Awesome Habits vs Grit

Awesome Habits

• Apple users who want one tracker across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch
• People who want no account and their data kept in their own iCloud
• Filling in steps, sleep and workouts from Apple Health automatically
• Buyers who prefer a low one-time price to a subscription

Grit

• Apple users who want habits kept on their devices and in their own iCloud
• Tracking bad habits against a limit alongside good ones
• Buyers who prefer a lifetime purchase that works with Family Sharing

Awesome Habits

• Apple only: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. There is no Android, Windows or web version.
• The free version is described only as basic features; App Store reviews from 2024 mention a cap of three habits and widgets reserved for Premium.
• The current version requires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 or watchOS 10 or later.
• Habit ideas and weekly recaps rely on Apple Intelligence, which is limited to supported devices and regions; the recap needs iOS 27.

Grit

• The free version stops at 3 habits and leaves out the Statistics screen.
• Apple devices only, and the App Store listing requires iOS, iPadOS, watchOS or macOS 26; the Mac app needs an Apple M1 chip or later.
• The vendor's site publishes no prices, and the US App Store lists several amounts for each plan length, so the price shown in the app may differ.
• Refunds are handled by Apple; the terms say sales are otherwise final.

Awesome Habits

Goals for building or breaking habits

Each habit has a daily, weekly or monthly goal. Habits can be counted, including decimal amounts, or timed with a timer, and progress past the goal is recorded too.

Apple Health sync

Health metrics such as sleep duration, daily steps, active energy and workouts are tracked automatically from the Health app.

Statistics and history

Statistics include heatmaps and streaks, habits can be grouped into lists with notes, and any past day's record can be edited afterwards.

Widgets and Live Activities

Interactive widgets cover the Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Control Center, alongside Live Activities, the Dynamic Island and Apple Watch complications.

Apple Intelligence features

Habit ideas are generated on the device, and a weekly recap of your habits is available on iOS 27. Both depend on supported devices and regions.

Private iCloud sync and export

No account is created. Data stays on the device and syncs through the user's own iCloud, the vendor says it collects no data, and records can be exported to CSV.

Grit

Good, bad and to-do habits

Habits are measured against a goal per day, week or month. A bad habit counts as completed when the logged value stays below its goal at the end of the period.

Habit groups

Groups organize habits into sections that can be collapsed or expanded. A habit has a main group and can also be added to secondary groups so it appears in more than one.

Skips and vacations

A skipped habit keeps its streak and success rate, unlike a missed one. Vacations pause all habits or a chosen set between two dates and skip them automatically.

Statistics and achievements

The Statistics screen, part of Premium, shows calendar, weekly and yearly overviews of each habit. Achievements unlock as streaks build.

Apple Health and built-in timer

Habits can take their progress from Apple Health data such as steps and sleep, and a built-in timer handles time-based habits.

iCloud sync, widgets and reminders

Data syncs through your own iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Home Screen widgets, Siri Shortcuts and automatic or custom-time reminders are included.

Awesome Habits

• Free$0

  Basic features, per the vendor's terms. The limits are not published; 2024 App Store reviews mention three habits and no widgets.

• Monthly Premium Subscription$4.99

  per month

  Unlocks the additional features on a monthly subscription, at the US App Store price.

• Yearly Premium Subscription$12.99

  per year

  The same Premium features billed yearly. The US App Store also lists Yearly Premium with Trial at the same $12.99.

• Lifetime Premium$22.99

  one-time purchase

  Premium for a single payment, as listed among the US App Store in-app purchases.

Grit

• Free$0

  Up to 3 habits for as long as you like, without the Statistics screen and with limited customization options.

• Grit Premium (Monthly)$1.99 to $9.99

  per month

  Unlimited habits, the Statistics screen and personalized reminders. The US App Store lists $1.99, $2.99 and $9.99.

• Grit Premium (Yearly)$12.99 to $29.99

  per year

  The same Premium features on a yearly subscription. The US App Store lists $12.99 and $29.99, each twice.

• Grit Premium (Lifetime)$19.99 to $44.99

  one-time purchase

  The same Premium features for a single payment. The US App Store lists $19.99, $24.99 and $44.99.

Awesome Habits

• Annual discount

  About 78% less with the yearly plan

  The US App Store lists Yearly Premium at $12.99 and Monthly Premium at $4.99, so a year costs $12.99 against $59.88 for twelve separate months.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Premium for $22.99

  The US App Store in-app purchase list includes Lifetime Premium at $22.99, less than two years of the yearly subscription.

• Other savings

  All features included with Setapp

  The vendor's terms say every feature is unlocked when the app is used through Setapp, for as long as the Setapp subscription is active.

Grit

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access as a one-time purchase

  The help center says lifetime access is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and supports Family Sharing. The US App Store lists it at $19.99, $24.99 and $44.99.