Multi vs Streaks
Streaks is a focused, single-purpose habit checklist. Multi is tasks, habits, a budget and workouts in one iPhone app. Here is where each one actually wins, feature by feature, not just on paper.
| Multi | Streaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks, habits, expenses and workouts in one app | Yes, one item model | Habits only |
| Fix a missed day without losing the streak | Catch Up, last 7 days | No retroactive logging window |
| Reminders that skip a habit once it's done | Schedule-aware | Health-linked habits only |
| Natural-language capture (type or say it, one line) | On-device, Siri included | No |
| Apple Watch app | Yes | Yes |
| Home Screen widgets | Yes | Yes |
| Works fully offline, core data on-device | Yes | Yes |
| Account required to use it | No account | No account |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Pricing model | Free tier + subscription, 3-day trial | One-time purchase |
Where Streaks gets it right
Genuinely simple
Streaks does one thing, a grid of habits you tap, and does it with almost no learning curve. It won an Apple Design Award for exactly that restraint, and restraint is a real design achievement, not a lack of ambition.
Automatic completion via Apple Health
Habits tied to steps, workouts or sleep can tick themselves off using HealthKit data, so some days you don't open the app at all and your streak is still accurate.
Where Multi is different
It stops at habits
Streaks has no task list, no expense tracking and no workout logging. If your day also includes one-off errands, a monthly budget or a lifting plan, you're back to three or four apps, which is the exact fragmentation a habit tracker is supposed to reduce.
A missed day is a missed day
Streaks has no retroactive editing window, so a habit you genuinely did but forgot to log stays unlogged. Multi's Catch Up keeps the last seven days open per habit, so an honest correction doesn't cost you the streak.
Common questions
Is Multi a replacement for Streaks?
For habit tracking specifically, yes, Multi covers the same daily-checklist ground Streaks does. The difference is what sits around it, tasks, a budget and workout tracking live in the same app rather than a separate download.
Does Multi support Apple Health like Streaks does?
Yes, Multi reads Apple Health data for relevant habits and for the Train tab's workout history.
Can I import my Streaks data into Multi?
There's no direct import today. Recreating a handful of habits in Multi's Today view takes a couple of minutes; the app is built around a quick line-based entry gesture specifically to make that fast.
Both apps are worth trying yourself before deciding. Multi is free to download on the App Store, with a free tier that covers real daily use.