The Best Free Habit Tracker Apps for iPhone (2027): 8 Compared

"Free" means something different in almost every habit tracker. In most of them it means three habits. Strides stops at three, Habitify stops at three, HabitKit gives you four, and Streaks isn't free at all. The ones with no limit tend to be something else first: a game, a to-do list or a virtual pet.

I checked the free plan of eight iPhone habit trackers on November 6, 2026, on each app's own App Store listing, pricing page or help center: how many habits you get, what's held back for paying users, whether there are ads, and whether you need an account.

Full disclosure: I make Resolutely, so it's first. Each section says where the other app does better than mine, and every limit links to the page I read it on.

Quick answer

App	Best for	Free plan	What paying adds	To upgrade	Platforms
Resolutely (my app)	Habits tied to bigger goals, measured by consistency	Every feature, no habit limit	Nothing. Tips are optional	Optional tips	iPhone
HabitKit	A simple tile grid you fill in each day	4 habits	Unlimited habits, widgets, charts, more reminders	Monthly, yearly or once	iPhone, Android
Habitica	Habits as a role-playing game	Everything	Optional extras	From $4.99/mo	iPhone, Android, web
TickTick	Habits inside your to-do list	5 habits	Up to 299 habits, more lists and tasks	$49.99/yr	iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, web
Strides	Habits plus number targets and charts	3 goals and habits	Unlimited goals and habits, sync, export	$4.99/mo or $39.99/yr	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android
Habitify	Habits that log themselves from other apps	3 habits	Unlimited habits, Apple Health and app integrations	From $2.49/mo billed yearly, or $59.99 once	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android
Finch	A gentle self-care pet that grows as you check in	Core features free	Finch Plus	Optional subscription	iPhone, Android
Streaks	Paying once for a polished daily tracker	No free version		$5.99 once	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro

1. Resolutely: Best for Habits That Add Up to Something

Resolutely is the app I built after habit trackers didn't work for my resolutions. What finally did was a spreadsheet: each goal broken into smaller steps, plus a few notes through the year on how it was going. So in Resolutely a habit is one of three ways to track a goal, next to steps and number targets, and you can mix all three in the same year.

Each habit runs on a daily, weekly or custom schedule. Instead of only counting days in a row, Resolutely shows how consistent you've been over a window you choose, from one week to 30 days, against a target you set. Your running streak is there too, and its flame grows at 7, 30 and 100 days, because a streak is great when you're on a roll. A missed day just lowers your consistency a little. If habits slip, the Catch Up screen flags them so you can get back to it.

What's free: everything. No habit limit, no ads, no account and no tracking code. Your habits stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. There are optional tips in Settings if you want to support it.

Where it falls short:

• iPhone only. No Android, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch app.
• A newer app, with 12 ratings so far (5.0).
• Apple Health fills in number targets like weight and steps, but it doesn't check off habits for you the way Streaks and Habitify can.

My take: I'm biased, but if you want unlimited habits for free on an iPhone, this is the only app on the list that doesn't make you pick between a cap, a game or a pet. It's best if your habits are part of something bigger, like a resolution, and you'd rather see how the month went than lose everything to one missed day.

2. HabitKit: Best Simple Habit Grid

HabitKit turns each habit into a grid of tiles, like a GitHub contribution graph, and every day you do it fills a square. It's one of the most popular answers to this question, and its free plan is more generous than most.

What's free: up to four habits, with no time limit. According to HabitKit's own help center, that includes yes/no, count and measured habits, quit habits, one reminder per habit, notes, and backups and export. No account and no ads, says its App Store listing.

What you pay for: HabitKit Pro adds unlimited habits, home screen widgets, charts and statistics, and up to three reminders per habit. It's monthly, yearly or a one-time Lifetime purchase, priced by country.

My take: If four habits are enough and you like seeing a year at a glance, HabitKit is the best-looking free option, and it works on Android too. Two things to know: a fifth habit opens the Pro screen, and HabitKit doesn't sync between devices, free or paid. It backs up instead.

3. Habitica: Best Free App With No Limits, If You Like Games

Habitica turns your habits, daily tasks and to-dos into a retro role-playing game. When you do something in real life, you check it off and your character earns gold, experience and items. Parties let you team up with friends and battle monsters by completing tasks.

What's free: everything. Its App Store listing says Habitica "can be fully enjoyed for free".

What you pay for: optional subscriptions ($4.99 a month up to $47.99 a year) and gems for extras in the game.

My take: The only truly unlimited free option besides mine, and it runs on iPhone, Android and the web. Whether it works depends entirely on whether the game motivates you. If it does, nothing else here comes close. If it doesn't, it's a lot of app for checking off "drink water".

4. TickTick: Best for Habits Inside Your To-Do List

TickTick is a to-do list and calendar first, with a habit tracker built in. If you already plan your day in it, adding habits means one less app.

What's free: 5 habits, 9 lists and 99 tasks per list, according to TickTick's pricing page.

What you pay for: Premium raises the habit limit to 299 and adds calendar views and more, for $49.99 a year.

My take: Five free habits is more than most dedicated habit trackers give you. But TickTick is built around tasks, so habits are one tab among many. Pick it if you want everything in one place, not if you want a habit tracker.

5. Strides: Best for Habits Plus Number Goals

Strides tracks four kinds of things: habits, number targets, averages and projects, with excellent charts. I compared it with Resolutely in more detail in Resolutely vs Strides.

What's free: "It's free forever to track your top three goals and habits," says Strides' help center, and it has no ads.

What you pay for: Strides Plus unlocks unlimited goals and habits, sync between devices, backups and data export, for $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year on its App Store listing, or a one-time lifetime plan.

My take: The most capable app here for anything you can count, on every Apple device and now Android. Three trackers is tight, though, and they're shared between your habits and your goals.

6. Habitify: Best for Habits That Log Themselves

Habitify is a clean habit tracker that can log progress for you from Apple Health, Fitbit, Strava and Screen Time, and it syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. More in Resolutely vs Habitify.

What's free: 3 habits, according to Habitify's pricing page.

What you pay for: unlimited habits, plus the automatic logging from Apple Health and other apps. The pricing page lists $2.49 a month billed yearly, or $59.99 once.

My take: Polished, and the automatic logging is the best on this list. But three habits is the smallest free plan here, and the features that make it special are paid.

7. Finch: Best for Gentle Self-Care

Finch is a self-care app where you look after a small pet. Quick check-ins, from mood checks and gratitude to goal tracking and breathing exercises, help it grow and go on adventures. It's an Apple Editors' Choice with 4.9 stars from more than 770,000 ratings.

What's free: the core of the app. Finch's listing doesn't publish a habit limit for the free version, so I haven't put a number in the table.

What you pay for: an optional Finch Plus subscription.

My take: If tracking habits feels like pressure, Finch is the kindest way in. It's a self-care app with habits in it, though, not a habit tracker, so don't expect detailed stats.

8. Streaks: Best If You'd Rather Pay Once

Streaks isn't free: it's $5.99 up front, with nothing more to buy. I've included it because it's the app people mean when they ask for a habit tracker "without a subscription". More in Resolutely vs Streaks.

What you get: up to 24 habits, a full Apple Watch app, widgets, and habits that complete themselves from more than 80 kinds of Apple Health data. No sign-up: it syncs through your own iCloud, per its listing.

My take: For $5.99, it's the most polished daily tracker on the iPhone, with 4.8 stars from more than 27,000 ratings. As the name says, it's built around keeping a run of days going.

Streaks or Consistency?

Most habit trackers measure one thing: how many days in a row. That's motivating when you're on a roll, and it's why streaks are in nearly every app here, including mine. The trouble comes when a streak ends. Miss one day after a great month and the number goes back to zero, and it's easy to lose sight of the progress you actually made.

Consistency looks at the bigger picture. If you meditated 25 of the last 30 days, that's 83%, whether or not you missed yesterday. Resolutely leads with that number and keeps your streak beside it. Strides shows a success rate and Habitify a completion history too, while HabitKit keeps its charts and statistics for Pro. Picking between them is mostly about which number you want to see first.

If you're not sure you need a habit tracker at all, I wrote up the difference in Goal tracker vs habit tracker.

How I Checked These Apps

I know Resolutely best because I make it. For the other seven, I read each app's own App Store listing, pricing page and help center on November 6, 2026, and every limit and price above links to where I read it. Where an app doesn't publish something, like Finch's free habit limit, I've said so instead of guessing. App Store prices can vary by country and change without notice, so check the price in the app before you buy. If something here is out of date, tell me and I'll fix it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a completely free habit tracker?

Yes. Resolutely (iPhone) and Habitica (iPhone, Android and web) are free with no habit limit. I make Resolutely, so weigh that. Most others are free for a few habits: HabitKit for 4, TickTick for 5, Strides and Habitify for 3.

Which free habit tracker has no habit limit?

Resolutely and Habitica. Resolutely is a habit and goal tracker with no ads or account. Habitica is a role-playing game where your habits are part of the play.

Is there a habit tracker without ads?

Resolutely, HabitKit and Strides all say they have no ads, free or paid. Streaks has none either, since you pay for it up front.

Do I need an account to use a habit tracker?

Not with Resolutely, HabitKit or Streaks. All three keep your habits on your phone, with no sign-up.

Is Streaks free?

No. Streaks costs $5.99 once on the App Store, with no subscription. If you want a free app with a similar feel, HabitKit and Resolutely are the closest.

Should I use a habit tracker or a goal tracker?

A habit tracker for something you repeat, like reading or meditating. A goal tracker for something you finish, like running a half marathon. Resolutely and Strides do both. The full answer is in Goal tracker vs habit tracker.

Final Verdict

If you want unlimited habits for free on an iPhone, Resolutely is the one I'd point you to, and not only because I made it: it's the only option here with no published cap that isn't a game or a pet. If four habits are enough, HabitKit is the best free plan with a limit. If a game keeps you going, Habitica. And if you'd rather pay once and be done, Streaks.

Start with two or three habits, whatever app you pick. Most people try to change too much at once in January.

Every free plan and price checked on November 6, 2026.