Habit Quest vs Habitica (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Habitica grades higher than Habit Quest: 3.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Habitica grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Habit Quest
Quest-style to-do list with a focus timer and site blocker
Habitica
Habit and task tracker that works like a role-playing game
Which one is for you
Pick Habit Quest if
- Fits if you work in Chrome and like a game layer on your to-dos
- Works for people who want focus timers and blocking in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as there isn't one on the pages read
- Not for you if you won't sign in with Google
- Tight if you want charts and history, which are Premium
- Watch out: timers and site blocking run only in desktop Chrome
Pick Habitica if
- Fits if levels, gear and pets get you moving when a plain checklist doesn't
- Works for friends who want to keep each other honest, since a Party takes on Quests together
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a calm, plain tracker, because the game is the whole point
- Pricey if you need to assign shared tasks, as that's a Group Plan at $9 a month plus $3 a member
- Not for you if you expect the subscription to add features, since it's in-game perks only, and Gems are sold on top from $0.99
- Not for you if you want a Mac or Windows app or integrations, as none are listed
- Watch out: public pull requests to the open-source code have been paused since August 2026
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHabit QuestFair | 3.4GPAHabiticaVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $5.00 a month, level with the $4.99 middle for habit trackers. | AThe tracker is free and open source, and the vendor's own listing says the app can be fully enjoyed for free. The $4.99 a month subscription buys in-game items, not features. The one real paid feature is a shared task board, at $9 a month plus $3 for each extra member. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree covers quests, focus timers, site blocking and basic analytics, with a daily limit of 300 gold. One person could live on it. | ANo cap anywhere to walk into: Habits, Dailies and To Do's, rewards you set yourself, avatar customization, Parties and Quests, synced across your devices. Gems, the in-game currency for gear and outfits, are the only thing sold from $0.99. |
| Features | CQuests, focus timer, site blocking, gold and character items. Historical charts and the daily quest pool are Premium. | AHabits logged as they happen, Dailies on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule and one-off To Do's, plus reminders, widgets and sync. On top sits a role-playing game with gear, pets, health points, Parties and Quests, which its rivals here don't offer. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You sign in with Google and build your own quests, which takes some setup. | C4.3 on the App Store from about 3,500 ratings, which on our ladder needs ten times that volume to earn a B. There's a vocabulary waiting too: Habits against Dailies against To Do's, Gems, Mystic Hourglasses, Parties and Quests. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb dashboard plus a desktop Chrome extension. No phone app on the pages read. | BThe web app, iPhone and Android, all synced, which covers a laptop and whatever's in your pocket. No Mac or Windows app is listed, and nothing on record that it connects to: the code is on GitHub, but public pull requests have been paused since August 2026. |
| Best for | turning tasks into quests with a focus timer | turning habits and to-dos into a role-playing game |
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 Quest and Habitica. How we grade
Price against what you get
Habit Quest starts at $5 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Habitica starts at $4 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Habitica scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other habit trackers on the chart, 30 score higher than Habit Quest for less, and 1 scores higher than Habitica 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
- Habitica is open source, according to its own site.
- Habit Quest also covers site & app blocker, Pomodoro timer and goals.
At a glance
| Habit Quest | Habitica | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.00 per month | $4.99 per month, or $47.99 for 12 months (App Store prices) |
| Free plan | Personal and daily quests, up to 300 quest gold a day, focus timers, site blocking and basic analytics. | Habits, Dailies, To Do's, rewards, avatars, Parties and Quests are free; the vendor's App Store listing says the app can be fully enjoyed for free. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Habit Quest | HabitRPG, Inc. |
| Price read from | habitquest.app | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Habit Quest
- Focus timers and website blocking run only in the Chrome extension on desktop; they do not run on phones.
- The web dashboard works on any device, but there is no separate mobile app on the pages read.
- Sign-in is with a Google account.
- Historical charts and the daily quest pool need Premium.
Habitica
- The vendor lists a website plus Android and iOS apps; no desktop apps are listed.
- Assigning shared tasks to other people needs a Group Plan at $9 a month plus $3 for each additional member.
- Gems, the paid in-app currency for equipment and avatar customizations, are sold separately in packs from $0.99.
- Subscription benefits are in-game items and perks rather than extra task features.
Key features
Habit Quest
- Quests and side quests
- Add personal quests, break big jobs into side quests and follow daily objectives.
- Focus timer
- Pick a training length in the extension; finishing a session earns gold. Break timers are included.
- Website blocking
- Keep a blocked-site list, blocking always or only while a timer runs; a blocked site shows a pause screen.
- Gold and character items
- Gold earned from quests and sessions buys character items and themes. It has no cash value.
- Premium analytics
- Premium adds historical charts and a training calendar, plus a managed daily quest pool.
Habitica
- Habits, Dailies and To Do's
- Habits are positive or negative actions logged as they happen, Dailies repeat on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule, and To Do's are one-off tasks.
- RPG rewards
- Finished tasks earn gold, experience and items for a customizable avatar, and missed ones cost health points. Rewards to spend gold on can be customized.
- Parties and Quests
- Friends team up in a Party for accountability and take on Quests together, which award Pets and Equipment.
- Group Plans
- A paid Group Plan lets members work from one task board and lets tasks be assigned to any number of members.
- Reminders, widgets and sync
- The mobile apps include reminders and widgets, and progress syncs across devices.
- Open source
- The code is published on GitHub and the project says it will stay open source. Public pull requests have been paused since August 4, 2026.
Plans
Habit Quest
Free$0
Quests, up to 300 quest gold a day, character items, basic analytics and the extension's timers and site blocking.
Premium$5.00
per month, billed monthly
Adds a daily quest pool, historical charts and training calendar, 1,000 quest gold a day and an optional 3x training-gold boost.
Habitica
Free$0
Habits, Dailies and To Do's with rewards, avatar customization, Parties and Quests, synced across devices.
Subscription$4.99
per month; $14.99 for 3, $29.99 for 6, $47.99 for 12 months
Optional in-game perks: an exclusive gear set every month, Mystic Hourglasses and the ability to buy Gems with Gold.
Group Plan$9
per month, plus $3 per month for each additional member
A shared task board with tasks assigned to members, and full subscription benefits for everyone in the group.
Ways to pay less
Habit Quest
No public discounts listed.
Habitica
- Annual discount
About 20% less with a 12-month subscription
The App Store listing shows the subscription at $4.99 for 1 month and $47.99 for 12 months, about 20% less than 12 monthly payments ($59.88).
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Habit Quest or Habitica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Habitica is cheaper to start with: $4 a month when paid by the year, against $5 a month for Habit Quest. Habit Quest starts at $5.00 per month, and Habitica starts at $4.99 per month, or $47.99 for 12 months (App Store prices).
Which has a free plan, Habit Quest or Habitica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Habit Quest and Habitica have a free plan.
Which platforms do Habit Quest and Habitica run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Habit Quest lists a browser extension and only Habitica lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web 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.