The HabitKit Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about HabitKit in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
HabitKit
The Insider’s Guide
Habit tracker that shows each habit as a grid of daily tiles
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among habit trackers, read from HabitKit’s own pages.
Made by Sebastian Röhl · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from HabitKit’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on HabitKit’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 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
HabitKit is a habit tracker for iPhone and Android made by Sebastian Röhl, an independent developer in Germany. Each habit is a grid of tiles, one per day, filled in by a yes or no tick, a count or a measured amount, with streaks and weekly or monthly goals on top. It needs no account, works offline and keeps habit data on the phone, so nothing syncs between devices automatically.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about HabitKit, taken from its own pages and our grades.
But nothing syncs between devices, so a new phone means exporting a file, and export, widgets and charts all sit behind Pro.
- 1
Best for seeing a year of each habit as a grid of tiles
HabitKit is a habit tracker for iPhone and Android that shows each habit as a year-long grid of daily tiles.
- 2
Paid plans start at $0.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $0.99 to $4.99 per month (US App Store in-app purchase list).
- 3
There is a free plan
Up to four active habits with no time limit: all three tracking types, one reminder per habit, a daily check-in, notes, categories, quit habits and automatic daily backups.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and Android.
- 5
Tile grid for every habit
Each habit gets a year-long grid with one tile per day and one column per week, and the dashboard offers three views for seeing all habits together.
- 6
Yes/No, Count and Measure tracking
A habit can be a daily tick, a whole-number count or a measured amount with a unit and up to three decimal places. Counts and amounts use a daily goal or, for quit habits, a stay-below limit.
- 7
Streaks and flexible goals
Streaks follow a daily, weekly or monthly goal, such as 3 times a week or 20 times a month, so planned days off are not misses. There is no streak freeze or skip day.
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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
Your call
A habit tracker at its plainest is a list of habits, a tick for each day and a count of the streak.
HabitKit at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $0.99 to $4.99 per month (US App Store in-app purchase list)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- Sebastian Röhl, since 2022
- Category
- Habit Trackers
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 2,445 ratings
The report card
Best for seeing a year of each habit as a grid of tiles
HabitKit is a habit tracker for iPhone and Android that shows each habit as a year-long grid of daily tiles. It needs no account and keeps everything on the phone, with four habits free and a one-time Pro from $14.99. But nothing syncs between devices, so a new phone means exporting a file, and export, widgets and charts all sit behind Pro. There's no watch, web or desktop app either.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Pro can be bought once, and the App Store's Lifetime items run from $14.99 to $29.99, all under a single year of this category's middle subscription at $39.96. The yearly starts at $5.99. The store lists several amounts for each length, and the app shows the one that applies. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Four habits free with no time limit, with all three tracking types, notes, categories, quit habits and daily backups. But four is a wall, each habit gets one reminder, and the widget you'd log from shows a padlock until you pay. |
| Features | C | It does the tile-grid job: a year per habit, yes/no, count or measured amounts with units, daily, weekly or monthly goals, Shortcuts and Siri. The gaps are named in the listing: nothing syncs between devices, there's no watch app and no streak freeze or skip day. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.8 on the App Store from about 2,400 ratings, which is an A on our ladder. There's no account to make and it works offline. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | iPhone and Android, and nothing else: no web, no desktop, and the help centre says plainly there's no Apple Watch app. Siri and Shortcuts are the only things it connects to, and your data never leaves the phone. |
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 HabitKit is for
- Fits if you track four habits or fewer and only ever use one phone
- Works for buyers who'd rather pay once, from $14.99, than subscribe
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want your habits on two devices, because nothing syncs between them
- Tight if you're staying free: four active habits, one reminder each, and widgets, charts and export locked
- Not for you if you want a web, desktop or Apple Watch app, as there's none
- Watch out: the App Store lists three prices for each Pro length, plus an unlabelled $59.99 item
- Skip it if you want a streak freeze for sick days, as there isn't one
Good to know
Good for
- People who want to see a year of each habit at a glance
- Users who want no account and their habit data kept on the phone
- Buyers who would rather pay once than subscribe
- Tracking up to four habits for free with no time limit
Worth knowing
- The free version stops at four active habits; widgets, charts, extra reminders, and export and import need Pro.
- Nothing syncs between devices: moving to a new phone means exporting a file and importing it, and export and import are Pro features.
- The US App Store lists several amounts for each Pro period, such as $0.99, $1.99 and $4.99 for one month; the app shows the price that applies.
- Listed for iPhone and Android only. The help center says there is no Apple Watch app, and no web or desktop version is listed.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
HabitKit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99 to $4.99 per month (US App Store in-app purchase list).
The store lists several amounts for each length, and the app shows the one that applies.
Free
$0
Up to four active habits with no time limit, one reminder per habit, a daily check-in, notes, categories, quit habits and automatic daily backups.
HabitKit Pro (1 Month)
$0.99 to $4.99
per month
Unlimited habits, widgets, charts, up to three reminders per habit, and export and import. The US App Store lists $0.99, $1.99 and $4.99.
HabitKit Pro (1 Year)
$5.99 to $24.99
per year
The same Pro features on an annual subscription. The US App Store lists $5.99, $11.99 and $24.99.
HabitKit Pro (Lifetime)
$14.99 to $29.99
one-time purchase
The same Pro features for a single payment. The US App Store lists $14.99 and $29.99, plus an unlabelled HabitKit Pro item at $59.99.
The free plan
Up to four active habits with no time limit: all three tracking types, one reminder per habit, a daily check-in, notes, categories, quit habits and automatic daily backups.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Lifetime license
Lifetime purchase instead of a subscription
HabitKit Pro can be bought once as a Lifetime purchase with the same features as the subscriptions. The US App Store lists Lifetime at $14.99 and $29.99.
Stated on habitkit.app
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “HabitKit Pro (1 Month)”, against $1.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ₱ 99.00 | $1.58 | 21% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 29ribu | $1.62 | 18% less |
| Turkey | ₺79,99 | $1.63 | 18% less |
| Brazil | R$ 9,90 | $1.98 | about the same |
| Mexico | $39.00 | $2.14 | 8% more |
| Germany | 1,99 € | $2.23 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R39.99 | $2.42 | 22% more |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 | $2.63 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: iOS and Android
Habit tracker that shows each habit as a grid of daily tiles. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, local-first, one-time purchase, habit tracking, goals.
The gaps are named in the listing: nothing syncs between devices, there's no watch app and no streak freeze or skip day.
- Tile grid for every habit
- Each habit gets a year-long grid with one tile per day and one column per week, and the dashboard offers three views for seeing all habits together.
- Yes/No, Count and Measure tracking
- A habit can be a daily tick, a whole-number count or a measured amount with a unit and up to three decimal places. Counts and amounts use a daily goal or, for quit habits, a stay-below limit.
- Streaks and flexible goals
- Streaks follow a daily, weekly or monthly goal, such as 3 times a week or 20 times a month, so planned days off are not misses. There is no streak freeze or skip day.
- Home screen widgets
- Widgets on iPhone and Android show habit grids and let you log a habit without opening the app. They are part of Pro; without it a widget shows a padlock.
- Siri and iOS Shortcuts
- Seven iOS Shortcuts actions log amounts and notes, edit past days, read progress or open a habit, and can be run with Siri or from automations.
- On-device data and backups
- Habit data stays on the phone with no account. The app keeps seven daily backups that are free to restore, and Pro adds export and import of one JSON file.
Where it runs
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Siri
- Apple Shortcuts
HabitKit is made by Sebastian Röhl, and has been around since 2022.
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
HabitKit'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).
Its paid plans start at $0.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 4 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 44 habit trackers we grade, cut by the letter each got. HabitKit’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 30 of 43
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 43
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 43
- AEase of useAbove 28 of 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 43
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 habit trackers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. HabitKit is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
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 HabitKit for yourself: habit tracking and goals. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $11.88 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- Habit tracking and goals: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets, Siri and Shortcuts.
What this rests on. HabitKit’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
Streaks, Loop Habit Tracker, Everyday, Way of Life and Habitify
The 5 tools HabitKit is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Streaks
From $5.99 one-time
Habit tracker for Apple devices built around daily streaks.
- HabitKit has a free plan. Streaks does not.
- Only HabitKit lists an Android app.
- Only Streaks lists a macOS app.
- 2.8GPA
Loop Habit Tracker
Free
Free, open-source Android habit tracker with a habit score.
- Only HabitKit lists an iOS app.
- HabitKit can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Loop Habit Tracker is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Everyday
Free plan · from $2.5/mo
Minimalist habit tracker built on not breaking the chain.
- Only Everyday lists a web app.
- Only Everyday lists a macOS app.
- Only Everyday lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Way of Life
Free plan · from $4.99
Color-coded habit tracker for building and breaking habits.
- HabitKit can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.8GPA
Habitify
Free plan · from $29.99/yr
Cross-platform habit tracker with health-data sync and an API.
- Only Habitify lists a web app.
- Only Habitify lists a macOS app.
- HabitKit can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 HabitKit free?
HabitKit has a free plan. Up to four active habits with no time limit: all three tracking types, one reminder per habit, a daily check-in, notes, categories, quit habits and automatic daily backups.
How much does HabitKit cost?
HabitKit lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does HabitKit work on?
HabitKit is available on iOS and Android.
Does HabitKit offer any discounts?
HabitKit publicly lists the following: Lifetime purchase instead of a subscription.
How is HabitKit rated?
HabitKit's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2,445 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does HabitKit have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. HabitKit is listed for iOS and Android.
Does HabitKit have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. HabitKit is listed for iOS and Android.
Is HabitKit open source?
HabitKit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does HabitKit work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does HabitKit integrate with?
HabitKit's listing names Siri and Apple Shortcuts. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes HabitKit?
HabitKit is made by Sebastian Röhl. It dates from 2022.
What are the alternatives to HabitKit?
The closest alternatives to HabitKit in our directory are Streaks, Loop Habit Tracker, Everyday, Way of Life and Habitify.
How does HabitKit compare with other habit trackers?
HabitKit's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 25 of the 43 other habit trackers we grade, and level with 11.
Is HabitKit good value for money?
ToolGPA grades HabitKit A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $0.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 4 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of HabitKit?
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 HabitKit’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from HabitKit's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-13.
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 Sebastian Röhl. Prices change, so check habitkit.app before you buy.
- apps.apple.com/us/app/habit-tracker-habitkit/id6443918070
- habitkit.app
- habitkit.app/help
- habitkit.app/help/billing-and-premium/what-habitkit-pro-unlocks
- habitkit.app/help/widgets
- habitkit.app/help/data-backup-and-sync
- habitkit.app/help/habits-and-streaks
- habitkit.app/about
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roehl.habitkit&hl=en_US&gl=US
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- HabitKit, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/habitkit
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what HabitKit’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. HabitKit is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Sebastian Röhl. Prices and plans change: check habitkit.app before you buy.