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XP Tracker vs Fabulous

Fabulous coaches you into a routine with guided sessions, journaling and meditation. XP Tracker turns the same kind of routine into quests for an RPG hero, with a boss to beat, a story to unlock and loot and pets to collect. The right pick depends on what gets you moving in the morning.

Get sunlight quest art from the Shaman class in XP Tracker

We make XP Tracker. Fabulous facts were checked against its App Store listing, its Google Play listing and its website in November 2026.

A coach, or a questline

Fabulous (listed as Fabulous: Daily Habit Tracker on the App Store and Fabulous Daily Routine Planner on Google Play) began as a habit tracker and grew into a self-care and coaching app. Its website says it started at Duke University's Center for Advanced Hindsight. You build morning and evening routines, keep a to-do list and a gratitude journal, do short workouts and breathing exercises, and listen to daily coaching, affirmations and meditation sessions. Live challenges connect you with other members. The Premium plan adds coaching series on topics like anxiety and productivity, unlimited habits for your routines, Premium Journeys and one-on-one coaching.

XP Tracker is a habit RPG for iPhone and Android. You start with a class, chosen by its art, and get a day of quests: Clean Start, Plan Your Day, Physical Training, Stretch, Deep Focus, Daily Reading, Meditate, Gratitude, Close the Day and more. Each quest you finish earns XP. XP levels your hero, damages the current boss and unlocks the next panel of your class's comic, and levelling up drops loot and pet eggs to collect. It also has an ending: finish all eight classes and your hero is immortalized in the Hall of Heroes, ranked by when you finished, among players from all over the world.

If you want someone talking you through the morning, Fabulous has the voice for it. If you want the morning to count toward a fight you can win, XP Tracker is built for that.

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Feature comparison

As of November 2026.

FeatureFabulousXP Tracker
Core ideaCoaching and routines for self-careLevel up a hero with real quests
RoutinesMorning and evening routines; unlimited habits with PremiumClass program, plus up to 12 daily, 5 weekly and 5 monthly quests from a library of about 60, or make your own custom quests
CoachingDaily coaching, coaching series, one-on-one coachingA mentor and comic story per class; no guided audio
Meditation and breathingGuided sessions and breathing exercisesMeditate quest with a timer; Breathwork in the library
JournalingJournal and gratitude journalGratitude and Record Thoughts quests
Game layerNot listed8 classes, 198 bosses, 1,400+ pets
StoryNot listedAn original comic per class, 488 panels in all
Blocking distracting appsNot listedYes, App Lock
CommunityLive challenges with other membersGuilds and the Hall of Heroes leaderboard
PlatformsiPhone, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, AndroidiPhone and Android
Apple WatchYesNo
How you payFree with in-app purchases; Premium is a subscriptionFree to start, then monthly or a one-time pass

"Not listed" means we didn't find it on the app's store listing or website. It may still exist.

Fair is fair

Who should pick Fabulous

  • You want guided coaching, affirmations and meditation audio in the same app as your habits.
  • You're working on anxiety, sleep or self-love and want content written for that.
  • You'd like the option of talking to a human coach.
  • You want your routine on your Apple Watch.

Who should pick XP Tracker

  • Self-care apps feel like homework to you, and games don't.
  • You want the app to give you the habits, at a level you choose. You set where you start and where you want to get to, and each quest builds up from there.
  • Your phone pulls you off course. App Lock keeps distracting apps closed until your set number of quests is done.
  • You want an end point. All eight classes take 8 to 14 months, and the app is made to be finished.
Meditate quest art from the Shaman class in XP Tracker
Meditate, one of the core daily quests, as the Shaman sees it.
Switching

Moving from Fabulous to XP Tracker

  1. Start with your morning. Clean Start and Plan Your Day open every Daily list. See how it works on our morning routine app page.
  2. Bring your routine habits over. Meditation, stretching, gratitude and focused work are already core quests. Tap + Add a quest for Drink water, Take your meds, Get sunlight or Breathwork.
  3. Choose your first class by its art. Trust your intuition. You play all eight in turn, one class at a time.
  4. Go easy on yourself. A missed day costs only the XP you didn't earn. On a rough day, take a rest day and your streaks wait.

Questions people ask

Is XP Tracker like Fabulous?

Both help you build a daily routine. Fabulous does it with coaching series, affirmations, journaling and meditation sessions. XP Tracker does it with quests: each habit you finish earns XP that levels a hero, damages a boss and unlocks the next panel of a comic, and levels drop gear and pet eggs.

Does XP Tracker have a morning routine?

Yes. The Daily list opens with Clean Start and Plan Your Day, and Physical Training, Stretch and Cold Finish fit in the morning too. Order My Day lets you put your quests in the order you like.

Does XP Tracker have coaching or guided audio?

No. XP Tracker has no coaching sessions or guided audio. Each class has a mentor and a comic story, and quests like Meditate and Deep Focus come with a timer.

Does XP Tracker work on Apple Watch?

No. XP Tracker runs on iPhone and Android, and quest timers show as a Live Activity on iPhone. Fabulous lists Apple Watch support on its App Store page.

Is XP Tracker free?

It's free to start. After that you choose a monthly plan or a one-time Full Journey pass. The app shows the price for your country.

Start your journey

Pick a class, do the day's quests, and watch your hero level up with you.

Start free on iPhone and Android.

Scan to install Point your phone camera at the code. iPhone opens the App Store, Android opens Google Play.