[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":508},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-30886183":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":45,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":79,"maker_in_thread":182,"shape":193,"grid":198,"attempts":466,"same_week":471,"maker_shows":299,"maker_hidden":500,"reader_version":501,"card":502},"30886183","Habits Garden","I gamified a habit tracker to fight procrastination","title","Show HN: I gamified a habit tracker to fight procrastination","https:\u002F\u002Fhabitsgarden.com","habitsgarden.com","marclou",1648879956,2022,152,85,396,2570,16,"notable","productivity","habit tracker","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"gamification","procrastination","habit formation","debated",-0.006,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":30},11,9,6,37,{"pricing":35,"idea":38,"design":40,"execution":41,"docs":42,"privacy":44},{"positive":36,"critical":37},0,5,{"positive":39,"critical":39},3,{"positive":39,"critical":36},{"positive":36,"critical":36},{"positive":36,"critical":43},1,{"positive":36,"critical":36},[37,36,36,37,39,36,36,37,39,39,43,39,39,43,39,36,39,43,37,39,43,37,37,36,43,43,39,37,37,43,43,37,43,39,36,36,36,43,36,43],null,{"problem":48,"audience":58,"pricing":62,"motivation":71,"time_to_build":46,"stack":75,"openness":76,"stage":77,"team_size":78},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"Helps people form habits and fight procrastination by making habits feel like a game","maker",[52,55],{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},"30886265","Hey HN, I'm Marc. It's unreal how game features like quests can get us to play for hours to earn some gold (WoW dailies anyone?) What if we use these hacks to do things that are…",{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},"30886845","\"Outward changes comes after we change from within\" Definitely! Sometimes, starting a workout for just a few day is enough to change your inner motivation :)",{"value":59,"source":50,"evidence":60},"People wanting to build habits such as working out or reading",[61],{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},{"value":63,"source":50,"evidence":64},"Habit tracker is free; the game features are paid after a free trial",[65,68],{"id":66,"by":11,"text":67},"30887360","You can choose to pay for the game after the free trial is over but the Habit Tracker is (and will always be) 100% free. Thanks for your feedback :)",{"id":69,"by":11,"text":70},"30886823","The Habit Tracker is (and will always be) 100% free. Thanks for your feedback :)",{"value":72,"source":50,"evidence":73},"Game quests motivate hours of play, so use those mechanics for healthy habits",[74],{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},[],"unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":80,"objections":108,"requests":135,"questions":158,"alternatives":166},[81,97],{"value":82,"source":83,"evidence":84},"Polished, simple, pleasant UI and animations","commenter",[85,89,93],{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},"30886946","Delgan","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).…",{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"30887008","shaolinspirit","I'm currently building a habit tracking app as well, mainly for myself. I like the simplicity of this one and the nice animations.",{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"30891948","jimmydddd","Nice job. The interface has a nice look. Here are some others I've tried. *For Desktop https:\u002F\u002Fhabitica.com http:\u002F\u002Fdontbreakthechain.com http:\u002F\u002Ftdp.me * For Mobile…",{"value":98,"source":83,"evidence":99},"Simpler alternative to Habitica",[100,104],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"30886602","MisterSandman","Looks like a simpler, straight-forward version of Habits in Habaitica. So pretty awesome, I would say!",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"30888591","beaconstudios","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.",[109,124],{"value":110,"source":83,"evidence":111},"Paid tier is expensive for what it offers",[112,116,120],{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"30886789","historia_novae","$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.",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"30886719","senectus1","I think there is too little reward\u002Fgamification in the free tier and also the pay for tier is too much also for too little gamification\u002Freward",{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"30887269","medimikka","Here's a habit I have gotten into: not paying $9\u002Fmonth for someone's code, in perpetuity, if the data are locked behind that payment. And, for all that is holy, please stop…",{"value":125,"source":83,"evidence":126},"Gamification will not change inner motivation long term",[127,131],{"id":128,"by":129,"text":130},"30886766","ekianjo","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.",{"id":132,"by":133,"text":134},"30887090","rambambram","Nice work! These 'habit tracking' concepts\u002Fproducts 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…",[136,147,154],{"value":137,"source":83,"evidence":138},"Mobile app",[139,143],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"30886665","nnx","Interesting design. Will give it a try. Any plans for a iOS app?",{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"30886778","bayesianbot","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.…",{"value":148,"source":83,"evidence":149},"Easier account deletion",[150],{"id":151,"by":152,"text":153},"30887241","rustybolt","Looks really polished and very easy to sign up. On the other hand, deleting your account is a terrible experience.",{"value":155,"source":83,"evidence":156},"Separate one-time tasks from habits",[157],{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},[159],{"value":160,"source":83,"evidence":161},"Is there an API or integration with other tools",[162],{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"30887009","ZeroGravitas","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…",[167,175],{"value":168,"source":83,"evidence":169},"Habitica",[170,171],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},{"id":172,"by":173,"text":174},"30888701","servytor","Habitica[0] is free and a semi-idle RPG basically, it's pretty cool. Also has a slick iOS app. [0]: https:\u002F\u002Fhabitica.com\u002Fstatic\u002Fhome",{"value":176,"source":83,"evidence":177},"Streaks (iOS habit app)",[178],{"id":179,"by":180,"text":181},"30889716","jchook","There's one called \"Streaks\" for iOS that I use.",{"comments":183,"answered":184,"key":185},30,4,[186,189,190],{"id":187,"text":188},"30895125","Not more, just do the things you do already, but consistently, with more envy :) Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated!",{"id":53,"text":54},{"id":191,"text":192},"30887287","Which app do you use that's good for streaks? 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