Habitify vs Way of Life

Habitify

• One habit tracker shared across iPhone, Android, Mac and the web
• Habits that can be confirmed from health or fitness data
• Students, who get 50% off the first year of Pro Annual

Way of Life

• People who want to log many habits in a few taps a day
• Tracking habits to break alongside habits to build
• Spotting long-term trends through charts rather than streaks alone

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Way of Life

No public discounts listed.