Habit Space vs Habitica
Habitica gamifies habits with RPG elements — avatars, quests, and pixel art rewards. Great for gamers, but your data lives on their servers.
Feature
🌱 Habit Space
Habitica
Data stored locally
✓
✗
Markdown/plain text
✓
✗
Obsidian integration
✓
✗
Open API
✓
✓
Works offline
✓
✗
Gamification / RPG
✗
✓
Social / Party system
✗
✓
Flex habits
✓
✗
Free tier
✓
✓
Open source
✓
✓
👍 Habitica Pros
- +Fun gamification keeps some users engaged
- +Active community and party system
- +Free tier available
👎 Habitica Cons
- −Data locked on Habitica servers
- −No offline mode
- −RPG mechanics can feel distracting
- −No markdown or plain text export
🏆 Verdict
Choose Habitica if gamification motivates you. Choose Habit Space if you want data ownership, Obsidian integration, and a system that works offline without a game layer.