Streaks vs Paws & Reflect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streaks
Build positive habits and break negative ones with this award-winning tracker. Set up to 24 custom habits, track progress with automatic data from Apple Health, and stay motivated with personalized reminders and interactive widgets. Syncs across all Apple devices.
- Track up to 24 habits
- Customizable tracking schedules
- Negative task options for breaking bad habits
- Time-based habit tracking with Live Activities
- Integration with Apple Health and Screen Time
- Interactive widgets for Home and Lock Screens
- Syncs across all Apple devices via iCloud
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STREAKS. The habit tracker that helps you build good habits and break bad ones. Apple Design Award winner. Choose up to 24 habits you want to keep, and build a streak of days in a row. Streaks works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro, and keeps everything in sync with iCloud. BUILD HABITS YOUR WAY * Track a habit every day, on specific days, a few times a week, or every few days * Set goals over a week, fortnight, month or year, such as 10,000 steps a day or 3 workouts a week * Break bad habits with negative tasks: quit smoking, drink less coffee, spend less time on your phone * Time habits such as meditation, reading or brushing your teeth, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island * Record a note for any day * Reminders arrive around when you usually complete a habit, only if it isn't done yet AUTOMATIC WITH APPLE HEALTH AND SCREEN TIME * Streaks completes habits for you from more than 80 types of Apple Health data, including steps, workouts, sleep, water, mindful minutes and calories * Log water, mindful minutes or toothbrushing in Streaks and it's saved to the Health app too * Screen Time habits track how long you spend in apps, so you can cut back on your phone “I was smoking 15 cigarettes each day. Streaks helped me to quit smoking by reducing and then eliminating my daily use.” - Ben, Adelaide. ON EVERY APPLE DEVICE * Interactive widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen let you complete habits without opening the app * A full Apple Watch app, with complications for every watch face * Siri and Shortcuts support * Share a habit with a friend or family member who also uses Streaks, so they can encourage you and keep you accountable MAKE IT YOURS * Over 30 color themes, including animated themes and seasonal looks * Over 800 habit icons * The Gold theme celebrates the days you complete every habit * Statistics for your current and best streaks, completion rates and history “I've now reduced my coffee intake by 70% with Streaks, something I struggled with for 5 years. It's a life changing app to me.” - Otávio, Chicago. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do I need an account? No. There's no sign-up or login. Your habits are stored on your device and synced through your own iCloud account, not on our servers. Which devices does Streaks work on? iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. The apps sync with each other through iCloud. Can I share Streaks with my family? Yes. Streaks supports Family Sharing. Does Streaks have ads or tracking? No. Streaks has no ads and doesn't track you. Does it work offline? Yes. You can complete habits without a connection, and they sync the next time you're online. How many habits can I track? Up to 24, across four pages of six. Can I track a habit weekly, or a few times a week? Yes. A habit can repeat daily, on chosen days, a number of times per week, fortnight, month or year, or every few days. Does it work with Apple Health? Yes. Streaks reads and writes Health data with your permission, so habits like steps, workouts, sleep and water complete automatically. Is there a version for kids? Yes. Little Streaks is a separate app with routines and rewards for children. Questions, suggestions or other feedback? Please email support@streaks.app. If you like Streaks, please leave us a review! Your reviews enable us to keep improving and updating the app. ABOUT HEALTH DATA On supported devices, Streaks reads and writes data in the Health app with your permission, to determine completion of your tasks and to save what you log. All data is accessed in full accordance with the app review rules set by Apple. Please read our privacy policy at https://streaks.app/privacy for more information on our use of data. -- STREAKS® is a registered trademark of Crunchy Bagel Pty Ltd.
Paws & Reflect
This app gently interrupts excessive scrolling with adorable puppy photos and calming breathing exercises. It helps you set personal limits and track your progress towards healthier screen time habits without guilt.
- Smart scroll detection
- Customizable time and distance limits
- Puppy photo breaks
- Breathing exercises
- Progress tracking statistics
- Optional mandatory breaks
- Dark mode support
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You didn't mean to scroll for 45 minutes. Nobody does. Paws & Reflect gently steps in when you've been doom scrolling too long — not with guilt or shame, but with puppies. Lots of puppies. HOW IT WORKS The app quietly tracks your scrolling patterns in the background. When you hit your personal threshold, a full-screen puppy break takes over with calming photos, a breathing moment, and a gentle nudge to step away. That's it. No lectures. Just puppies. SET YOUR OWN LIMITS You're in control. Set your scroll time threshold anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes. Choose your scroll distance limit. Decide how long your puppy breaks last. Make breaks mandatory or optional — whatever works for you. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how your scrolling habits change over time with clean, simple stats. Daily, weekly, and monthly views show your total scroll time, number of breaks taken, and trends. Watch yourself improve without the pressure. FEATURES • Smart scroll detection that knows when you've been at it too long • 25 adorable puppy photos to brighten your break • Customizable thresholds for time and distance • Break timer with optional mandatory pause • Daily and weekly scroll statistics • Gentle notification reminders • Dark mode support • 100% private — all data stays on your device BUILT DIFFERENT Most screen time apps make you feel bad. Paws & Reflect makes you feel good. There's no social shaming, no guilt graphs, no "you failed today" notifications. Just a simple, beautiful reminder that the real world is worth looking up for — starting with some very good dogs. Your scrolling data never leaves your phone. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Just you, your habits, and some puppies rooting for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Streaks at 4.8 against Paws & Reflect's 3.0. Streaks also leads on ratings volume (27K vs 2) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). Paws & Reflect's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Streaks costs $5.99 and Paws & Reflect $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Streaks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streaks has 27K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Streaks | Paws & Reflect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (27K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crunchy Bagel | Chris Munley |
Bugs and requests
Streaks
Reported bugs
4 issues- 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
6 requests- 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
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- Shareable streaks and accountability features
Paws & Reflect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streaks
No in-app purchases
Paws & Reflect
No in-app purchases









