Comparison

Productive vs Do Habits

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

Head to head
About

Productive

Build positive habits and achieve your goals with this comprehensive planner. Track progress, engage in challenges, and gain insights to enhance your productivity and well-being.

Highlights
  • Habit creation and management
  • Personalized goal programs
  • Guided challenges
  • Expert insights and articles
  • Customizable habit appearance
  • Progress statistics and streaks
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • ADHD assistance features
Features
Read full description

Meet Productive - the app that helps you build positive life-changing habits. With Productive, you can set personal goals, track your progress, and focus on what makes you healthier, happier and more productive! FEATURES HABIT MANAGEMENT Create, complete, stop, or pause habits whenever it is convenient for you. Add notes to your habits to highlight the main points during the day. PROGRAMS Сhoose your goal, receive daily habit tips, reflection check-ins, and motivation prompts to get the boost you need. CHALLENGES Improve your daily routine by completing guided tasks and competing with other users from all over the world. ARTICLES Grow awareness of your own productivity and motivation with personalized expert insights. CUSTOMIZATION Customize the app the way you want! You can name your habit, choose a unique icon, and even pick its color. STATISTICS Track your habits and analyze progress by building motivating chains of completed habits and perfect days. The longer your chain of completed habits, the more likely you will keep the streak going. NOTIFICATIONS Set up smart reminders, and personalize the app to get notifications of what's scheduled for each part of the day. ADHD ASSISTANCE Manage distractions and deal with ADHD by concentrating on a focused daily routine. PREMIUM FEATURES - Unlimited number of habits - Endless motivation with various challenges - Full-text articles to draw inspiration - Improved reminders for individual habits - Location-based reminders - Motivating stats for each habit - Habit trends with week-by-week data SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew and you will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off or unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription or trial period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. The cost of renewal depends on the Subscription Plan you choose. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase or by contacting Customer Support. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the application, please do not hesitate to contact us at productive@bendingspoons.com Privacy Policy: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html EULA: http://www.apalon.com/terms_of_use.html AdChoices: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#4 California Privacy Notice: https://apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#h

About

Do Habits

Build healthy habits and break bad ones with this goal-setting and progress-tracking app. It allows for multiple daily goal completions and offers customizable features like journals, reminders, and data export. Integrate with Apple HealthKit for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Set and track goals multiple times daily
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly tracking
  • Customizable habit display with icons and colors
  • Daily journal for notes
  • Multiple reminders per habit
  • Exportable CSV data
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Do Habits guides you in building healthy habits by helping you set goals, track your progress and motivates you to get them done. Unlike so many other habit apps, Do Habits lets you set a goal and track it MULTIPLE times a day, not just one time per day. Do Habits will help you build great new habits and break existing bad ones. After setting tangible daily or weekly goals, Do Habits will help you track your habits and tell you when you've met your goal. Do Habits also keeps track of Streaks when you've met your goals in consecutive periods — and with Skip Days and Vacation Mode, a rest day or a trip away won't break your streak. The FREE version of Do Habits allows you to create up to 3 habits. For more than 3, you'll need to upgrade to the Premium Version. Do Habits Features: • Allows you to set and track goals on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis • Lets you set a goal for MULTIPLE times a day, not just once like most habit apps • Totally customizable habit display (icons and colors) - you choose what will motivate you! • Daily journal lets you keep notes about your habit • Fun color options and icons let you customize your list • Easy to edit activities in the past • Skip Days & Vacation Mode protect your streaks when life gets busy • Multiple reminders for each habit • Exportable CSV data with totals and time stamps • Passcode protection with FaceID/TouchID • Track activity with Apple Watch or Home Screen Widget • iCloud and Dropbox data backup • Shortcuts and Siri Integration Do Habits also integrates with Apple HealthKit. This lets you set and track goals automatically based on your activity. Ex. if you want to build a new great habit of getting more steps every day, our HealthKit integration will help you with this by attributing your steps data from HealthKit directly to your steps habit. Building amazing new habits has never been easier! Do Habits PREMIUM: • Unlimited habits/goals. Do Habits contains optional subscription plans. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the chosen plan's price. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes/App Store Account Settings after purchase. Read our full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service here: https://growthbundle.com/privacy-policy https://growthbundle.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Productive4 screens
Do Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Productive at 4.6 against Do Habits's 4.0. Productive also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 31%) and ratings volume (91K vs 17K). Do Habits's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Productive sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months and Do Habits sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Productive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Productive has 91K ratings behind it against 17K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Productive's written reviews are positive against 31% of Do Habits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Productive ships an update fortnightly, Do Habits every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Productive versus Do Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProductiveDo Habits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (91K ratings) — better4.0 (17K ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better31.3% of reviews
Number of ratings91K — better17K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Kodeon, Inc.

Customer experience

Productive

All ratings91,101 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews572 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative41.1%

Do Habits

All ratings16,843 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral11.2%
Negative57.6%

User reviews

Productive

From 91K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 🚀 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💡 Helps establish daily routines
  • 🎨 Customizable habits and aesthetics
  • 🔋 Motivating and encouraging

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription for full functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription pricing
  • 🔍 Limited free version with only 5 habits
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable sync across devices
  • 🤔 Aggressive upselling and subscription prompts

Do Habits

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Visually appealing design
  • 🎨 Customizable color options
  • ✨ Satisfying habit tracking experience
  • 🤗 Helpful for building routines and managing ADHD

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Aggressive upselling and subscription model
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Delayed responsiveness and sync issues
  • 💰 Expensive premium pricing
  • 🙄 Incessant 'limited time offer' popups

Bugs and requests

Productive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Habit completion not always registering correctly
  • Streaks and history randomly resetting
  • Timers and reminders not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between iPhone and iPad

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add custom habits and measurements
  • More flexible scheduling options (e.g. every other day, specific days of month)
  • Integration with other productivity apps and calendars
  • Offline mode and local data storage
  • Detailed analytics and progress tracking

Do Habits

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Premium features not working as expected
  • Habit data disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Inability to add new habits without upgrading
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add monthly and yearly habit tracking
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Allow rearranging habit order and grouping
  • Provide more detailed habit analytics and progress tracking
  • Implement automatic dark mode option

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Productive

Subscriptions8
  • Productive Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Weekly Bundle Premium with FT7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Productive Premium 1 Month$10.991 Month
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  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year$59.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial3 variants$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade Productive$3.99
9 purchases

Do Habits

Subscriptions7
  • Growth Bundle: Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Done Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
Show 4 more
  • Done Premium - Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Done Premium - Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Done Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
  • Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-Time Premium Upgrade$8.99
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99

Questions

Is Productive free?
Productive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do Habits free?
Do Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Productive or Do Habits?
Productive is rated higher. Productive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Do Habits averages 4.0 from 17K ratings.
Do Productive or Do Habits have ads?
Productive shows ads; Do Habits does not.
Which is updated more often, Productive or Do Habits?
Productive ships an update fortnightly, and Do Habits every 4 weeks. Most recently, Productive was updated on September 24, 2026 and Do Habits on September 24, 2026.

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