Best Streak Counter Apps for iPhone in 2027: 7 Compared
Checked 20 October 2026. Every competitor detail below comes from that app's US App Store page and Apple's public lookup data, fetched that day. Left details come from the app itself.
A streak counter shows how many days in a row you've kept something going. There are two kinds. A check-in streak grows when you mark a habit done each day: read, run, practice. A count-up streak grows by itself from a start date until you reset it: no sugar, no smoking, no social media. Some apps add streak freezes for planned days off. Here are seven streak counters for iPhone and which kind of streak each one is built for.
Disclosure: we make Left, so we have put it first. Here is why, and when another app suits you better.
Quick verdict
- Best for both kinds of streak, with free Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: Left.
- Best paid-once check-in streaks with Apple Watch: Streaks.
- Best free streak counter with freezes: Goal Streak.
- Best literal "streak counter" with auto count-up and freezes: Flame.
- Best for quit streaks: Days Since: Quit Habit Tracker.
- Best for green and red chains: Way of Life.
- Best for streaks on a grid: HabitKit.
Comparison table
Ratings and counts are from the US App Store, checked 20 October 2026; Left's is its worldwide average. "Not stated" means the listing doesn't mention it, not that the feature is missing.
| App | Streak type | Streak freeze | Price model | Apple Watch | Rating (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Left | Check-in (habits) and count-up (streaks) | No | Free, 2 habits and 2 streaks; Left Premium unlimited | Yes, with complications | 4.7 (worldwide) |
 Streaks | Check-in, with Health auto-complete | 2-Day Rule (per release notes) | $5.99 once | Yes | 4.8 (27,353) |
 Goal Streak | Check-in | Yes | Free, no in-app purchases listed | Not listed | 4.8 (335) |
 Flame | Check-in or automatic count-up | Yes (Premium) | Free; Pro monthly, yearly or lifetime | Not listed | 4.6 (235) |
 Days Since | Count-up | Not stated | Free; monthly, yearly or lifetime plans | Yes | 4.8 (19,499) |
 Way of Life | Check-in (green or red days) | Not stated (release notes mention Skip) | Free; Premium unlocks unlimited habits | Not listed | 4.8 (5,317) |
 HabitKit | Check-in, plus quit habits | Not stated | Free, 4 habits; Pro monthly, yearly or lifetime | Not listed | 4.8 (2,492) |
1. Left: both kinds of streak, on every screen
Left is a time awareness app for iPhone. Both kinds of streak live in Since, next to countdowns in Ahead and year and life progress in Time Left.
- Check-in streaks (habits): set a goal per day, week or month and how many times; daily habits can run every day, on weekdays, weekends, specific days or a number of days per week. Each habit shows days completed, days missed, longest streak, a completion grid and habit strength.
- Count-up streaks: a streak counts up automatically from Started on..., which can be in the past. If you slip, Restart and choose when; Left keeps your restarts, average streak and longest streak.
- Widgets: the Habit widget is interactive, so you tap today's symbol to keep the streak going from the Home Screen. The Streak widget shows a count-up streak in hours, days, weeks, months or years, in three sizes and as a rectangular Lock Screen widget. Habits list and Streaks list widgets show several at once.
- Don't lose the day: Get a persistent reminder shows a Live Activity an hour before a time you choose if a habit still isn't logged.
- Left Premium extras: unlimited habits and streaks, Apple Health tracking that completes habits when you meet their goal and resets a streak when a period ends without it, and friends who can follow your streaks.
Best for: people who keep both kinds of streak, a daily practice and something they've quit, and want them on the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Price: free to download. The free plan includes 2 habits and 2 streaks (plus 2 Aims and 2 countdowns), counted over everything you've ever created. Left Premium is a subscription or lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Left's privacy label lists purchases under "Data Linked to You".
Pros: check-in and count-up streaks in one app; the Habit and Streak widgets are free, including the Lock Screen; restart history keeps your longest run; a Live Activity before the day runs out.
Cons: no streak freeze; only 2 free habits and 2 free streaks; needs an iPhone with iOS 26 or later.
2. Streaks
By Crunchy Bagel Pty Ltd. Its App Store page says "Your goal is to build a streak of consecutive days", for up to 24 tasks. Tasks linked to the Health app complete automatically, negative tasks help break habits, and you can see your current and best streak. It has Home Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app with complications, iCloud sync and Siri.
Best for: daily check-in streaks on iPhone and Apple Watch, paid once.
Price: $5.99 to download, with no in-app purchases listed.
Pros: Health auto-completion; Apple Watch; current and best streak; Apple Design Award winner, per its listing; privacy label: "Data Not Linked to You" (diagnostics).
Cons: no free version; a 24-task limit; no streak freeze by name, though release notes mention a 2-Day Rule that allows a missed day. See Streaks alternatives for more.
3. Goal Streak: Habit Tracker
By Swifty Bits LLC. Its App Store page describes "a free and simple habit tracker" with unlimited habits, flexible frequencies, a streak freeze ("You can preserve your streak with a streak freeze!"), a streak end date with a countdown, detailed streak stats and widgets, which recent release notes make interactive.
Best for: a free, private streak counter with freezes.
Price: free, with no in-app purchases listed.
Pros: unlimited habits for free; streak freezes; privacy label says Data Not Collected; updated in October 2026.
Cons: Apple Watch and Mac aren't in its compatibility list.
4. Habit Tracker - Flame
By Explora SAS. Its App Store page calls it a "streak counter": build a habit with manual check-ins, or "Break a habit with an automatic counter. Your streak grows at midnight without daily check-ins." You choose which days count, so "Planned days off won't break your streak", and you can update past days from a calendar.
Best for: people who want both streak types and freezes in a small, focused app.
Price: "Start tracking for free. Premium unlocks unlimited streaks, streak freezes, home screen widgets, Insights, backup and restore, plus custom themes and icons." Pro is monthly, yearly or lifetime.
Pros: check-in and automatic streaks; planned days off; trophies at milestones; iPhone and iPad.
Cons: freezes and widgets need Premium; its privacy label lists identifiers under "Data Used to Track You".
5. Days Since: Quit Habit Tracker
By A Couple of Friends OOD. Its App Store page describes a counter for each habit you're trying to get rid of: set the last time you did it and the app shows how long it has been. Release notes add stats, achievements, automatic iCloud backups and a Home Screen widget for goals.
Best for: count-up quit streaks, in the most-rated dedicated app for them here.
Price: free to download, with Count Up Club (monthly, yearly or lifetime) and Premium (monthly or yearly) plans. The listing doesn't say what the free version includes.
Pros: 4.8 from 19,499 ratings; Apple Watch; its privacy label lists only usage data and diagnostics, under "Data Not Linked to You".
Cons: free limits aren't stated; it's for count-up streaks, not daily check-ins.
6. Way of Life
By Way of Life ApS. Its App Store page says "Mark each day green or red, keep your chains going", with "Chains: challenge yourself not to break a streak", a scoreboard, charts, notes and widgets. Release notes mention tapping Yes, No, Skip or Erase.
Best for: an honest daily journal of good and bad days.
Price: free; "Premium simply unlocks unlimited habits."
Pros: around since 2010; red days are tracked too, not just successes; free cloud backup; exports as CSV, Excel or JSON; privacy label: "Data Not Linked to You" only.
Cons: the free habit count isn't stated; iPad and Apple Watch aren't in its compatibility list.
7. HabitKit
By Sebastian Roehl. Its App Store page says "Watch your current streak grow, chase your best streak, and set streak goals", on a grid of tiles per habit. Quit habits count "your clean days in a row" until you log a slip.
Best for: people motivated by seeing a streak fill a grid.
Price: "HabitKit is free to use with up to four habits, including streaks, statistics, notes, and reminders." Pro, monthly, yearly or lifetime, adds unlimited habits and Home Screen widgets.
Pros: streak goals; four free habits; no account; daily iCloud backup. Privacy label: "Data Linked to You" (purchases); "Data Not Linked to You" (location, usage data, diagnostics).
Cons: widgets need Pro; Apple Watch isn't in its compatibility list. See HabitKit alternatives for similar apps.
How we chose
- Search first: we searched the US App Store for "streak counter", "streak tracker", "daily streak", "don't break the chain" and "chain habit" on 20 October 2026.
- Kept: apart from Left, which we include because we make it, apps updated in 2026 whose listings are about keeping a streak, including two smaller apps built specifically around streak counting and freezes.
- Left out: apps with only a handful of ratings, countdown apps with a streak mode on the side, and apps that position themselves against streaks.
- Sources: each app's own App Store page, including release notes, and Apple's lookup data. No paid placements, and no developer reviewed this page.
Which one should you pick?
- You keep daily habits and quit streaks, and want them on your Lock Screen: Left.
- You want check-in streaks on Apple Watch, paid once: Streaks.
- You want freezes for free: Goal Streak.
- You want an automatic counter and freezes in one small app: Flame.
- You're counting days since you quit: Days Since.
- You want to log bad days as well as good: Way of Life.
- You want your streak on a grid: HabitKit.
Not sure which kind of streak you need? The streaks vs habits guide explains the difference, how to build a streak covers keeping one going, and the habit streak calculator works in your browser.
See more on the Left habit tracker page.
Questions
What is the best streak counter app for iPhone?
It depends on the kind of streak. Streaks is a paid-once app for daily check-ins with Apple Watch, Goal Streak is free with streak freezes, and Left handles both daily habits and count-up streaks with free Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.
What's the difference between a check-in streak and a count-up streak?
A check-in streak grows when you mark a habit done each day. A count-up streak grows by itself from a start date until you reset it, which suits quitting something. Left has both: habits and streaks.
Which streak apps have a streak freeze?
Goal Streak lists a streak freeze for free, and Flame lists streak freezes with Premium. Streaks' release notes mention a 2-Day Rule that allows a missed day, and Way of Life's release notes mention a Skip option but don't say whether it keeps a chain going. Left doesn't have a streak freeze.
Can I see my streak on my iPhone Lock Screen?
Yes, with an app that has Lock Screen widgets. Left's Streak widget works as a rectangular Lock Screen widget, and its Habit widget does too.
Is there a free streak counter?
Goal Streak lists no in-app purchases, HabitKit is free for up to four habits, and Left's free plan includes 2 habits and 2 streaks with free widgets.
Start noticing what matters.
Download Left on your iPhone to see the time you have left, dates you are looking forward to, build the habits you want to keep, and become a better version of yourself.
Scan or search "Left" on the App Store.