Comparison
GoStreak vs Streaks
Last updated 8 September 2026 · Also: vs Habitica, vs Finch
The short answer
Both are built on the streak — the “don’t break the chain” idea. Streaks is a polished, minimal habit tracker for Apple devices, sold as a one-time purchase, with a hard cap on how many habits you can track and no social or gamification layer beyond the streak itself. GoStreak keeps the streak at the center but wraps it in an evolving companion, a shared garden, XP and levels, and shared streaks you can hold with friends. Choose Streaks for a quiet, no-subscription tracker that lives across your Apple devices; choose GoStreak if you want the streak to feel like something growing, and want friends in it.
Side by side
| GoStreak | Streaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Streak + an evolving companion and garden | The streak, kept minimal |
| Gamification | Companion stages, XP, levels, milestones | None beyond the streak count |
| Friends / shared streaks | Yes | No |
| Miss protection | Streak Freeze, 30 XP each | No |
| Habit limit | 3 free, up to 20 on Elite | Fixed limit (about a dozen), same for everyone |
| Health data | Steps and water via Apple Health | Deep Apple Health integration |
| Apple Watch app | Not yet | Yes |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac |
| Price model | Free + Plus / Pro / Elite subscription | One-time purchase, no subscription |
Who Streaks is for
Streaks fits people fully in the Apple ecosystem who want a beautiful, dependable tracker with no ongoing cost and no extra layers — just habits, streaks, and strong Health and Apple Watch support. Its deliberate limits (a fixed number of habits, Apple-only, no social) are the point for its audience.
Who GoStreak is for
GoStreak fits people who find a bare streak count a little flat and want the progress to feel visible and shared — a companion that changes as the streak grows, a garden that fills up, and the option to keep a streak going with a friend. The trade-offs versus Streaks: GoStreak is subscription-based above the free tier, is iPhone-only for now, and has no Apple Watch app yet.