Habits Garden
Productivity
habit tracker
SHOW HN2022
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 HNI'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 HNNice 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 HNThis 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 HNI 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 HNHere'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 HNNice 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 HNReally 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 HNHabitica[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