We analyzed 634 negative reviews from the top 5 Habit Tracker apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
42% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Ridiculous subscription — $99.99 a year (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
"Way too expensive — I didn’t even give the app a chance, $5 a week is way too expensive. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
27% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Stopped working completely — The app to stop working. Extremely disappointing and frustrating. (Finch: Self-Care Pet)"
"Lost all my routines in the new update (Routine Planner, Habit Tracker)"
35% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Not a free app — Just warning everyone - another app that requires a subscription to use anything. (Routine Planner, Habit Tracker)"
"Only allows 6 habits — This app is a very simple tracker -- you're better off with a different app. (Atoms - from Atomic Habits)"
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Terrible customer service, useless app — Subscribed on their website, but couldn’t convince the iOS app that I had paid. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
"Impossible to contact Support — They have made it impossible to contact Support to relay any issues and best believe there are many. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
25% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Horrible interface — Have you considered not having a pop up every 2 seconds (Atoms - from Atomic Habits)"
"Confusing — Totally confusing set up. Rather than the information being presented in a linear fashion. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
22% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Ads, ads, pay wall, ads — between the video ads and the constant reminder wall to 'go premium'. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
"Every action is followed up with an Ad — Almost every button I click is followed up with an ad. (Productive - Habit Tracker)"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
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