Habitica vs Habo

Habitica turns habits, daily goals and to-do lists into a game to help users stay motivated and organized. Completing tasks can level up an avatar and unlock armor, pets, skills and quests. Users can spend in-game gold on equipment or custom rewards, while friends can fight monsters together for accountability. Group Plans add a shared task board and dedicated chat space; members can assign tasks or leave them open as challenges. Group Plan members receive an exclusive Jackalope Mount and subscription benefits that include monthly equipment sets and the ability to buy Gems with Gold. Habitica has a free plan, and the listed Free plan costs nothing. A Group Plan costs $9 a month plus $3 per additional member. Group subscriptions renew automatically and are billed based on the number of members; adding members between periods can lead to a prorated charge on the next billing cycle. Habitica publishes V3 API documentation for third-party tools and directs developers to its usage guidelines. Its iOS listing notes optional in-app purchases and subscriptions.

Habo is an open-source habit tracker for building routines on Android, iOS, Linux, and macOS. Users can record a completed habit, numeric entries, missed habits, skips, and notes; progress views show streaks, trends, and completions over time. Reminders, a monthly calendar, categories, reordering, and archiving help organize habits. Tracking works offline, with changes reconciled after reconnection using a Last-Write-Wins CRDT engine. User-created data stays on the device by default. Backup and sync require an account; Habo Sync encrypts data on the device before it leaves, using Argon2id key derivation and AES-GCM with user-controlled keys. The Supabase backend can be self-hosted for free without restrictions. The product also lists data export, backup, home-screen widgets, and a URL scheme for opening the app from Shortcuts and other apps. Habit tracking costs nothing. Habo Sync costs $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year. Habit notes are capped at 400 characters.