What was read
7 companies placed; 2 read during October 2026.
- StreaksSep 30, 2026
- HabiticaSep 30, 2026
- HabitNowSep 30, 2026
- Way of LifeOct 1, 2026
- ProductiveSep 30, 2026
- Streak anxietySep 30, 2026
- People building a routineOct 1, 2026
Gaps closed and opened
6 themes were raised about two or more of 7 read companies; 1 shares no word with anything a company declares. Against the previous month: 2 gaps opened and 0 closed (0 now share a word with a declared capability, 0 no longer raised about two companies). Themes are compared by their words, so a theme the reading reworded counts as one closed and one opened.
- Opened · 2
- Bugs and reliability, Usage limits and caps
- Now answered in the declared names · 0
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- No longer raised about two companies · 0
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- ● Mobile appsraised about 4 of 7
- ● Free tier, trial and paywalled featuresraised about 4 of 7
- ◌ Bugs and reliabilityraised about 3 of 7 · no declared match
- ◌ Usage limits and capsraised about 3 of 7 · no declared match
- ● Price levelraised about 2 of 7
- ● Sync and offlineraised about 2 of 7
Who entered
0 companies placed; 2 products sighted by a search and not yet read (Habi, TrackHabit).
Pricing moves
6 of 7 read companies have a pricing entry on record; 4 pricing changes recorded across 2 companies this month.
- Way of Life [FACT] Oct 1, 2026 · 1 change this monthWay of Life is free to download with in-app purchases; third-party trackers report the cheapest paid unlock as a lifetime iOS purchase around $4.99, while other listings show a $4.99/month Premium subscription option and Android storefronts citing a one-time ~$6.49 purchase. source
- People building a routine [FACT] Oct 1, 2026 · 3 changes this monthLoop Habit Tracker remains positioned as the completely free, open-source reference point that most comparison articles rank as the top alternative in the category. source
- Habitica [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Habitica's core habit/task-tracking, leveling, and party features are free indefinitely; an optional subscription (Habitica Plus) costs $4.99/month or $47.99/year across four tiers (1, 3, 6, 12 months), granting monthly Gems, mystery cosmetic items, and the ability to buy Gems with gold. source
- Streaks [FACT] Sep 30, 2026As of September 2026, Streaks is confirmed as a one-time $5.99 purchase on the US App Store with no subscription and no free tier. source
- HabitNow [FACT] Sep 30, 2026HabitNow's Android app is free with a habit-count-limited free tier, and unlocks full functionality via a one-time (non-subscription) premium purchase; Google Play lists in-app purchases ranging from $0.99 to $11.99. source
- Productive [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Productive's Essential plan starts around $10-12/user/month (with an annual-billing discount), Professional runs roughly $25-29/user/month, and Ultimate/Enterprise require custom quotes after a sales consultation. source
What users raised
19 themes raised by users; the most raised: Free tier, trial and paywalled features (4 of 7), Mobile apps (4 of 7), Bugs and reliability (3 of 7).
- Free tier, trial and paywalled features 4/7
- Mobile apps 4/7
- Bugs and reliability 3/7
- Usage limits and caps 3/7
- Price level 2/7
- Sync and offline 2/7
- Ads, spam and notifications 1/7
- all-or-nothing perfectionism trap 1/7
- app not fully intuitive to use 1/7
- Complexity, setup and learning curve 1/7
- Customer support 1/7
- Customization and branding 1/7
- limited habit categorization/grouping 1/7
- no Apple Watch app 1/7
- no time-based habit tracking 1/7
- removal of public guilds/Tavern chat (2023) 1/7
- streak resets causing guilt/abandonment ('what-the-hell effect') 1/7
- Streak-reset anxiety / guilt 1/7
- Unintuitive gesture-based editing 1/7
Funding by quarter
0 rounds recorded across 2 read quarters; sums are floors per currency and per tag, never combined.
- 2025-Q1not read
- 2025-Q2not read
- 2025-Q3not read
- 2025-Q4not read
- 2026-Q1not read
- 2026-Q2not read
- 2026-Q30 rounds
- 2026-Q40 rounds
The ledger this month
8 observed claims recorded this month, 1 inference counted apart.
- PRICING · 4
- COMPLAINT · 3
- PRODUCT · 1
How big this market is, as its publishers state it
No market-size figure has been recorded for this level yet. Not read is not zero.
Research-house estimates for this sector, carried side by side under each house’s own name. Estimates of one market can differ several-fold; none is averaged, and none is Forge’s.
No publisher is named for this level yet, so there is nothing to read from. Publishers are authored in the taxonomy and arrive with a deploy.