u/InternationalCod8574

In my experienced there are quite a few problems with the existing screen time/habit tracking apps:

1. Setting up/customisation takes forever

2. Streaks are overrated - they take forever to be long enough that they are effective and aren’t forgiving at all

3. With most apps - the tend to sell the final result and the feeling but ultimately are just making the chore more gamified without giving you any real incentive that can come anywhere near as close to overcoming addiction for social media.

 

So I had a simpler idea:

You pay £10/month into the app.
Every day you stay under your screen time goal, you earn 25p back (these numbers could change)
Miss the goal, you lose that day’s amount.

This is because the only few I could think of that people addicted to social media care about more than scrolling is money.

What do you think - constructive criticism would be appreciated.

In my experienced there are quite a few problems with the existing screen time/habit tracking apps:

1. Setting up/customisation takes forever

2. Streaks are overrated - they take forever to be long enough that they are effective and aren’t forgiving at all

3. With most apps - the tend to sell the final result and the feeling but ultimately are just making the chore more gamified without giving you any real incentive that can come anywhere near as close to overcoming addiction for social media.

 

So I had a simpler idea:

You pay £10/month into the app.
Every day you stay under your screen time goal, you earn 25p back (these numbers could change)
Miss the goal, you lose that day’s amount.

This is because the only few I could think of that people addicted to social media care about more than scrolling is money.

What do you think - constructive criticism would be appreciated.

In my experienced there are quite a few problems with the existing screen time/habit tracking apps:

1. Setting up/customisation takes forever

2. Streaks are overrated - they take forever to be long enough that they are effective and aren’t forgiving at all

3. With most apps - the tend to sell the final result and the feeling but ultimately are just making the chore more gamified without giving you any real incentive that can come anywhere near as close to overcoming addiction for social media.

 

So I had a simpler idea:

You pay £10/month into the app.
Every day you stay under your screen time goal, you earn 25p back (these numbers could change)
Miss the goal, you lose that day’s amount.

This is because the only few I could think of that people addicted to social media care about more than scrolling is money.

What do you think - constructive criticism would be appreciated.

In my experienced there are quite a few problems with the existing screen time/habit tracking apps:

1. Setting up/customisation takes forever

2. Streaks are overrated - they take forever to be long enough that they are effective and aren’t forgiving at all

3. With most apps - the tend to sell the final result and the feeling but ultimately are just making the chore more gamified without giving you any real incentive that can come anywhere near as close to overcoming addiction for social media.

So I had a simpler idea:

You pay £10/month into the app.
Every day you stay under your screen time goal, you earn 25p back (these numbers could change)
Miss the goal, you lose that day’s amount.

This is because the only few I could think of that people addicted to social media care about more than scrolling is money.

What do you think - constructive criticism would be appreciated.

I have personal experience with habit apps that I eventually stop using - mostly because they require too much effort, or it takes too long before a streak feels worth maintaining etc.

I’m an (aspiring😁) solo developer and I want to solve a genuine gap in the market rather than just make a copy of an existing app.

What features or ideas do you think current habit tracker apps are missing? What makes a good/bad habit tracker app?