# Streaks vs Routine Timer Pro

The clearest difference is price: Routine Timer Pro at Free against Streaks's $5.99. Routine Timer Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Streaks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On ads there is nothing between them.

Routine Timer Pro is free to download; Streaks costs $5.99 up front. Routine Timer Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Streaks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Streaks ships an update fortnightly, Routine Timer Pro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Streaks | Routine Timer Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (27K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/streaks/id963034692/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **27K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 262 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.6** | 26.2 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Crunchy Bagel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1084571682) | [R-jay Remudaro](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883713260) |

## What reviewers say

### Streaks

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

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid · Health & Fitness, #39 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

**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


### Routine Timer Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routine-timer-pro/id6760300285)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Pass | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Streaks free?

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

### Is Routine Timer Pro free?

Routine Timer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Streaks or Routine Timer Pro have ads?

Neither Streaks nor Routine Timer Pro shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Streaks or Routine Timer Pro?

Streaks ships an update fortnightly, and Routine Timer Pro every 4 days. Most recently, Streaks was updated on October 2, 2026 and Routine Timer Pro on September 19, 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.*