Habit Tracker Apps With No Subscription (2026): Free, Pay Once or Lifetime

Most habit tracker apps are subscriptions now. Across the top 50 habit trackers in the US App Store, the typical yearly plan is about $30, and monthly plans cost even more over a year (all the prices). If you’d rather not add another one, there are three ways out: an app that’s free, an app you buy once, or a free app with a lifetime unlock.

We read every price below from the US App Store on October 20, 2026. One of the apps is ours, Habit Rewards; we’re not affiliated with the others. Prices change, so check the listing before you buy.

A range like “$14.99–$29.99” means the App Store lists several prices for the same plan: developers test prices and run offers, and which one you see can depend on the screen you’re on.

Free: Loop and Habitica

Loop Habit Tracker is the cleanest answer on Android: free, open source, no in-app purchases and no habit limit, with one-tap widgets and a habit “strength” score that forgives a single missed day. It isn’t on iPhone (the closest iPhone picks).

Habitica is free on every platform, as a role-playing game: tasks earn gold and experience, missed dailies cost health, and you can team up with friends. In Habitica’s words, the subscription is there if you’d like to support them. It’s busy, and a missed day hurts, so it suits people who like stakes (apps like Habitica).

Pay once: Streaks

Streaks is a paid app at $5.99 with no subscription, on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. It tracks up to 24 tasks a day, ticks some off from the Health app, and is an Apple Design Award winner. It’s the cheapest good tracker over a few years; the catch is that you pay before you’ve tried it (is Streaks worth it?).

Lifetime: free to start, unlock once

Most of the apps in the table are free to download with a lifetime option next to the subscriptions. Across the top 50, lifetime costs a median of 1.7 times the highest yearly price, so:

Two of the bigger ones: Habit Tracker by Inner Grow (rated 4.8 from about 148,000 US ratings) has a $19.99 lifetime, and Habitify lists Pro lifetime at $119.99 in the app (Habitify alternatives).

Habit Rewards: free for three habits, lifetime if you want more

This one’s ours. Each habit pays coins by how hard it is (1, 4, 8 or 16), and you spend them on rewards you write and price yourself, like a coffee out or an evening of gaming. There are streaks, a done/skipped/failed calendar and home-screen widgets, and on a day you can’t manage a habit, 10 coins buy a Skip so the streak survives.

The free version covers three habits and three rewards (one-off tasks don’t count toward the three), and the widgets are free. On iPhone, Pro comes as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.

No app at all

A habit tracker doesn’t have to be an app. Our free tools run in the browser with no sign-up: a printable habit tracker for the month, a habit tracker spreadsheet and a streak tracker.

FAQ

Is there a habit tracker app with no subscription on iPhone?

Yes. Streaks is a one-time $5.99, Habitica is free, and Habit Tracker by Inner Grow, HabitKit, Grit, Habitify and Habit Rewards all sell a lifetime unlock.

What’s the best free habit tracker with no subscription?

On Android, Loop Habit Tracker: free, open source and unlimited. On iPhone, Habitica is the only one in this list that’s entirely free; the others are free with limits.

Is a lifetime habit tracker worth it?

If you’ll use it for two years or more, usually yes: lifetime typically costs 1.7 times a year’s subscription. Try the free version for a few weeks first.

More reading: habit tracker app prices compared and the best habit tracker apps, grouped by what motivates you.

Habit Rewards is free on iPhone and Android. We’re not affiliated with the other apps mentioned; features and prices change, so check each app’s listing before you buy.

✅ Try Habit Rewards: the habit tracker that pays you

Every habit pays coins by how hard it is (1, 4, 8 or 16). Write your own reward list, put a coin price on each treat, and claim it once you've earned it.

• Daily, weekly and monthly habits, plus one-off tasks that pay coins
• Reminders, streaks and home-screen widgets
• A 10-coin Skip for the days you can't
• Free for three habits, on iPhone and Android

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