Habit tracker apps: newest reviews vs all-time ratings
On 6 Nov 2026, 24 of 25 ranked habit trackers scored lower in their latest reviews than in their all-time rating. This post shows where the gap is widest.
Quick answer
A high star rating can hide recent problems. This post compares each ranked habit tracker's all-time rating with the average of its newest reviews, as of 6 Nov 2026. We suggest reading the latest reviews before you pay.
Two ratings for every app
Every app on the US App Store shows one star rating: the average of its ratings there. A habit tracker with years of happy users can keep a high number long after something changes. For each app we also read its newest US reviews. We show the mean of up to 20 written in the last 180 days, when at least 10 qualify.
On 6 November 2026, our habit tracking list ranked 40 apps. All figures in this post are from 6 November 2026. 25 of those 40 had enough recent reviews to compare. The median all-time rating of those 25 was 4.78. The median of their latest reviews was 4.2. 24 of the 25 scored lower in recent reviews than in their all-time rating, and 11 fell below 4 stars.
Chart data from 6 Nov 2026. Today’s ranks are on the live habit tracking list.
Where the gap is widest
Life Reset held 4.71 stars all-time from 12,928 ratings. Its latest 20 reviews averaged 1.6.
Two apps in S tier showed the next largest gaps. Critique AI went from 4.73 to 2.55. Fabulous went from 4.42 to 2.35. Productive went from 4.6 to 2.7, though that figure rests on only 10 recent reviews.
The gap reached some of the best known names too. The app called simply Habit Tracker, with 148,508 ratings, averaged 3.35 in its latest reviews. Streaks, the only one of the 40 with an upfront price ($5.99), averaged 3.25.
The apps that hold steady
A few apps kept their recent reviews close to their all-time number. Finch had 4.95 all-time and 4.9 in its latest reviews. Me+ Lifestyle Routine had 4.8 and 4.7. Awesome Habits had 4.8 and 4.71. ShineDay had 4.72 and 4.69.
Way of Life was the only one of the 25 whose latest reviews scored higher than its all-time rating: 4.95 against 4.82.
How to read these numbers
20 reviews is a small sample. People who write a review are often the ones with a problem to report. A low recent average does not prove an app is broken. It is a reason to read those reviews before you pay.
The gap also does not move an app’s rank. Our score uses the rating across every App Store country and the number of ratings. It also uses App Store search rank, how recently the app was updated and Apple’s Editors’ Choice badge. Recent reviews are shown on each app’s page next to the score, so you can weigh them yourself.
The list showed one more thing. On 6 November, 36 of the 40 ranked apps sold in-app purchases or subscriptions. If an app you like has a falling recent rating, check whether the newest reviews mention a price change before you subscribe.