HabitShare alternatives in 2026: actively updated social habit trackers

Why do people look for a HabitShare alternative?

Most people look for a HabitShare alternative because they want a social habit tracker that is actively updated. HabitShare (habitshareapp.com, by Lucas Bickston) is still listed in the stores. But per its App Store listing, the latest iOS version is 2.1.99 from January 27, 2023. Its Google Play listing showed a last update in December 2024 at the time of writing.

New phone operating systems arrive every year, so an app you open every day should keep up. That is why many HabitShare users move to an app with a recent update history.

A note on names: HabitRix, our app, has the store name “Habit Share: HabitRix”. HabitRix is not HabitShare and has no link to it. Our HabitRix vs HabitShare page explains the difference.

What should a HabitShare alternative do?

A good HabitShare alternative lets you see a friend’s progress on a habit and lets the friend see yours. That idea has strong research support. A 2016 meta-analysis by Harkin and colleagues of 138 studies found that progress monitoring helps people reach goals, and the effect was larger when people reported progress to others or made it public.

Check these points before you switch:

• iPhone and Android. Can every friend in your group join, whatever phone they use?
• Privacy. Is the group private and invite-only? Do your other habits stay private?
• Easy invites. Can you invite friends with a simple link in your group chat?
• Price. Can you start free, with the shared features included?
• Updates. Does the app get regular updates?

HabitShare alternatives compared

The table below shows facts from official websites and store listings, as of October 2026. Prices change, so check the current listing.

1. HabitRix: the best HabitShare alternative for friends

HabitRix is the top HabitShare alternative for a private circle of friends on iPhone and Android. In HabitRix, a room (called a “group” on iPhone) is an invite-only space for one shared habit, such as “No phone after 10 pm”. You share a link or a 6-character code in any chat app, and friends join in seconds. Codes do not expire, and a room has no member limit.

Inside a room, each 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, and the app sends a push notification when a member checks in, such as “✅ Sam completed their habit!”. The check-in is simple and honest: one tap a day, and everyone checks in for today, for themselves.

Your personal habits stay private on your phone and need no account. You share only the habits you put in a room. Want to share more than one habit? Create a room for each one, so every habit can have the right group of friends.

HabitRix also has strong personal tracking: daily, weekly and monthly goals, streaks, an activity grid and calendar on every habit, reminders, and Home Screen widgets. It has no ads and is actively updated.

Price: start free with up to 3 habits and your first shared room (on iPhone, one group you own and one you join). HabitRix Pro unlocks unlimited habits and rooms, statistics, more widgets and backup export.

2. Habitify: solo tracking with challenges on the side

Habitify is a personal habit tracker for iOS and Android with friend challenges and leaderboards. It is built for solo tracking first, with challenges on the side. The free plan is limited to 3 habits, and paid plans are yearly or lifetime. Our HabitRix vs Habitify page compares the two for sharing habits with friends.

3. Habitica: habit tracking as a role-playing game

Habitica turns habits into a role-playing game with avatars, gold and quests. Per the Habitica Wiki, a party can have up to 30 members, and in a boss quest the whole party takes damage when a member misses a daily task. Not everyone wants a game to track a daily walk. Habitica fits a narrow group: friends who want an RPG. See our Habitica alternatives for more.

4. Daily Pact: paid private groups

Daily Pact is a group habit app for iOS and Android with private groups of up to 50 members, per its website. It has no free plan: it costs $0.99 per month, $9.99 per year or $39.99 lifetime, with a 14-day free trial, at the time of writing.

5. Habit Huddle: huddles on web, mobile and Discord

Habit Huddle is built around Discord, per its website. A “huddle” is a group around a habit, and huddles can be public or private. The free tier covers 1 habit.

6. Productive: a solo tracker with challenges

Productive is a habit tracker for iOS and Android. Its social feature is community challenges, where you build a habit with other participants. It offers a free trial and a premium subscription.

7. Streaks: Apple only

Streaks, by Crunchy Bagel, runs on Apple devices only and costs a one-time $5.99. Because it has no Android version, it fails any group with an Android phone. See our Streaks alternatives for apps that work on iPhone and Android.

Which HabitShare alternative should you choose?

For your group of friends, choose HabitRix. It gives you private rooms, invites by link or code, iPhone and Android in one room, no member limit, a free start and regular updates.

If price is the main question, our list of free shared habit trackers compares free plans in detail.

How do you switch from HabitShare to HabitRix?

Switching from HabitShare to HabitRix takes a few minutes.

1. Write down your current habits and streak counts.
2. Install HabitRix and recreate your personal habits. You can mark past days in each habit’s calendar.
3. Create a room for each habit you share with friends.
4. Send the room link in your group chat. Friends on iPhone or Android tap it to join.

Keep the first week simple: one shared habit, one tap a day.