What actually matters in a habit tracker
Every app lists fifty features. What actually matters for daily habits—friction, honest history, social boundaries, and design that works on tired weeks—not.
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18 articles
Spring roadmap snapshot
A candid snapshot of dailio’s priorities—reliability, privacy, onboarding, and friend streaks—for our social habit tracker as we move toward broader launch.
What launch means (and what it does not)
Launch is not the finish line—it is trust at daily scale. How dailio defines v1 for its social habit tracker: scope, honesty, and what comes after shipping.
Community spotlight: small groups, real streaks
Meet the small groups building habits together with dailio—friend streaks, honest check-ins, and the kind of accountability that feels human, not performative.
The Social tab is not a feed (on purpose)
Why dailio avoids an infinite social feed for habit tracking—and what you get instead: encouragement, friend streaks, and privacy-aware design without doom.
Privacy-first shared habits
Shared motivation should not mean oversharing. Read dailio’s approach to privacy, visibility controls, and friend streaks that respect what stays yours alone.
Friend streaks and kind accountability
Explore how dailio designs friend streaks for mutual accountability—small groups, clear boundaries, and no leaderboard pressure while you build habits together.
What beta testing taught us so far
Honest lessons from early testing on dailio’s social habit tracker—UX friction, social anxiety, and streak psychology—while we keep refining before launch.
Notifications with a light touch
Thoughtful push notifications for habit tracking—fewer pings, clearer purpose—because reminders should help you show up, not train you to ignore the app.
Language we cut from habit apps
Words shape motivation. Learn which phrases we skip in dailio’s habit tracker—and what we say instead—because copy can encourage or quietly shame Keep going.
Why we skip leaderboards
Leaderboards turn support into scorekeeping. Learn why dailio’s social habit tracker focuses on cooperative friend streaks instead of ranking your circle.
No gamification treadmill
Points and badges spike engagement—then fade. Why dailio focuses on streaks, week rows, and friend encouragement instead of endless gamified grinding.