Habitica review

Habitica is for people who know what they need to do but have trouble doing it. You create an avatar, add habits, dailies and to-dos, and earn gold, experience and items whenever you check something off in real life. Dailies repeat on daily, weekly or monthly schedules, habits can be counted several times a day, and color coding and streak counters show how you are doing. Parties let friends team up for accountability, and Challenges share task lists with a group. The developer says the app can be fully enjoyed for free; subscriptions at $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year and gem purchases are optional extras that support the project. It is open source and states that it does not sell personal data. As a pure task manager it is limited. There are no projects, calendar views or filters, and the game screens take time to learn. Use it when motivation, not organization, is the problem.

Who it is for

People who struggle to stay motivated and respond to points, streaks and rewards.

Price

Free; optional subscription from $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year.

$4.99 every month; $14.99 every three months; $29.99 every six months; and $47.99 every year
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Traditional to-do list for one-off tasks
• Dailies that repeat on daily, weekly or monthly schedules
• Habit tracker for things you do several times a day or now and then
• Gold, experience, gear and pets earned by completing real tasks
• Parties and Challenges for shared accountability

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Habitica says it can be fully enjoyed for free
• Strength: Open source, run by a small team with volunteer contributors
• Strength: Says it does not sell personal data to third parties
• Weakness: The game layer adds setup and screens a plain list does not need
• Weakness: No calendar view or project structure
• Weakness: Missing dailies cost your avatar health, which some people find stressful

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, fully usable for free
• Subscription: Optional, $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year
• Task types: Habits, Dailies, To Do's
• Social: Parties, Challenges and Guilds
• Source: Open source

Where it ranks

Habitica is No. 9 in our Best Free To-Do List Apps verdict.