Exist vs Habitify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Habitify: it is first in our ranking of habit trackers, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.2.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Habitify grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Exist
Personal analytics that joins fitness, mood and habit data
Habitify
Cross-platform habit tracker with health-data sync and an API
Which one is for you
Pick Exist if
- Fits if you already wear a tracker and want to see what affects your mood or sleep
- Works for people who like numbers more than streaks
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a simple daily habit checklist
- Tight if you need a free plan, because after 30 days it's $6.99 a month
- Watch out: business accounts are priced separately and the page shows no figure
- Watch out: it needs your other services connected to say anything useful
Pick Habitify if
- Fits if you want one tracker shared across iPhone, Android, Mac and the web
- Works for habits confirmed by health or fitness data, or wired up with Zapier, IFTTT or an API, on Pro
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 3 active habits and 1 reminder for each
- Pricey if you pay for Pro by the month, at $8.99 against $49.99 for the year
- Skip it if you want health or calendar sync, checklists or the API on Plus, as all need Pro
- Watch out: Plus is annual only, and the Family plan is described as iOS only
- Watch out: the vendor's web page shows a single Premium plan at $2.49 a month or $59.99 once, unlike the App Store prices
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAExistFair | 2.8GPAHabitifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$6.99 a month, or $62.90 a year (about $5.24 a month), against $5.99 where the dearer quarter of habit trackers starts. One plan with everything in it. | CPlus is $29.99 a year, $2.50 a month, which is ordinary for this category: the cheapest quarter starts at $1.99 and the middle is $3.33. The parts people want most, health sync, calendars and the API, need Pro at $49.99 a year, and $8.99 if you pay monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | C30-day free trial, then paid. There's no free plan, and the trial's card rule isn't stated on the page. | CFree for good, with sync across your devices. But it's 3 active habits at a time and 1 reminder each. A morning run, reading and water, and you're full. |
| Features | CConnects Apple Health, Garmin, Oura, Strava, Todoist and more, with mood and manual tracking and correlations. It finds trends but isn't a habit checklist. | BIt covers the whole job: habits laid out across the day, reminders by time, location or habit stack, streaks, a calendar, completion rates, notes with a mood log, timers, challenges with friends, checklists and off mode. Plus is annual-only, and checklists, off mode and health and calendar sync sit on Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect your services first, and the insights need some weeks of data. | B4.6 on the App Store from about 7,100 ratings, a shade under the 4.7 an A needs. Your habits are set out across the day rather than in one long list, so you can see what's next without digging. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with a long list of connected services. No desktop app. | AiPhone, Android, Mac, Apple Watch and the web, connected to Apple Health, Health Connect, Fitbit, Strava, Google and Apple Calendar, Zapier and IFTTT, with an API and a documented MCP connector for ChatGPT and Claude on Pro. |
| Best for | finding patterns across your tracked data | one habit tracker on every device you own |
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: Exist and Habitify. How we grade
Price against what you get
Exist starts at $5.24 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Habitify starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.3.
Habitify scores higher and starts $2.74 a month lower. Of the other habit trackers on the chart, 18 score higher than Exist for less, and none scores higher than Habitify 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
- Exist also covers mood tracking.
- Habitify also covers Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| Exist | Habitify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, or $62.90 per year | $29.99 per year for Plus; Pro is $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year (App Store) |
| Free plan | None | Up to 3 active habits at a time with 1 reminder per habit, text notes with a mood log, a countdown timer and cross-platform sync. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, then $6.99 per month | 7-day free trial of Habitify Pro |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Hello Code | Unstatic Co., Ltd |
| Price read from | exist.io | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Exist
- There is no free plan; after the 30-day trial it costs $6.99 a month.
- Its pricing is for individual accounts only, so teams need to ask about a business account.
- The page does not show a price for business accounts, which are priced separately.
Habitify
- The free plan allows 3 active habits and 1 reminder per habit.
- Plus is annual only and leaves out checklists, off mode, calendar and health sync, automation and API access, which need Pro.
- Prices here are US App Store prices; the vendor's web pricing page shows a single Premium plan at $2.49 a month billed annually or $59.99 once.
- The Family subscription is described as iOS only.
Key features
Exist
- Connected services
- Syncs data from services such as Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin, Oura, Withings, Strava, RescueTime, Toggl and Todoist.
- Manual tracking
- Create your own data points as a quantity, time period, 1 to 9 scale, percentage or time of day, or tag a day with an event.
- Correlations
- Looks for relationships between your tracked items and lets you run experiments to confirm or rule out a hunch about your behavior.
- Mood tracking
- Records how you feel each day, including by email, and compares it with your other data to show which behaviors line up with good days.
- Insights and summaries
- Gives daily insights, long-term trends and averages, plus a weekly summary email.
Habitify
- Daily schedule and reminders
- Habits are laid out across the day with reminders. Free allows 1 reminder per habit; Plus adds unlimited reminders by time, location or habit stack.
- Progress tracking
- A calendar, streak counts and completion rates show how consistently each habit is being kept.
- Timers, notes and mood log
- A countdown timer and text notes with a mood log are free. Pro adds Pomodoro and stopwatch timers with background sound, and notes with images.
- Health and fitness sync
- Habits can be linked to data from Apple Health, Health Connect, Fitbit and Strava. Health app sync is listed as a Pro feature.
- Challenges with friends
- Friends can compete in habit challenges, and there are monthly leaderboard challenges.
- API, automation and AI tools
- Pro includes API access and Zapier and IFTTT connections. The help center also documents an MCP connector for AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Plans
Exist
Exist subscription$6.99
per month, billed monthly ($62.90 billed annually)
One plan with every feature. Prices are for individual accounts; business accounts are priced separately.
Habitify
Free$0
Up to 3 active habits, 1 reminder per habit, text notes with a mood log and a countdown timer.
Plus$29.99
per year (annual billing only)
Unlimited habits, unlimited reminders by time, location or habit stack, and custom areas.
Pro$49.99
per year, or $8.99 per month
Everything in Plus, plus checklists, off mode, Pomodoro and stopwatch timers, calendar and health sync, Zapier, IFTTT, NFC tags and API access.
Pro Family$89.99
per year
A yearly Pro subscription shared through family sharing, which the vendor describes as iOS only.
Pro Lifetime$119.99
one-time purchase
Habitify Pro paid for once, with no renewal.
Ways to pay less
Exist
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
Exist's home page lists $62.90 per year, which it states is 25% off the monthly price.
Habitify
- Annual discount
Pro costs about 54% less when billed yearly
The App Store listing shows Pro at $8.99 monthly or $49.99 yearly, about 54% less than 12 monthly payments ($107.88).
- Education
Student Program: 50% off Pro Annual for a year
Students anywhere in the world with a school-issued email address can claim 50% off the Habitify Pro Annual plan for the first year from the app's Upgrade tab.
- Lifetime license
Pro Lifetime for a single payment
The App Store listing includes Habitify Pro Lifetime at $119.99 as a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Exist or Habitify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Habitify is cheaper to start with: $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against $5.24 a month when paid by the year for Exist. Exist starts at $6.99 per month, or $62.90 per year, and Habitify starts at $29.99 per year for Plus; Pro is $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year (App Store).
Which has a free plan, Exist or Habitify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Habitify has a free plan. Exist does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Exist and Habitify run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Habitify lists a macOS app. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.