Streaks vs TickTick

Streaks

• People who want a simple habit tracker on Apple devices
• Habits the Health app can confirm automatically, such as daily steps
• Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

TickTick

• People who want tasks, habits and a focus timer in a single app
• Keeping the same lists on Windows, Mac, Linux, phones and the web
• Students and school staff, who can apply for a discount on Premium

Streaks

• Listed only for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro; no Android, Windows or web version is offered.
• The app tracks at most 24 tasks.
• It is a paid download at $5.99; no free version or trial is listed.

TickTick

• The free plan is capped at 9 lists, 99 tasks per list, 5 habits and 1 attachment per day.
• Multiple calendar views, task duration and email reminders are listed as Premium features.
• The pricing page shows Premium only as a $49.99 annual plan; a $4.99 monthly option appears on the App Store listing.
• Location-based reminders are listed as iOS only.

Streaks

Up to 24 tasks with streaks

Choose or create up to 24 tasks. Completing a task extends its streak by a day, and breaking the chain resets the streak to zero.

Flexible schedules

A task does not have to be daily: set the days it applies to, or a weekly frequency, so that days off do not break the streak.

Health app tracking

Tasks linked to the iOS Health app, such as steps or running distance, are recognized as complete automatically.

Negative and timed tasks

Negative tasks are meant for breaking bad habits, and timed tasks are also supported.

Apple Watch, widgets and Siri Shortcuts

The Apple Watch app has complications and widgets, the iPhone has home screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts are supported.

iCloud sync and sharing

Tasks sync across your devices through iCloud and can be shared with other Streaks users.

TickTick

Typed and spoken task capture

Dates and times are recognized as a task is typed. Voice Capture turns speech into one or more tasks and uses AI to pull out dates and priorities.

Calendar views

Yearly, monthly, weekly, multi-day, multi-week and agenda views show tasks alongside subscribed calendars. The free plan has a basic calendar view; Premium lists multiple views.

Kanban, timeline and matrix

A list can be shown as a kanban board, as a timeline for tasks that have a duration, or as an Eisenhower matrix that sorts tasks by urgency and importance.

Pomodoro timer

Work on a task in 25-minute focus intervals. Statistics report focus time next to completed tasks and habit logs.

Habit tracker

Habits are logged and charted in the same app as tasks. The free plan allows 5 habits and Premium allows 299.

Shared lists

Share a list with other people and assign tasks to them. The member count is 2 on the free plan and 29 on Premium.

Streaks

• Streaks$5.99

  one-time purchase

  The full app from one App Store listing that covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision, with no in-app purchases listed.

TickTick

• Free$0

  9 lists with 99 tasks each, list and kanban views, date recognition as you type, task reminders and cross-platform sync.

• Premium$49.99

  per year

  299 lists with 999 tasks each, multiple calendar views, task duration, email reminders, themes and 299 habits.

Streaks

No public discounts listed.

TickTick

• Education

  25% off Premium for students, faculty and staff

  Eligible students, faculty and staff can apply with proof of status for 25% off one year of Premium. TickTick lists the price after the discount as $37.99.

• Annual discount

  Annual billing costs about 17% less than monthly

  The App Store listing shows Premium at $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annually, so a year paid up front costs about 17% less than 12 monthly payments ($59.88).