Comparison

Productive vs HelloHabit

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
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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

HelloHabit

This app helps you build positive habits and achieve your goals through personalized tracking and journaling. Set custom habits, receive reminders, and monitor your progress with detailed statistics. It also offers a rich text journal to reflect on your journey and a calendar view for scheduling.

Highlights
  • Custom habit creation
  • Habit suggestions
  • Goal setting (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Multiple reminders
  • Activity logging
  • Streaks and statistics
  • Rich text journaling
  • Calendar view
Features
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Focus, grow, and feel your best. HelloHabit helps you manage tasks, build habits, and achieve success. TASKS Task Lists: Create lists for tasks, errands, routines, and anything you want to remember. Custom Lists: Organize tasks by project, priority, schedule, or personal category. Task Reminders: Add reminders to keep important tasks visible at the right time. Progress Tracking: Mark tasks complete and review what you have finished. HABIT TRACKING Custom Habits: Personalize your routine with habits like exercise, run, steps, read, meditate, drink water, wake up early, sleep early, journal, brush teeth, cook, quit smoking, quit drinking, quit social media, quit skin picking, and more. Suggestions: Explore hundreds of habit ideas for your list, including fitness, health, productivity, and wellness goals. Goals: Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly targets to achieve your desired outcomes. Reminders: Set up multiple reminders per habit to stay on track and build consistency. Activity Entries: Log unlimited activities for past or current dates to monitor your progress. Streaks and Stats: Track your progress with detailed streaks, statistics, and records to stay motivated. Timers: Stay focused with stopwatch or countdown timers for time-bound habits. Health Sync: Automatically sync health-related habits with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking. Quit Trackers: Monitor the duration since quitting habits to celebrate milestones. JOURNAL Detailed Notes: Record insights and progress for each habit to reflect on your journey. Rich Text Editor: Customize notes with formatting and styles for better organization. Centralized View: Access habit activity and notes in one place for easy reference. Filtering: Organize journal entries by habit to review specific areas of focus. Bookmarking: Mark important notes for quick reference and easy access. SCHEDULE Reminder Options: Set one-time, daily, weekly, or monthly reminders to keep your habits top of mind. Unlimited Reminders: Add as many reminders as needed for each habit to stay consistent. Calendar View: Check your schedule in daily, weekly, or monthly formats to plan ahead effectively. PLATFORM Dark Mode: Try out a sleek, dark interface for comfortable nighttime use. Customization: Personalize various settings to suit your preferences and needs. Sync Across Devices: Access your data seamlessly on all your devices for convenience. Customer Support: Get help via an in-app chat feature for quick assistance. Terms of Use: https://hellohabit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hellohabit.com/privacy

Screenshots

Productive4 screens
HelloHabit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HelloHabit at none against Productive's shown. HelloHabit also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 47%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Productive's advantage is ratings volume (91K vs 3.3K). 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 HelloHabit sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloHabit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Productive has 91K ratings behind it against 3.3K, 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 81% of HelloHabit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Productive ships an update fortnightly, HelloHabit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Productive versus HelloHabit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProductiveHelloHabit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (91K ratings)4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews80.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better3.3K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.RightLife, Inc.

Customer experience

Productive

All ratings91,101 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative41.1%

HelloHabit

All ratings3,277 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.9%

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

HelloHabit

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent layout
  • 👍 Useful features
  • 👍 Automatic habit tracking
  • 👍 Customizable UI
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with note-taking functionality
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy
  • 💰 Subscription model/paywall
  • 🔄 Frequent UI changes frustrating
  • 🔢 Limited free features

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

HelloHabit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps and calories not syncing
  • Login screen freezing
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Calendar and reminders integration
  • Ability to track habits with decimals
  • Archiving completed habits
  • More color customization options
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  • Adjustable text size and dark mode

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
12 purchases

HelloHabit

Subscriptions9
  • Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • HelloHabit Plus$34.99
  • HelloHabit Plus$59.99
  • Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Productive free?
Productive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Productive or HelloHabit?
HelloHabit is rated higher. Productive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while HelloHabit averages 4.9 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Productive or HelloHabit have ads?
Productive shows ads; HelloHabit does not.
Which is updated more often, Productive or HelloHabit?
Productive ships an update fortnightly, and HelloHabit every 8 days. Most recently, Productive was updated on October 29, 2026 and HelloHabit on October 27, 2026.

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