Comparison

Stoke Habit Tracker vs Pushbuddy

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

Head to head
About

Stoke Habit Tracker

Features
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Stoke turns each habit into a small fire. Show up and the flame grows; miss a day and it cools. It's a calm, focused way to build routines that actually last. Create the habits that matter to you, choose how often you want to do them, and watch your streaks climb. Clear progress views show how far you've come and keep you coming back. KEY FEATURES • Flexible schedules — daily, specific weekdays, a set number of times per week, or every few days • Streaks that motivate — track your current and longest streak, with milestone celebrations at 7, 30, 100, and 365 days • Flame tiers — grow each habit through seven levels, from a first Spark to an Eternal Flame • Reminders — get a nudge at the time you choose so you never miss a check-in • Apple Watch — complete habits right from your wrist, with circular, rectangular, and inline complications • Widgets — see today's habits at a glance on your Home Screen, plus Lock Screen and StandBy • Calendar — view your history as completion rings or a heat-map, and tap any day for the details • Insightful stats — completion rate, daily trends, activity by time of day, and your top habits, across week, month, and year • Make it yours — emoji, colors, categories, priority, and notes for every habit • Stay private — lock the app with Face ID or your passcode • Quick start — choose from 30+ starter templates across health, fitness, learning, productivity, and mindfulness • Daily quote — a little spark of motivation every time you open your stats Stoke is built for iOS 26 with a clean, modern design, full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support. Available in English, Japanese, German, Korean, French, and Spanish. Stoke is free to track up to three habits. Stoke Premium unlocks unlimited habits, advanced stats, every widget, and more. Start small, stay consistent, and let your progress build. Download Stoke and light your first streak today. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS Start your free trial today. Apple will email you a reminder before your trial ends. Cancel anytime in Settings — no traps, no hidden charges. SUBSCRIPTIONS This app offers auto-renewable subscriptions that provide access to premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://stokehabittracker.xboostapp.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://stokehabittracker.xboostapp.io/privacy

About

Pushbuddy

This app helps you break free from time-wasting applications by requiring physical activity or focused work to regain access. It tracks your progress and provides insights into your usage patterns, all while keeping your data private.

Highlights
  • Block any app, category, or website
  • Earn access time through exercises (push-ups, squats, jumping jacks)
  • Earn access time through focused work
  • On-device pose detection for rep counting
  • Tracks time spent in locked apps
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
Features
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Pushbuddy blocks the apps that eat your day. To get them back, you do something real. Pick what you lose hours to. Pushbuddy shields it. The shield lifts only when you have earned minutes — and minutes come from push-ups, squats, jumping jacks, a walk, or focused work. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose what to block — any app, any category, any website. 2. Earn minutes with a habit. Your camera counts the reps on device. 3. Spend them: 15, 30 or 60 minutes. The shield returns when time is up. WHAT A HABIT BUYS • 10 push-ups — 15 minutes • 15 squats — 15 minutes • 30 jumping jacks — 15 minutes • 1,000 steps — 10 minutes • 25 minutes of focus — 25 minutes, one to one. Work never buys more scrolling than it cost. • 240 minutes a day, hard cap. You cannot bank a whole day and defeat the point. Lock early and the unused minutes come back to you. Changing your mind is not punished. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • Time in locked apps, today by the hour and this week by the day — tap any bar for the exact time. • How often you reached for a locked app this month, and whether it is falling. • Every push-up, squat, step and focused minute you have put in. REPS ARE COUNTED, NOT CLAIMED On-device pose detection watches you move, so the phone has to actually see the work. No video is recorded, saved or uploaded. Steps come from your iPhone's own motion sensor. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, ever. Camera frames are processed live and never recorded or uploaded. Pushbuddy never learns which apps you picked. The only thing that leaves is anonymous usage counts — no advertising ID, no profile. PRICE Free for 7 days with everything unlocked. Then one payment, once. No subscription, nothing to cancel. Pushbuddy uses Screen Time permission to shield your apps, and hands them back on your terms.

Screenshots

Stoke Habit Tracker4 screens
Pushbuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pushbuddy at every 4 days against Stoke Habit Tracker's every 2 months. Pushbuddy also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Stoke Habit Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Stoke Habit Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pushbuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stoke Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Pushbuddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Stoke Habit Tracker versus Pushbuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoke Habit TrackerPushbuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung Le NgocDhruwang Jariwala

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stoke Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Pushbuddy

One-time1
  • Pushbuddy Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Stoke Habit Tracker free?
Stoke Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pushbuddy free?
Pushbuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stoke Habit Tracker or Pushbuddy have ads?
Neither Stoke Habit Tracker nor Pushbuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stoke Habit Tracker or Pushbuddy?
Stoke Habit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Pushbuddy every 4 days. Most recently, Stoke Habit Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pushbuddy on November 8, 2026.

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