# Ben's Virtues — Franklin's Chart of 13 Virtues

> Personal virtue tracker based on Benjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues. (iPhone/iPad app by Reason Interactive.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bens-virtues/id333333687 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Reason Interactive](https://appshunter.io/developer/333333690)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 33 App Store ratings · 75 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-11-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bens-virtues/id333333687/reviews.md

## What is Ben's Virtues?

Follow Benjamin Franklin's 13-week virtue system used for nearly 300 years to build discipline, honesty, moderation, industry, humility, and more.

• Focus on one virtue each week
• Takes one minute every evening
• Free, no ads, and no account necessary
• Apple Watch and widget make it even easier to track your virtues
    
In 1726, while on an 80-day ocean voyage from London to Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin developed a plan and corresponding chart for regulating his future conduct.

He based his plan on a chart of thirteen virtues. He committed to giving strict attention to one virtue each week - placing a mark on his chart each time he transgressed that week’s virtue.  After thirteen weeks he moved through all thirteen virtues. He would repeat the course four times a year.

Use this modern incarnation of Benjamin Franklin’s original chart to improve and regulate your daily conduct. Every evening review your day. Tap the day's date to place a mark if you transgressed the week's virtue. One virtue is highlighted every week and the whole chart should be completed four times in a year. The goal is to live your days - giving strict attention to each virtue - without having to place any marks on your chart.

Thank you for checking out Ben's Virtues. If you like the app please let me know what virtue you are currently focusing on by leaving a quick review.

## Key features

- Thirteen virtue tracking chart
- Weekly virtue focus
- Daily transgression marking
- Yearly cycle completion
- Personal conduct regulation

## What do users think of Ben's Virtues?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and clean design
- 💡 Great idea for self-improvement
- ✅ Easy to use
- ✨ Inspiring and practical
- 🎯 Helps with personal growth
- 📜 Based on historical method
- 🆓 Free to use

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Data loss and resets
- 🐛 Blank screen issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent functionality
- 🐛 Not working on newer OS/devices
- 🐛 Limited customization
- 🐛 Language issues (Russian/English)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank screen
- Crashes every time it's opened
- App no longer works
- Keeps resetting and losing progress
- Data doesn't get stored or saved
- App doesn't work
- Can only choose one virtue line
- Updates remove data
- Keeps losing progress
- Dots don't appear on any other virtues except the highlighted one
- History/tracking deleted on iOS update
- Impossible to put marks on any of the virtues except the one highlighted
- Impossible to put more than one mark on a virtue per day
- Rewording of Franklin's description of Chastity
- Chart boots out after 3 or 4 weeks
- Doesn't move forward each day
- No way to manually set the calendar date
- App completely reset itself
- Randomly resetting itself and deleting prior progress
- Keeps randomly reseting itself and deleting prior progress
- Just freezes immediately on opening
- App doesn't work...at all
- Wil not run on ipad
- Didn't work on my iPad
- Not working right now

**Most requested features**

- Allow setting custom start day
- Enable marking all virtues daily
- Allow adding custom virtues
- Improve visibility of virtue tracking
- Option to export data
- Include samples of Ben Franklin's tracked virtues
- Allow multiple marks per day
- Support for more than one virtue focus at a time
- Add ability to cycle through thirteen weeks with marking on other virtues
- Make it able to put dots in EVERY spot per day
- Add ability to change "virtues" to add your own
- Add tab with passage from Franklin's bio
- Allow user to set start day
- Add ability to put more than one mark on a virtue per day
- Allow tracking of multiple virtues
- Add option to create custom virtues
- Set alarm/push notification for daily rating
- Include video and autobiography section
- Update app to 4.0
- Allow marking any virtues on any given day
- Include option of creating your own list of virtues
- Add higher level of personalization
- Add more discussion on each virtue

## Recent user reviews (10 of 75)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bens-virtues/id333333687/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-07-19*

It used to work just has a blank screen of the days of the week  it tells you what it does but it’s of no use

**Developer response:** Hello and thank you for the feedback. You should see a 13 week chart that lets you track your virtues as you progress through the weeks, starting with temperance. 

Can you tell me if you see the chart with at least one day of Temperance available to mark? Or do you see a completely blank screen? It sounds like you’ve been using the app so any feedback you can provide, along with any additional details (iPhone or iPad model, OS version) will help me to improve the app or fix any bugs.

### 5/5 — Excellence

*2024-10-20*

Resolved a lot in my life.

### 5/5 — Ben's virtues

*2023-06-22*

I like it just the way it is. One virtue at a time.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2023-05-01*

I love this app. I didn’t realize how full of faults I was until I started using this. I genuinely believe it will help you grow as a person. Ben was a wise fellow.

### 3/5 — Missing just one feature

*2022-11-28*

This app has all the features I want for my journal, but I wish I could set when my start day is. I want to transfer my paper journal to this app, instead of having to time when so download/reset the app.

### 5/5 — Love the app

*2022-04-17*

It’s exactly what it should be. Love using it

### 4/5 — Порядок дней недели

*2021-12-18, version 3.1.1*

Неделя начинается с воскресенья – это некорректно для русскоязычной версии.

### 3/5 — Please upgrade!

*2021-11-06*

Please make it able to cycle through the thirteen weeks as is, but still able to mark on the other virtues, so that you can reflect on how that weeks virtue focus effects your progress on the other virtues. Then this would be a five star app for me.

### 3/5 — Cool, but...

*2020-09-21*

Need to be able to put dots in EVERY spot per day. That’s the whole point!!

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. This app version of Ben's original chart is a somewhat simplified version of Ben's original notebook version. However, a version with just this feature is in the works.

### 1/5 — Crashes everytime I open it

*2020-07-14*

No longer works

**Developer response:** Version 3.0 addresses some stability issues found in version 2.0.6. Please let me know what your experience is if you get a chance to upgrade to the latest version (3.0). 

Thank you.

## Frequently asked questions about Ben's Virtues

### What does Ben's Virtues do?

Ben's Virtues is a modern interpretation of Benjamin Franklin's plan for self-regulation. It provides a chart to track your adherence to thirteen virtues, helping you improve your daily conduct by focusing on one virtue each week.

### How do I use the virtue chart?

Each evening, review your day. If you transgressed the virtue assigned to that week, tap the day's date to place a mark on your chart. The app guides you through completing the entire chart four times a year.

### Is Ben's Virtues free to use?

Yes, the application is completely free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements within the app.

### What are the thirteen virtues?

The app is based on Benjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues, which include temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. The specific virtues are presented within the app.

### What is the goal of using this app?

The ultimate goal is to live your days with strict attention to each virtue, aiming to reach the end of each week without needing to place any marks on your chart, signifying a period of successful self-regulation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.7 (101) — 2026-08-20

Home Screen Widget

• Add Ben Franklin to your Home Screen as a gentle reminder to follow your weekly virtues
• See your current virtue and how many marks you’ve made this week, at a glance
• Tap the widget to jump right to your chart

“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.”
   – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739

### 3.2.6 (100) — 2026-07-25

You can now choose whether your virtue week starts on Sunday or Monday. This is a feature that has been suggested in app reviews.

• New start your chart on Sunday or Monday option in settings
• Apple Watch stays in sync better with your iPhone
• Apple Watch display improvements

Thank you for practicing the virtues with us.

### 3.2.4 (91) — 2026-07-01

This update further improves accessibility throughout the app.

• Better support for VoiceOver,Voice Control,  Larger Text, Bold Text, and Dark Mode
• Chart and navigation are now easier to use with assistive technologies
• Improved contrast when Increase Contrast is enabled
• Clearer labels and hints across the app
• Respects Reduced Motion
• Plus iPad layout improvements for the chart and About screen

Thank you for practicing Ben's thirteen virtues with us.

### 3.2.3 (89) — 2026-06-25

What’s New in 3.2.3

This update is for everyone who tracks Franklin’s virtues — including people who navigate by ear. Ben's Virtues now works better for assistive technology users. This update includes screen reader labels and better support for larger text, in all four languages the app already speaks.

Accessibility 
• VoiceOver support
• Better support for larger text sizes
• Clearer labels for toggles, buttons, and chart cells

Improvements & Updates 
• Visual refinements to the chart
• Improved layout at normal and large text sizes
• Improved typography

Apple Watch 
• Complication and sync improvements
• More reliable watch app installation workflow

Other 
• General stability and performance improvements

Thank you for using Ben’s Virtues — and for practicing Franklin’s method.

### 3.2.2 (88) — 2026-06-20

App Store listing updates. New app screenshots. No changes to app functionality.

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