Streaks alternative: miniHabits and the Apple trade-offs
Streaks has a wider Apple footprint. miniHabits focuses on its iPhone tracker and automatic streak shields.
The short answer
miniHabits is worth considering for its four tracking modes and streak shields. It is not a replacement for the wider Apple integrations offered by Streaks.
What Streaks offers
Streaks’ official site lists up to 24 tasks, custom tracking days, statistics and automatic completion through Apple Health. It supports iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Its Watch experience includes complications. Those are substantial features to consider before moving. Source: Streaks.
miniHabits does not offer Health integration, a Watch app, widgets or Live Activities. If you mainly log from your wrist or rely on automatic health entries, it will not preserve that workflow.
miniHabits today
miniHabits is a paid iPhone habit tracker for iOS 17 and later. It has four tracking modes: checkbox, counter, timer and quantity. Schedules can be daily, selected weekdays or a number of times per week. Its heatmap shows 26 weeks.
Streak shields bank on satisfied days and are spent automatically on a missed day when available. A protected day stays visible in the history; it is not recorded as a completed habit. Break mode pauses judgement for all habits without spending shields.
Your device’s iCloud account is required for backup and sync. There is no free tier or free trial. After onboarding, a purchase or restore is required to enter the tracker. The two plans are an auto-renewing yearly subscription and a one-time lifetime purchase. EUR reference prices are 25 € per year and 34,99 € lifetime. Your App Store checkout shows the local price and currency.
miniHabits does not currently offer Android, web or Apple Watch apps, widgets, Live Activities, Apple Health integration, notification reminders, or CSV/JSON import and export. Switching means recreating habits manually, not transferring an existing history.
Look at the interruption rule
miniHabits banks shields on satisfied days. When a missed day uses an available shield, the history shows it as protected rather than completed. Break mode pauses judgement for all habits.
This is the mechanic to evaluate—not a blanket claim that miniHabits is more forgiving than every competitor. Ask whether you want that automatic protection and whether the visible record is clear enough for you.
For an action that needs a number or duration, consider the counter, quantity and timer modes too. The decision should reflect what you record, not just the appearance of a streak.
Moving your record
miniHabits has no Streaks importer. You must recreate habits manually and retain your previous history separately.
Both an annual subscription and lifetime access are offered in miniHabits. Check Streaks’ current store price through its official site before comparing costs. Keep Streaks if its Apple integrations are essential; consider miniHabits if its current iPhone tracking model is the part you prefer.
Sources and method
This comparison is written by the maker of miniHabits. Competitor details were checked against the official sources linked here on September 4, 2026. This is a documentation-based comparison, not a hands-on test. Features and offers can change; check the current store listing before paying.