Habitica
A habit tracker and to-do list dressed up as a role-playing game, with avatars, quests and parties.
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About Habitica
Habitica turns habits, daily routines and to-dos into a game. You create an avatar, and ticking off a task earns experience, gold and items, while skipping a daily costs health. Friends can form a party and take on boss quests together, so a missed habit hurts the whole group, which is the accountability hook many users stay for. Underneath the pixel art it is a capable task tool: positive and negative habits, recurring dailies with checklists, ordinary to-dos with due dates, tags, and public challenges that others can join. The game layer is the reason to pick it, and also the reason some people drop it; if rewards and pets do not motivate you, it can feel like noise. Tracking itself is free with no feature limits; an optional subscription adds cosmetic perks and supports development. It runs in the browser with iOS and Android apps, and the code for the web app and both mobile apps is public on GitHub.
Best for: People motivated by games and group accountability who want habits and to-dos in one place.
Pros and cons
What works
- Game rewards and party quests make streaks feel social
- Habits, dailies and to-dos in one app
- Tracking is free with no feature caps
- Web, iOS and Android code is public
Why people leave
- Pixel-art game layer can feel distracting
- Interface is busy compared with minimal trackers
- No native desktop apps
Top Habitica alternatives
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Habitify66.5A calmer, conventional tracker for anyone tired of the game layer, with web and mobile sync.
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Loop Habit Tracker62.6Free, open-source and ad-free on Android, with no avatars or accounts.
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Beeminder59.6Swaps game penalties for real money at stake, for people who need harder consequences.
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HabitShare57.2Keeps the social accountability with friends but drops the role-playing mechanics.
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Finch55.3Another game-like approach, built around caring for a pet rather than fighting monsters.
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Habitica: common questions
Is Habitica free?
Habitica has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Habitica open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at HabitRPG/habitica.
What platforms does Habitica run on?
Habitica is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Habitica?
The highest-ranked Habitica alternatives right now are Habitify, Loop Habit Tracker and Beeminder. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.