Beaver Habit Tracker vs Loop Habit Tracker
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
Loop Habit Tracker
Free, open-source Android habit tracker with a habit score
Where they differ
- Beaver Habit Tracker starts at $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license. Loop Habit Tracker is free.
- Only Beaver Habit Tracker lists a web app.
- Only Loop Habit Tracker lists an Android app.
- Beaver Habit Tracker is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Beaver Habit Tracker can be bought with a one-time purchase.
At a glance
| Beaver Habit Tracker | Loop Habit Tracker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license | Free |
| 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. | Everything is free: unlimited habits and every feature, with no ads and no in-app purchases. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Henry Zhu | Alinson Santos Xavier |
| Price read from | beaverhabits.com | loophabits.org |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 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
Loop Habit Tracker
- Android users who want a habit tracker with no cost, ads or account
- People who prefer a strength score to an all-or-nothing streak
- Anyone who wants to export habit data to CSV or SQLite
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.
Loop Habit Tracker
- Android only: the FAQ says there is no iOS version and that App Store apps using the name are unauthorized copies.
- There is no account or built-in sync; backups rely on Android's backup service or a manually exported file.
- Only positive habits are tracked, so a habit to quit has to be rephrased, for example as a smoke-free day.
- Version 2.3.1 on F-Droid requires Android 9.0 or newer.
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.
Loop Habit Tracker
- Habit score
- A formula based on exponential smoothing rates the strength of each habit. Every repetition raises the score, and a missed day lowers it without resetting progress.
- Flexible schedules
- Besides daily habits, schedules such as 3 times per week or every other day are supported. A day can be marked as skipped, which leaves the score and streak unchanged.
- Reminders
- Each habit can have its own reminder at a chosen time of day, and a habit can be checked or dismissed directly from the notification.
- Home screen widgets
- Widgets for checkmarks, frequency, habit strength, history and streaks let you track habits from the home screen without opening the app.
- Graphs and statistics
- Graphs show how each habit has developed over time, and the full history of a habit can be scrolled back through.
- Data export and Tasker support
- Data can be exported to CSV spreadsheets or an SQLite database file, and other apps such as Tasker can add checkmarks.
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.
Loop Habit Tracker
Loop Habit Tracker$0
The complete app from Google Play or F-Droid, licensed under GPLv3, with no ads, in-app purchases or limit on the number of habits.
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.
Loop Habit Tracker
No public discounts listed.
