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Head-to-head

Productive vs Habit Tracker

Productive 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Habit Tracker
Habit Tracker 4.8★ · Free + IAP 80

Habit Tracker offers a more affordable lifetime premium option and a generally positive user experience, making it the better choice for most users, despite some recent issues with updates and sync.

Habit Tracker stands out for its affordable lifetime premium and robust customization, helping users build and track habits effectively. While Productive lacks direct user reviews in this comparison, Habit Tracker's free tier limitations and occasional technical glitches are noted, but its overall value proposition remains strong.

Head to head

Features and Customization edge: Habit TrackerR3R8R14R23
Productive No reviews for Productive were provided to assess its features and customization options.
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker is praised for its robust features and extensive customization options, allowing users to tailor it to their needs R8. Users appreciate its ability to track various aspects like sleep, steps, diet, and cleaning R14. However, some users note the absence of features like tracking in rolling windows R3 and the inability to share goals for accountability without making them 'our' goals R23. There are also requests for more adult-like wallpaper styles and a 'list to do' feature .
Ease of Use edge: Habit TrackerR13R27R30R32
Productive No reviews for Productive were provided to assess its ease of use.
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker is generally considered easy to use and intuitive, with a clean interface R27. However, some recent updates have made the app less user-friendly for some, removing features like swiping to complete tasks and making task completion more time-consuming R30R38R51. A few users found it confusing to track completion or navigate certain features R13R32.
Reliability and Performance tieR1R4R6R16
Productive No reviews for Productive were provided to assess its reliability and performance.
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker has received mixed feedback on reliability. Some users report issues with the step counter R1 and time tracking . A significant concern is the lack of syncing across devices, particularly between mobile and desktop R6R17. There are also reports of data deletion without warning and unhelpful support in such cases R16. Some users experienced payment issues where premium features were not unlocked despite payment R4.
Price and Value edge: Habit TrackerR2R7R10R14
Productive No reviews for Productive were provided to assess its price and value.
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker offers a free version with a limit of 3-7 habits R2R7R10R15. Many users find the lifetime premium price of $8.99 to be very affordable and a great value, especially compared to other apps that charge monthly R2R14R20. However, the aggressive upselling for the lifetime subscription during onboarding is a point of criticism . Some users feel the free version is too restrictive .
Support tieR4R16R32
Productive No reviews for Productive were provided to assess its support.
Habit Tracker Habit Tracker's support has been criticized for being unhelpful, especially when data is lost or payment issues arise R4R16R32. One user reported no response after messaging about a family plan issue R4.
Pick Productive if

You are looking for an alternative to Habit Tracker and are willing to explore an app for which specific user reviews were not provided in this comparison.

Pick Habit Tracker if

You want an affordable habit tracker with a lifetime premium option, appreciate extensive customization, and are willing to overlook occasional syncing or minor technical glitches R2R20. You are comfortable with a free tier that limits the number of habits or are prepared to pay a one-time fee for unlimited access R2R14R54.

Evidence note: The comparison for Productive (App A) is limited due to the absence of specific user reviews provided. All insights for App A are inferred from its general app store rating and the comparison with App B. The analysis for Habit Tracker (App B) is based on a substantial number of user reviews, which are heavily skewed towards positive lifetime ratings but also contain recent negative feedback regarding updates and payment issues.

Frequently asked

What are the limitations of Habit Tracker's free version?
Habit Tracker's free version typically allows users to track a limited number of habits, with reviews indicating a cap of around 3 to 7 habits before requiring a subscription R2R7R10R15.
How much does Habit Tracker's premium version cost?
Habit Tracker offers a lifetime license for its premium version, which many users found to be very affordable at around $8.99 R2R14R20R54.
Does Habit Tracker sync across multiple devices?
Some users have reported issues with Habit Tracker syncing across devices, specifically noting that habits created on a phone do not always appear on a MacBook R6R17.
Are there any known issues with Habit Tracker after recent updates?
Recent updates to Habit Tracker have caused issues for some users, including the removal of the swipe-to-complete task option, making task completion more time-consuming, and changes to the interface that some users dislike R30R38R51.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 60 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [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.
  2. [R8] 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.
  3. [R14] 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. [R23] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Just wish: Great app the only thing I wish it was able to allow your friends to share their goals with you but for accountability purposes so you can share the goal and then they can see when you complete it. Versus when they share a goal it becomes “our” goal which makes less sense bcus if they complete it before you then they check it off as if it’s done but it’s not done on your end. I think th
  5. [R13] 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. [R27] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Helps to keep on track: Reminds me to do certain exercises everyday. Great tool and easy to use.
  7. [R30] Habit Tracker 1/5 · GB Unusable since update: Have been using this app for years now with no issue, unfortunately ever since it updated a few days ago the option to swipe to complete/part complete tasks has been removed. Going into each individual task is very time consuming. There doesn’t seem to be a way to revert to the old version of the app as promised when I accepted the update. This renders the app unusable for m
  8. [R32] Habit Tracker 1/5 · GB Not user friendly: Does not work as intended. Too complex and less support provided.
  9. [R1] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Steps: The step counter is messing up
  10. [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
  11. [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.
  12. [R16] 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. [R2] Habit Tracker 5/5 · US Works Great!: At first I thought this was going to be like all the other habit trackers and give you three options before having to pay $100 a year, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn there was around a cap of 7, which is pretty good for most people. However I prefer more which is why when I looked at the price I was surprised to see it is only $8.99 for a lifetime license. The free version w
  14. [R7] Habit Tracker 1/5 · US Greed: If you don't have a subscription, you can only add 3 habit trackers. · translated
  15. [R10] 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. [R15] Habit Tracker 3/5 · GB THEY MAKE U PAY TO PUT MORE THEN 5 Habits: I’m trying to find a good app I don’t exactly recommend unless u want to speak £9 to put all ur baits
  17. [R20] 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! :)
  18. [R54] 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.
  19. [R17] 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.
  20. [R38] Habit Tracker 1/5 · GB Too faffy: Too faffy and has hidden depth complexity which isn’t needed - prefer iPhone reminders which are bespoke and can be set up in seconds. I paid but it’s not fast enough. Holding down is not fun - I’d rather tap.
  21. [R51] 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.

Synthesized from 60 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store