Stress Monitor: Track your heart rate variability (HRV) to measure stress levels and gain insights into your well-being Habit Diary: Jot down notes to reflect on your journey in a personal habit memo. Focus Timer: Stay focused with natural sounds & create a calming, distraction-free environment Cloud Sync: Back up and sync your data across devices for seamless access. Daily Inspiration: Enjoy motivational wallpapers and quotes to keep you inspired. Privacy Protection: Secure your data with FaceID or TouchID. Friendly Competition: Compete with friends to see who’s crushing their habits. ADHD Planner: ADHD friendly plans built-in to help. Dark Mode: Sleek design for a comfortable experience, day or night. Habit Tracker helps you simplify your daily routine, clear your mind, stay on track with your goals, and build a better life. Download now! Perfect for ADHD users, this app simplifies planning and tracking to help you stay focused, build routines, and thrive with ease. NOTE: Habit reads data for some habits from Apple Health app (Steps, energy, walking, running ..etc). No data is being sent outside of your device. Health app access required. EULA: https://www.eulatemplate.com/live.php?token=MRcYNs6U8BXMLSDWG0BzEqLPPtL2Vc46
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Habit Tracker at 4.8 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. Habit Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (145K vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (83% vs 69%). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Habit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habit Tracker has 145K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Basic Checklist's written reviews are positive against 69% of Habit Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, Habit Tracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Checklist | Habit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (145K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 145K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #99 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 324 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derek Carter | InnerGrow |
Customer experience
Basic Checklist
Habit Tracker
Bugs and requests
Basic Checklist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Habit Tracker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Habit data not syncing correctly across devices
- Habit reminders not working as expected
- Unexpected behavior when editing habit details
- App crashes or freezes during use
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to track 'negative' habits or limits
- Improve habit editing and rearranging functionality
- Implement more flexible habit scheduling options
- Enhance Apple Watch integration with timer and tracking features
- Provide option to export data in CSV format
In-app purchases
Basic Checklist
No in-app purchases
Habit Tracker
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Enhance Yourself3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Habit Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
- Habit Promo$7.99
- Lifetime Member$9.89
- Lifetime Family$12.99
Questions
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