Habit List vs HabitBoard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HabitBoard grades higher than Habit List: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Habit List grades higher on value for money. HabitBoard grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Habit List
iPhone habit tracker that lists only what is due today
Free plan · from $4.99
Which one is for you
Pick Habit List if
- Fits if you want a short list of only what's due today, on odd schedules like any 4 days a week
- Works for people who want to track habits on one iPhone without creating an account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use anything but an iPhone, as there's no iPad, Mac, Android or web version
- Tight if you stay free and have more than three habits, and the passcode lock and dark mode are Premium too
- Not for you if you want your habits on two devices, since neither the site nor the listing mentions sync
- Watch out: the $4.99 upgrade shows no billing period, so the listing doesn't say if it's a one-time unlock
- Watch out: it needs iOS 18.6 or later and rates 4.0 from about 310 App Store ratings
Pick HabitBoard if
- Fits if you live in the Apple world and want habits on your watch
- Works for people with only a few habits to track
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android or Windows, as it's Apple only
- Tight if you track more than 3 habits and stay free
- Watch out: overall stats, custom colors, per-habit reminders and the archive need Pro
- Watch out: no Pro price is shown on the pages we read
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHabit ListFair | 2.2GPAHabitBoardFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BThe App Store shows one item, Upgrade to Premium at $4.99. If that's the single unlock it looks like, it's a fraction of a year of this category's middle subscription at $39.96. The snag is that the listing doesn't show a billing period, so it won't tell you whether that's once or every month. | CPro's price isn't on the pages we read, so it can't be placed against $4.99 for the typical tracker. |
| Free plan and trial | CThree habits free, forever, with no account at all, and the schedules, streaks, reminders and progress views come with them. Three is a wall you meet in the first week, and the passcode lock and dark mode sit behind the upgrade too. | CFree for 3 habits with iCloud sync and a daily reminder. Most people pass 3 quickly. |
| Features | CThe basics: only today's habits on screen, color-coded streak badges, three kinds of schedule, reminders you can tick from the notification, weekly and monthly completion bars, skips and JSON export. But neither the site nor the listing mentions sync, so your habits live on one phone. | CHistory, streaks, weekly goals, skipped days, widgets, Shortcuts and a Watch app. Overall stats, custom colors and per-habit reminders are Pro. |
| Ease of use | C4.0 on the App Store from about 310 ratings, which is middling for this category and the lowest of the plain trackers we've graded. The app itself asks nothing of you: no account, and the only screen that matters is today's list. | BNo store rating figure on record. It's an app you install and start ticking things off. |
| Platforms and integrations | DOne operating system, and really one device: the listing is marked for iPhone only, with no iPad, Mac, Android or web version, nothing it connects to, and no sync mentioned anywhere. It also needs iOS 18.6 or later. | CiPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with Shortcuts and iCloud. No Android or web version. |
| Best for | a short list of only the habits due today | a habit tracker 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: Habit List and HabitBoard. How we grade
Where they differ
- HabitBoard also covers daily notes and reports.
In commonFree planiOSHabit trackingGoals
At a glance
| Habit List | HabitBoard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 for Upgrade to Premium (US App Store; billing period not shown) | Not published |
| Free plan | The first three habits are free. Unlimited habits, the passcode or Touch ID lock and dark mode need the Premium upgrade. | Free version tracks 3 habits, with iCloud backup and sync and a daily reminder. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Scott Dunlap & Gerard Gualberto | Florian Heidenreich |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Habit List
- The App Store listing is marked only for iPhone; no iPad, Mac, Android or web version is listed.
- The free version stops at three habits, and the passcode or Touch ID lock and dark mode are part of Premium.
- The App Store lists Upgrade to Premium at $4.99 without a billing period, so the listing does not say whether it is a one-time unlock.
- The current version requires iOS 18.6 or later, and neither the site nor the listing mentions sync between devices.
HabitBoard
- The free version is limited to 3 habits; unlimited habits need HabitBoard Pro.
- Overall statistics, custom colors, per-habit reminders and the archive are Pro features.
- It runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only; there is no Android or web version.
- Pro's price is not shown on the pages we could read, so no plan prices are listed.
Key features
Habit List
- Streaks with colored badges
- Each habit shows its streak and personal best. Green means due today, red means you have fallen behind, yellow marks a streak that just ended and gray marks optional days.
- Today view
- The main list shows only the habits due today, in an order you set, and tapping Today shows the day's completion percentage.
- Flexible scheduling
- Three schedule types cover specific days such as Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a number of non-specific days per week, and intervals such as every 2 to 3 days.
- Reminders and app badge
- Per-habit reminders can be completed from the notification, the app badge counts habits left for the day, and a daily review reminder is optional.
- Trends and history
- Weekly and monthly completion percentages are drawn as bars colored from green to red, alongside each habit's history, longest streak and total completions.
- Skips, counts and export
- Habits can be done several times a day, skipped without breaking a streak or marked as missed. Data can be exported as JSON.
HabitBoard
- Habit history and streaks
- A calendar-like view of past data with current and longest streaks, completion rate and counts by week, month and year.
- Weekly goals and skipped days
- Set a weekly goal or automatic skipped days for habits that are not planned daily.
- Widgets and Shortcuts
- Lock Screen, interactive and Control Center widgets, plus Mark Habit and Set Note actions for Shortcuts.
- Apple Watch app
- Mark habits from the wrist, synced with the paired iPhone, with watch face complications.
- Notes and archive
- Add notes to individual days and move finished habits to an archive; the archive is a Pro feature.
- iCloud backup and sync
- Syncs habits through iCloud and supports export, import and restore of backups, including in the free version.
Plans
Habit List
Free$0
Up to three habits with streaks, reminders, flexible schedules and progress views.
Premium$4.99
in-app purchase; billing period not shown in the listing
Unlimited habits, passcode or Touch ID lock and dark mode. Listed in the US App Store as Upgrade to Premium.
HabitBoard
Pricing could not be confirmed. See habitboard.app.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Habit List or HabitBoard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Habit List starts at $4.99 for Upgrade to Premium (US App Store; billing period not shown), and HabitBoard has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Habit List or HabitBoard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Habit List and HabitBoard have a free plan.
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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.