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Add to SafariWhen comparing Habitica vs ExpirySmart, the Slant community recommends Habitica for most people. In the question“What are the best shopping list apps that work on both iOS and Android?” Habitica is ranked 1st while ExpirySmart is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Habitica is:
The app allows creating a party with other people and go on a quest together. Here, your actions affect not just you, but everyone else in the party as well. If you fail a task, the party loses health, if you complete a task, the party gains experience, etc.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Can use peer pressure to motivate
The app allows creating a party with other people and go on a quest together. Here, your actions affect not just you, but everyone else in the party as well. If you fail a task, the party loses health, if you complete a task, the party gains experience, etc.
Pro Gamifies the process to motivate
The app takes cues from role playing games by having a system that rewards certain behavior with experience points, levels, and gear upgrades. It also allows you to set custom rewards that you come up with yourself such as watching an episode of your favorite TV show.
Pro Available on all devices
Available as a web app, and also can install to devices via adding to homescreen. Allows you to use on any device including Desktop.
Pro Free
App is totally free.
Pro Usage tracking
Allows you to see history of food usage so you can become a smarter shopper.
Pro Hot sync
Updates in real time as you tick off items, so you can shop with your partner on the same account.
Pro Current items view
Allows you to see at a glance your current items and their expiries.
Pro Notifications
Gives you notifications when food will expire (weekly food expiry email).
Pro Smart shopping list creation
Utilises previous items to help you create smart shopping lists.
Pro Built in expiry times
Tracks item expiries automatically, without you having to enter the expiry times.
Cons
Con Occasional bugs and laggyness
The app is still in beta and has the occasional bug to work out.
Con Can cause needless stress
As with most gamified systems it includes punishments for failures. Fear of failure can cause stress and failures can demotivate.
