HabitRix vs Habitify: which is better for tracking habits with friends?

HabitRix vs Habitify: the short version

HabitRix and Habitify start from different ideas. Habitify is a personal habit tracker built for solo tracking, with friend challenges on the side. HabitRix, our app, is built around sharing: private rooms where friends, couples or groups see each other’s progress on a habit, every day.

If you want to track habits with other people, HabitRix is the better fit. All Habitify facts below come from its website and its App Store listing, as of October 2026.

Comparison table: sharing habits with friends

Which app is better for tracking habits with friends?

HabitRix is built for tracking with friends, and this is where it leads. Habitify has friend challenges with leaderboards, which are a side feature of a solo tracker. HabitRix makes the shared habit the center of the app.

In HabitRix, a room (called a “group” on iPhone) is a private, invite-only space for one shared habit, such as “Workout” or “No sugar”. You send its link or 6-character code in WhatsApp, iMessage or any chat app. A friend taps the link or types the code, on iPhone or Android, and joins. Codes do not expire, and rooms have no member limit. To learn the steps, see how to create a room and invite friends.

Inside a room, every member sees each member’s activity grid for about the last six months, total days done and today’s check-in. A room leaderboard ranks members by days completed (Android) or by streak, total or today (iPhone). When a member checks in, the others get a push notification. For details, see what room members can see.

Why the room data is trustworthy: the room check-in is simple and honest. It is one tap a day, and everyone checks in for today, for themselves. Every mark on the activity grid is real.

Tip for weekly group goals: for a goal such as three workouts a week, members check in on the days they train and compare totals on the leaderboard.

Winner: HabitRix.

Why does seeing friends’ progress matter?

Seeing each other’s progress is the reason shared trackers exist, and research supports it. A 2016 meta-analysis by Harkin and colleagues of 138 studies found that monitoring progress helps people reach goals, and the effect was larger when people reported progress to others or made it public.

That is why HabitRix shows the shared record every day, not only during a challenge. A challenge is a contest with an end date. A HabitRix room is an ongoing shared record that keeps the group going for as long as the habit matters.

Which app is better for privacy?

HabitRix keeps your personal habits private on your phone. They work offline, they need no account, and they are never uploaded. Room members see only your check-ins in that room and the display name you choose. They never see your personal habits.

Habitify syncs your habits through its service. Read each app’s privacy policy for the full details.

Winner: HabitRix, if you want your personal habits to stay on your phone.

What else does HabitRix include?

HabitRix is also a complete personal habit tracker. Personal habits can be daily, weekly (X times per week) or monthly (X times per month), and a daily habit can need several check-ins per day, such as “drink 8 glasses”. Every habit has streaks, an activity grid and a monthly calendar, where you can mark a past day you forgot. Reminders and Home Screen widgets let you check in fast, and the app has no ads. HabitRix is actively updated on iPhone and Android.

How much do Habitify and HabitRix cost?

HabitRix is free to download. You can start free with up to 3 habits and your first shared room (on iPhone, one group you own and one you join), plus streaks, the activity grid, the habit calendar, reminders and a widget. HabitRix Pro unlocks unlimited habits and rooms, statistics, more widgets and backup export. Plans are monthly, yearly or lifetime, and prices are set by country in the stores. See HabitRix free vs Pro for the full list.

Habitify has a free plan with 3 habits. At the time of writing (October 2026), the App Store listed Habitify Plus at $29.99 per year and Habitify Pro at $49.99 per year or $119.99 lifetime. The Habitify pricing page showed a different offer, so check the current price in your store and country.

Who should choose HabitRix?

Choose HabitRix if:

• You want to share a habit with a partner, friends or a group, with no member limit.
• Your group mixes iPhone and Android.
• You want an invite that works with a link in any chat app.
• You want to see each friend’s progress every day, with a room leaderboard.
• You want personal habits to stay private on your phone, with no account.
• You want an app with no ads that is actively updated.

Can you use both?

Yes. If you already track personal habits in Habitify, add HabitRix for the habits you share with friends. The free HabitRix plan includes your first shared room. For more social options, see the best habit tracker apps with friends.