Momentum
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Everything you need to get motivated.
Kevin Xu
Momentum — Delightful habit tracker for iOS 8 with Today view widget
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Jonathan Howard
This might be exactly what I've been hoping someone would build! @rrhoover and I were recently talking about this. I want a habit tracker that incorporates automatic reminders and a thread of journaling for each habit. I can't tell from the landing page whether habits get their own journal thread, or if it's more of a note on each checkin. What I'm looking for is snowballing notes, thoughts on a topic, etc to encourage (and make it easier to see) personal growth as opposed to "just" habits. Anyone know?
Mathias
@rrhoover @staringispolite Thanks Jonathan! You can write notes for specific habits on specific days. Right now they're only visible in today overview, although a separate thread of journaling for each habits has been requested by other people as well. It is easily implemented and I can add that in the next iteration Cheers!
Tyler Hayes
@rrhoover @staringispolite If you use this I want to know in a month if you're still using it.
Jonathan Howard
@rrhoover @mathiasmaehlum Awesome! Please reach out when that feature is in, and I'll test drive it
Gerbz
@staringispolite check out Way of Life. Horrible name, but one of the better habit tracked I've found. Has all the notes stuff you need. Way of Life - The Ultimate Habit Maker & Breaker by Lars Arendt https://appsto.re/us/4rYBx.i
Alfred Lua
I love the calendar view! I've downloaded it and will give it a try! I find that a calendar view keeps me on track with what I aim to do better. For instance, calm.com meditation app shows me a similar calendar view after I have done a session of meditation with the app which really encourages me to keep up with my effort. On the other hand, Coach.me's slide-to-check-in motivates me much less. Do anyone else feel the same? Or perhaps it is just me. Well done anyway, @mathiasmaehlum! :)
Mathias
@alfred_lua Thanks Alfred! I can definitely relate to what you're saying. Let me know if you have any feature requests or tips for improvements once you've gotten the chance to try it out :)
Zack Shapiro
This reminds me a lot of earlier versions of Lift/Coach.me before it transitioned to a coaching platform. Excited to play with this
Jay McCauley
This looks pretty cool! I'm a sucker for these kind of apps. Curious - are the same people who made the Momentum Chrome extension behind this?
Mathias
@mccauley_jay New app new people :)
Stan Reimgen
Looks sleek and I love the mission of this products to help people with their goals, but how it is at different or new to Lift or other habit-tracking apps? I like to use Lift, even though I suck in it (keep forgetting check-ins, forgetting to do my habits, etc.). Is a tough place as well, somehow stuck between organisation (to-do apps) and self-improvement, where people don't really know what to pay for. Lift's new business model with coaching is a good example here, where they focus on self-improvement.
Mathias
@stanreim Thanks a lot Stan! I like what Lift was doing in the past and I also think their new coaching model is really clever. It's great for people who’re able to benefit from the extra community support and can draw motivation through the social network aspects of the app. Personally I don’t get much value in receiving a prop for flossing my teeth three days in a row. I also don’t really find it that useful to read up on for example the Q&A section for exercise on there - I would use more dedicated fitness resources for that (or even Google). I think many people can relate to this... The social aspects of Lift are really not that useful for people who tend to be more internally motivated. And for those same people the user interface is a lot heavier than it needs to be. You’ll have to dig a little in order to get a clear picture of how you’re actually doing. Momentum is dead simple. Whether you open the app, or just slide down Today view, you’ll instantly know if you’re on track towards achieving your goals. It’s this simplicity that sets Momentum apart from other habit trackers as well.
Philip Manavopoulos
Nicely done! The app crashes though if you click "feedback" (for me at least)!
Mathias
@manavo That shouldn't happen obviously! It works on the iPhones I've tested on. Which device do you have? Good thing I get feedback on here :) I'll ship an update to fix this. Cheers!
Nico Mage
Exactly the tool I was looking for. Simple and efficient!
Mathias
@nicomage Glad you liked it Nico! Let me know if you've got feedback or feature requests :)
Deleted User
You should definitely advertise the widget more, it's way more convenient than going to the app.
Manny Di Pressio
Why hasn't Momentum been updated in 4 years?
Manny Di Pressio
And why is the Apple Watch Momentum app not included in the iPhone app? And where is the iPad app/widget?
Manny Di Pressio
Also, I paid for Premium on iOS. Is that Premium license also valid for Mac and the Apple Watch?