Exist vs Streaks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Streaks grades higher than Exist: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Exist grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Streaks grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
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
Streaks
Habit tracker for Apple devices built around daily streaks
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 Streaks if
- Fits if all your devices are Apple and you track 24 habits or fewer
- Works for people who'd sooner pay $5.99 once than subscribe
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android or Windows, as it's Apple devices only
- Not for you if you want to try before you buy, since there's no free version or trial
- Tight if you track a lot, because it stops at 24 tasks
- Watch out: a broken chain resets the streak to zero, unless you set the task's days or a weekly frequency
- Too light for a household on mixed phones, since sharing works only with other Streaks users on Apple
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAExistFair | 2.4GPAStreaksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | A$5.99 once, and that purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision with no in-app purchases listed. This category's middle subscription is $3.33 a month, so the price equals under two months of that. |
| 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. | FNothing free at all. It's a paid download at $5.99 and the listing shows no free version and no trial, so you buy it to find out whether it suits you. |
| 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. | CIt does streaks: days you can skip without breaking the chain, a weekly frequency instead of daily, Health-linked tasks like steps that complete themselves, negative tasks, timed tasks, widgets and Watch complications. But the listing names the ceiling at 24 tasks, and this is a smaller job than the category's. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect your services first, and the insights need some weeks of data. | A4.8 on the App Store from about 27,000 ratings, an A on our ladder. Pick a task from the list or write your own, then tap it each day. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with a long list of connected services. No desktop app. | CApple only: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision, synced through iCloud, with Apple Health and Siri Shortcuts. No Android, Windows or web version is offered, so a household on mixed phones can't share it. |
| Best for | finding patterns across your tracked data | simple streak-keeping on Apple devices |
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 Streaks. How we grade
Where they differ
- Streaks can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Exist also covers mood tracking.
- Streaks also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Exist | Streaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, or $62.90 per year | $5.99 one-time purchase |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, then $6.99 per month | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hello Code | Crunchy Bagel Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | exist.io | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 26, 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.
Streaks
- Listed only for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro; no Android, Windows or web version is offered.
- The app tracks at most 24 tasks.
- It is a paid download at $5.99; no free version or trial is listed.
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.
Streaks
- Up to 24 tasks with streaks
- Choose or create up to 24 tasks. Completing a task extends its streak by a day, and breaking the chain resets the streak to zero.
- Flexible schedules
- A task does not have to be daily: set the days it applies to, or a weekly frequency, so that days off do not break the streak.
- Health app tracking
- Tasks linked to the iOS Health app, such as steps or running distance, are recognized as complete automatically.
- Negative and timed tasks
- Negative tasks are meant for breaking bad habits, and timed tasks are also supported.
- Apple Watch, widgets and Siri Shortcuts
- The Apple Watch app has complications and widgets, the iPhone has home screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts are supported.
- iCloud sync and sharing
- Tasks sync across your devices through iCloud and can be shared with other Streaks users.
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.
Streaks
Streaks$5.99
one-time purchase
The full app from one App Store listing that covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision, with no in-app purchases listed.
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.
Streaks
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Exist or Streaks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Exist starts at $6.99 per month, or $62.90 per year, and Streaks starts at $5.99 one-time purchase.
Which has a free plan, Exist or Streaks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Exist nor Streaks has a free plan. Exist has a free trial.
Which platforms do Exist and Streaks run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Exist lists a web app and an Android app and only Streaks lists a macOS app. Both list 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.