The best free habit trackers to share with friends in 2026

Quick verdict: which free habit tracker lets you share with friends?

HabitRix is the best free habit tracker to share with friends. Its free plan includes a private shared room that iPhone and Android friends join together, with no member limit and no ads. The table below ranks 9 apps by what you get for free, per each app’s official website or store listing at the time of writing (October 2026).

What does the HabitRix free plan include?

The HabitRix free plan includes everything a group needs to share one habit every day. HabitRix is free to download, and the core shared-room features are free.

What HabitRix Pro adds. HabitRix Pro is an optional upgrade. It unlocks unlimited personal habits, unlimited rooms or groups, statistics and charts, all widgets, more reminders on Android, backup export and import, and the option to restore archived habits. Plans are monthly, yearly and lifetime, and the App Store and Google Play set the price for each country. The full list is on the free vs Pro page.

How far does the HabitRix free plan go?

The HabitRix free plan covers the most common ways friends share habits. One room is one shared habit, with a one-tap daily check-in.

• A group of Android friends, one shared habit: free for everyone.
• Two iPhone users, two shared habits: free. Each person creates one group and joins the other’s.
• A mixed group of iPhone and Android friends, one shared habit: free. Everyone joins the same room.
• A group of 2 or a group of 20: free. Rooms have no member limit.
• More shared habits: HabitRix Pro unlocks unlimited rooms.

What does “free” mean for a habit tracker?

“Free” can mean four different things, and only two of them last. Check which one an app means before you invite your group.

• Free with no paid tier. The app has no paid plan, which often means slow or no updates. Example: HabitShare (no iOS update since January 2023), Loop Habit Tracker (no sharing).
• Free plan (freemium). A version is free for as long as you use it, and a paid plan adds more. Example: HabitRix, Habitica, Habit Huddle, Habitify.
• Free trial. All features are free for a short time, then you must pay. Example: Daily Pact (14 days).
• Paid up front. You pay once before you use the app. Example: Streaks.

For a group, the free version must cover every member. If one friend hits a paywall, the group often stops. The HabitRix free plan includes a shared room for every member, so nobody has to pay to join.

The best free shared habit trackers, ranked

1. HabitRix: the best free habit tracker to share with friends

What it is. HabitRix, our app, is a habit tracker for iPhone and Android, listed in the stores as “Habit Share: HabitRix”. Friends, couples and groups track habits together in shared rooms. It has 10,000+ downloads on Google Play, is rated about 4.6–4.7 on both stores, and has no ads.

Why it wins. HabitRix gives you a real shared room for free: private, invite-only, on iPhone and Android, with no member limit. You do not need a trial, and nobody in the group has to pay to join.

How a room works. You invite people with a link or a 6-character code that you paste into any chat app. Each member checks in with one tap a day, for themselves, for today. Every member sees each member’s activity grid for about the last 6 months, total days done, and whether they checked in today. A leaderboard ranks the room, and a push notification tells everyone when a member completes the habit.

Privacy. Rooms are always private. Your personal habits stay on your phone; other members see only your room check-ins and the display name you choose.

2. Habitica: free, but only for groups that want an RPG game

What it is. Habitica is a role-playing game with avatars and quests, on the web, iOS and Android. The core game is free, including parties of up to 30 members, per the Habitica wiki. An optional subscription costs $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year at the time of writing, per Habitica.

The catch. Not everyone wants avatars, gear and quests to track a habit. During a boss quest, missed Dailies by one member can damage the whole party.

3. HabitShare: free, but its iOS app is not updated

What it is. HabitShare is a habit tracker by Lucas Bickston (habitshareapp.com) for iOS and Android. HabitShare is a different app from HabitRix, despite the similar name. Our HabitRix vs HabitShare page explains the difference. Per its App Store listing, the app is free, and you share selected habits with friends.

The catch. The iOS listing shows version 2.1.99 from January 27, 2023 as the latest version. The Google Play listing shows a last update in December 2024. An app with no recent updates can have problems on new versions of iOS or Android. Our HabitShare alternatives page lists other options.

4. Habit Huddle: free for one habit

What it is. Habit Huddle is a group habit tracker built around Discord. Per its website, the app is free for one active habit, and paid plans add more.

The catch. The free plan covers one habit, and parts of the app, such as the community feed, are public.

5. Habitify: free for 3 habits, built for solo tracking

What it is. Habitify is a habit tracker built mainly for solo tracking. Per the Habitify pricing page, the free plan allows 3 habits. Premium costs $2.49 per month billed yearly, or $59.99 lifetime, at the time of writing.

The catch. Habitify is built for solo tracking, with challenges on the side. There is no daily shared space for a group.

6. Productive: free to download, with challenges against strangers

What it is. Productive is a habit tracker for iOS and Android with guided programs. Per its App Store listing, the app is free with in-app purchases, and challenges let you compete with users from all over the world.

The catch. The listing does not state the limits of the free version, and it does not describe private groups for friends.

7. Loop Habit Tracker: free, but no sharing

What it is. Loop Habit Tracker is a free, open-source habit tracker for Android.

The catch. Loop has no sharing of any kind and runs only on Android. It is for solo tracking, not for friends.

Which shared habit trackers are not free?

Two group options look free at first but cost money for every member. Daily Pact and Streaks have no free plan.

• Daily Pact. Per its website, Daily Pact offers a 14-day trial. After the trial, it costs $0.99 per month, $9.99 per year or $39.99 lifetime at the time of writing.
• Streaks. Per its App Store listing, Streaks is a one-time purchase of $5.99 at the time of writing, and it runs only on Apple devices.

Can you share habits for free without an app?

A group chat or a shared spreadsheet costs nothing, but neither keeps a clean daily record. A free HabitRix room does.

• A group chat. Each person posts “done” every day. Check-ins get buried under other messages, and nothing counts streaks.
• A shared spreadsheet. Each person ticks a cell every day. Anyone can edit past days, nothing sends reminders, and it is awkward on a phone.

A free HabitRix room adds a per-person history, an activity grid, a leaderboard and a notification when someone checks in. Keep your chat for talk, and paste the room’s invite link into it.

Why does a long-lasting free plan matter?

Habits take longer to form than most free trials last. The HabitRix free plan is not a trial, so your group can keep its room for as long as the habit takes.

In a 2010 study by Lally and colleagues, 96 participants took a median of about 66 days to reach automaticity, with a range of 18 to 254 days. A 2024 systematic review by Singh and colleagues found median times of 59 to 66 days, with a range of 4 to 335 days. A 14-day trial ends long before most habits form. Our guide on how long it takes to form a habit covers this research in more detail.

How do you choose a free shared habit tracker?

For every group, pick HabitRix. It is free to start, works on both phones and has no member limit.

• One shared habit, any mix of iPhone and Android, any group size: HabitRix.
• Two shared habits, everyone on iPhone: HabitRix (each person owns 1 group and joins 1).
• More shared habits: HabitRix Pro, with unlimited rooms.

To see how a HabitRix room works with friends, visit the habit tracker with friends page.