Habit trackers ask you to tick a box each day and count the streak. UpWill keeps track from what you say about your day, and shows a record without streaks or scores.
What habit trackers do well
A good habit tracker is fast: a list of habits, a tap to mark one done, reminders at the time you chose, and a chart of how often it happened. For one simple, repeated action, a checklist can be all you need.
What UpWill does differently
- No boxes to tick. Say or write what happened ("walked 30 minutes after lunch") and the update goes to the plan it's about, with Undo. You can also add a check-in in a few taps.
- Amounts, not just done or not done. Minutes used, money set aside, a call made, a request answered: each kind of plan records what fits it.
- No streaks. My Life shows a dot on the days you recorded something, two weeks at a time. A missed day isn't a broken chain, and nothing is graded.
- More than habits. Twenty kinds of plan, from time for an activity and rest to something to finish, a balance to pay off or asking for help, each with a next step.
Which one to use
Use a habit tracker if you want reminders and a daily checkbox for a few simple habits. Use UpWill if you'd rather talk about your day and have the record keep itself, for plans that are more than a yes or no.
What research says about keeping track
A 2016 review of 138 experiments found that monitoring progress helped people reach their goals, more so when it was written down. That's about keeping track in general, not about streaks or any particular app. The guide has more: keeping track without scores.