# The best habit tracker apps

URL: https://gocutline.com/best/habit-tracker-apps/

A habit tracker works when it reminds you at the right time and makes the streak visible. Streaks (iPhone) and Loop (Android) are clean dedicated trackers. Habitica turns habits into a game. Cutline tracks habits where they happen, as blocks in your week, with honest streaks (no freezes) and XP.

> Written by the Cutline team. Cutline is our product, so read this as a first-hand description of it and a fair, general description of the others. Other products change; check their sites for current details.

The difference between a habit tracker and a calendar is when you decide. A tracker asks "did you do it today?". A time block decides "when today will you do it?", which is what makes it happen.

## At a glance
| App | Best for | Free to start? |
|---|---|---|
| Cutline | Planning a week in blocks and finishing it | Yes, free forever |
| Streaks | A focused habit list on iPhone | Paid app |
| Loop Habit Tracker | A free, open-source tracker on Android | Yes |
| Habitica | Habits as a role-playing game | Yes |
| TickTick | Habits next to your to-do list | Yes, with a paid tier |

## The apps
### 1. Cutline
A weekly time-blocking calendar that scores what you finish: XP for finished blocks, cleared days, streaks and an opt-in weekly board. Google, Outlook and Apple calendars show inside it; payment links, a verified CV, jobs and a library of recipes and workouts are built in. Runs in any browser. [See how it works](https://gocutline.com/grid/).

### 2. Streaks
Known for a simple grid of daily habits with streak counts, on Apple devices.

### 3. Loop Habit Tracker
Known for charts of habit strength over time, free and without ads.

### 4. Habitica
Habits, dailies and to-dos with an avatar, gold and parties.

### 5. TickTick
A habit tracker inside a task app.

## How to choose
- **You want it simple:** Streaks or Loop.
- **You love games:** Habitica.
- **You want the habit to have a time:** Cutline: put it in the week and tick it off.

## Questions

**How long does it take to form a habit?**
In the study most often cited (Lally et al., 2010), it took 66 days on average to become automatic, with a wide range from 18 to 254 days. Missing one day did not undo progress.

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Cutline: Cutline is a weekly calendar and planner that turns time blocks into XP, levels and streaks. You plan your week in blocks, tick each one off when it is done, and see your progress on a social feed (the Floor) and a weekly leaderboard (the Arena). Planning and budgeting are free; paid plans add a badge, posting, messaging, shared calendars and lower selling fees, from $9 a month. Pro is free to try for 7 days.
Facts: https://gocutline.com/facts/ · Updated 2026-10-29