Loop Habit Tracker vs Way of Life
We give Loop Habit Tracker a 3.0 GPA and Way of Life a 3.2, out of 4.0. Loop Habit Tracker grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Way of Life grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Loop Habit Tracker
Free, open-source Android habit tracker with a habit score
Free
Way of Life
Color-coded habit tracker for building and breaking habits
Free plan · from $4.99
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALoop Habit TrackerVery good | 3.2GPAWay of LifeVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AIt's free. The complete app comes from Google Play or F-Droid under the GPLv3 licence, with no ads and no in-app purchases. There's nothing to weigh up, because there's nothing to buy. | BPremium removes the habit limit, and the App Store lists it at $4.99, $14.99 and $29.99 without saying which is monthly, yearly or one-time. So we can't work out what it'll really cost you. Google Play shows $4.99 to $6.49 per item. |
| Free plan and trial | AEverything is free: unlimited habits and every feature, with no ads, no in-app purchases and no account. You can't do better than that. | BFree gives you chains, charts, the scoreboard, notes, reminders, tags and export, which is nearly everything. But only for a limited number of habits, and the store listings don't say how many. |
| Features | BA strength score for each habit, schedules like 3 times per week or every other day, skips that leave the score and streak alone, reminders you can answer from the notification, widgets, graphs, and export to CSV or SQLite. But there's no built-in sync, and only positive habits are tracked. | AGreen or red for every habit each day, chains you try not to break, and a weekly and monthly scoreboard. The charts go deep, with trend lines over weeks, months or years. Notes and flexible reminders too, and on iPhone a passcode lock, widgets and export as CSV, Excel or JSON. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no App Store rating on record for it, as it's an Android app, so a B is as high as we go. It works offline without an account, and a habit can be checked off straight from its reminder. | A4.8 from about 5,300 App Store ratings. You just mark each habit green or red, and Way of Life says keeping it up to date takes less than a minute a day. |
| Platforms and integrations | DAndroid only. The FAQ says there is no iOS version, and that App Store apps using the name are unauthorized copies. Version 2.3.1 on F-Droid needs Android 9.0 or newer. Tasker can add checkmarks, and that's the one hook to other apps. | CiPhone and Android only, with Siri and Shortcuts on the iPhone side. No web or desktop version is listed. And the two apps don't share a data format, so moving between them means asking the vendor for a manual conversion. |
| Best for | a completely free habit tracker on Android | 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: Loop Habit Tracker and Way of Life. How we grade
Where they differ
- Loop Habit Tracker is free. Way of Life starts at $4.99 (lowest Premium in-app purchase; billing basis not shown).
- Only Way of Life lists an iOS app.
- Loop Habit Tracker is open source, according to its own site.
- Way of Life also covers goals.
In commonFree planAndroidHabit tracking
At a glance
| Loop Habit Tracker | Way of Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $4.99 (lowest Premium in-app purchase; billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | Everything is free: unlimited habits and every feature, with no ads and no in-app purchases. | 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 | Alinson Santos Xavier | Way of Life ApS |
| Price read from | loophabits.org | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Loop Habit Tracker
- Android users who want a habit tracker with no cost, ads or account
- People who prefer a strength score to an all-or-nothing streak
- Anyone who wants to export habit data to CSV or SQLite
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
Worth knowing
Loop Habit Tracker
- Android only: the FAQ says there is no iOS version and that App Store apps using the name are unauthorized copies.
- There is no account or built-in sync; backups rely on Android's backup service or a manually exported file.
- Only positive habits are tracked, so a habit to quit has to be rephrased, for example as a smoke-free day.
- Version 2.3.1 on F-Droid requires Android 9.0 or newer.
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
Loop Habit Tracker
- Habit score
- A formula based on exponential smoothing rates the strength of each habit. Every repetition raises the score, and a missed day lowers it without resetting progress.
- Flexible schedules
- Besides daily habits, schedules such as 3 times per week or every other day are supported. A day can be marked as skipped, which leaves the score and streak unchanged.
- Reminders
- Each habit can have its own reminder at a chosen time of day, and a habit can be checked or dismissed directly from the notification.
- Home screen widgets
- Widgets for checkmarks, frequency, habit strength, history and streaks let you track habits from the home screen without opening the app.
- Graphs and statistics
- Graphs show how each habit has developed over time, and the full history of a habit can be scrolled back through.
- Data export and Tasker support
- Data can be exported to CSV spreadsheets or an SQLite database file, and other apps such as Tasker can add checkmarks.
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
Loop Habit Tracker
Loop Habit Tracker$0
The complete app from Google Play or F-Droid, licensed under GPLv3, with no ads, in-app purchases or limit on the number of habits.
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.
