It’s good at a lot but…
For example whilst you can set certain days for habits, you can’t set a habit for an amount of times per week, as an example I follow a 4 day work out routine, my work schedule means I sometimes need to adjust the days I train.
So as long as I do all 4 sessions I will have completed my weekly goal, no matter whether I did the session on Tuesday or Wednesday unfortunately the app doesn’t allow this.
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! Have you tried setting a weekly goal for your habit? Go to the Edit habit screen > How often? > select Weekly goal. Then go back to the previous screen and set goal 4 at the bottom. We believe this may be what you are looking for. If not, please contact us at feedback@awesome-habits.com, we'd love to hear more details about your feature request.
Need feature
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! We are sorry that our app does not fully meet your expectations. We will definitely consider adding the sub-tasks feature in future updates. In the meantime, we'd recommend trying to group your habits into lists. One habit can be added to multiple lists and you can easily filter by lists on the Home tab and in statistics. If you have any further feedback, please feel free to contact us at feedback@awesome-habits.com. We are always looking for ways to improve our app.
First Rate
The app interface is simple and intuitive, whilst also providing all the functions that spring to mind. During my initial subscription month, which expired on the day I wrote this review, I emailed the developer a feature related question. He responded within hours. Twice. Outstanding support. As such, I am buying the app outright.
I think this app is well suited to the subscription model, as learning new habits might occur over only a few months. That said, I am not generally a fan of subscription models and prefer to buy. In this case the developer also seems to have put some careful thought toward the pricing structure, as it seems reasonable to me at each price point (monthly or annual subscription, or buy).
Finally, and also importantly, the app does not needlessly collect data. This is a significant positive given the fact that many others apps track you.
So, if you want to change your habits, and are looking for a reasonably priced and simple to use app - this may be for you!
Great for the new me
Lots of features & simple to use
Simple, effective and aesthetically pleasing
Response from developer
Thank you very much for your review, we're happy that you are enjoying our app! We'd love to hear more about your suggestion for implementing widget themes. Please contact us at feedback@awesome-habits.com so we can discuss the details of your idea.
Not sure why there needs to be a subscription
Usually when apps charge a subscription they can often justify it by saying that your data is stored in your account for that service, which obviously takes up storage for the developer and server bandwidth and whatnot. However this app just uses iCloud to sync, which I already pay for. I don’t understand why I would also need to subscribe when all the operations of the app would be taking place on my device or through iCloud which I’m paying for, not the developer.
The developer might say that they need to charge a subscription to fund development, but that only flys as a reason if the user expects frequent development and new features. Habit trackers don’t tend to need constant new features - there is a certain point at which an app becomes a good habit tracker. Development can be funded to this point through one time purchases.
Hard to see the subscription model here as anything other than a cash grab.
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! Actually, we offer both, a subscription and a one-time purchase (Lifetime Premium). It is available on all premium offer screens as the 3rd option. We are committed to continuous improvement of our app and all paid plans are intended to support the development of our app. This includes new features, support for new versions of iOS, macOS and watchOS, and providing user support. In case you missed our lifetime plan and would like to switch to it, please contact us at feedback@awesome-habits.com, we will be happy to assist. We would also greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to better communicate our paid plans and avoid potential misunderstandings.
What you want out of a habit tracking app, no more, no less :-)
This seems like a really good habit-tracking app!
You can activate a setting that moves completed Habits to the bottom of the daily/weekly/monthly list, so you can concentrate on the ones that aren’t completed.
The only thing I wish was improved is the completion sound, which seems a bit harsh. A setting allows it to be silenced, or changed to vibration mode.
Overall, I really like this app!
Really great habit tracking app.
The app is worthy of 4 stars at the moment, but the extra star was given for the really great support feedback from the devlopers and their willingness to include end user suggestions into their development plans.
I really look forward to the enhancements that are yet to come.
