EasyHabits vs Streaks vs Habitify: Honest Comparison for iPhone (2026)
Which iPhone habit tracker is right for you? Honest comparison of EasyHabits, Streaks, and Habitify — pricing, features, design philosophy, and who each app is built for.
Choosing a habit tracker feels like it shouldn’t take this long. But anyone who’s downloaded three different apps in a week and abandoned all three knows the problem: the app that looks perfect in screenshots doesn’t match how you actually live.
This is an honest comparison of three of the most popular iPhone habit trackers in 2026 — EasyHabits, Streaks, and Habitify. We’ll cover what each app is genuinely good at, where each one falls short, and which type of person is best served by each. We’ll be direct about EasyHabits’ own limitations since we made it.
The Short Answer
- EasyHabits — Best if you want a completely free iOS-native tracker with streak-based science, Apple Health sync, and no account required. Ideal for 1–3 high-priority habits with milestone tracking.
- Streaks — Best if you want a premium one-time purchase with Apple Watch integration and up to 12 habit slots. Strong design, Apple Design Award winner.
- Habitify — Best if you need cross-platform (iPhone + Mac + Android + web) or want to track many habits with detailed categorization by time of day.
If you only want the quick answer, there it is. The rest of this explains why.
App Philosophy: What Problem Is Each App Solving?
Before comparing features, it’s worth understanding what each app was built to do — because feature comparisons without philosophy miss the point.
EasyHabits was built around a specific piece of behavioral research: that streak-based tracking with milestone recognition produces meaningfully better adherence than simple checkboxes. The app is deliberately minimal — you choose up to 3 habits, track streaks, and get milestone celebrations at science-based checkpoints (7, 21, and 66 days). The bet is that fewer habits tracked consistently beats many habits tracked occasionally.
Streaks is built around a visual metaphor: a circular clock face that shows 6 or 12 tasks, each turning into a completed ring when you check off the habit. The design is elegant. The philosophy is that daily completion — building an unbroken streak — is motivating by itself. It’s an Apple Design Award winner, and that shows.
Habitify is built for organizational depth. If you need to sort habits into morning, afternoon, and evening blocks, track mood alongside behaviors, and access your data from any device including Android and web, Habitify handles that complexity well. It’s a more traditional productivity-tool approach to habit building.
Pricing Breakdown
| EasyHabits | Streaks | Habitify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3 habits, full features | No free tier | 3 habits |
| Paid | — | $5.99 one-time | $39.99/year or $89.99 lifetime |
| Subscription | None | None | Annual or lifetime only |
| Apple Watch | No | Yes | Yes |
A few things worth noting here:
EasyHabits’ free tier is genuinely free — not a trial, not a limited feature set, not ad-supported. Streak tracking, widgets, milestone celebrations, Apple Health sync, and iCloud backup are all free. The 3-habit limit isn’t an artificial restriction to push you to premium — it’s a design choice based on research showing diminishing returns when tracking more than 3 habits simultaneously. If you need more than 3 habits tracked, EasyHabits isn’t the right choice.
Streaks is a one-time purchase at $5.99. If you hate subscription models, this is a point in its favor. You pay once and own the app permanently, including future updates. No recurring charge means no guilt when you go through a slow month.
Habitify’s pricing scales with ambition. Three habits free, unlimited with Premium at about $40/year. If you need a lot of habits tracked or want the analytics features, the annual plan is competitive. The $89.99 lifetime option is reasonable if you plan to use it for 2+ years.
Feature Comparison
Habit Types
EasyHabits supports three types: checkbox (did/didn’t), counter (how many), and timer (how long). This covers the behavioral research on what to track versus what to leave as an outcome: behaviors (reps, duration) rather than results (weight, mood). Apple Health habits auto-sync — if you have a “10,000 steps” habit, the Health app data fills in automatically without manual logging.
Streaks uses a checkbox-plus-quantity model. Tasks can be simple yes/no or require a specific count (e.g., “drink 8 glasses of water”). Streaks has deep Apple Health integration — some tasks complete automatically when Health data is detected (e.g., a running task can auto-complete when your workout is logged). This is genuinely useful if you already use Apple Fitness+ or similar.
Habitify supports yes/no, quantity, and duration tracking. It adds time-of-day grouping (morning / afternoon / evening routines) and mood logging. If you have a complex daily structure with different habit clusters at different times, Habitify handles this better than either alternative.
Streak Mechanics
This is where EasyHabits is most opinionated.
EasyHabits tracks streaks with explicit loss aversion design — the streak counter is prominent, and milestone celebrations at 7, 21, and 66 days correspond to actual behavioral science checkpoints. The 66-day milestone marks the point where research shows behaviors typically become automatic. These aren’t arbitrary numbers. When a streak breaks, the app shows you the pattern without punishing you — you can see what was happening in your life when consistency dropped.
Streaks shows a circular ring for each task. When you complete the task, the ring closes. Past completion is shown as a filled ring in the calendar. There’s a streak counter, but the visual emphasis is on today’s completion ring rather than the length of the streak. Different design philosophy — more about daily ritual completion than building toward automaticity.
Habitify has streak tracking as a feature within its broader analytics. You can see streaks, but the app puts more emphasis on completion rates over time, habit scores, and trend graphs. If you’re data-oriented and want to see completion percentages over the last 30 days alongside streaks, Habitify’s analytics view is more detailed.
Apple Ecosystem Integration
All three apps offer iCloud sync. The differences are in Apple Watch and Apple Health.
Apple Watch: Streaks and Habitify both have Watch apps — you can check off habits from your wrist without picking up your phone. EasyHabits currently does not have an Apple Watch app. If Watch integration is a requirement, Streaks or Habitify are your options.
Apple Health: EasyHabits and Streaks both integrate deeply with Health. EasyHabits pulls historical Health data — create a step-count habit today and immediately see 6 months of history auto-populated. Streaks can auto-complete Health-linked tasks. Habitify integrates with Health as well as Zapier and IFTTT for more complex automation workflows.
Widgets: EasyHabits has Home Screen widgets showing streak counts and today’s habit status. Streaks and Habitify also offer Home Screen widgets. None of the three currently offer Lock Screen widgets with interactive controls (the OS limitation applies equally).
Platform Support
EasyHabits: iPhone only. Requires iOS 18 or later. iCloud sync means your data persists if you get a new phone.
Streaks: iPhone and Apple Watch. Requires iOS 17.6 or later. Apple-ecosystem-only.
Habitify: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and web. If you switch between platforms or share a household with Android users, Habitify is the only option here.
Privacy
EasyHabits: No account required. No email, no sign-up. Data lives on your device with iCloud backup if enabled. Analytics are local — no data sent to servers for analysis.
Streaks: Also requires no account. Privacy-first by design. Your data stays on-device and in iCloud.
Habitify: Requires account creation for cross-platform sync. Free accounts have local storage, premium uses cloud sync. Standard privacy policy applies.
Where Each App Falls Short
EasyHabits’ limitations (being direct):
- Maximum 3 habits — if you want to track 5+ habits simultaneously, this isn’t the app for you
- No Apple Watch app
- iPhone-only
- Requires iOS 18, which excludes older devices
- No social features or accountability partners
- Analytics are intentionally simple — no long-term trend graphs or completion-rate histories
Streaks’ limitations:
- Not free — $5.99 upfront, which is reasonable but creates a commitment before you know if it fits
- The ring metaphor is visually elegant but less data-rich than some users want
- Watch app is great but adds complexity if you don’t use Apple Watch
- No Android or web version
Habitify’s limitations:
- Free tier’s 3-habit limit makes the free version feel artificially constrained when competitors offer more at zero cost
- Annual subscription model means recurring cost for indefinite use
- More complex interface — the depth that makes it powerful for some users makes it overwhelming for others
- Mood tracking and social features add noise if you want simple behavioral tracking
Who Should Use Each App
Choose EasyHabits if:
- You want to build 1–3 genuinely important habits and want the science-backed approach (streak + milestone mechanics)
- Free matters — you don’t want to pay or commit before knowing if tracking works for you
- You’re on iPhone and don’t need cross-platform
- You value simplicity over features — you want to check your habits quickly and move on
- You’re connecting to Apple Health data you already have (steps, workouts, sleep)
Choose Streaks if:
- You want to pay once and own it permanently
- You use Apple Watch and want wrist-based check-ins
- You like the visual ring completion metaphor
- You want slightly more habit slots (up to 12)
- You’re already Apple ecosystem-committed
Choose Habitify if:
- You need Android, Mac, or web access alongside iPhone
- You have a complex daily routine that benefits from morning / afternoon / evening habit groupings
- You want detailed analytics and completion-rate tracking over time
- You don’t mind a subscription in exchange for more organizational depth
The Bottom Line
There’s no objectively best habit tracker — only the one that matches your specific situation. All three apps are well-built and will help you build habits if you use them consistently.
The practical question is: what’s your failure mode with habit tracking?
If you’ve tried habit trackers before and abandoned them because you took on too many habits at once, EasyHabits’ 3-habit constraint is a feature, not a limitation. The streak-and-milestone system is designed specifically for the psychology of habit formation.
If you’ve tried apps and stopped because you wanted Apple Watch check-ins or hated subscriptions, Streaks is designed for you.
If you’ve struggled with consistency because your habits span multiple devices, platforms, or times of day, Habitify’s organizational depth addresses that.
Start with the problem you actually have, not the feature set that sounds impressive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is EasyHabits actually free, or is it a freemium trap?
EasyHabits is genuinely free for up to 3 habits with no time limit. Streak tracking, Apple Health sync, Home Screen widgets, iCloud backup, and milestone celebrations are all included in the free tier. The 3-habit limit is a deliberate design choice based on behavioral research, not a commercial hook. There is no premium tier to upsell you into.
Can I switch from Streaks or Habitify to EasyHabits and import my data?
Currently EasyHabits doesn’t support importing data from other habit trackers. You’d start fresh. If you have years of Habitify data you want to preserve, that’s worth factoring in.
Does EasyHabits work on Android?
No — EasyHabits is iPhone-only. If you need Android support, Habitify is the only option among these three.
Is Streaks worth $5.99?
For most people, yes. The one-time pricing model is increasingly rare, and Streaks is well-designed. If you’re serious about habit tracking and use Apple Watch, $5.99 is a reasonable investment. The main reason to choose EasyHabits over Streaks is cost sensitivity, preference for the streak-milestone model, or needing the Apple Health passive sync.
Which app is best for beginners?
EasyHabits or Streaks. Both have simple, focused interfaces. Habitify’s additional features can feel overwhelming if you haven’t built the habit-tracking habit yet. Start simple, add complexity only when you’ve built consistency.
Does Habitify work on Mac?
Yes — Habitify is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and web. It’s the only cross-platform option among these three apps.
