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Gimkit vs Habitica

Gimkit logo

Gimkit

Education

Game-based learning built by students

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Habitica logo

Habitica

Productivity

Open source task manager that runs your habits, dailies and to-dos as a role-playing game

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Gimkit covers Game modes, Habitica covers Three task types.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gimkit and Habitica actually diverge.

Attributes where Gimkit and Habitica differ
AttributeGimkitHabitica
CategoryEducationProductivity
Founded20172013

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, IOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gimkit

  • Game modes
  • In-game currency
  • Live games
  • Assignments
  • Reports
  • Question import
  • Audio questions
  • Game themes

Only in Habitica

  • Three task types
  • Health and damage
  • Parties and quests
  • Classes and skills
  • Pets and mounts
  • Challenges
  • Custom rewards
  • Group plans

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gimkit

  • Review gamesnot Habitica
  • Formative assessmentnot Habitica
  • Student engagementnot Habitica
  • Test prepnot Habitica

Habitica

  • You have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine.not Gimkit
  • A small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker.not Gimkit
  • Building daily habits such as medication, exercise or practice, where the streak matters more than any deadline.not Gimkit
  • You want a task tool you can export from and in principle self-host, rather than one that holds your data.not Gimkit

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gimkit

Nothing recorded yet. See the Gimkit review.

Habitica

  • Nothing verifies a completed task, so the entire reward economy runs on self-report, and the first time you tick a Daily you did not do, the health and gold mechanics stop meaning anything and the app becomes a checklist with a cartoon on it.
  • Missed Dailies cost health whether you were ill, travelling or on holiday, so returning after a week away can mean death, a lost level and stripped gear, which is the point at which many users abandon the account rather than rebuild it.
  • The task features are thin next to conventional managers, with no subtask dependencies, no file attachments, no nested projects and limited recurrence rules, so anything more structured than a flat list has to be kept somewhere else.
  • Development is carried by a small core team with volunteer contributors, so mobile releases, sync fixes and platform updates arrive slowly and reported bugs can sit on the community boards for a long time.
  • There is no organisational layer at all, meaning no admin console, no single sign-on and no way to provision or remove members, so a company cannot adopt it centrally even where individual employees rely on it.

Pricing, plan by plan

Gimkit

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 5 kits
    • Basic game modes
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • Unlimited kits
    • All game modes
    • Reports
  • School/District$undefined/month
    • All Pro features
    • Admin tools
    • Rostering

Habitica

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic habit and task tracking
    • Character creation
    • Community features
  • Membership$4.99/month
    • Premium items and gear
    • Extra experience
    • Pet and mount system

Which should you pick?

Choose Gimkit if

  • You need game modes.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want in-game currency.
Gimkit review

Choose Habitica if

  • You need three task types.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want health and damage.
Habitica review

Questions people ask

Is Gimkit or Habitica better?
Neither clearly leads. Gimkit starts at Free and Habitica at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gimkit or Habitica?
Gimkit starts at Free and Habitica at Free.
Does Gimkit or Habitica run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, IOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Gimkit for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Gimkit best used for?
Gimkit is most often used for review games, formative assessment, student engagement, test prep. Of those, review games and formative assessment are not what Habitica is typically brought in for.
What can Gimkit do that Habitica cannot?
Gimkit covers Game modes, In-game currency, Live games, Assignments. Habitica covers Three task types, Health and damage, Parties and quests, Classes and skills.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Habitica: Is Habitica actually free?

Yes. Every task feature is free with no time limit. The subscription buys gems, monthly mystery items and higher drop rates, so not paying never costs you access to your own lists.

Habitica: Can I get my data out?

Yes. Habitica exports your user data as JSON and your task history as CSV, and the code is open source, so the data is genuinely portable even though nothing else will import the game state.

Habitica: Does it work offline?

Badly. The mobile apps queue some actions, but scoring, drops and party activity need a connection, and long offline stretches tend to produce sync conflicts.

Habitica: Can a team at work use it?

There are paid group plans for parties, but no admin console, no single sign-on and no company billing, so it suits a group of willing colleagues rather than a managed rollout.

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