It’s not just-just getting a new habit.
2022 has arrived and many have set different goals for the year. Many of the goals that are set are often about body, health and weight, and every January, the gyms see a huge growth in members. But no matter what kind of goal you set, you will not get very far if you only change your lifestyle for a month or two. You have to change your habits, and it takes both longer and more effort than you might think. You have probably heard the modern saying “There’s an app for that!”, And of course it also applies to habits. And let’s make it clear from the start: An app can not do all the work for you. But there are many apps out there that can help you change your habits, and make them both a little more fun to perform and hopefully easier to remember. We have put together a handful of the apps out there, which will not only help you set new goals, but to actually stick to the plan and perform the new tasks day in and day out.
We start with the mobile app Done, which will make it easier to set goals, track progress and motivate you to stick to the plan you have set. The different goals you set get different colors in the app, and you can plot both things you want to avoid (such as eating candy or buying a coffee on the way to work), or things you want to do (25 push-ups a day or go to bed before 11 o’clock). You can also enter intervals, which days to avoid the different things on, and whether the goals have an end date. You are rewarded in the app every time you complete one of the sub-goals, and you can follow if you have “streaks” – that is, when you complete the goal several times in a row, uninterrupted – so that you are even more motivated to continue. Done is only available on iOS and can be downloaded at App Store her
. In addition, it costs NOK 319 the first year for a subscription, and then NOK 639.
- Free download and you can put and track seven goals for free . In addition, it costs NOK 55 for a month, NOK 305 for a year or NOK 849 for a lifetime subscription.
As the name implies, Streaks focuses on motivating you to keep your goals by maintaining “streaks”. Where Strides offers almost overwhelming amounts of graphs and data, Streaks is the exact opposite. Simple graphs, large icons and straightforward overview. This seems like a solid app to begin with for many, as it has no subscription solution – but it costs 59 kroner to download the first time – and you can only track 12 goals. Streaks is available on both iOS and MacOS, and can be downloaded at App Store .
- Free to download, 11 kroner to unlock all functionality.
Costs 59 kroner, but has no subscription service or other running costs.
A simple and clear app for Android users, where the developers themselves write that it is made to make it as easy as possible to track and implement goals, without so much extra stuff in the app. Here, for example, there are no social share buttons that let you brag about the goals you have set, precisely because this is a personal journey you must take. “You are all alone with your habits,” they write. Grow is available for Android and can be downloaded at Play Store her .