Atoms vs Productive - Habit Tracker

Atoms

• Readers of Atomic Habits who want the book's four laws built into an app
• People who prefer to start with a few small habits rather than a long list
• iPhone users who want to log habits from an Apple Watch

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• People who want habits grouped by time of day with reminders
• Guided programs and challenges alongside a personal habit list
• iPhone users who also want their habits on an Apple Watch

Atoms

• The web checkout's comparison table gives Free 1 habit and Pro 6 habits; no tier with unlimited habits is listed.
• Mindset content and the daily lessons from James Clear are marked Pro-only in that table.
• Apps are listed for iPhone, Apple Watch and Android only; the web site sells and manages subscriptions but is not a web app.
• The length of the trial is not stated on the homepage, the support page or the store listings.

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• App Store prices differ from the website: the US listing shows Premium at $10.99 for 1 month and from $19.99 to $79.99 for 1 year.
• The free version limits the number of habits and shows ads; the vendor's pages do not state the limit.
• Location-based reminders, per-habit statistics and full-text articles are Premium features.
• Apps are listed for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android only; no desktop app is listed.

Atoms

Guided habit creation

Each habit is a statement anchored in an identity and committed to a time and place. Suggestions are offered for every segment and can be replaced with your own wording.

Press-and-hold logging

A habit is logged by pressing and holding its atom until it fills, or with a + button in Compact View. Earlier days can be logged or undone from the habit's history.

Daily goals

A habit can carry a daily target counted in times or another unit such as steps, and it is logged automatically once the target is met.

Habit stacking and Focus Mode

Release notes describe habit stacks built from existing habits, and a Focus Mode that plays audio from a Spotify account or from the app's own music library.

Daily lessons and Mindset content

The Mindset tab holds articles and a daily lesson from James Clear; a new lesson appears only after the previous one is read. The web checkout lists both under Pro.

Reminders, widgets and Apple Watch

Reminders can fire at a habit's exact time or several times a day. The iOS app has interactive widgets, and an Apple Watch app logs habits away from the phone.

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Habit management

Create, complete, pause or stop habits, add notes to them, and give each one its own name, icon and color. A library of habit templates offers starting points.

Smart reminders

Reminders can be tied to a time of day or to a location. Location-based reminders and improved reminders for individual habits are Premium features.

Statistics and streaks

Chains of completed habits and perfect days show consistency. Per-habit statistics and week-by-week trends are Premium features.

Programs

Choose a goal and receive daily habit tips, reflection check-ins and motivation prompts built around it.

Challenges

Guided challenges are completed alongside other users around the world. The website lists real-time challenges as part of Premium.

Apple Watch app

The App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, so habits can be checked off from the wrist.

Atoms

• Free$0

  1 habit, with atomic suggestions and an accountability partner. No Mindset content or daily lessons.

• Atoms Pro$4.99

  per month, or $39.99 per year

  6 habits, plus Mindset content and daily lessons from James Clear. Listed in the App Store as Atoms Pro Monthly and Atoms Pro Annual.

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• Free$0

  Habit tracking with reminders and streaks for a limited number of habits, with ads. The limit is not stated.

• Premium$34.99

  per year ($2.92 per month), or $6.99 per month

  Unlimited habits, real-time challenges, motivating statistics and no ads. These are website prices; the App Store lists different amounts.

Atoms

• Annual discount

  Annual plan costs about 33% less than monthly

  The US App Store lists Atoms Pro Monthly at $4.99 and Atoms Pro Annual at $39.99, about 33% less than 12 monthly payments ($59.88).

• Other savings

  20% off Pro through the web checkout

  A banner on the Atoms homepage advertises 20% off a Pro subscription and links to the web checkout. It gives no end date, and the checkout shows prices only after sign-in.

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• Annual discount

  Annual Plan costs about 58% less than monthly

  The website lists the Monthly plan at $6.99 and the Annual Plan at $34.99 ($2.92 per month), about 58% less than 12 monthly payments ($83.88).