The short answer
Daily Pact
Our pick★ 5.0 on the App StoreFor a group that wants one tracker and one scoreboard.
Daily Pact shares the challenge, not just the view: everyone in your private group is on the same habit, checks in with one tap, and sees the leaderboard. Groups up to 50, iPhone and Android. 14 days free with everything, then $0.99 a month.
If that doesn't fit you
- You just want to see each other's own habits, free: HabitShare.
- You want a group streak and a community: Habit Huddle has a free tier.
- You don't have a group: Cohorty matches you into one.
- Your group lives in Notion: try the template route for 30 days first.
Quick comparison
| App | Groups | Challenges | Leaderboard | Streak protect | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daily PactOur pickShared challenges with a leaderboard | $0.99/mo after trial | iOS · Android | ||||
| HabitShareYour habits, shared per habit | Free | iOS · Android | ||||
| Habit HuddlePublic or private huddles | Free / from $8/mo | Web · iOS · Android · Discord | ||||
| SquadTime-boxed squads | Free with friends | iOS · Android | ||||
| CohortyMatched cohorts | Free | Web · iOS | ||||
| HabiticaRPG parties | Free / $4.99/mo | Web · iOS · Android | ||||
| Notion or Google SheetsShared document | Free | Web |
Prices are US storefront, checked 10 September 2026.
How we chose
We build Daily Pact, so read our pick with that in mind. Every app here was judged on the same questions: who notices when you skip, how fast the check-in is, what happens after a missed day, and what it really costs. We say plainly where another app does something we don't. The full policy is on our About page.
1. Daily Pact
Our pickA shared challenge, not just a shared view
In Daily Pact the tracker is shared by design: you create a private group, add a challenge, and everyone in the group is on it. Each person checks in with one tap and the leaderboard ranks the group by completion. Groups hold up to 50 people and you can run several challenges at once, so a family, a friend group or a team can share one place. Push notifications tell you when someone else checks in, and PactPause lets a member pause without dropping off the board.
New accounts get 14 days free · No credit card
Pros
- Rated 5.0 on the App Store
- Everyone sees the same challenge and the same leaderboard
- One-tap check-in, so people actually keep it up
- Daily or weekly targets
- Groups up to 50, join by code
- PactPause — pause without losing the streak
Cons
- No free tier after the 14-day trial
- No web or desktop version
3. Habit Huddle
Huddles with a shared group streak
Habit Huddle's "huddles" are groups with a shared "Checkin Chain" — a group streak made of everyone's check-ins — plus individual streaks, monthly seasons and leaderboards. It's the most community-shaped option here and it has a free tier. It's also a big app with a lot to configure, and the paid tiers start at $8 a month.
Pros
- Free tier
- Shared group streak plus individual streaks
- Web app and Discord bot
Cons
- Builder from $8/mo, Champion from $16/mo
- Feature-heavy
- Launched late 2025; small community
4. Squad
Shared 1–4 week challenges
Squad shares a challenge for one to four weeks with your squad. Private squads with people you invite are free; public squads use credits as stakes. Good for a group that wants a defined start and end, less good for an ongoing shared tracker, because each squad closes when its challenge ends.
Pros
- Free with friends
- Structured 10, 21 and 30-day runs
- Honest check-ins for missed days
Cons
- Ends after four weeks
- No leaderboard
- Credits cost money in public squads
5. Cohorty
A shared tracker with strangers on the same goal
Cohorty puts you in a cohort of 5 to 15 people doing the same 7 to 30-day challenge and shows everyone's check-ins as marks, with no chat. It's a shared tracker for people who don't have a group to share with. Free at the time of checking, with premium features planned.
Pros
- No friends required
- Free
- Quiet — no comments needed
Cons
- Strangers, not your people
- No Android yet
- Cohort ends with the challenge
6. Habitica
A party that takes damage when you skip
Habitica's parties are a shared tracker in disguise: your habits feed a shared boss fight, and missing a daily hurts everyone. It's free, with a cosmetic subscription at $4.99 a month. The shared part is real, but it's buried under an RPG that takes ten minutes to set up and that not everyone wants.
Pros
- Free core app
- Parties make misses a group event
- Web and mobile
Cons
- Complex
- Social features sit behind the game
- No plain leaderboard
7. Notion or Google Sheets
The template route
"Shared habit tracker notion" and "shared habit tracker template" are common searches, and a shared page or sheet is a legitimate option: free, infinitely customisable, and everyone already has an account. The failure mode is well known. Nobody gets a notification, somebody has to maintain it, and by week three the rows are empty. Use it if your group is disciplined or already lives in Notion; otherwise an app that nags is worth a dollar.
Pros
- Free
- Any layout you want
- No new account
Cons
- No notifications
- Someone has to maintain it
- Dies quietly around week three
Three things people mean by "shared habit tracker"
The phrase covers three different setups. Picking the wrong one is the most common reason a group tracker gets abandoned.
- Shared visibility. Everyone tracks their own habits; you can see each other's. HabitShare does this. Low pressure, and low payoff — nobody is on the hook for anything specific.
- Shared challenge. One habit, several people, one scoreboard. Daily Pact, Squad and Cohorty do this. This is what most people who search for a group habit tracker actually want.
- Shared streak. The group has a collective streak that everyone's check-ins feed. Habit Huddle's Checkin Chain and Habitica's parties do this. Strong glue, but one flaky member can sour it.
If you want a family tracker, a shared challenge with one habit per person usually works better than a shared visibility list, because children (and adults) respond to the leaderboard.
Template or app?
A shared Notion page or Google Sheet costs nothing and fits any group. It fails on the thing that makes shared tracking work: someone noticing when you skip. An app sends the notification for you. Our rule of thumb: if the group already runs on Notion, try the template for 30 days. If it doesn't, don't — the maintenance always falls on one person.
If you go the template route, keep it to one habit per column, one row per day, and put the sheet link in the group chat pinned message. That is the version most likely to survive.
Setting up a shared tracker that lasts
- One habit per challenge, phrased as a yes/no. "Workout" beats "be healthier".
- A finish line. 30 days with an end date gets completed. Open-ended trackers get abandoned.
- A rule for missed days, agreed before anyone misses. In Daily Pact that's PactPause; in Habit Huddle a streak freeze.
- Small groups. Between three and eight people everyone's absence is visible. Bigger than that, you need a leaderboard to do the noticing.
For the step-by-step version see how to start a 30-day challenge with friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best shared habit tracker app?
Daily Pact, if you want a shared challenge with a leaderboard for a group of 2 to 50. HabitShare, if you only want to see each other's individual habits and want it free. Habit Huddle, if you want a larger community with a shared group streak.
Is there a free shared habit tracker?
HabitShare and Cohorty are free. Squad is free for private squads with people you invite. Habit Huddle has a free tier. A Notion page or Google Sheet is free too. Daily Pact is free for 14 days with everything included, then $0.99 a month.
Can a family use a shared habit tracker?
Yes. Daily Pact groups hold up to 50 people and join by code, so a family can run one challenge each or share one. There's no location tracking or health data collected, which matters when children are in the group.
Is a Notion habit tracker template good for a group?
It works for a disciplined group that already uses Notion. It has no notifications, so nobody is told when someone skips, and one person ends up maintaining it. Most group templates go quiet by the third week.
What's the difference between a shared and a group habit tracker?
Nothing in practice; people use both phrases. "Shared" is usually two people, "group" or "team" three or more. Every app above handles both.
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