Habits Garden

Productivity

habit tracker

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152points
85comments
#396of 2,570 in 2022
Top 16%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

11 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 11 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.

Idea: 3 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Polished, simple, pleasant UI and animations

    From 3 comments
    • One month ago, I spent hours testing dozens of apps for "gamified todo list". I could not find any that would perfectly suits my needs (Habitica is too gamified for example).…
      Delgan on HN
    • I'm currently building a habit tracking app as well, mainly for myself. I like the simplicity of this one and the nice animations.
      shaolinspirit on HN
    • Nice job. The interface has a nice look. Here are some others I've tried. *For Desktop https://habitica.com http://dontbreakthechain.com http://tdp.me * For Mobile…
      jimmydddd on HN
  • Simpler alternative to Habitica

    From 2 comments
    • Looks like a simpler, straight-forward version of Habits in Habaitica. So pretty awesome, I would say!
      MisterSandman on HN
    • This seems nice - it blends the features of Habitica and Forest that I find useful, and it's always great to see more innovation in the anti-procrastination space.
      beaconstudios on HN

Objections

  • Paid tier is expensive for what it offers

    From 3 comments
    • $9 (or $6 if paid annually) per month is very expensive, especially for an app that should be a one time payment. I'll stick with my green square grid inside OneNote.
      historia_novae on HN
    • I think there is too little reward/gamification in the free tier and also the pay for tier is too much also for too little gamification/reward
      senectus1 on HN
    • Here's a habit I have gotten into: not paying $9/month for someone's code, in perpetuity, if the data are locked behind that payment. And, for all that is holy, please stop…
      medimikka on HN
  • Gamification will not change inner motivation long term

    From 2 comments
    • I don't believe this would work to fight procrastination for more than a few days. Just like all gamification systems, they are very limited and won't change your inner motivation.
      ekianjo on HN
    • Nice work! These 'habit tracking' concepts/products always have my attention. I built one myself 10 years ago - only personal use, but still using it - and I had big plans. I'm a…
      rambambram on HN

Requests

  • Mobile app

    From 2 comments
    • Interesting design. Will give it a try. Any plans for a iOS app?
      nnx on HN
    • Really nice! I've been thinking of habit gamification like this for a long time but never got too far as.. well, procrastination. Hopefully I can stick with using this instead.…
      bayesianbot on HN
  • Easier account deletion

    From 1 comment
    • Looks really polished and very easy to sign up. On the other hand, deleting your account is a terrible experience.
      rustybolt on HN
  • Separate one-time tasks from habits

    From 1 comment
    • One month ago, I spent hours testing dozens of apps for "gamified todo list". I could not find any that would perfectly suits my needs (Habitica is too gamified for example).…
      Delgan on HN

Questions

  • Is there an API or integration with other tools

    From 1 comment
    • Amazon had a thing where they would send you a physical button to re-order subscription items. I wonder if you could do the same for this. I don't want to pull out my phone to…
      ZeroGravitas on HN

Alternatives named

  • Habitica

    From 2 comments
    • Looks like a simpler, straight-forward version of Habits in Habaitica. So pretty awesome, I would say!
      MisterSandman on HN
    • Habitica[0] is free and a semi-idle RPG basically, it's pretty cool. Also has a slick iOS app. [0]: https://habitica.com/static/home
      servytor on HN
  • Streaks (iOS habit app)

    From 1 comment
    • There's one called "Streaks" for iOS that I use.
      jchook on HN

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