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Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Monday July 08, 2024 @12:22PM (#40906742)
The calendar let's you mark days from one the habit was created, instead of any day in the past
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Monday July 08, 2024 @08:56AM (#40905013)
I haven't really thought about launching an app. Currently you could download the webpage as an app on your home screen. I wonder if a native app would be more useful
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Monday July 08, 2024 @08:48AM (#40904940)
I also think steaks can be a good motivator, but it can be quite demotivating if you accidentally lose a long streak. That was the idea with the freezes, to still have the motivation element but try to cut out any of the annoyances that come with streak. They get automatically used, but as long as you complete at least one day before they run out, the number of freezes reset.

In terms of your situation when you had to travel, you could also pause the app. That way when you get back, you'd pick up right where you left off without losing anything. I don't think these ideas cover every scenario, so there may still be room for improvement

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Monday July 08, 2024 @08:42AM (#40904902)
Currently yes. The main idea was to have something to build good small habits that you do daily. So no current way to change frequency.

You could technically do up to every 4 days since you'll still be able to keep your streaks using the freezes

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Monday July 08, 2024 @01:12AM (#40902773)
Thank you! The data is always stored locally in your browser using IndexedDB.

If you login, it'll sync your local data with a remote server. I am currently using the free tier subscription for this syncing. May need to upgrade later on

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @10:57PM (#40902242)
Thanks! I wanted to have something that could serve as motivation but not detract from the idea of building consistent habits and this does seem to work well
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @07:52PM (#40901460)
Thank you! The hosting and storage solutions are free forever so they'll stay up. Even if those get shutdown or something (unlikely), the app works fully offline so you'd still be able to use it
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @04:38PM (#40900290)
I guess they get fuzzy on some different devices. When I was making it, picture was like the first thing I thought of so I just went with that. but definitely having the component there sounds way better
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @04:36PM (#40900270)
Oh interesting, that's why I added the "freeze" feature to help avoid feeling "required" to go on the app every day. But maybe it requires some more customization to account for wider cases
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @04:34PM (#40900258)
This is really cool. I definitely like the expansive stat tracking. The weekly report is a really nice touch. gives you a chance to reflect on your progress.

I don't use Google Calendar often, so it took me a while to get the tracking part to work, but it worked flawlessly once I understood about the event naming

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:12PM (#40899728)
The scroll and zoom issues on ios should now be fixed
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:12PM (#40899727)
Thank you! this should be fixed, I didn't realize ios had a zoom in feature like this. There was also an issue with the overflow not working on ios, which is also fixed
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:11PM (#40899723)
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:10PM (#40899713)
yes im on the free tier. not really sure how many users can be supported on it. unfortunately the cloud manager doesn't show me how much data is currently being used
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:09PM (#40899712)
Edit: issues on ios should be fixed now
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:08PM (#40899701)
ios issues should be fixed now. there was a problem with the zoom in and overflow for safari
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:08PM (#40899699)
ios issues should be fixed now. Thanks!
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:47AM (#40895912)
Thanks for the feedback, I updated the text.

My intention behind "try for free" was to keep the barrier for trying out the app low. But I didn't realize that it would also imply a hidden price or some premium level

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @11:48PM (#40895134)
I like the design, very clean.

For the past days, if you click the 3 dots next to the checkbox, there's an option to add checks for previous days using the calendar

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @11:47PM (#40895126)
Thanks for the feedback! I'll have to debug for safari, not sure what the issue is
Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @11:46PM (#40895123)
That's a great idea, thanks.

The data is stored locally on the browser using IndexedDB so everything works offline. If you login, it'll sync your data with a remote server.

I haven't really thought about monetization as this primarily started as just a tool for myself. Might have to give it some though but not sure what I would monetize

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @11:43PM (#40895112)
Thanks!

I'll spend some time debugging on safari and see what the issue is

Re:Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @11:40PM (#40895105)
That's great to hear. Thanks!

Show HN: A free minimalist daily habit tracker

https://rdht.vercel.app/

Hello.I was looking for a simple and clean habit tracker. I went through a few apps but felt they were missing something. I also had some time on my hands, so decided to make my own and share it in case anyone else likes it.Some of the supported features:Streaks based, track and beat your longest streaksFully useable offlineFreezes (similar to Duolingo's streak freezes)Visual map for tracking...

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