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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Beaver Habit Tracker

The Insider’s Guide

Open-source, self-hostable habit tracker with no goals

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among habit trackers, read from Beaver Habit Tracker’s own pages.

Made by Henry Zhu · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Beaver Habit Tracker’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Beaver Habit Tracker’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 25 of the 43 other habit trackers we grade

Beaver Habit Tracker is an open-source, browser-based habit tracker by Henry Zhu, built for ticking off daily or periodic habits without setting goals. It can be used as a hosted service at beaverhabits.com or self-hosted with Docker, and it includes notes, categories, import and export, and a REST API. The hosted service has a free Basic plan and a Pro upgrade sold as a one-time lifetime license.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Beaver Habit Tracker, taken from its own pages and our grades.

No store rating on record, and no store apps either.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for plain streak ticking you can host yourself

    Beaver Habit Tracker is a grid of ticks in a browser tab: no goals, no scores, no numbers.

  2. 2

    What it costs

    Paid plans start at $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license.

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    Basic hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support. Unlimited habits and categories need Pro; the Basic habit cap is not published.

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Streaks without goals

    Habits are ticked off day by day in a grid and shown as streaks. The app deliberately leaves out goals and targets.

  6. 6

    Daily notes and periodic habits

    A note or description can be added to a day's entry, and a habit can follow a period such as every second weekend instead of every day.

  7. 7

    Habit management

    Habits can be reordered, edited, duplicated or archived from a context menu and grouped by category. Light and dark themes and custom CSS are supported.

  8. 8

    A 2.8 GPA, above 25 of 43

    That is against the other habit trackers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Your call

    A habit tracker at its plainest is a list of habits, a tick for each day and a count of the streak.

Beaver Habit Tracker at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Henry Zhu
Category
Habit Trackers
Our grade
2.8 GPA, good

The report card

Best for plain streak ticking you can host yourself

Beaver Habit Tracker is a grid of ticks in a browser tab: no goals, no scores, no numbers. It's open source, you can run it on your own Docker box for nothing, and the hosted Pro license is $9.90 once. But there are no store apps, the native iOS client is still a TestFlight beta, the free plan's habit cap isn't published, and if your habits have numbers in them, look elsewhere.

ToolGPA report cardBeaver Habit TrackerGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyAPro is $9.90 once, a lifetime license with a 14-day return policy. The middle of this category asks $3.33 a month, so about three months of that buys Beaver outright and then never asks again. Running the BSD-3 code on your own box costs nothing.
Free plan and trialBThe hosted Basic plan is free, with notes and descriptions, import and export, and the REST API. Two things hold it back: unlimited habits and categories need Pro, and the Basic habit cap isn't published, so you don't know where the wall is until you hit it.
FeaturesCIt does the plain-ticking job fully: a day-by-day grid of streaks, a note on any day, periodic habits like every second weekend, categories, archiving and CSV import from Loop. That's a smaller job than this category's, and the listing says there are no goals, targets or counts at all, by design.
Ease of useCNo store rating on record, and no store apps either. The hosted version is a sign-up and a grid you tick, but running your own means Docker and a wiki page of environment variables.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb only, with a standalone web-app mode on iOS and a native iOS client still stuck in TestFlight beta. The REST API is what lifts it: community projects tick habits from Home Assistant, a Stream Deck, Apple Shortcuts and CalDAV.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Beaver Habit Tracker is for

  • Fits if you want a plain streak tracker with no goals or scores
  • Works for people who already run Docker, Unraid or Easypanel, or want to tick habits from an API or Home Assistant

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you want a proper phone app, as it runs in a browser and the iOS client is only a TestFlight beta
  • Not for you if your habits have numbers in them, since goals and counts are left out by design
  • Tight if you're on hosted Basic, because the habit cap isn't published and categories need Pro
  • Watch out: daily backup is listed only under hosted Pro, so self-hosting means handling backups yourself

Good to know

Good for

  • People who want a plain streak tracker with no goals or scores
  • Self-hosters running Docker, Unraid or Easypanel
  • Ticking habits from an API, Home Assistant or a Stream Deck

Worth knowing

  • There are no store apps: it runs in a browser, with a standalone web-app mode on iOS, and a native iOS client is only in TestFlight beta.
  • On the hosted service, unlimited habits, categories and daily backup need the Pro license, and the Basic plan's habit cap is not published.
  • It has no goals by design: habits are ticked off per day, and the feature list includes no numeric targets or counts.
  • Self-hosting means running the Docker image yourself; the pricing section lists daily backup only under hosted Pro.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$9.90 one-time

To start. There is a free plan too

Beaver Habit Tracker has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90 one-time for a Pro lifetime license.

The hosted Basic plan is free, with notes and descriptions, import and export, and the REST API.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • Basic

    $0

    Hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support.

  • Pro

    $9.90

    one-time lifetime license

    Unlimited habits, habit categories and daily backup on the hosted service, with a 14-day return policy.

The free plan

Basic hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support. Unlimited habits and categories need Pro; the Basic habit cap is not published.

Read from beaverhabits.com on Oct 6, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Lifetime license

    Pro is a one-time lifetime license

    The pricing section sells Pro as a lifetime license for $9.90 instead of a subscription, with a 14-day return policy.

    Stated on beaverhabits.com

  • Other savings

    Free to self-host

    The project is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license, and the README gives Docker, Unraid and Easypanel instructions for running your own instance.

    Stated on github.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

Open-source, self-hostable habit tracker with no goals. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, one-time purchase, public API, habit tracking.

That's a smaller job than this category's, and the listing says there are no goals, targets or counts at all, by design.
From our grade for features
Streaks without goals
Habits are ticked off day by day in a grid and shown as streaks. The app deliberately leaves out goals and targets.
Daily notes and periodic habits
A note or description can be added to a day's entry, and a habit can follow a period such as every second weekend instead of every day.
Habit management
Habits can be reordered, edited, duplicated or archived from a context menu and grouped by category. Light and dark themes and custom CSS are supported.
REST API
An API creates, updates, lists and completes habits. The README links community projects built on it for Stream Deck, Home Assistant, Apple Shortcuts and CalDAV.
Self-hosting
The BSD-3-Clause licensed server runs from a Docker image, with templates for Unraid and Easypanel, and stores data in SQLite or a JSON file.
Import and export
Data exports and imports in the app's own JSON format, and CSV files from other trackers such as Loop Habit Tracker can be imported.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • Home Assistant
  • Stream Deck
  • Apple Shortcuts
  • CalDAV
  • Unraid
  • Easypanel

Beaver Habit Tracker is made by Henry Zhu.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

25/43

Other habit trackers it is graded above

Beaver Habit Tracker's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 25 of the 43 other habit trackers we grade, and level with 11.

It stands best on value for money (A, above 30 of 43) and worst on features (C, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 44 habit trackers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Beaver Habit Tracker’s own letter is outlined.

  • AValue for moneyAbove 30 of 43
  • BFree plan and trialAbove 30 of 43
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 43
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 43
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 43

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Your call

A habit tracker at its plainest is a list of habits, a tick for each day and a count of the streak.

You could make the core of Beaver Habit Tracker for yourself: habit tracking. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $9.90, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. Beaver Habit Tracker is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.

What you could make

  • Habit tracking: an app builder makes this well.
  • It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.

What you could not

  • It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
  • It plugs into other products, Home Assistant, Stream Deck and Apple Shortcuts among them, and has an API.
  • Hooks into the device itself: Shortcuts.

What this rests on. Beaver Habit Tracker’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

OpenHabitTracker, Habo, Table Habit, Loop Habit Tracker and Everyday

The 5 tools Beaver Habit Tracker is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

  • 3.0GPA

    OpenHabitTracker

    Free

    Open-source tracker for habits, tasks and notes on every platform.

    • Only OpenHabitTracker lists Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and macOS apps.
    • Beaver Habit Tracker can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    • OpenHabitTracker also covers notes and tasks.
    Beaver Habit Tracker and OpenHabitTracker compared in full
  • 3.0GPA

    Habo

    Free plan · from $1.99/mo

    Free, open-source habit tracker with optional encrypted sync.

    • Only Beaver Habit Tracker lists a web app.
    • Only Habo lists iOS and Android apps.
    • Beaver Habit Tracker can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    Beaver Habit Tracker and Habo compared in full
  • 3.0GPA

    Table Habit

    Free

    Free, open-source habit tracker with scoring and WebDAV sync.

    • Only Beaver Habit Tracker lists a web app.
    • Only Table Habit lists Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Beaver Habit Tracker is self-hostable, according to its own site.
    Beaver Habit Tracker and Table Habit compared in full
  • 2.8GPA

    Loop Habit Tracker

    Free

    Free, open-source Android habit tracker with a habit score.

    • Only Beaver Habit Tracker lists a web app.
    • Only Loop Habit Tracker lists an Android app.
    • Beaver Habit Tracker is self-hostable, according to its own site.
    Beaver Habit Tracker and Loop Habit Tracker compared in full
  • 2.6GPA

    Everyday

    Free plan · from $2.5/mo

    Minimalist habit tracker built on not breaking the chain.

    • Only Everyday lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
    • Only Everyday lists a browser extension.
    • Beaver Habit Tracker is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    Beaver Habit Tracker and Everyday compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Beaver Habit Tracker free?

Beaver Habit Tracker has a free plan. Basic hosted plan with notes and descriptions, export and import, the REST API and community support.

How much does Beaver Habit Tracker cost?

Beaver Habit Tracker lists 2 plans. Basic: $0.

What platforms does Beaver Habit Tracker work on?

Beaver Habit Tracker is available on Web.

Does Beaver Habit Tracker offer any discounts?

Beaver Habit Tracker publicly lists the following: Pro is a one-time lifetime license; Free to self-host.

Does Beaver Habit Tracker have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Beaver Habit Tracker is listed for Web.

Does Beaver Habit Tracker have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Beaver Habit Tracker is listed for Web.

Is Beaver Habit Tracker open source?

Yes. Beaver Habit Tracker is open source, according to its own site.

Does Beaver Habit Tracker have an API?

Yes. Beaver Habit Tracker offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Beaver Habit Tracker integrate with?

Beaver Habit Tracker's listing names Home Assistant, Stream Deck, Apple Shortcuts, CalDAV, Unraid and Easypanel.

Who makes Beaver Habit Tracker?

Beaver Habit Tracker is made by Henry Zhu.

What are the alternatives to Beaver Habit Tracker?

The closest alternatives to Beaver Habit Tracker in our directory are OpenHabitTracker, Habo, Table Habit, Loop Habit Tracker and Everyday.

How does Beaver Habit Tracker compare with other habit trackers?

Beaver Habit Tracker's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 25 of the 43 other habit trackers we grade, and level with 11.

Could I make my own version of Beaver Habit Tracker?

A habit tracker at its plainest is a list of habits, a tick for each day and a count of the streak.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Beaver Habit Tracker’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Beaver Habit Tracker's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-09.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Henry Zhu. Prices change, so check beaverhabits.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Beaver Habit Tracker’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Beaver Habit Tracker is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Henry Zhu. Prices and plans change: check beaverhabits.com before you buy.