# Streaks vs Habit Builder

The clearest difference is price: Habit Builder at Free against Streaks's $5.99. Habit Builder also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 72%). Streaks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (27K vs 17). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Habit Builder is free to download; Streaks costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Streaks against 4.9 for Habit Builder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streaks has 27K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Streaks's written reviews are positive against 89% of Habit Builder's.

Streaks ships an update every 2 weeks, Habit Builder every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Streaks | Habit Builder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (27K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/streaks/id963034692/reviews) | **[4.9 (17 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-builder-daily-tracker/id1614197639/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **27K** | 17 |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | **88.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 13 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 263 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Crunchy Bagel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1084571682) | [Alexander Thompson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1559883901) |

## What reviewers say

### Streaks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/streaks/id963034692)

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid · Health & Fitness, #15 Top Paid (US App Store)

This app helps you build positive habits and break negative ones by tracking your daily progress. Achieve consecutive day streaks for up to 24 tasks, with iCloud syncing, reminders, and health app integration.

**Highlights:** Track up to 24 daily tasks, Build consecutive day streaks, iCloud sync across devices, Health app integration, Automatic reminders, Negative task creation, Timed tasks

**Features:** Apple Watch app, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🚀 Highly motivating for habit building
- 💡 Customizable icons and themes
- 🔓 No subscription required
- 👍 Seamless Apple Watch integration

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Limited to 12 tasks at a time
- 🐛 Sync issues and inconsistent behavior
- 🔒 Lack of advanced statistics and analytics
- 👎 Unintuitive task management (editing, deleting)
- 👎 Confusing weekly task tracking

**Reported bugs**

- Tasks randomly disappearing or reappearing
- Inconsistent behavior when completing tasks
- Apple Watch app not always syncing properly
- Issues with the interactive widget functionality

**Requested features**

- Option to track more than 12 tasks
- Ability to mark tasks as missed or partially completed
- More detailed progress tracking and statistics
- Customizable task categories and organization
- Improved weekly/monthly goal tracking


### Habit Builder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-builder-daily-tracker/id1614197639)

Build positive habits with a customizable tracker. Set reminders, monitor progress with visual statistics, and ensure data persistence through cloud integration. Develop consistency and build healthier routines over time.

**Highlights:** Customizable habit creation with colors and icons, Automatic CloudKit data synchronization, Daily and weekly habit reminders, Progress tracking with calendar and charts, Statistics for total days completed

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Streaks free?

Streaks costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Habit Builder free?

Habit Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Streaks or Habit Builder?

Habit Builder is rated higher. Streaks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Habit Builder averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.

### Do Streaks or Habit Builder have ads?

Neither Streaks nor Habit Builder shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Streaks or Habit Builder?

Streaks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Habit Builder every 13 months. Most recently, Streaks was updated on October 27, 2026 and Habit Builder on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*