Hormesis vs Habit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hormesis
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Hormesis: Build Resilience, One Cold Rep Turn discipline into short, level-based sessions and train your body to handle stress in just 2–10 minutes a day. Hormesis gamifies controlled stress so busy people actually stick with it. Complete micro-sessions of cold, heat, breathing, fasting and effort, progress through game-style levels, earn streaks and badges, and watch real resilience emerge in weeks. A personalized protocol adapts to your goals, your access (shower, sauna, gym) and your pace, so you build at the right intensity from day one. What Hormesis does for you: - Short, effective sessions: 2–10 minute guided reps of cold, heat, breath, fasting and movement that fit into any part of your day. - Step-by-step coaching: Each technique is broken into clear cues with built-in timers and in-session guidance. - Game-like progression: Daily protocol, streaks, and challenges turn discomfort into something you actually look forward to. - Personalized plan: Built around your goals, your stress response, and what you have access to from day one. - Resilience score: A baseline that climbs as you train, so you can see yourself getting harder. - Trackable progress: Visual streaks and mastery levels show real improvement week over week. Designed for people done feeling soft: - Perfect for anyone tired of foggy mornings, low energy, and reaching for comfort the second things get hard. - Ideal for beginners and experienced biohackers building cold, heat, fasting and breathing into a real habit. - Turns inconsistent willpower into a daily routine with reminders and bite-sized sessions. Why people love Hormesis: - Removes overwhelm with crystal-clear micro-steps and one small dose at a time. - Makes discipline feel rewarding instead of punishing. - Builds momentum fast: many users feel calmer and sharper within the first week. - Built on hormesis: the science of getting stronger from small, controlled stress. Features You'll Love: - Personalized daily protocol built around your profile and goals - Level-based technique library (cold showers, sauna & heat, box breathing, fasting windows, hard sets, and more) - Daily challenges with streaks and badges - Step-by-step session guides with built-in timers - Resilience score and progress tracking - Reminders and daily habit tracking Download Hormesis and complete your first 2-minute cold session today: make getting stronger simple, fast, and consistent. A subscription is required to access the full app experience and features. Terms of Use: https://legal.rocapine.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://legal.rocapine.com/privacy
Habit Tracker
Visually track daily habits and routines with unique, filling graphics that represent your progress. Set custom goals, receive gentle reminders, and monitor your achievements through calendar history and statistics. Offers a free trial of premium features.
- Living fill visuals for routines
- Customizable routines with icons and alarms
- Daily success threshold tracking
- Calendar history and statistics
- Home screen widget
- Gentle reminders
- Dark mode
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Cadence helps you track your daily routines beautifully and simply. Each routine comes alive with a visual that fills as you progress — a body that fills as you drink water, a book that fills as you read, a figure that fills with your steps. What you can track: • Water — a body that fills toward your goal • Sleep, workouts, study, meditation, family time, reading • Prayer — five daily prayers with times calculated automatically for your location • Quran reading • Steps — counted automatically by your phone, with a gentle nudge when you've been still too long • Vitamins, walking, journaling and more • Build your own custom routine — pick an icon and color, set an alarm Highlights: • A unique, living fill visual for every routine • Daily success threshold — fall below your goal and the day counts as "incomplete" • Calendar history, statistics and achievement badges • Home screen widget • Gentle reminders — to dismiss one you open the app and mark it done • Dark mode, clean design Your routine data is stored on your device. No ads are shown inside the app. Cadence Pro: Try everything free after install. When the trial ends, continue with a monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://msalikoc.github.io/cadence-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://msalikoc.github.io/cadence-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hormesis at 15.1 against Habit Tracker's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Hormesis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hormesis | Habit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Nants | Ali Koc |
In-app purchases
Hormesis
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$39.991 Year
Habit Tracker
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year









