Streaks App Alternative for Android, Windows & the Web
Streaks is, by most accounts, one of the best-designed habit trackers ever made. It's clean, fast, Apple-Watch-friendly, and built around a single satisfying idea: keep the streak going. There's just one catch, and it's a big one if you're on the wrong side of it — Streaks is Apple-only.
No Android version. No Windows version. No web version. If you switch to an Android phone, work on a Windows PC, or simply want your tracker open in a browser tab, Streaks isn't an option. Here's what to look for in a cross-platform alternative, and how Trace compares.
What people love about Streaks
It's worth being clear about what you'd be replacing. Streaks does a few things exceptionally well: a tight, beautiful interface; deep Apple Watch and widget integration; and a relentless focus on the streak itself, with no clutter. It's a paid app — typically a one-time App Store purchase rather than a subscription — and for people fully inside the Apple ecosystem, it's a genuinely excellent choice.
The catch: one ecosystem only
The thing that makes Streaks so polished — being built natively for Apple's platforms — is also its hard limit. The moment any part of your life lives outside Apple, the app can't follow:
- Android users — there's simply no version for you.
- Windows and Linux users — you work at a PC all day, but the tracker can't run there.
- Mixed setups — an iPhone but a Windows work laptop means the tracker is stuck on the phone.
- People who change phones — switch away from iPhone and your habit history doesn't come with you.
What a cross-platform alternative should keep
The goal isn't to abandon what made Streaks good — it's to keep the streak-first simplicity while removing the platform lock. That means: a clean focus on daily streaks, fast logging, visible progress, and syncing that follows you across whatever devices you actually use rather than one brand.
How Trace compares
Trace is a browser-based habit tracker, which is exactly the gap Streaks leaves open:
- Runs anywhere — Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, tablet. It's a website, so the platform doesn't matter.
- Streak-first, like Streaks — daily streaks with a 365-day heatmap that fills in as you go.
- Forgiving streaks and partial wins — one missed day is allowed, and a half-done day still counts, so the chain survives a rough day.
- Syncs across devices — your habits follow you, not your choice of phone brand.
- Tasks and money too — if you want it, the same screen handles to-dos and multi-currency spending; if you don't, just track habits.
- No app-store purchase — it opens in the browser; sign in with Google and start.
If you're staying on Apple forever and want native Watch widgets, Streaks is hard to beat. If your life touches Android, Windows, or the web — Trace goes where Streaks can't.
Keep the streak, lose the platform lock
Recreate your habits in the browser and start your streaks somewhere they'll follow you to any device.
Open Trace Works in any browser · your data stays yours · syncs across devicesFrequently asked questions
Is the Streaks app on Android?
No — Streaks is Apple-only (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac). For Android you'll need a different tracker; a browser-based one like Trace works on Android and everything else.
What's the best cross-platform Streaks alternative?
One that keeps the streak-first simplicity but runs everywhere. Trace is a web app with streaks, partial wins and a year heatmap that isn't tied to Apple devices.
Is Streaks free?
Streaks is a paid App Store app, usually a one-time purchase. Check the App Store for current pricing. Trace is a browser-based alternative with no app-store purchase.
Can I move my habits off an iPhone-only tracker?
Yes. Most people recreate their habits in the new tracker and start fresh streaks. With a browser-based tracker, those habits then sync to any device, so you won't be locked to one platform again.