Commitments vs Habits

Commitments is a habit tracker for promises made to yourself and other people. It supports recurring commitments with yes-or-no completion, or quantity tracking using units, targets, and per-tap steps. Users can add photos, receive nudges, and follow streak counts, Sparks, and Streak Freezes. Circles let people share commitments and activity; creating and hosting a Circle requires Commitments+, while joining is free. Pacts are one-to-one shared daily promises, and invitations and acceptance are free. The core free plan also allows ticking commitments, attaching photos, and sending nudges. The app is available on iOS and macOS, with a home-screen widget for iOS and optional Live Activity and Apple Watch companion. Syncing and Circle sharing use Apple iCloud and CloudKit. The maker says it does not operate a backend holding app data and cannot access commitments, entries, or Circles stored in users’ iCloud accounts.

Habits is a daily tracker for building routines, maintaining consistency and viewing progress on iOS and macOS. It supports daily, weekly, counter, timer and flexible habits, with reminders, streaks, trends, milestones, analytics and weekly insights. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Control Center support, provide access across Apple devices. AI Suggestions use Apple Intelligence when available and on-device Smart Tips otherwise. Selected Apple Health metrics—steps, calories, distance, exercise minutes, sleep and workouts—can complete habits automatically. Habits requires no account and stores data locally; optional iCloud Sync uses the private iCloud database linked to the user's Apple ID. The privacy policy says it collects, transmits and sells no personal information, operates no servers, and uses no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs. Health metrics are read on-device, not written to Apple Health, and raw samples are not sent to servers. Data can be exported as CSV or JSON. The free plan costs nothing and allows two active habits. Premium costs $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or 59.99 USD once.