Beaver Habit Tracker vs Habo
We give Beaver Habit Tracker a 3.2 GPA and Habo a 3.4, out of 4.0. Beaver Habit Tracker grades higher on platforms. Habo grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beaver Habit Tracker
Open-source, self-hostable habit tracker with no goals
Habo
Free, open-source habit tracker with optional encrypted sync
How we grade them
| 3.2GPABeaver Habit TrackerVery good | 3.4GPAHaboVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro is $9.90 once, as a lifetime licence with a 14-day return policy. That buys unlimited habits, categories and daily backup on the hosted service. Most habit apps ask more than that every year. Or host it yourself for nothing. | AThe whole tracker costs nothing. Habo Sync, for encrypted sync and automatic backups, is $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year, with Lifetime at $19.99 on the US App Store. That's small change next to a typical habit app. Self-hosting the sync backend is free. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe hosted Basic plan is free, with notes, export and import, and the REST API. But unlimited habits and categories need Pro, and the Basic habit cap isn't published. It's open source, so self-hosters can run their own for free. | AThe complete tracker is free and open source: all completion types, statistics, reminders, categories, biometric lock and local export and backup. No ads and no account. Only the hosted sync is paid, so most people could stay free for good. |
| Features | BA day-by-day grid of ticks shown as streaks, notes on any day, periodic habits like every second weekend, categories, archiving, and import from trackers such as Loop. It does the plain tracker job fully. No goals, numeric targets or counts, though, and that's by design. | ALog a day as a success, a number, missed or skipped, and a skip doesn't dent your streak. Each check-in takes a note. A monthly calendar and statistics show streaks and trends, with reminders, categories, archiving and a Face ID lock. Sync is encrypted on your device before upload. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating to go on, so a B is the ceiling. The hosted version just runs in a browser. Self-hosting is another matter: that means running the Docker image yourself. | BWe have no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. It works with no account and no internet connection. Self-hosted sync is the fiddly part, since you set up and run your own Supabase backend. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with no store apps: iOS gets a standalone web-app mode, and the native iOS client is only in TestFlight beta. But there's a REST API, and community projects hook it up to Home Assistant, Stream Deck, Apple Shortcuts and CalDAV. | CAndroid and iPhone only. The App Store listing is marked only for iPhone, and there's no web or desktop app. Sync between devices needs a paid Habo Sync plan or your own Supabase backend. |
| Best for | plain streak tracking you can host yourself | a free, private habit tracker with no account |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Beaver Habit Tracker and Habo. How we grade
Where they differ
- Beaver Habit Tracker starts at $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license. Habo starts at $1.99 per month, or $9.99 per year, for Habo Sync.
- Only Beaver Habit Tracker lists a web app.
- Only Habo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Beaver Habit Tracker can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Habo is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Beaver Habit Tracker | Habo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license | $1.99 per month, or $9.99 per year, for Habo Sync |
| Free plan | Basic hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support. Unlimited habits and categories need Pro; the Basic habit cap is not published. | The whole tracker is free and open source with no ads or account. Only the hosted Habo Sync service for multi-device sync and cloud backups is paid, and it can be self-hosted for free. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Henry Zhu | PPDev s.r.o. |
| Price read from | beaverhabits.com | habo.space |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Beaver Habit Tracker
- People who want a plain streak tracker with no goals or scores
- Self-hosters running Docker, Unraid or Easypanel
- Ticking habits from an API, Home Assistant or a Stream Deck
Habo
- People who want a free, open-source tracker with no ads or account
- Privacy-minded users who want sync the server cannot read
- Self-hosters willing to run their own Supabase backend
Worth knowing
Beaver Habit Tracker
- There are no store apps: it runs in a browser, with a standalone web-app mode on iOS, and a native iOS client is only in TestFlight beta.
- On the hosted service, unlimited habits, categories and daily backup need the Pro license, and the Basic plan's habit cap is not published.
- It has no goals by design: habits are ticked off per day, and the feature list includes no numeric targets or counts.
- Self-hosting means running the Docker image yourself; the pricing section lists daily backup only under hosted Pro.
Habo
- Phone only: the vendor lists Android and iOS, the App Store listing is marked only for iPhone, and there is no web or desktop app.
- Syncing between devices needs a paid Habo Sync plan or a Supabase backend that you set up and run yourself.
- The terms limit the Lifetime purchase to the Habo Sync feature, for as long as it is offered; future standalone services may cost extra.
- The developer describes Habo as a one-person project supported by community contributors and translators.
Key features
Beaver Habit Tracker
- Streaks without goals
- Habits are ticked off day by day in a grid and shown as streaks. The app deliberately leaves out goals and targets.
- Daily notes and periodic habits
- A note or description can be added to a day's entry, and a habit can follow a period such as every second weekend instead of every day.
- Habit management
- Habits can be reordered, edited, duplicated or archived from a context menu and grouped by category. Light and dark themes and custom CSS are supported.
- REST API
- An API creates, updates, lists and completes habits. The README links community projects built on it for Stream Deck, Home Assistant, Apple Shortcuts and CalDAV.
- Self-hosting
- The BSD-3-Clause licensed server runs from a Docker image, with templates for Unraid and Easypanel, and stores data in SQLite or a JSON file.
- Import and export
- Data exports and imports in the app's own JSON format, and CSV files from other trackers such as Loop Habit Tracker can be imported.
Habo
- Quick check-ins
- A day can be logged as a success, a numeric value, missed or skipped, and a skip does not affect the streak. Each check-in can carry a note of up to 400 characters.
- Calendar and statistics
- A monthly calendar shows streaks and completions, and statistics chart streaks, trends and completions over time.
- Habo Sync
- Data is encrypted on the device with a Master Password before upload, so the server holds only ciphertext. Conflicts between devices are resolved by keeping the latest change.
- Self-hosted sync
- The sync backend is open source and runs on your own Supabase project. The app is pointed at it under Settings, and all sync features work without a subscription.
- Privacy and data control
- The app works without an internet connection or account, can be locked with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode, and offers export and backup of your data.
- Organization and themes
- Habits can be grouped into categories, reordered by drag and drop and archived without losing history. Themes include dark, light, OLED and Material You on Android.
Plans
Beaver Habit Tracker
Basic$0
Hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support.
Pro$9.90
one-time lifetime license
Unlimited habits, habit categories and daily backup on the hosted service, with a 14-day return policy.
Habo
Habo$0
The complete habit tracker: all completion types, statistics, reminders, categories, biometric lock and local export and backup.
Habo Sync Monthly$1.99
per month
Hosted end-to-end encrypted sync across devices and automatic cloud backups, bought inside the Android or iOS app.
Habo Sync Annual$9.99
per year
The same sync and backup service billed yearly, labelled Best Value on the vendor's pricing section.
Habo Sync Lifetime$19.99
one-time purchase
Listed in the US App Store. The terms say it covers the Habo Sync feature for as long as that feature is offered.
Ways to pay less
Beaver Habit Tracker
- Lifetime license
Pro is a one-time lifetime license
The pricing section sells Pro as a lifetime license for $9.90 instead of a subscription, with a 14-day return policy.
- Other savings
Free to self-host
The project is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license, and the README gives Docker, Unraid and Easypanel instructions for running your own instance.
Habo
- Annual discount
Save over 50% with annual billing
The pricing section lists Habo Sync at $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year and labels the annual plan as saving over 50%; twelve months at the monthly rate is $23.88.
- Lifetime license
Habo Sync Lifetime for $19.99
The US App Store lists a one-time Habo Sync Lifetime purchase at $19.99, about the price of two years on the annual plan.
- Other savings
Self-hosting the sync backend is free
Habo Sync can run on your own Supabase backend with every sync feature and no subscription; the vendor says Supabase's free tier is enough.
