Comparison
Fuego vs HabitKit
Both track daily habits on iPhone. They disagree about what a chart is for.
Pick HabitKit if
You want the tile grid as the point, and you want to tune every colour, icon and label until the dashboard is yours. HabitKit is the better-looking chart, and it has years of polish and 2,337 ratings behind it.
Pick Fuego if
You already know a chart will not make you show up. You want the missed day to cost something, and you want a way back that is not starting from zero.
| Feature | Fuego | HabitKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, paid upgrade for unlimited habits | Free, with in-app purchases |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Main idea | A streak you can repair | A customisable tile grid |
| Missed a day | Streak flickers, repair it with earned gems | The tile stays empty |
| Social | Friend bonfires | None |
| App Store rating | 4.6 from 19 ratings | 4.9 from 2,337 ratings |
Habit Tracker - HabitKit figures from the US App Store, checked 2026-08-16. Ratings move, so check the listing before you decide.
The grid is the difference
HabitKit is built around one image: a wall of tiles that fills in as you go, the same shape as a GitHub contribution chart. It is genuinely nice to look at, and the customisation runs deep enough that two people can end up with dashboards that share no colours at all.
Fuego has a heat map too. It sits behind the streak rather than in front of it, because a filled grid tells you what already happened and does nothing on the morning you would rather stay in bed.
What happens on day forty-one
This is where the two apps stop agreeing. In HabitKit a missed day is an empty tile in the wall, a small visual scar you carry forward. Nothing breaks, and nothing is offered either.
Fuego breaks the streak, makes the flame flicker, and then gives you something to do about it. Gems accumulate every time you log a habit, and you spend them to repair the gap. The safety net is funded by the consistency it protects, so somebody two days in cannot buy their way out of anything.
Fuego and HabitKit
Is HabitKit free?
HabitKit is free to download with in-app purchases. Fuego is also free to start, covering three habits with no account, and charges for unlimited habits.
Does Fuego have the grid chart HabitKit is known for?
Fuego has a heat map, and it is one view among several rather than the centrepiece. If the grid is the reason you want a habit tracker, HabitKit does it better.
Which one works on Android?
HabitKit does. Fuego is iPhone only today, with Android and web planned.
Other comparisons
- Fuego vs StreaksOne is a decade-old Design Award winner. One is eight months old. Here is where each wins.
- Fuego vs TickTickThese are not the same category. That is the whole comparison.
- Fuego vs HabiticaBoth gamify. One asks you to maintain a character, the other asks you to keep a flame lit.
- How Streak Repair worksThe mechanic most of these comparisons turn on. Spend gems you earned to patch a missed day.
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