It gives a percentage score for how well you’re doing with a habit—a unique approach, one that I prefer. If you miss a day, instead of losing your streak, which can be discouraging, you simply lose a few percentage points, which you can promptly recover by getting back on the horse. In brief, 91 days in a row will get you to 100%. (You can specify custom frequencies for habits—daily, three times weekly, etc.)
The app and widget are simple, nice, and easy to use. I paid the small one-off in-app purchase to unlock more colours. The English localisation is… imperfect, but it’s no big deal.
Personally, I sometimes like using analog methods for simple things and habits tracking fits this definition. Therefore, my Leuchtturm 1917 weekly agenda is perfect to have a clear overview of my habits on double-A5 format
I also recommend Atomic Habits to anyone interested in making their habits stronger and lasting!
The problem with most dedicated habit apps is their pricing. Most of them are trying to charge a hefty yearly fee even above the price of OmniFocus.
I bought Habitify lifetime license on a sale for about $25, which is still quite expensive for what it is. The app works okay with a pleasing visual. But the app is slow and the UX is clunky. There hasn’t been any development at all for at least a year. They also do cringing motivational tweets and events on Twitter. That’s probably where all the support goes into.
My reason for tracking habits is to show continued progress towards a goal. I have typically used spreadsheets with a measurement or a done mark by day. I’ve used them to track things like water consumption, exercise minutes or steps, daily weights and whether I wrote in my journal.
