Wall of Truth vs Streaks: fitness heatmap or habit tracker?
Choose Streaks for a list of habits you want to complete. Choose Wall of Truth for a year of Apple Health activity shown as a heatmap. The useful distinction is the question you want to answer: did I do my task, or how did this metric vary over time?
We make Wall of Truth, so this is a product-fit guide from its developer, not an independent review. Streaks features come from its official website, checked on October 3, 2026.
| Feature | Wall of Truth | Streaks |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Daily amounts across six health metrics | Completion of custom habits and tasks |
| Health integration | Reads existing Apple Health records | Automatically tracks supported Health goals |
| Beyond fitness | Focused on Apple Health measurements | Supports non-health habits too |
When a task list is the better tool
Streaks supports up to 24 tasks with configurable schedules. Tasks can include things outside Apple Health, such as language practice. It is a natural fit when the behavior matters more than a measured quantity.
Write down your intended habit before choosing a tracker. 'Read after dinner' needs a way to record completion. 'Look at how much I walked through the summer' needs a view of measurements. Those are different jobs, even if both are loosely described as habit tracking.
Automatic tracking is available in both
Streaks can automatically complete certain goals using Apple Health. It would be inaccurate to call it an entirely manual alternative. The distinction here is the emphasis on tasks versus daily metric intensity.
Wall of Truth reads steps, sleep, calories burned, exercise time, standing time and floors climbed. Each metric becomes a wall of daily squares, with colors and thresholds under your control. There is no separate task checklist to maintain for these measurements.
Completion and quantity tell different stories
Suppose you are examining a week of walking. A completion record helps you see whether you met a target. A heatmap helps distinguish low, medium and high activity days within that week. That is useful when you want to inspect variation instead of reducing each day to a single yes or no.
Neither view explains why a day was different. Travel, missing sensor data and deliberate rest can all change the picture. In Wall of Truth, tap a day to inspect its details before drawing a conclusion from the color.
A practical way to choose
If your main problem is remembering and completing recurring tasks, start with a task-oriented habit app. If records already exist in Apple Health and you want the larger pattern, try Wall of Truth. You can use one tool for a reading habit and another for activity history without duplicating the same work.
Check each app's current App Store listing before buying. This guide does not assume either app is cheaper. Try Wall of Truth's free browser step heatmap with an Apple Health export to see whether the format answers a question you actually revisit.
Sources and pricing
Feature descriptions checked October 3, 2026. Pricing and availability can vary by country; check the current store listings before buying.
Try the format and compare other options
Make a free step heatmap from your Apple Health export. The browser tool processes the file locally and needs no account.
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