Habit — Daily Tracker 4+

Great concept, needs new algorithm.

So, between being a mom of two and having horrible anxiety, my memory is nonexistent. Adding depression in the mix I have a hard time getting things done. I have to admit, this app has helped a LOT. I have successfully used it daily for a month now and it helps me remember when I do certain things (as in showering) and making sure I feed and walk my dogs twice a day and don’t forget. I can honestly say this IS the best app for it.

BUT. I do not want to give it 5 stars because LOGICALLY, their formula doesn’t make ANY sense to me. The first day you complete a habit, it stays at zero. The next day, it goes to three. According to their page, it “takes 91 days to complete a habit”. But REALISTICALLY, if I start tracking how often I can continue a streak, the first time I do it, it’s 100%. If I do it again, the next day my streak would also be 100%. BUT, If I miss the 3rd day, I would no longer have 100%. SO, what I’m trying to say is that it would be SO much more motivating if it started at 100% because I would be much more likely to fight to keep my 100% than to see small numbers and have to take 3 whole months just to complete it.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for sharing! We hope you and your family stay well these days! Please, take our apologies for the late reply. You have a good point and I'll share it with the rest of the team to see if we can do anything about it. Thanks again.

First review of any app! TLDR: This App Rocks

This is my first time reviewing any app on the app store and I have used iPhones since the 4s. This really helped me nail the habit I’ve been wanting to pick up the most and thats journaling. Along side journaling, I also implemented drinking tea into my routine. I found that writing myself how long a habit takes to complete in the “Motivate Yourself” section helps a lot in motivating me to get that habit completed. I would suggest taking small habits and building off those. The design is really neat, showing off your percentages of how far along you are into your habit. Reaching a 100 percent is really nice, but I found that I actually have built the habit even before hitting 100 percent completion. Around the time I usually journal I can, almost everyday, remind myself before the app reminds me and I think that speaks volumes about the app. This app is a great tool to have, but like all tools you must know how to work with it. Luckily, this app is super intuitive and it’s easy to build steam with this app and get a few wins under your belt to feel accomplished as you see your percentage reach closer and closer to 100 percent. Definitely recommend this app, poke around with it before you dive in, get a feel then set your first habit you’d like to form, you won’t be disappointed! :)

The best for sticking with a habit

I’ve tried many habit trackers and they never work for me, as most focus too much on “streaks” or not breaking the chain. For a perfectionist like me, missing one day and breaking my streak tends to send me into a spiral where I give up and backtrack on my success. This app changed all that! My goal is now to get to 100 and keep it up! I’ve been using it since January and have reached 100 or close to it on most of my habits and maintained it. The best thing is that missing a day or two doesn’t ruin your score. However, miss several days or a week and you start to see your score go down so you are motivated to keep doing the habit to maintain your score or keep growing it. When starting a new habit, your score grows quickly which is very motivating! I have one habit that I was trying to do 3 times a week but I’m doing it almost every day thanks to this app! I also love how easy it is to see all your habits at once and quickly check them off for that day because today is on the far right. Other apps I’ve used are not this easy. I enjoy looking at the calendar for each habit occasionally, but mostly just stay on the main screen.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! We're glad you're progressing and growing with our habit tracker app!