![]() ![]() ![]() This is better for habits that are set up as an X number of times per week so I can see how long it’s been since I last did it. I also care about how long it’s been since I last completed a habit. So each day I complete a habit, I can see the streak rise by one which is also pretty rewarding. Streaks are the number of days in a row you complete a habit (weekly habit streaks are counted as weeks in a row). On the app’s home screen, Done gives you two different customization choices to display the information you care about most: 1) the big number on the left of the habit to display streaks, count, or left-to-goal, and 2) a line of text below the habit name for motivational notes or time since last completed.įor me, I care most about my streaks so I display it in a large number. TWO: A bright color means the habit is complete or in progress of being completed. ONE: A grey background means the habit is incomplete. Only a portion of the “habit bar” will turn a color signifying there’s still some way to go (see my Gym habit below). Everyday I want to turn all my habits their bright color.įor habits with a goal of 3 x per week for example, Done thought of a neat little trick that looks like a progress bar. ![]() This small subtle change does feel rewarding in itself. The habit will turn from a light gray to the bright color you selected. To mark a habit as complete, you tap the habit once on the home screen. It doesn’t do anything else, but it doesn’t really need to either. It would be nice to have a larger complication show you the next habit you have up to complete for the day. The app lists your habits in the order you choose on the iPhone app and always displays the goal for each habit.Īs for complications, Done only has the small icon complication for quickly opening the app from your Watch face. So if you set up Habits for work, you can mark them done while at work right from your watch. You can set a goal for x number of times per day, week, or month, which gives you the flexibility to track daily habits or a habit you want to do 3 x per week. There are a ton of different options to set up how you want to track a habit. It took me a few minutes of exploring to get used to how the app worked, but was pretty intuitive once I learned the overall structure. It’s more than good enough to keep me comfortable using it. It’s great, especially compared to competitors. good vs bad habits), the app lets you do that. If you want to use all the same color or groups of colors to signify a type (e.g. You can customize the color of your habits, too. I like the icon, I like the bright colors, and I like how the home screen looks on both my iPhone and on my Apple Watch. Robust reports to see + feel good about my progress (also rewarding)įirst, Done has dark mode.Fun when completing habits ( rewarding).Easy to use (there shouldn’t be unnecessary friction to track habits).Great design (I’m attracted to using it).Done Is Everything I Needed In a Habit Tracking App The other systems and apps didn’t work because they were either too much work to fill out each day (friction) or weren’t fun to use (not rewarding). So obviously the most important thing in a habit tracking system is one that you can stick to - no matter how it looks or how it works. As a result, they reinforce your behavior and add a little bit of immediate satisfaction to any activity. Making progress is satisfying, and visual measures provide clear evidence of your progress. Why track your habits at all? Because seeing your progress and not wanting to break the number of days (or weeks) in a row you’ve done your habit is a strong motivation in and of itself. I’ve tried spreadsheets, a pen and planner system, and a variety of apps, but I couldn’t stick to any of them (until Done). I would always start off strong, then the number of days in a row I would log would taper off until I stopped completely. I’ve always had miserable success with tracking habits until I found an app called Done. ![]()
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