Beeminder vs Lifetick (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Beeminder and Lifetick share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Lifetick starts cheaper, at $2.42 a month when paid by the year against $8 a month.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Beeminder grades higher on features. Lifetick grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beeminder
Goal tracker that charges you money when you fall behind
Lifetick
SMART goal setting for individuals, teams and schools
Which one is for you
Pick Beeminder if
- Fits if real money on the line is what gets you moving
- Works for people whose fitness tracker or other apps can report their numbers through the free integrations or the API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if being charged for a bad week would sting, as derailing charges your pledge on every plan, free included
- Tight if you stay free, as goals are capped and the cap only rises when you pay for a derailment
- Pricey if you want unlimited goals ($8 a month), auto-ratchet and weekends off ($16) or goals with no pledge ($81)
- Not for you if you'd rather not learn Bright Red Lines, derailments and safety buffers before your first goal
- Watch out: the SMS bot works with US numbers only and needs Bee Plus, and there's no Mac or Windows app
Pick Lifetick if
- Fits if you want to plan a few goals with deadlines and steps rather than count daily streaks
- Works for small teams of 5 or more that want a weekly goal check-in
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as the limit is two goals
- Skip it if you want streak-style habit tracking, because it tracks goals and tasks
- Not for you if you use Android, as the pricing page lists no Android app
- Watch out: team plans need at least 5 people, and Professional starts at 100 people
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABeeminderFair | 2.4GPALifetickFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DUnlimited goals means Infinibee at $8 a month, where the middle of this category is $3.33. The controls you'd actually want, auto-ratchet, weekends off and custom goals, sit on Bee Plus at $16, and goals with no pledge at all are Beemium at $81. There's 14% off for paying yearly, which doesn't close that gap. | BPremium is $29 a year, about $2.42 a month, right at the edge of the category's cheaper quarter. Team is $4 a person with a 5-person minimum. |
| Free plan and trial | CCore is free and gets you unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every integration and the API. But the number of goals is capped, and the cap only rises when you pay for a derailment. And free here still takes your money the week you slip. | CFree plan with two SMART goals, tasks, journal and reports. Two goals is a cap you will hit quickly. |
| Features | AAnything you can put a number on, plotted against a line you committed to, with dozens of services reporting for you: Fitbit, Garmin, Strava, Duolingo, Todoist, RescueTime. The other pledge apps here take your word for it. Beeminder's charge comes off data that arrives on its own. | CSMART goal builder, tasks, trackers and money goals. The listing says it tracks goals and tasks rather than streak-style habits, so the habit job is only partly covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and there's a vocabulary waiting for you: Bright Red Lines, derailments, pledges, safety buffer, auto-ratchet. Once a device is wired up it reports by itself, but setting a rate you can live with is a judgement call on day one. | CNo store rating on record. Goals have to be written out in the SMART format before it is useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | BFitbit, Garmin, Strava, Apple Health, Duolingo, Todoist, RescueTime, IFTTT and Zapier, with a public API, all on the free plan. But it's web and phones, with no Mac or Windows app, and the SMS bot is US numbers on Bee Plus and up. | BWeb and iPhone, with team check-ins and one-on-ones, but no Android app and no integrations listed. |
| Best for | number goals with real money riding on them | SMART goal setting on iPhone and the web |
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: Beeminder and Lifetick. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beeminder starts at $8 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Lifetick starts at $2.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Beeminder scores higher, and starts $5.58 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other habit trackers on the chart, 2 score higher than Beeminder for less, and 6 score higher than Lifetick for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Beeminder also covers habit tracking.
- Lifetick also covers daily notes, tasks and reports.
At a glance
| Beeminder | Lifetick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month for Infinibee, billed monthly (14% off when paid yearly) | $29 per year (Premium) |
| Free plan | Core Beeminder: a limited number of goals with unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every app and all autodata integrations. Derailing still charges your pledge. | Two SMART goals with tasks and reminders, plus dreams, journal and reports. |
| Free trial | None listed | Team plan: free for the first two weeks, no card needed. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Beeminder | Meridian 86 Pty. Ltd. |
| Price read from | beeminder.com | lifetick.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Beeminder
- Derailing a goal charges your pledge to Beeminder, on the free plan as well as on the paid ones.
- The free Core plan tracks a limited number of goals; the limit rises each time you pay for a derailment.
- Goals with no pledges and the option to send half of a pledge to charity are limited to Beemium at $81 per month.
- The SMS bot works with US numbers only and needs Bee Plus or Beemium.
Lifetick
- The free plan stops at two goals; unlimited goals need Premium at $29 a year.
- The app is on iPhone and the web only; the pricing page lists no Android app.
- Team plans have a 5-person minimum.
- It tracks goals, tasks and trackers rather than streak-style habits.
Key features
Beeminder
- Bright Red Line graphs
- Every goal gets a graph with a Bright Red Line showing the rate you committed to. The steepness can be adjusted as you go, and you can walk away from a goal with one week's notice.
- Pledges on every goal
- Crossing the line charges your pledge, which then rises through a fixed schedule from $5 to $2,430 unless you cap it. The FAQ says the first attempt is free.
- Autodata integrations
- Dozens of integrations report data automatically, including Fitbit, Garmin, Strava, Apple Health, Duolingo, Todoist and RescueTime. All are included in the free plan.
- Several ways to report
- Enter numbers on the web dashboard, in the iOS or Android app, by replying to the bot's emails or in Slack. An SMS bot for US numbers comes with Bee Plus.
- API, IFTTT and Zapier
- A public API and connections to IFTTT and Zapier allow custom automation, and are part of the free Core plan.
- Breaks and safety buffer
- Breaks can be scheduled and pledges capped on any plan. After a derailment the goal restarts with a week of safety buffer by default.
Lifetick
- SMART goal builder
- Type a goal and answer a few questions to make it specific and break it into weekly steps.
- Tasks and reminders
- Goals break into tasks with dates and reminders; Premium adds sub tasks.
- Journal and dreams
- A private journal and a dreams list, free on every plan.
- Money goals and trackers
- Premium adds goals for savings, debt or sales, and trackers charted in reports.
- Team check-ins
- Team plans send scheduled check-in questions and gather answers for leaders.
- One-on-ones
- Shared agendas, notes and follow-ups kept with the person's goals.
Plans
Beeminder
Core Beeminder$0
A limited number of goals with unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every app and integration, and API access. Derailments charge your pledge.
Infinibee$8
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited goals, exotic goal types and a subscription that stops renewing by itself if you stop using Beeminder.
Bee Plus$16
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Infinibee, plus auto-ratchet, custom goals, weekends off, the graph editor and an SMS bot for US numbers.
Beemium$81
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Bee Plus, plus goals with no pledges, pledge short-circuiting, a 50% charity option and chat access to the developers.
Lifetick
Free$0
Two SMART goals with tasks and reminders, dreams, journal and reports on iPhone and web.
Premium$29
per year
Unlimited goals, money goals, sub tasks, trackers charted in reports and the vendor's $9 goal eBook.
Team$4
per person / month, minimum 5 people
Premium features for everyone, check-ins, one-on-ones, leader dashboards and branding; free for two weeks.
Professional$9
per person / month, from 100 people
Everything in Team plus single sign-on, onboarding help, custom reports and priority support.
Schools and enterpriseCustom
School-wide plans, and plans from 1,000 people, priced by the vendor.
Ways to pay less
Beeminder
- Annual discount
14% off when paying yearly
The pricing page's discount slider gives 14% off premium plans paid yearly, and the discount grows with longer payment intervals, up to two years.
- Education
Student and senior discounts on request
The premium FAQ says Beeminder has student and senior discounts and asks those who may qualify to get in touch. It does not state the amounts.
- Other savings
Discounts for jobseekers and non-OECD residents
The same FAQ lists discounts for jobseekers and for people living in non-OECD countries, also arranged by contacting support.
Lifetick
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beeminder or Lifetick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lifetick is cheaper to start with: $2.42 a month when paid by the year, against $8 a month for Beeminder. Beeminder starts at $8 per month for Infinibee, billed monthly (14% off when paid yearly), and Lifetick starts at $29 per year (Premium).
Which has a free plan, Beeminder or Lifetick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Beeminder and Lifetick have a free plan.
Which platforms do Beeminder and Lifetick run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Beeminder lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.