Streaks App Alternatives: Is Streaks Worth $5.99, and 4 Free Picks for iPhone

Streaks is one of the best-known habit trackers on the iPhone. It won an Apple Design Award, it’s rated 4.8 from more than 27,000 US App Store ratings, and it costs a one-time $5.99 with no subscription. So why look for an alternative? Usually for one of four reasons: you’d like to try a tracker before paying for it, you need it on Android too, you want more than 24 habits, or the streak itself stopped being enough to keep you going.

Here’s what Streaks does well, who it’s worth the money for, and a free-to-download pick for each of those reasons. One of the picks is ours, Habit Rewards; we’ve tried to describe the others fairly.

If you want…	Try
To try it free, and a year-long grid per habit	HabitKit
Apple Watch, Mac and Android, with skips and pauses	Habitify
Everything free, as a role-playing game	Habitica
A reward for every habit you keep, on iPhone and Android	Habit Rewards

What Streaks does well

Streaks keeps you to at most 24 tasks a day, each one a big round button you tap when it’s done. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac and syncs through iCloud. Linked to the Health app, it ticks off things like steps or water by itself. It also does negative tasks (for breaking a habit), timed tasks, daily notes, home-screen widgets and sharing a task with another Streaks user so they can cheer you on.

Is Streaks worth $5.99?

Yes, if you have an Apple Watch, you like the Health app filling in habits for you, and you’d rather pay once than subscribe. Over a few years it’s the cheapest good habit tracker there is: most of the top 50 habit trackers charge a subscription, typically about $30 a year (prices compared).

It’s less of a fit if:

You want to try first. There’s no free version: you pay before you’ve used it.
Someone you track with uses Android, or you might switch. Streaks is Apple-only (what to use on Android).
You track lots of small things. 24 tasks is plenty for most people, but it is a cap.
The streak has stopped working on you. Plenty of people find a long streak motivating for a few weeks, then either stop caring or dread breaking it.

1. HabitKit: free to start, a grid for every habit

HabitKit shows each habit as a year-long grid of tiles that fills in day by day. It handles goals like “3 times a week”, works offline with no account, and runs on iPhone and Android. The free version covers up to four habits with streaks, statistics, notes and reminders; Pro adds unlimited habits, widgets and backups, as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.

Good for: trying a clean tracker before paying anything, and anyone who loves seeing the chain.

Less good if: you need an Apple Watch app, or free widgets (HabitKit alternatives).

2. Habitify: the closest all-rounder, on more devices

Habitify runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android. You can mark a habit done, skipped or missed and pause it when life changes, which is gentler than a streak that simply resets. It’s free to download with a habit limit; Plus ($29.99 a year) unlocks unlimited habits, and Pro ($49.99 a year) adds automatic logging from Apple Health and other apps, the feature Streaks includes for its one-time price.

Good for: people who want Streaks’ polish on more devices, including Android.

Less good if: you don’t want a subscription. Over two years, Plus costs about ten times what Streaks does.

3. Habitica: everything free, as a game

Habitica turns your habits, dailies and to-dos into a role-playing game: you earn gold and experience, buy gear, and lose health when you miss a daily. You can join a party with friends and fight bosses together, which is real accountability. The whole app is free on iPhone, Android and the web; the subscription is optional.

Good for: people who are motivated by games, stakes and friends.

Less good if: you want a calm, simple tracker. Habitica is busy, and a missed day hurts.

4. Habit Rewards: a reward at the end of the streak

This one’s ours. It keeps what people like about Streaks: a streak and a done/skipped/failed calendar for every habit, reminders, and home-screen widgets. Then it adds a reason to keep going: every habit pays coins by how hard it is (1, 4, 8 or 16), and you spend them on rewards you write yourself, like a coffee out, a new book or an evening of gaming. On a day you can’t do a habit, you can spend 10 coins on a Skip and the streak survives.

It’s on iPhone and Android. It’s free for three habits and three rewards (one-off tasks don’t count toward the three), and the widgets are free too. Pro removes the limits.

Good for: people who found the streak alone stopped working, and anyone who already treats themselves and would rather earn it.

Less good if: you want an Apple Watch app or Health app integration: Habit Rewards has neither.

Two habits in Habit Rewards with their streaks: Drink 8 glasses of water, 31 days, and Read 10 pages, 30 days, each with a grid of done days

Which one?

If you have an Apple Watch and want to pay once, Streaks is still worth its $5.99. If you’d rather try something free first, HabitKit is the closest in spirit. Habitify covers the most devices, Habitica makes it a game, and if what you’re missing isn’t a feature but a reason, put a reward at the end of the streak: that’s what Habit Rewards is for.

FAQ

Is there a free version of Streaks?

No. Streaks is a paid app ($5.99 in the US) with no free version and no subscription. HabitKit, Habitify, Habitica and Habit Rewards are all free to download.

Does Streaks have a subscription?

No, it’s a one-time purchase that includes the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac apps.

Is Streaks on Android?

No, Streaks only runs on Apple devices. Here are three trackers that feel the same on Android.

Is there a free streak tracker online?

Yes: our free streak tracker runs in the browser with no sign-up.

More comparisons: the best habit tracker apps, grouped by what motivates you, Habitica vs Habitify and what each habit tracker’s widget can do.

Habit Rewards is free on iPhone and Android. Streaks is a product of Crunchy Bagel; we’re not affiliated with it or 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.