Last reviewed: 11 October 2026. HelloHabit and LiveIt details are from their own App Store and Google Play listings as read on 11 October 2026. Features and plans change, so check each app's listing for the current details. HelloHabit, LiveIt and Journal it! are names of their respective owners, used here only to compare products.
The one-line version
HelloHabit helps you build habits and keep them going. LiveIt gives you one private place to journal, plan your day and keep notes. Yuki takes care of the admin around your life: it turns confirmations, bills and invites into a calendar, trips and expenses, and keeps shared plans with the people you live with. Many people will want a habit or journal app and Yuki, not one or the other.
Side by side
A “—” means not applicable or not something we can confirm, not that the product lacks it.
| Feature | Yuki | HelloHabit | LiveIt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal habit tracker | Yes, with streaks, stats and quit trackers | ||
| Group habit or fitness challenge with standings | — | — | |
| Journal or diary | Shared photo journal in challenge groups only | Notes per habit | Yes, with a timeline and reflections |
| Mood tracking | — | ||
| Tasks and to-do lists | Yes, with five stages | ||
| Daily, weekly and monthly planning views | Yes, with time blocking | ||
| Syncs with an outside calendar | Google Calendar, two-way; adds to Apple Calendar on iOS | — | Google Calendar; Apple Calendar and Reminders |
| Timers | Multi-step timers for routines, workouts and focus | Stopwatch and countdown | Pomodoro |
| Apple Health sync | — | ||
| Notes, outlines and collections | — | ||
| End-to-end encryption | — | ||
| Turns Gmail confirmations into events, trips and expenses | Yes, on Pro | — | — |
| Expense, bill and subscription tracking | — | — | |
| Trip itineraries | — | — | |
| Shared groups for couples, families and flatmates | — | — | |
| Built-in AI assistant | — | — | |
| Platforms | iOS, Android and web | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Android and web |
| Free to start |
Where HelloHabit is stronger
HelloHabit is the specialist for habits. From its own listing:
- Habits are its whole focus: custom and suggested habits, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly goals, and several reminders for one habit.
- Streaks, statistics and reports show how consistent you have been. Yuki has nothing like this for one person's habits.
- Quit trackers count the time since you stopped a habit you want to drop.
- Health-related habits sync with Apple Health, and it has an Apple Watch app and widgets.
- You can keep notes against each habit, with a rich text editor, filters and bookmarks.
Where LiveIt is stronger
LiveIt is the broadest personal organizer of the three. From its own listings:
- A real journal: a daily timeline, mood tracking and reflections. Yuki has no diary.
- A day planner with time blocking, a to-do list with five stages, a habit tracker and a goal tracker in the same app.
- Notes, outlines and collections for things like books, films and recipes.
- Its listing describes end-to-end encryption, an offline mode and no ads. Yuki's assistant works on your plans on Yuki's servers, so Yuki is not end-to-end encrypted.
- It runs on Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and the web.
Where Yuki is different
Yuki is not trying to be a habit tracker or a diary. It is built for the practical side of life:
- It does the admin for you. With Pro, Yuki connects to Gmail and turns confirmations, receipts, bills and invites into calendar events, trips and tracked expenses, so you type much less in.
- Money and travel sit next to your plans: expenses, bills and subscriptions, and an itinerary for each trip.
- It is built for more than one person: shared groups with tasks, lists, split expenses, polls and a shared calendar.
- Habits as a group activity: in a Fitness & habit challenge group each member scores one point for every day they check in, with standings, streaks and a shared photo journal.
- An AI assistant you can ask in a sentence, by text or voice, that answers from your own plans.
- No ads. For EU customers, their data is stored in the EU, and Yuki trains no AI model on your data.
Which to choose
Choose Yuki if…
- Your problem is life admin, not motivation
- You share plans, lists or costs with other people
- You would rather ask an assistant than fill in a tracker
Choose HelloHabit if…
- You want a dedicated habit tracker with streaks and stats
- You want your habits in Apple Health or on an Apple Watch
- A short note per habit is enough of a journal for you
Choose LiveIt if…
- You want a private journal with mood tracking
- You like planning your own day by hand, with time blocking
- You want notes, habits, goals and to-dos in one encrypted app
Using them together
These apps do different jobs, so one does not have to replace another. A common setup is a habit or journal app for the personal side, which only you see, and Yuki for the shared and practical side: the calendar, the bills, the trips and whatever you organise with other people.
Frequently asked questions
Is LiveIt the same app as Journal it!?
Yes. The developer renamed Journal it! to LiveIt. Its store listings say it is the same app with the same data, so reviews and guides that mention Journal it! describe the app now called LiveIt.
Is Yuki a habit tracker?
No. Yuki has no personal habit tracker with streak statistics. It has tasks and reminders, multi-step timers for routines, workouts and focus, and a Fitness & habit challenge group where members check in each day and see standings and streaks. If daily habit tracking is the main thing you want, HelloHabit or LiveIt is the better fit.
Does Yuki have a journal or diary?
Not a personal one. Yuki has no diary, mood tracking or notes system. The only journal in Yuki is the shared photo journal inside a Fitness & habit challenge group. LiveIt is built around journaling, and HelloHabit lets you keep notes against each habit.
Which of the three works with my calendar?
LiveIt's listings describe sync with Google Calendar and with Apple Calendar and Reminders. HelloHabit has its own daily, weekly and monthly calendar views, and its listing does not mention syncing with an outside calendar. Yuki syncs two-way with Google Calendar, and on iOS it can also add events to Apple Calendar.
Which of the three has an AI assistant?
As of October 2026, neither HelloHabit's nor LiveIt's store listing describes a built-in AI assistant. Yuki has one: ask in a sentence, by text or voice, and it answers from your own plans or creates the task, event or reminder. Free includes 20 AI prompts a month and Pro includes 100.
Can I share with a partner or family?
HelloHabit and LiveIt describe syncing your own data across your devices; their listings do not describe sharing with other people. Yuki has shared groups for couples, families, flatmates and friends, with shared tasks, lists, expenses, polls and a calendar. Free allows up to 5 groups with up to 2 people each, and Pro removes both limits.
How do the prices compare?
All three are free to start and sell paid upgrades. We do not list HelloHabit's or LiveIt's prices here, because plans and prices change; check each app's store listing for current ones. Yuki's Pro prices for every region are on yukihq.com/pricing, and eligible accounts can try Pro for 14 days without a card.