Comparison

Habitica vs Secure Traveler

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

Secure Traveler

Get comprehensive travel risk intelligence, including security, health, cultural, and entry requirement briefs for any destination. Receive real-time alerts and a pre-departure checklist to ensure a safe and informed journey.

Highlights
  • Travel Security Briefs
  • Health & Medical Briefs
  • Cultural & Etiquette Guides
  • Entry Requirements Information
  • Real-Time Travel Alerts
  • Pre-Departure Checklists
  • Emergency Contact Smart Card
Features
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Secure Traveler delivers professional-grade travel risk intelligence for every destination — the kind previously reserved for government agencies and large corporations. Now available to every traveler. Built by a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer and special operations veteran, Secure Traveler analyzes your trip against vetted government and international intelligence databases to generate comprehensive, actionable assessments in seconds. WHAT YOU GET: - Travel Security Brief — crime, transportation, cyber threats, targeted risks, embassy contacts - Health & Medical Brief — vaccinations, disease risks, medical facilities - Cultural Brief — local laws, customs, etiquette, and key phrases - Entry Requirements — visa rules, passport validity, customs restrictions - Currency & Banking — live exchange rates, ATM safety, financial scams - Real-Time Alerts — live advisories from State Dept, UN, and global sources - Emergencies Smart Card — embassy contacts and emergency numbers at a glance - Pre-Departure Checklist — personalized by destination and risk level - Trusted Contact Report — send your itinerary and emergency info to a contact All reports include a BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) — the 2-3 most critical items — so you always know what matters most. POWERED BY: Claude AI (Anthropic) · U.S. State Department · FCDO · WHO · CDC · Numbeo · InSight Crime · UNODC · GDELT Upload your travel itinerary (PDF or screenshot) and let the app extract your destination, dates, and lodging automatically. This assessment is produced from vetted government and intelligence sources. It is intended to inform, not replace, the judgment of qualified security professionals. STRATCOR LLC is not liable for outcomes arising from its use. Terms of Use: https://www.thesecuretraveler.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thesecuretraveler.com/privacy Traveler is a $14.99/month auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.

Screenshots

Habitica4 screens
Secure Traveler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Secure Traveler at 5.0 against Habitica's 4.3. Habitica's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Secure Traveler sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Secure Traveler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habitica has 3.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Habitica versus Secure Traveler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabiticaSecure Traveler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.6K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHabitRPG, IncJason Breiner

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

Secure Traveler

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
2 purchases

Secure Traveler

Subscriptions1
  • Traveler$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • 3 Report Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Habitica free?
Habitica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secure Traveler free?
Secure Traveler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habitica or Secure Traveler?
Secure Traveler is rated higher. Habitica averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Secure Traveler averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Habitica or Secure Traveler have ads?
Neither Habitica nor Secure Traveler shows ads.

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