Habits First vs to.morrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Habits First
This app helps you build healthy habits by blocking distracting social media apps until you complete your daily goals. It uses the Premack principle to reinforce desired behaviors, offering flexible tracking and commitment options. The core functionality is free, with an optional one-time purchase for advanced integrations.
- Blocks social media apps
- Tracks custom habits (walks, workouts, reading)
- Integrates with health trackers
- Flexible blocking schedules and locations
- Commitment locks for long-term goals
- Optional one-time purchase for advanced features
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Do the thing, then scroll. Habits First is the most effective way to reduce your screen time - distracting apps stay blocked until your habits are done for the day. No accounts required and no subscriptions, forever. Willpower shouldn’t cost a monthly fee. HABITS SUPPORTED - Walk 10,000 steps, or any number you like - Work out 45 minutes - integrates with Apple Watch, WHOOP, Garmin, Oura, or any tracker - Meditate 10 minutes, from Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, or any meditation app - Use an app you pick: read or use Duolingo for 20 minutes - Built in Pomodoro timer or manual habit check off - Review your Anki flashcards (Habits Pro) - Listen or read books on Audiobookshelf (Habits Pro) - Finish a game on Chess.com (Habits Pro) - Apple Shortcuts automations (Habits Pro) - More coming A block can ask for one habit, all of them, or any two of three. HOW IT WORKS Habits are automatically tracked via integrations such as with Apple Health. Apps you select are blocked until you finish your habits. When you're done, open the app to activate your unlock. WHY IT WORKS The idea is based off the Premack Principle - things you do often can help reinforce things that you do rarely. By habit stacking a difficult habit before an app you often use, you also hijack the addictive nature of distracting apps and turn that motivation towards your daily habits. WHEN IT APPLIES All day until your habits are done, on a schedule, only in certain places, or near a device you pick. Habits First helps you wake up into a calm phone screen, only unlocked after you finish your most important habits of the day. PRICING This app will never have a subscription fee. The core app is free forever: Apple Health goals, app timers, schedules, places, commitment locks, widgets, and as many blocks as you like. One small one-time purchase adds the extra integrations. More will be added in the future (feel free to request them SYNCING You can make an account if you would like to sync your habits and blocks across devices. This is not required. Created by @reysu on YouTube
to.morrow
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to.morrow is a to-do list with three lists: Today, Tomorrow, and Soon. SWIPE TO MOVE TASKS Not going to get something done today? Swipe it right and it moves to tomorrow. Swipe left to bring it back. GO LIVE Pin whatever you're working on to your Lock Screen. Tap Go Live on a task and it stays there until you tick it off — no Home Screen widget, no extra app to check. CHANGE WORKSPACES Keep Personal and Work on separate lists, and switch between them whenever you need to. PRIVATE No account, no email, no password — nothing to sign up for. Turn on iCloud and your tasks and photos sync between your own devices, privately. No analytics, no ads, no third-party code, no server run by us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: to.morrow at none against Habits First's 1. to.morrow also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Habits First's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Habits First sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. to.morrow asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Habits First against 5.0 for to.morrow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habits First has 180 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Habits First ships an update weekly, to.morrow daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Habits First | to.morrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (180 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Su | Lucas Maher |
In-app purchases
Habits First
- Habits Pro$9.99
to.morrow
No in-app purchases









