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Head-to-head

Habit Tracker vs Productive

Habit Tracker 4.8★ · Free + IAP 85
Winner Habit Tracker
Productive 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

Habit Tracker is the better choice for most users due to its more affordable premium options, better overall reliability, and greater customization, despite some syncing issues.

Full reviews: Habit Tracker · Productive

Habit Tracker generally offers a more robust and affordable experience for building habits, with users praising its customization and value. Productive, while having a clean interface, faces significant criticism for its high pricing, aggressive paywalls, and persistent syncing problems across devices.

Head to head

Features & Customization edge: Habit TrackerR2R3R8R16
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker is praised for its extensive customization options and robust features, allowing users to tailor it to their needs R2. It helps users track various aspects like sleep, steps, food, diet, and cleaning R8R16. Some users appreciate the aesthetic and organizational tools, including notification reminders and historical data . However, one user noted the lack of 'rolling windows' for habit tracking R3, and another wished for expanded mood tracking capabilities .
Productive Productive is noted for its simple interface and the ability to combine articles and habits . It offers challenges and allows users to create their own tasks . However, users report missing key features like a one-off to-do list and widgets for iPhone . Some find the app's motivational messages irritating , and others feel it has become cluttered with excessive functionality .
Ease of Use & Interface edge: Habit TrackerR11R17R31R34
Habit Tracker Users generally find Habit Tracker clean, intuitive, and easy to use R17R31. The user interface is a key factor in keeping users engaged . However, one user found the crown system for marking days confusing with no clear help icon R11. A recent update changed the tap action, making it less intuitive for some R34.
Productive Productive is often described as having a simple, clean, and well-designed interface . However, some users find it not intuitive, struggling to figure out how to use features like the Pomodoro timer or track habits . Others find the app 'busy' with too much information, making it hard to navigate initially .
Reliability & Syncing edge: Habit TrackerR1R6R10R13
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker has issues with syncing across devices, with habits created on a phone not appearing on a MacBook R6R10. There are also reports of the app deleting data without warning R13 and a step counter messing up R1.
Productive Productive has significant and frequently reported syncing issues across Apple devices like iPhone and iPad R51R88. Users also experience the app freezing when completing tasks , widgets not updating , and the app getting stuck on an 'updating' screen . Some report the app crashing too often .
Price & Value edge: Habit TrackerR4R7R8R9
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker is praised for being affordable, with a lifetime membership costing a small fraction of what other apps charge monthly R12R37. The free version is considered good, allowing up to 3 trackers R7R8R36. However, some free users feel limited and unable to add more habits without a subscription R9. There are reports of family plans not working and payment issues R4.
Productive Productive receives strong criticism for its pricing, with many features behind paywalls R54. Users find the yearly price of £69 or £100 to be exorbitant for the features offered R56R57. The app is also criticized for aggressive prompts to subscribe R54 and for increasing prices R57. Some users report being charged during a 'free trial' or being prompted to pay again after already purchasing . Students find it too expensive .
Support & Communication tieR4R13R53R74
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker users report unhelpful support when data is deleted, being told they can't be helped and to contact Apple for refunds R13. One user reported no response after sending a message about a non-working family plan R4.
Productive Productive's customer support is described as 'robotic,' often asking for screenshots and then stating it's a 'known issue' R53. Some users report getting 'crickets in return' when trying to contact support R74 and describe developers as 'absolutely trash' and unresponsive .
Pick Habit Tracker if

you want an affordable habit tracker with extensive customization options and a generally positive user experience, even with some minor syncing quirks R2R12R37.

Pick Productive if

you prioritize a simple, clean interface and are willing to pay a high premium despite frequent reports of syncing issues and aggressive paywalls .

Evidence note: Reviews for both apps highlight common issues with free tiers and syncing. Productive's negative reviews are heavily skewed towards its pricing model and technical issues, while Habit Tracker's negatives are less frequent and often relate to specific feature requests or minor bugs.

Frequently asked

How do the free versions compare?
Habit Tracker's free version allows users to add up to 3 habits or trackers, which some users find helpful to start R7R8R36. Productive's free version is more limited, with most functions behind paywalls and users reporting constant prompts to upgrade R54.
Are there issues with cross-device syncing?
Yes, both apps have reported syncing issues; Habit Tracker users mention habits not syncing between phone and MacBook R6R10, while Productive users frequently report that the app is not integrated or syncing between iPhone and iPad R51R88.
What is the pricing like for premium features?
Habit Tracker offers an affordable lifetime membership that users praise as a small fraction of what other apps charge monthly R12R37. Productive, however, is criticized for its high premium prices, with yearly plans costing around £69 or £100, which many users find excessive R56R57.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Love it!: I’ve had this app for about three years now and I truly love it. You can custom however you want.
  2. [R3] Habit Tracker 3/5 · US No rolling windows: This app is okay but not what I’m looking for. I am in search of a habit tracker that tracks in rolling windows rather than resetting at the start of a new goal period. It doesn’t seem that this tool offers that. Bummer.
  3. [R8] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Thank you: I usually have to find so many apps and download so many just to find out it cost so much money and I’m broke I needed help and this game really helped me. It’s not too expensive. It’s not even costing you money and it really helps boost my work and my steps, my food, my diet and my cleaning so I just wanted to say thank you so much.
  4. [R16] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Habit tracker: Omg I love how I keeps take of how much I sleep I reached my goal 2 times down load habit tracker and you will never miss an event again all bc of habit tracker
  5. [R11] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Confused: I added the habit I wanted to track, but it’s confusing - every day I click on gets a little crown and one I touch a day, I can’t make the crown go away, so how do I know which days I completed or not? There’s no help icon that I can find. Deleting!
  6. [R17] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Helps to keep on track: Reminds me to do certain exercises everyday. Great tool and easy to use.
  7. [R31] Habit Tracker 4/5 · US Great app so far: It’s very easy to use and excited to see how my habits are tracked
  8. [R34] Habit Tracker 4/5 · US One of my favs: Have had this one for years and use it daily. Really love it. Would have been 5 stars except that sometime in 2025 they changed it to having to tap into the category and then tap again. It used to be you could just tap to the right of the category and it would add one. Now that same action completes it for the week and you have to go in and correct things. Annoying.
  9. [R1] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Steps: The step counter is messing up
  10. [R6] Habit Tracker 3/5 · US Nice app but gosh this is killing me: Overall very like the design and the tracker, but this things just doesn’t sync through my devices. My MacBook doesn’t have habit created on my phone. Please fix this, dearest developers.
  11. [R10] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Had it for a couple years and still use it daily.: Would give it 5 stars if it was also available for Mac and it synced with phone.
  12. [R13] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US App deletes data without warning: And then the support is useless and tells you they can’t help. They don’t issue refunds and tell you to contact Apple for one when payment was direct to them
  13. [R4] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Family Plan doesn’t work: I paid for the family plan, there is no option to adding a family member. I sent a message with no response. We even tried it on my wife’s phone because she lis linked as part of my family and it still has us purchase it. Until you fix this is remains 1 star
  14. [R7] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Greed: If you don't have a subscription, you can only add 3 habit trackers. · translated
  15. [R9] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Wasn’t what it thought: I wanted something where I could put as many things I want for my routine, but it limited me. I didn’t like that I couldn’t add more because I didn’t have a subscription.
  16. [R53] Productive 3/5 · GB The app is excellent but the customer support is robotic: This is honestly a great app. Well worth paying for. It works brilliantly 99% of the time. How when it doesn’t work customer support is not great. I’ve had a couple of problems with it and the first response is always to ask for screenshots, then when I provide them I get “this is a known issue”. To be fair these issues do usually get resol
  17. [R74] Productive 3/5 · GB So close but missing one major issue.: Overall great app, but have one fairly major issue. If you complete a habit, but forget to tick it off the same day, it will reset the overall streak. You can retrospectively update a previous day, it will maintain the streak for that specific habit. But you still get your overall streak reset. I tried contacting support but got crickets in return.
  18. [R36] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Excelente aplicación: Muy sencilla y su versión gratis es buena, así que espero aprovecharla y pasar luego a la Versión paga porque si gratis es de beneficio ya me imagino con valor agregado!
  19. [R54] Productive 1/5 · GB Pay to play: Most of the functions that would make this app decent are all behind paywalls and it constantly brings up the “choose your plan” screen when you’re trying to use the app. Don’t waste your time
  20. [R51] Productive 2/5 · GB Does not sync but there is a web login: I just looked at the updates for the last 12 months. The developers seem to find it funny that they have released nothing at all. Really odd attitude
  21. [R88] Productive 5/5 · GB Syncing problem: I can not sync the data between my iPhone and my iPad.
  22. [R12] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Phenomenal App. So affordable too!: This app is incredible. Everything I need and more, and the life time membership is a small fraction of the price of what some of the other apps charge per MONTH. The dev deserves every penny. I would even consider tipping him/her just for being so generous with what you get for such a small price. I will definitely be checking the other apps from this dev! :)
  23. [R37] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Affordable: I love that this app helps people without charging an unreasonable amount for a lifetime membership. They make it affordable for anyone.
  24. [R56] Productive 3/5 · GB Good app but weird premium purchase prices: It’s a good app and I use it very often but I can’t buy the monthly membership because I don’t like high monthly expenses so I always buy the yearly plan which is usually cheaper overall too but with this app. The yearly is £69 Monthly is £3.99 Monthly x 12 is £47 Which is at a push reasonable there are far more effective and useful apps for a lot l
  25. [R57] Productive 1/5 · GB Increased PRICE: I DONT love this app anymore. I have used the premium version for years at £5/month and now it’s £4 weekly…. That’s a disgrace. Completely overpriced. The free versions out there are definitely the option to take.

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store