Loop Habit Tracker on PC, iPhone or the Web? Here's the Free Alternative
Loop Habit Tracker is one of the most loved habit apps ever made — free, open source, no ads, no account, beautiful streak charts. If you're on Android and want a private, offline tracker, Loop is genuinely hard to beat, and we're not going to pretend otherwise.
But there's a reason you're probably reading this: Loop only exists on Android. The moment your life includes a laptop, a work PC, an iPhone, or a tablet, Loop's biggest strength — living entirely on one device — becomes its biggest limitation.
What Loop does brilliantly
- Completely free and open source — no subscription, no ads, no data collection.
- Streaks and habit strength — its habit-strength score is smarter than a naive streak counter.
- Clean charts and a calendar view — your history at a glance.
- Privacy by default — everything stays on your device.
Where Loop stops
No web, PC, Mac, or iPhone version
There's no official Loop for iOS, Windows, or the browser. If you work at a desk all day, your tracker lives in your pocket while your attention lives on a screen it can't reach. Searches like "loop habit tracker for pc" all lead to the same answer: it doesn't exist.
No sync — your data is trapped on one phone
Loop's local-only storage is great for privacy, but it means no automatic backup and no second device — switching phones means manually exporting and importing a database file. Lose the phone, lose the streaks (unless you remembered to export).
Binary days
Loop tracks done/not-done (plus numeric targets). There's no graceful way to say "I did half of it today" and have the day count for something — and half-done days are most days when you're busy.
Habits only
Your day isn't just habits. Tasks live in another app, money in a third. Loop tracks one slice of your day and nothing else — by design, to be fair, but it means app-juggling.
The free alternative that keeps what's good about Loop
We built Trace for exactly this gap: a free online habit tracker with Loop's core virtues — streaks, a year-at-a-glance heatmap, zero cost — minus the single-device ceiling:
- Works everywhere Loop doesn't — any browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux. No install.
- Syncs automatically — check in on your phone at breakfast, see it on your laptop at your desk. New phone? Just sign in.
- 365-day heatmap — the year-view Loop fans love, one lime square per check-in.
- Partial wins — log 50% on a brutal day and keep the chain alive.
- Habit stacking — anchor new habits to ones you never skip, shown nested in your daily agenda.
- Tasks and money on the same screen — to-dos, multi-currency accounts, subscriptions, credit-card due dates, and invoices attached to expenses. One calm screen instead of three apps.
Honest trade-off: Loop is offline-first and fully local; Trace is a web app, so your data lives in your own private row in a cloud database (Supabase), tied to your Google sign-in. If never-touches-the-internet privacy is your top priority and you're Android-only, stay with Loop. If you want your habits on every screen you own, that's Trace.
Loop vs Trace at a glance
- Price: both free.
- Platforms: Loop — Android only. Trace — any browser (phone, PC, Mac, tablet).
- Sync: Loop — manual backup file. Trace — automatic, across devices.
- Streaks & heatmap: both yes; Trace adds partial wins.
- Habit stacking: Loop — no. Trace — built in.
- Tasks & money: Loop — no. Trace — tasks, multi-currency money, subscriptions, invoices.
Your streaks, on every screen
Sign in with Google, add your habits, and check in from any device. Setup takes under a minute.
Try Trace free Free · no card · works in any browser · syncs across devicesFrequently asked questions
Is there a Loop Habit Tracker for PC?
No official one. Loop is Android-only. The closest experience on PC is a web-based tracker like Trace, which runs in the browser with streaks and a year heatmap, free.
Can I use Loop Habit Tracker on iPhone?
No — there's no iOS version. iPhone users wanting a Loop-like tracker need either a different native app or a web app that works on any phone, like Trace.
How do I move my habits off one phone?
From Loop you can export a backup or CSV. In a web tracker your data follows your account automatically — sign in on the new device and everything's there.