Habit Manager by Arootah

The appearance is nice and clean; however, in creating my first habit to track I found two bugs that make it feel impossible to use the app. Or will even become frustrating making me not want to use the app. The first one is a pet peace of mine with apps and programs. I clicked the + to create a new habit. Easy and self explanatory. Then you get into creating your habit, also easy and self explanatory; however, make sure you don’t accidentally click on a space that is not in the pop up box because it will take you out of creating your habit and the stuff you entered will NOT be saved and you will have to recreate it. Then when you have made is successfully through creating the habit DO NOT click to set a reminder. A box pops and says “get personal reminders”. Yes this is what is helpful to ensure you are checking in on your habits. Then you click “try for free”. Once you are taken back to the habit to save it. You can see the save button, you can see the cancel button, you can see the x to exit out. None of those are good because the app freezes. What’s the point if you can’t even create a habit?!?

I really struggled with some goals for years and I couldn’t get consistent. Certain repeatable tasks like food choices, sleep, keeping in touch with people, following up with clients, etc. Finally a simple reminder of all my habits in one place. I like how straightforward it is. Other apps have childish bells and whistles that get annoying day in and day out. This one is designed for business people so it is more my style. Go for it!

I’ve been using this app for about a year now. Over that time, it’s made me a lot more conscious of some less than stellar habits that I have. I’ve been able to start taking a look, taking inventory of my own habits, and build on better habits. I’d say the biggest thing that you have to keep in mind when using it is being honest with yourself. Your tracking of habits will lead to nothing if you do not hold yourself accountable.