Comparison

Habitica vs Routine Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Habitica

This app gamifies your life by turning tasks and goals into a retro RPG. Build your avatar, complete daily habits, to-dos, and chores to earn rewards and level up. Team up with friends for accountability and battle challenges together.

Highlights
  • Gamified task and goal management
  • Avatar customization and leveling
  • Daily, weekly, and one-time task tracking
  • Social features: parties, challenges, guilds
  • Collectable in-game items and gear
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Customizable themes and reminders
Features
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Habitica is a free habit-building and productivity app that uses retro RPG elements to gamify your tasks and goals. Use Habitica to help with ADHD, self care, New Year’s resolutions, household chores, work tasks, creative projects, fitness goals, back-to-school routines, and more! How it works: Create an avatar then add tasks, chores, or goals you’d like to work on. When you do something in real life, check it off in the app and receive gold, experience, and items that can be used in-game! Features: • Automatically repeating tasks scheduled for your daily, weekly, or monthly routines • Flexible habit tracker for tasks you want to do multiple times a day or only once in awhile • Traditional to do list for tasks that only need to be done once • Color coded tasks and streak counters help you see how you’re doing at a glance • Leveling system to visualize your overall progress • Tons of collectable gear and pets to suit your personal style • Inclusive avatar customizations: wheelchairs, hair styles, skin tones, and more • Regular content releases and seasonal events to keep things fresh • Parties let you team up with friends for extra accountability and battle fierce foes by completing tasks • Challenges offer shared task lists you can add to your personal tasks • Guilds let you connect with others that share your interests and goals • Reminders and widgets to help keep you on track • Customizable color themes with dark and light mode • Syncing across devices — Habitica is an open-source app run by a small team that’s made better by the work of volunteers who contribute pixel art, translations, bug fixes, and more. If you’d like to contribute, reach out! Community, privacy, and transparency are important to us. Your tasks are private and we don’t sell your personal data to third parties. Check out our instagram or twitter(@habitica) for the latest news, announcements, and feature spotlights! —- Habitica can be fully enjoyed for free, but if you would like to help support us, we offer optional in-app purchases and subscriptions. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple account only when you confirm your purchase. There are four types of optional Habitica subscriptions: $4.99 every month; $14.99 every three months; $29.99 every six months; and $47.99 every year, which is a 20% discount! (Prices may vary by location.) Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Thanks for choosing Habitica! Terms of use: https://habitica.com/static/terms

About

Routine Tracker

Build lasting habits with a flexible planner that adapts to your real schedule. Track progress with clear charts and insights, and stay motivated with streak counters and smart reminders. Syncs seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable habit scheduling
  • Flexible time windows
  • Smart reminders
  • Progress charts and insights
  • Streak counters
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Give your habits a place in your day. Plan routines with Timeline, check in from Apple Watch, and see your progress with streaks and clear statistics. PLAN AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Create habits for the days that work for you. Add a time and duration to see them on Timeline, or leave them without a set time. Set reminders for the moments you choose. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Review completion rates, streaks, activity heatmaps, and trends. Use your history to decide what to keep doing and what to adjust. KEEP YOUR ROUTINE CLOSE Follow your day on Apple Watch and use home screen widgets to keep your habits in view. Sync your habits and progress with iCloud across your devices. GET IDEAS WITH COACH Ask about your progress or explore ideas for new habits with Coach, powered by Apple Intelligence. Coach runs on supported devices; availability depends on device and language support. START SMALL Track up to 3 habits and view basic statistics for free. Premium unlocks unlimited habits, advanced analytics, and home screen widgets. Check the purchase screen for available plans and any trial eligibility. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Build a routine for reading, exercise, meditation, drinking water, or the goals that matter to you. Start with one habit and make room for it today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.marcn.app/privacy

Screenshots

Habitica4 screens
Routine Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Habitica at 4.3 against Routine Tracker's 3.0. Habitica also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.6). Routine Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Habitica sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Routine Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Habitica holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habitica has 3.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Habitica's written reviews are positive against 100% of Routine Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habitica ships an update every 3 weeks, Routine Tracker every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Habitica versus Routine Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabiticaRoutine Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.6K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHabitRPG, IncMarcelo Nardone

Customer experience

Habitica

All ratings3,523 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1,298 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.3%

Routine Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Habitica

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks and habits not resetting properly
  • Crashes and freezes on app launch
  • Inconsistent behavior when rearranging tasks
  • Sync issues between mobile and web versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for tasks and habits
  • Ability to set custom difficulty levels for tasks
  • Offline mode for tasks and habits
  • Apple Watch app
  • More social features and party functionality

Routine Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Habitica

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription$14.993 Months
  • 6 Months Subscription$29.996 Months
Show 1 more
  • 12 Months Subscription$47.991 Year
One-time6
  • 4 Gems$0.99
  • 21 Gems$4.99
  • For 1 Month$4.99
Show 3 more
  • 42 Gems$9.99
  • 84 Gems$19.99
  • For 12 Months$47.99
3 purchases

Routine Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly | Habit OS3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Best Value: Premium Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$29.99

Questions

Is Habitica free?
Habitica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Tracker free?
Routine Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habitica or Routine Tracker?
Habitica is rated higher. Habitica averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Routine Tracker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Habitica or Routine Tracker have ads?
Neither Habitica nor Routine Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habitica or Routine Tracker?
Habitica ships an update every 3 weeks, and Routine Tracker every 9 days. Most recently, Habitica was updated on November 5, 2026 and Routine Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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