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This app helps you achieve your goals by making them public and accountable. Set deadlines, choose a witness, and receive regular check-ins and reminders to stay on track. Your progress is recorded in an honest ledger, ensuring permanent verdicts on your commitments.
✓Set goals with deadlines and witnesses
✓Daily or weekly check-ins
✓Honest progress ledger
✓Customizable reminders
✓Private by design, no account needed
✓JSON data export
✓Stakes and renegotiation options
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What's New in Held
1.4
September 9, 2026
A new look, and room for pictures. Held has been rebuilt in oatmeal and charcoal. No accent colour, no dark mode, and no typewriter face: the system font at small sizes, sentence case, and an underlined word where a button used to be. The app icon is black and white to match. Photographs. Give a goal a picture when you commit to it, and add one to any day's check-in. Held has its own camera now, so taking one looks like the rest of the app rather than like a system sheet. Everything stays on your phone. A progress bar sits on top of every goal, so you can see where one stands before you read its name. Swipe a goal to delete it. It asks once, because the ledger goes with it. Settings lost its explanations. Nothing else about how Held works has changed.
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What is Held's primary function?
Held is a commitment tracker designed to help users achieve their goals by establishing deadlines and accountability partners. It facilitates regular check-ins and provides a permanent record of progress.
How does Held ensure user privacy?
Held is designed with privacy as a core principle. It requires no account, has no backend, and collects no analytics, ensuring all data remains on the user's device. All messages are sent through the user's own messaging apps.
What are the check-in requirements in Held?
On designated check-in days, Held prompts users for three pieces of information: their status (on track, behind, or done), a one-line progress update, and their next step. Users can also add a photograph to document their progress.
Can I set stakes or consequences for missing a goal in Held?
Yes, Held allows users to set stakes for their commitments. This means you can define what you owe someone if you miss your goal, adding an extra layer of motivation.
How does Held handle missed check-ins or deadlines?
Missed check-ins are recorded in an honest ledger, and users must acknowledge them in subsequent messages to their witness. Similarly, missed deadlines result in a permanent verdict on the ledger.
What platforms is Held available on?
Held is available on iOS devices including iPhone, iPad, and iPod, as indicated by its supported devices list.
How often is Held updated?
The latest version of Held is 1.4, and it was last updated on September 9, 2026, suggesting a relatively active development cycle.
Does Held have any in-app purchases or ads?
Held is completely free to use and does not feature any in-app purchases or advertisements, providing an uninterrupted user experience.