Motion
Productivity
goal tracking
SHOW HN2020
129points
63comments
#486of 3,028 in 2020
Top 17%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 15 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.43.
Idea: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Positive reaction to the idea of goal tracking
From 1 comment
I hope this thing finally gets me to grind leetcode
fardeem on HN
Objections
Pricing is too high for a habit app, around $10 a month
From 3 comments
"A simple way"..that costs $10 a month. This price point is set ridiculously high, sorry.
sjftokyo on HN$10 a month for yet another streak-focused app I’ll drop in two weeks... sorry, pass. I can see why the trial is 7 days though.
toyg on HNThis being a vitamin app, I’m not gonna put down my credit card. I would have tried this, if it didn’t require a card, and maybe a longer trial would be nice.
Void_ on HN
Trial requires credit card or up-front commitment
From 3 comments
I think you are loosing a lot of potential customers by forcing everyone to commit up front.
aeonflux on HNThis being a vitamin app, I’m not gonna put down my credit card. I would have tried this, if it didn’t require a card, and maybe a longer trial would be nice.
Void_ on HNLooks good. Tried to signup for "the trial", but after verifying my address and logging in. It seems I HAVE to subscribe to "trial" it ? Is this correct ?
rawoke083600 on HN
Streak-based chains cause discouragement when broken
From 3 comments
"Don't break the chain" is the absolute worst system for me to form a habit. As soon as the chain is broken, I'm never going to pick it up again.
learnstats2 on HNThis thing where you are supposed to take satisfaction from looking at a "chain" of repeated tasks on your calendar and feeling so bad for "breaking" the streak that you'll keep…
toyg on HNI completely agree. If you just look at it as a system, it’s completely unstable. When do I most need support in my habits? When something goes wrong and I miss a day. When does…
travisjungroth on HN
Site has HTTPS certificate errors for some users
From 2 comments
Note to the submitter: Firefox gives me a "Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead" message when I try to visit the link. Error code: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER. Seems like a https…
spekcular on HNAre you behind a VPN? I wasn't able to read this through my company's VPN but have no issues from my home network.
amateurdev on HN
Graphics render badly on mobile and Safari
From 2 comments
Viewing the graphics for this article on mobile was an adventure in digital distortion.
crsv on HNThe graphics were unreadable for me as well. I'm running Safari 14.0 on macOS 10.15.6
jkubicek on HN
Requests
Offer a free tier or trial without credit card
From 3 comments
This is something I would definitely try if you had a free tier (just to get a feel of the app, maybe restricted to 1-2 goals) or at least a free trial without CC info/commitment.
occamschainsaw on HNI would really suggest to get a free tier or let accounts live for a while without CC info. seems very cool
shapiro92 on HNThis being a vitamin app, I’m not gonna put down my credit card. I would have tried this, if it didn’t require a card, and maybe a longer trial would be nice.
Void_ on HN
Add a privacy policy
From 2 comments
Not a bad idea. When do you plan to add a privacy policy?
sn on HNGood call. I'm working on it.
hoanhan101 on HN
Allow social sign-in
From 1 comment
I also went to sign-up, but balked when I couldn't use social sign in (I don't like having to make more account with passwords)
nicklarsennz on HN
Questions
Is the trial required to subscribe?
From 1 comment
Looks good. Tried to signup for "the trial", but after verifying my address and logging in. It seems I HAVE to subscribe to "trial" it ? Is this correct ?
rawoke083600 on HN
Is this based on James Clear's Atomic Habits?
From 1 comment
This is based on the James Clear ideas? A lot of things in the frontpage looks like his book "Atomic Habits".
diegoholiveira on HN
Alternatives named
Loop Habit Tracker
From 1 comment
Loop habit tracker from f-droid or playstore. Not self hosted but nice history analytics. edit typo and more info
scns on HN
HabitBull
From 1 comment
I totally agree on this, the pricing is not well thought, take HabitBull for example, the app is free for 5 goals and you can unlock the rest of features with unlimited goals for…
marwen on HN
Phone reminders app
From 2 comments
I find the reminders app on my phone is good enough. I have a folder called "habits", with reminders that appear at chosen times of day and days of the week. I look at my phone…
gen220 on HNThere was a comment posted on HN a while ago that has always stuck with me[0] that basically said that plain old pen, paper, and a system of rules was more than enough to start a…
lethologica on HN
Don't break the chain technique
From 1 comment
Also known as the "Don't break the chain" technique.
huhtenberg on HN