The short answer
There is no single best habit tracker. Habitica suits people who love games, Loop is free for Android, Streaks is strong on iPhone and Apple Watch and Habitify offers lots of stats. Everlo is the right choice if you want a calm, minimal and completely free habit tracker that works on any device.
To be upfront: Everlo is our own app, and it’s in this comparison. We’ve still tried to write as if it weren’t. Every app here has people it’s perfect for. There’s no habit tracker that suits everyone.
What actually matters
Feature lists don’t help much with habit trackers. Reminders, stats and streaks are everywhere. What matters is three questions no feature list answers:
- How fast is the daily check-off? One tap or five? It sounds like a detail, but it decides whether you still open the app a month from now.
- How much does the app ask of you? Some apps are little games, some are whole life planners.
- What does it cost long term? One-off purchase, subscription or free.
The apps at a glance
| App | Platforms | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everlo | Any browser, installable like an app | Completely free, optional Pro | Minimalists |
| Habitica | iOS, Android, web | Free, optional subscription | Gamers |
| Loop Habit Tracker | Android | Free, open source | Android users, privacy |
| Streaks | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | One-off purchase | Apple fans |
| Habitify | iOS, Android, Mac, web | Freemium with subscription | Stats lovers |
| TickTick | All platforms | Freemium with subscription | Tasks and habits in one |
Prices and features change. Status: November 2026, please check the relevant app store.
Habitica: habits as a role-playing game
Habitica turns your day into a pixel RPG. Completed habits earn experience and gold, missed ones cost health. With friends you fight bosses together. That works brilliantly for people who love games, and becomes too much for others who end up spending more time on gear than on the habit.
Loop Habit Tracker: simple and free
Loop is an open-source Android app with no ads, no account and no subscription, and more than five million downloads. Its habit strength score doesn’t drop to zero after one missed day, which is a smart idea. The downside: no iPhone version and a fairly functional design.
Streaks: the Apple option
Streaks is one of the best-known habit trackers for iPhone and won an Apple Design Award in 2016. It connects nicely with Apple Health and the Apple Watch, and you pay once instead of monthly. If you use Android or Windows, it’s not an option.
Habitify: lots of stats
Habitify says it has helped more than three million people build habits. It’s polished, available almost everywhere and offers detailed analytics and mood tracking. Many features require the subscription.
Everlo: one square a day
We built Everlo for people who want exactly that and nothing more: add a habit, check it off with one tap, see how it’s going on a grid of up to a year. No points, no levels, no themes to configure. Everlo is completely free with unlimited habits, and Pro adds optional extras like reminders for each habit.
What’s missing, honestly: Everlo currently runs in the browser and can be installed like an app, but there are no native store apps or Apple Watch support yet. If you need the Watch today, Streaks is the better pick.
Our recommendation
- You love games? Habitica.
- Android and free? Loop or Everlo.
- All-in on Apple with a Watch? Streaks.
- You want lots of charts? Habitify.
- You want it simple, calm and free on any device? Everlo.
Frequently asked questions
Which habit tracker app is free?
Everlo is completely free with unlimited habits, and Loop Habit Tracker is free and open source for Android. Habitica is free in its basic version, most others offer a limited free plan.
What’s the most important thing when choosing?
How quickly you can check off a habit. The fewer steps it takes, the more likely you are to still use the app after a few weeks.
Do I need an app at all?
No. Paper works too. Apps help with reminders, stats and always being in your pocket.
