What People Love About Streaks
Before we get into where Start Page HQ goes further, credit where it's due.
- A clean, polished design that's been an Apple Design Award winner — Streaks is one of the best-looking habit trackers anywhere.
- A simple one-time purchase ($5.99) — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no upsells.
- Deep Apple Health integration that auto-completes tasks based on steps, heart rate, distance, and other health metrics.
- Apple Watch complications, widgets, Siri shortcuts, and Live Activities for serious Apple-ecosystem users.
- A focused, intentional cap on 24 habits — the friction makes you prioritize what actually matters.
Where Start Page HQ Goes Further
Specific differences, not vague claims.
Cross-Platform, Not Apple-Only
Streaks runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro — and nowhere else. Start Page HQ runs on every modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) on Mac, Windows, Linux, Chromebook, Android, and iOS through the web app.
Lives on Every New Tab
Streaks is an app you open. Start Page HQ's Habit Tracker is a widget on your new tab — your streaks are visible the moment you open a browser tab, no separate launch required.
50+ Widgets in One Plan
Streaks is a habit tracker. Start Page HQ ships the Habit Tracker plus Pomodoro Timer, Tasks, Todo, Notes, Calendar, RSS, weather, AI tools, and dev utilities — your whole day on one screen.
No 24-Habit Cap
Streaks intentionally limits you to 24 tasks. Start Page HQ's Habit Tracker has no hard cap — track as many or as few habits as fit your life, on as many separate dashboard pages as you want.
Multi-Page Dashboards by Context
Build a Health page with Habit Tracker + a calming background. Build a Work page with Pomodoro Timer + Tasks. Switch between contexts in one click instead of scrolling one Streaks list.
Cross-Device Sync on Any Browser
Streaks syncs through iCloud — Apple devices only. Start Page HQ syncs across every browser on every operating system. Your habits follow you to a Windows machine at work, a Linux box at home, and a phone in your pocket.
Side-by-Side Comparison
An honest line-by-line look at how the two stack up.
| Feature | Streaks | Start Page HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $5.99 one-time (Apple) | $25/yr or $49 lifetime |
| Free tier | No | Free demo only |
| Widget / tool count | 1 (habit tracker) | 50+ |
| Cross-platform | Apple-only | Every modern browser |
| Lives on every new tab | No | Yes |
| Chrome | No | Yes |
| Firefox | No | Yes |
| Safari | No | Yes |
| Edge | No | Yes |
| Hosted web app | No | Yes |
| iOS / iPadOS | Yes | Web app (PWA) |
| macOS native app | Yes | Web app |
| Android | No | Web app (PWA) |
| Windows / Linux | No | Web app |
| Apple Watch / Vision Pro | Yes | No |
| Apple Health auto-completion | Yes | No |
| Habit tracker | Yes | Yes |
| Streak tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Habit cap | 24 max | No hard cap |
| Cross-device sync | iCloud (Apple-only) | Every browser, every OS |
| Pomodoro timer | No | Yes |
| Tasks / todo widgets | No | Yes |
| Notes / quick capture | No | Yes |
| RSS / news / podcasts | No | Yes |
| AI tools (image gen, translation, summary) | No | Yes |
| Lifetime plan | iOS one-time | $49 one-time |
Widgets That Replace Streaks
Drop these onto your dashboard and you've covered Streaks's core features — plus a lot more.
Habit Tracker
Track daily habits and build consistent routines with streaks and a calendar view — the core Streaks workflow, on every browser.
Todo
A simple checklist for the day's tasks alongside your habit streaks for the full daily routine.
Pomodoro Timer
A focus timer for work sessions and breaks — pair it with the Habit Tracker to make "focus time" itself a daily habit.
Tasks
A Kanban board for organizing larger projects across to-do, in-progress, and done columns.
Frequently Asked Questions
For the core habit-tracking workflow — daily habits, streaks, calendar view, completion tracking — yes, on every device with a browser. For Apple Watch complications, Apple Health auto-completion, and Vision Pro, no. If you live entirely in the Apple ecosystem and want native everything, Streaks still has the edge there.
Yes — that's the main reason to switch. Streaks only runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. Start Page HQ runs as a hosted web app at startpagehq.com plus native extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Use it on Windows, Linux, Chromebook, Android, or any other browser.
There is a free public demo at startpagehq.com/demo where you can try the Habit Tracker widget without signing up. Full access requires a paid plan: $25/year or $49 one-time. Both plans include all 50+ widgets, cross-device sync, and AI credits.
Streaks is $5.99 once on Apple devices — genuinely cheap. Start Page HQ is $25/year or $49 lifetime, but you also get Pomodoro Timer, Tasks, Notes, Calendar, RSS, podcasts, AI tools, dev utilities, and 40+ other widgets. If a habit tracker is all you need and you live entirely on Apple devices, Streaks is a solid one-time buy. If you want a cross-platform dashboard that includes habits, Start Page HQ is the broader package.
Yes, and sync is included in the base price. Sign in once and your habits, streaks, and the rest of your dashboard sync across every browser and operating system — not just Apple ones.
There is no automated Streaks importer. Most users export their habit list from Streaks, drop on the Habit Tracker widget, and recreate the routine in a couple of minutes. The historic streak counts won't carry over, but the daily routine itself transfers cleanly.