Ask HN: What habits apps do you use? Why do you like those apps?

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Anyone using habit tracking apps like Loop[0], it can be mobile based or web based.

  - What habits app do you use?

  - and what do you like about them?

  - and what could be improved(cons) in them?

[0] : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.isoron.uhabits

Freddie111• 4 years ago

Since the beginning of mobile apps people tried to build habit apps. What works best for me is just sticking to the 4 simple rules around building lasting habits from the book Atomic Habits: 1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying.

oxff• 4 years ago

I refuse to gamify and disassociate myself from my own body as such by turning it into a metrics tracker, I use none. Seems inhuman.

soueuls• 4 years ago

I found the inconvenient process of writing down the ups and downs of each day in a notebook as well as a few metrics I want to keep at the time (currently what I am eating, my weight, swimming times and runs) helped me more than anything else I ever tried.

It takes 5 minutes, I do it every night in bed, and it helps me reflect, I use the time to write down some quotes, ideas, books notes or just anything pleasant that came to mind.

whelton• 4 years ago

I’ve been using and building Conjure[0] for 2 years, because I didn’t find the particular experience I wanted out there and wanted it to help me intentionally build and maintain behaviors conducive to life satisfaction and subjective well-being with minimal friction.

I explored a variety of things prior including Habitica, Beeminder, Forte, Everyday, Nomie (all excellent and strong in various dimensions).

Some of the use cases I had were:

- Be real time across web and mobile

- Keyboard shortcuts and a command Menu

- Automatically completing habits through rules and automation

- Have time based Habits (eg do 30 mins of reading a day)

- Habits be linked to Objectives/Goals and personal KPIs

- API and integrations with Apple Health, Zapier and others

- Variations of Habit Completions (eg Sick Days, Emergency Modes, etc)

- Different views (eg Day View, Week View)

- Dashboards and reporting

I’ve been using Conjure to build Conjure for myself these past 2 years, bootstrapped and solo.

It fits my daily needs and those of a growing community of users, but I learned in the process, different solutions work best for different people. Some people want a very simple solutions to track 2-3 habits a day, others want to track 18 things a day in a sophisticated manner.

[0] https://conjure.so

nerdyadventurer• 4 years ago

Awesome work! Seems like a lot of thinking had gone into this.

Ask HN: What habits apps do you use? Why do you like those apps?

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