Comparison

Petalance:Habit Tracker vs SwingCat

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

Head to head
About

Petalance:Habit Tracker

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See Your Habits Bloom Petalance is a habit tracker that turns your daily progress into a flower. Simply add the activities you want to build into petals—such as studying, working out, reading, practicing an instrument, or journaling—and check them off each day to visualize your consistency. Its clean and intuitive interface lets you instantly see the date of your most recent activity, making it easy to track your progress and identify habits that need more attention.

About

SwingCat

This app uses a playful swinging cat animation to help you stay focused during study or work sessions. Complete your focus time to collect more cats and grow your virtual cat world. It offers a gamified approach to productivity and time management.

Highlights
  • Playful swinging cat animation
  • Collectible cats
  • Focus session tracking
  • Customizable focus duration
  • Detailed focus history
  • Gamified productivity
Features
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SwingCat is a simple focus timer where you stay focused with a swinging cat. Start the timer, and your cat grabs onto the pendulum and swings along with you. Stay focused until the end to succeed. Stop early, and your cat may fall or run away. The more you focus, the more cats you can collect. Use SwingCat for studying, work, reading, deep focus, or as a Pomodoro timer. 【Features】 ・A simple focus timer that's easy to start ・Collect cats by completing focus sessions ・Live with a growing collection of unique cats ・Enjoy playful cat animations ・Track your focus time by day, week, and month ・Review your recent focus sessions and tasks ・Set your own focus duration 【Focus more. Meet more cats.】 Complete your focus sessions and your little cat world will gradually grow. The cats you collect live together in your house, each with their own little moments and behaviors. SwingCat turns the time you spend focusing into something you can see, collect, and enjoy. 【And when focus doesn't go as planned】 End a session early, and your cat may fall or run away. You don't have to be perfectly focused every day. Just start again with your cat when you're ready. 【Great for】 ・Studying and homework ・Work and deep focus ・Reading and exam preparation ・Pomodoro sessions ・Staying off your phone while working ・Tracking your daily focus time 【SwingCat Pro】 SwingCat is free to use with its core features. With SwingCat Pro, you can enjoy: ・More cats ・All available items ・More detailed focus history and statistics ・Additional themes and customization options SwingCat Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be canceled at any time. A one-time purchase gives you ongoing access with a single payment. • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews for the same duration and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. • Refund requests are handled by Apple in accordance with its refund policies. A timer alone can feel a little boring. So let a cat swing with you while you focus. SwingCat Focus with a cat by your side. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://syncraft.dev/swingcat/privacy/index.html

Screenshots

Petalance:Habit Tracker3 screens
SwingCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

Petalance:Habit Tracker and SwingCat are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Petalance:Habit Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SwingCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petalance:Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, SwingCat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Petalance:Habit Tracker versus SwingCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetalance:Habit TrackerSwingCat
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOMOYA NAKAMURASYNCRAFT

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Petalance:Habit Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time5
  • Support the Developer$1.99
  • Premium Lifetime$2.99
  • Support the Developer$3.99
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  • Support the Developer$6.99
  • Super Sponsor$19.99
3 purchases

SwingCat

Subscriptions2
  • SwingCat Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • SwingCat Pro - Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SwingCat Pro_Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Petalance:Habit Tracker free?
Petalance:Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SwingCat free?
SwingCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Petalance:Habit Tracker or SwingCat have ads?
Both Petalance:Habit Tracker and SwingCat show ads.
Which is updated more often, Petalance:Habit Tracker or SwingCat?
Petalance:Habit Tracker ships an update weekly, and SwingCat every 8 days. Most recently, Petalance:Habit Tracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and SwingCat on October 29, 2026.

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