Habitica or HabitForge
A habit tracker played as a retro role-playing game, with an avatar, gear, parties and quests.
Last checked 7 November 2026. Check Habitica yourself
Who is better off where
Choose Habitica if you want your habits to feel like a game, with an avatar to dress, monsters to fight with a party, and a large open-source community already in it.
Choose HabitForge if you would rather watch one rope thicken than level a character, want cue, routine and reward written on each habit, and want a household plan priced per seat rather than per group.
What it costs
On Habitica
- Free: Free. Can be fully enjoyed for free; subscriptions and gems are optional. apps.apple.com
- Subscription: $4.99 a month. Also $14.99 every three months, $29.99 every six months, $47.99 a year; prices may vary by location. apps.apple.com
- Group Plan: $9 a month. Plus $3 per additional member, billed monthly. habitica.com
What HabitForge costs
- Free: 30 habits, for ever
- Pro: $9.99 a month · $99.90 a year
- Family: $8.99 a seat a month · 3–6 people
Feature by feature
Our column comes from the code we ship. Theirs comes from their own pages and store listings. A row they do not mention says so, which does not mean they lack it.
| Feature | Habitica | HabitForge |
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| Cue, routine and reward written on each habit | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| A picture of the habit beyond a streak number | Yes (apps.apple.com) | Yes |
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| A missed day leaves the kept days in place | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| Habits you want to stop | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| Pause a habit and come back | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| Reminders | Yes (apps.apple.com) | Yes |
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| Friends, challenges or a feed | Yes (habitica.com) | Yes |
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| Web app | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| Android app | Yes (habitica.com) | Yes |
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| iOS app | Yes (habitica.com) | No |
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| Check in offline | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| Export your data | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| AI drafts and reflections | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
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| A per-seat household plan | Yes (habitica.com) | Yes |
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| Home screen widgets | Yes (apps.apple.com) | No |
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| Health or wearable sync | Not stated on the pages we checked | No |
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| A free plan | Yes (apps.apple.com) | Yes |
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| Open source | Yes (habitica.com) | No |
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What HabitForge does not do
- No iOS app. There is no iPhone or iPad app. On those devices HabitForge runs in the browser.
- No home screen widgets. To check in, you open the app. Nothing sits on your home screen.
- No health or wearable sync. Nothing reads your watch, your step count or another app. A check-in is something you do on purpose.
- No guided way to replace a habit. You can mark a habit as one to break and write down its cue and reward. Nothing here walks you through keeping that cue and reward while you change the routine.
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