HabitBoard vs Way of Life (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Way of Life grades higher than HabitBoard: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Way of Life grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Way of Life
Color-coded habit tracker for building and breaking habits
Free plan · from $4.99
Which one is for you
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
Pick Way of Life if
- Fits if you want to log a lot of habits in a few taps a day, on a phone
- Works for breaking habits as well as building them
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a clear price, as Premium is listed at three amounts with no billing period
- Not for you if you switch between iPhone and Android, since their data formats don't match
- Tight if you're staying free, because the habit limit isn't stated anywhere
- Not for you if you want habits on a laptop too, as there's no web or desktop version
- Watch out: on Android, cloud backup also needs Premium
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHabitBoardFair | 2.6GPAWay of LifeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro's price isn't on the pages we read, so it can't be placed against $4.99 for the typical tracker. | CNo usable price is published: the App Store lists Premium at $4.99, $14.99 and $29.99 without saying which is monthly, yearly or one-time, and Google Play shows $4.99 to $6.49 per item. It sits at a C because we can't tell you what a year costs. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for 3 habits with iCloud sync and a daily reminder. Most people pass 3 quickly. | CFree gives you chains, charts, the scoreboard, notes, reminders, tags and export, but only for a limited number of habits, and the store listings don't say how many. In a habit tracker that's the cap you'll hit first. |
| Features | CHistory, streaks, weekly goals, skipped days, widgets, Shortcuts and a Watch app. Overall stats, custom colors and per-habit reminders are Pro. | BIt covers the whole job: habits to build and habits to break, chains, a weekly and monthly scoreboard, charts with trend lines over years, notes, flexible reminders, a passcode lock and export as CSV, Excel or JSON. Nothing here its rivals don't also do. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating figure on record. It's an app you install and start ticking things off. | A4.8 from about 5,300 App Store ratings, above the A bar. You mark each habit green or red, and Way of Life says keeping it up to date takes under a minute a day. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with Shortcuts and iCloud. No Android or web version. | CPhones only: iPhone and Android, with Siri and Shortcuts on the iPhone side and no web or desktop version listed. The two apps don't even share a data format, so moving between them means asking the vendor for a manual conversion. |
| Best for | a habit tracker on Apple devices | marking each day green or red and reading the trend |
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: HabitBoard and Way of Life. How we grade
Where they differ
- HabitBoard also covers daily notes and reports.
In commonFree planiOSHabit trackingGoals
At a glance
| HabitBoard | Way of Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $4.99 (lowest Premium in-app purchase; billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | Free version tracks 3 habits, with iCloud backup and sync and a daily reminder. | Chains, charts, notes, reminders, tags and export for a limited number of habits. The store listings do not state the limit. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Florian Heidenreich | Way of Life ApS |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Way of Life
- The free version limits the number of habits, and the store listings do not state the limit.
- The App Store lists Premium at $4.99, $14.99 and $29.99 without saying which is monthly, yearly or one-time.
- iOS and Android data formats are not interchangeable; the vendor offers a manual conversion on request.
- Apps are listed for iPhone and Android only; no web or desktop version is listed.
Key features
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.
Way of Life
- Color-coded daily tracking
- Each day is marked green or red for every habit. The vendor says updating takes less than a minute a day.
- Chains and scoreboard
- Chains challenge you not to break a streak, and a scoreboard gives weekly and monthly feedback.
- Charts
- Pie charts, bar graphs with trend lines and a frequency distribution chart show positive and negative trends over weeks, months or years.
- Notes and reminders
- A note can record what went well or what triggered a bad habit, and reminders support flexible schedules and custom messages.
- Lock, backup and export
- The iOS app can be locked with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, backed up to a cloud storage provider of your choice, and exported as CSV, Excel or JSON.
- Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts
- The iOS app adds widgets, Siri and Shortcuts support, and URL schemes for working with other apps.
Plans
HabitBoard
Pricing could not be confirmed. See habitboard.app.
Way of Life
Free$0
Chains, charts, scoreboard, notes, reminders, tags and data export for a limited number of habits. The limit is not stated.
Premium$4.99 to $29.99
billing basis not shown on the App Store listing
Unlocks unlimited habits. Google Play lists in-app purchases from $4.99 to $6.49 per item, and on Android cloud backup also needs Premium.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HabitBoard or Way of Life?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HabitBoard has no price we could confirm, and Way of Life starts at $4.99 (lowest Premium in-app purchase; billing basis not shown).
Which has a free plan, HabitBoard or Way of Life?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both HabitBoard and Way of Life have a free plan.
Which platforms do HabitBoard and Way of Life run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Way of Life lists an Android 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.