The Best Free Habit Tracker Apps With Friends (2027)

Short answer: the best free habit tracker app with friends is HabitShare if you want everything free, Squad or Cohorty if you want a free group challenge, and Daily Pact if you want a group that actually keeps each other going (14-day free trial, then $0.99 a month). The full comparison is below.

Solo habit trackers have a problem: it's too easy to stop using them. There's no one watching, no consequence for skipping a day, and no one to celebrate with when you hit a streak.

That's why a habit tracker with friends works better for so many people. When your friends can see your progress, and you can see theirs, skipping feels harder and showing up feels more rewarding. The catch is that "free" means very different things from one habit tracker app with friends to the next.

This is a comparison of eight habit tracker apps with friends for 2027, ranked by how much of the social part you get without paying. Prices are US storefront, checked 21 October 2026. We build Daily Pact, so read our pick with that in mind; the rest of the list says plainly where another app does something better.

Habit tracker with friends: the quick comparison

One honest note before the list: only three of these give you the friends part fully free: HabitShare, Squad's private squads, and Cohorty's free tier (one challenge). Everything else is a free tier, a trial, or a one-off purchase.

1. Daily Pact: best habit tracker app with friends for group accountability

Daily Pact is built for the moment a solo tracker fails: the evening you're tired and nobody would notice if you skipped. You start a pact with a friend or a small group around one daily or weekly habit, invite them with one link in the group chat, from your contacts, by email or with a QR code, and everyone checks in with one tap. The first thing you see when you open the app is who has already done it today, so a friend's check-in at 7am becomes your reason to do yours.

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Why it stands out:

• You're doing it together, not just watching: everyone in the pact is on the same habit, and the pact has a streak of its own, so your day counts for the group
• You hear about it when a friend checks in: push notifications when someone completes, daily reminders you set yourself, and a nudge button for the friend who hasn't shown up yet
• Leaderboards: rankings by completion percentage and streak, with weekly and monthly views, so a slow start doesn't count you out
• PactPause: when you're sick or travelling, you ask the group for a break, they vote, and the paused days don't break your streak
• One-tap check-in: marking your day done takes a second, which matters most on the days you nearly didn't

What's free: 14 days with every feature: unlimited groups, unlimited challenges, leaderboards, streak tracking and push notifications. No credit card required.

After the trial: $0.99/mo, $9.99/yr or $39.99 for lifetime access. There is no permanently free tier, which is the honest trade-off: the price is low precisely because there are no ads and no upsells inside the app.

Free for everyone in a group: if one person covers the group with a Group plan, everyone else uses Daily Pact free, with no paywall. More on that below.

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2. HabitShare: best fully free option for sharing with friends

HabitShare lets you share your habit streaks with friends. Create daily or weekly habits, track them, and pick habit by habit which friends can see your progress. Habits can stay fully private.

Pros:

• Free, with no subscription (the iOS listing shows no in-app purchases at all)
• Per-habit privacy: share specific habits with specific friends
• Simple and clean interface, on both iOS and Android

Cons:

• No group challenges, it's individual habits only
• No leaderboards or competitive features
• No streak protection
• The App Store version hasn't been updated since January 2023, and the Android version since December 2024

Best for: people who want to share individual habits with a few close friends without any competition, and don't mind an app that isn't actively developed.

3. Habit Huddle: best free tier for a bigger community

Habit Huddle organises people into "huddles", which can be public communities or invite-only groups. Each member keeps their own streak while contributing to a shared "Checkin Chain", and monthly seasons reset the standings so new members can still win.

Pros:

• A free tier to start, with unlimited habits listed as a feature
• The most forgiving app here: a streak freeze for every 30 days you show up, a 14-day vacation mode, and night-owl check-ins that count until 8am
• Works on the web and through Discord and Twitch, as well as iOS and Android

Cons:

• Paid plans are steep: Builder is $14.99/mo or $90.99/yr and Champion $16.99/mo or $99.99/yr, with introductory offers from $8/mo
• Launched in November 2025, so the community is still small
• A lot of features to learn before your first check-in

Best for: people who want a community around their habit, not only their own friends, and who like seasons and analytics.

4. Squad: free with friends, credits with strangers

Squad runs time-boxed challenges of one to four weeks. Private squads with friends are completely free. Public squads use credits: you join with credits, earn them back by checking in, and lose credits when you miss.

Pros:

• Private squads with friends cost nothing
• Structured 10 to 30-day group challenges
• Logging a miss is part of the design, which keeps the data honest

Cons:

• Public squads need credits: 12 for $9.99, 30 for $24.99, 60 for $49.99
• Squad Pro is $8.99/mo or $74.99/yr
• No leaderboards or streak protection listed; challenges end after four weeks

Best for: friend groups who like a start and end date, and people who stick to a goal when missing costs something.

5. Cohorty: free, and you don't need friends

Cohorty matches you into a cohort of people building the same kind of habit. There are no posts, no comments and no feeds. You check in once a day, cheer others with a simple applause, and that's the whole deal. Cohorty calls it "quiet accountability".

Pros:

• Free tier with one challenge, unlimited check-ins and cohorts to join
• No friends required: the cohort is matched for you
• Low-noise by design, with no competition

Cons:

• You're accountable to strangers, which some people find easy to ignore
• On the free tier, missing a day resets you to Day 1; keeping your place ("No Reset") is part of the $3/month paid plan
• Plus ($3/month) is needed for more than one challenge, history and insights

Best for: anyone whose friends keep dropping out of challenges.

6. Habitica: best free option if you want a game

Habitica turns your habits into an RPG. Complete habits to earn XP, level up your character, and join a party to battle bosses together. Miss a daily and your party takes damage.

Pros:

• The core app is free on web, iOS and Android
• Parties give you real peer pressure; challenges add shared task lists and Gem prizes
• Huge community and wiki

Cons:

• Complex onboarding (5 to 10 minutes to set up)
• The gaming metaphor isn't for everyone
• The subscription ($4.99/mo or $47.99/yr) is mostly cosmetic, it doesn't add tracking features
• Social features are secondary to the RPG mechanics, and the public Tavern and guilds were shut down in 2023

Best for: people who love RPGs and want to gamify their whole task and habit system. If that's not you, see our Habitica alternative comparison.

7. Streaks: best solo tracker on Apple, but nothing is free

Streaks is an Apple Design Award winner with a beautiful, minimal interface. It's focused on daily habits tracked from iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. A lot of people searching for the Streaks app land on this list, so here's the honest version: it's a solo tracker first. You can share tasks with other Streaks users so they can encourage you, but there are no groups, shared challenges or leaderboards.

Pros:

• Gorgeous Apple Watch complication
• A 24-task daily limit keeps you focused
• One-time purchase, no subscription, and Family Sharing for up to six people

Cons:

• $5.99 up front, no free version
• Apple only, no Android
• Sharing only works with friends who also bought Streaks, and there's no group challenge

Best for: solo habit trackers in the Apple ecosystem who want a premium, minimal app. Want something free, on Android or built for friends? See our Streaks app alternatives.

8. Finch: best free self-care companion

Finch is a self-care companion where you raise a virtual pet by completing self-care activities. It's gentle, encouraging and focused on mental health, and it has one of the largest and happiest user bases of any app on this list.

Pros:

• Free core app with a genuinely kind tone
• You can add friends and send them "good vibes" for free
• Great for mental health and small daily routines

Cons:

• Friends can encourage you, but there are no group challenges or shared check-ins
• Focused on self-care specifically, not general habits
• Finch Plus is a paid subscription; check the in-app offer for the current price

Best for: people looking for a gentle self-care companion rather than accountability.

Shared habit tracker apps: which of these actually share?

"Shared habit tracker" means two different things, and the apps above split between them. HabitShare, Streaks and Finch share a view: you track alone and let chosen friends see it or cheer you on. Daily Pact, Habit Huddle, Squad and Cohorty share a challenge: everyone is on the same goal together. If you want the second kind for a family or a team, our shared habit tracker comparison goes deeper, including the Notion template route.

Doing this with a group?

If you're the one organizing a whole group (friends, a team, a class or a club), Daily Pact lets you invite everyone at once: one link in the group chat, several contacts at a time, a pasted email list (up to 200 addresses) or a QR code people scan. Then decide who pays. One person can cover everyone with a Group plan, from $9.99 a month for up to 15 people, and everyone else uses the app free. Or everyone uses their own 14-day free trial. See how Daily Pact works for groups.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best app to track habits with friends?

If you want to do the same habit together and see who showed up every day, Daily Pact: one-tap check-ins, shared streaks, a leaderboard and a nudge for the friend who hasn't checked in. If you only want friends to see your own habits, HabitShare does that for free.

Is there a free shared habit tracker app?

Yes. HabitShare is fully free and lets chosen friends see your habits. Squad's private squads and Cohorty's free tier (one challenge) give you a shared challenge for free. Daily Pact is free for 14 days with every feature, then $0.99 a month.

Can you track habits with friends on iPhone and Android together?

Daily Pact, HabitShare, Habit Huddle, Squad, Habitica and Finch all run on both, so a mixed group of iPhone and Android friends can use the same app. Streaks is Apple only and Cohorty runs in the browser.

Do habit trackers with friends actually work better than solo ones?

For most people, yes, because skipping becomes visible. A solo tracker only records the habit; a shared one adds someone who notices when you don't do it. If you need a person rather than a group, see what an accountability partner is and how to find one online.

Which habit tracker app with friends should you choose?

• Want group accountability with people you know? → Daily Pact is built for this
• Want to share habits casually, for free? → HabitShare
• Want a community bigger than your friends? → Habit Huddle
• Want stakes? → Squad
• Don't have reliable friends for this? → Cohorty
• Want a game? → Habitica
• Want a minimal solo tracker? → Streaks
• Want a self-care companion? → Finch

If you've tried solo habit trackers and keep quitting, the social element is probably what's missing (our guide on how to be consistent with your goals explains why). Give Daily Pact a try: the 14-day free trial gives you full access to every feature. For a wider look at paid coaching and AI accountability, see our roundup of the best accountability apps for friends and groups.