# Pixelist - Habit Tracker — Visualize your life

> Minimalist habit tracker that visualizes daily check-ins into unique images. (iPhone/iPad app by Jonathan Crossley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelist-habit-tracker/id1317636216 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonathan Crossley](https://appshunter.io/developer/1317636215)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free (on sale, was $0.99)
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 100 App Store ratings · 61 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-03-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelist-habit-tracker/id1317636216/reviews.md

## What is Pixelist?

Thank you for trying this out, I hope it brings you joy like it has for me.

Pixelist is a minimalist habit tracker designed to bring mindful awareness to daily life. Over time, the micro-details of daily checkins ("pixels") will form interesting large-scale images. The goal isn't to be perfect, but instead to simply cultivate awareness.

Please reach out to pixelistapp@gmail.com if you have any feedback, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

## Key features

- Minimalist habit tracking
- Daily check-ins
- Visual progress over time
- Image formation from data
- Mindful awareness cultivation

## What do users think of Pixelist?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive design
- 🎨 Beautiful and aesthetic interface
- 💰 Free with no ads or subscriptions
- ✨ Minimalist approach
- ✅ Easy to use and track habits
- 🖼️ Satisfying visual progress
- 💡 Local first, no internet needed
- 🧘‍♀️ Gentle, no pressure for streaks
- 💯 Best habit tracker for many
- 🚀 Fast and efficient

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- ❓ Difficulty deleting habits
- ❓ Incorrect dates displayed
- 📉 No account to save data
- 🎛️ Limited customization options
- 📏 Task labels get cut off
- ⚫ Lacks dark mode

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App closes immediately on opening
- Cannot delete a habit
- Incorrect dates displayed for the month
- Deleting one of two habits with the same name crashes the app and deletes both
- Monthly reset feature was problematic (now fixed)
- March data disappeared on April 1st (resolved)

**Most requested features**

- Export data as CSV or to clipboard
- More themes/color options
- Widget for home screen
- Yearly view
- Customizable colors/hex code picker
- Ability to scroll calendar forward/backward
- Outline individual squares and lines
- Sync with iCloud/Dropbox
- Yearly view
- Symbols instead of colors for colorblind users
- Dark mode theme
- Zoom out view with notations
- Ability to group tasks
- Scale task label size to length
- Customizable colors instead of themes
- Widget to show visual squares
- More pixel colors/hex code picker
- Yearly view
- See previous month after it ended
- Export data as JSON or CSV
- Import data
- Dropdown menu for themes with previews
- Sync with iCloud between devices
- Display info as a widget
- Customizable colors
- Yearly view
- See previous month after it ended
- Export features
- Yearly view
- Dark mode theme
- Custom theme features
- Zoom out part of the app have notations
- Export data as a file (JSON or CSV)
- Import data
- Dropdown menu for theme with preview
- Symbols instead of colors
- Sync with iCloud between devices

## Recent user reviews (10 of 61)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelist-habit-tracker/id1317636216/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Beautiful + feature request

*2026-06-30, version 1.1*

I love this app! Simple! Beautiful! Useful! Local first (only). 

It would be so incredibly useful to me if there were a way to export my data as a CSV, even if it were just a button to copy it to my clipboard so i could paste it in an email to myself!

### 5/5 — Perfect!!!

*2026-05-31, version 1.1*

I have tried so many habit trackers and all of them have been too much or they have costed too much money or too many ads. 

This app, however, has been perfect for my habits, and I love to see how the month comes together. It does so much more than apps that make you pay for subscriptions do, and it is simple and easy to use. 

The only thing I might suggest is a few more themes. I really like the one that seems to be in night mode or something, but a few more with duller/more muted colors would be great and more easy on the eyes. However, it’s still easy to live without these and I would happily use it with the existing themes for many more months to come.

### 5/5 — It just fits perfectly!

*2026-04-23, version 1.1*

Finally a tracker that gives you the freedom to create your own meaning in tasks and habits…it’s the magic solution for me. I genuinely look forward to tracking my progress every day, even on the bad days. 
Thank you!

### 5/5 — been using this for the last 3 years and it’s made my life better

*2026-01-04, version 1.1*

I never write reviews but this is one of my favorite apps i use it daily to track my habits and have made a habit of tracking my life for a while now. Just wanted to say thank you to the dev

### 5/5 — Widget Format?

*2025-12-24, version 1.1*

Love the simplicity of the app. Would love to see a widget version one day!

### 3/5 — Incorrect Dates

*2025-12-06, version 1.1*

Hi I just downloaded the app but I’m not able to see the correct dates for the month. The dates are starting from 18th December even though today is the 7th of December.

### 5/5 — Great for Minimalists

*2025-04-24, version 1.1*

Simplifies habit tracking down to the essentials. And it’s free! I always feel inundated by other apps bc there’s so much going on, so I come back to this app again and again because it keeps things straightforward and trackable. There could be some improvements with stats, but I’m very happy w my experience so far.

Update - one suggestion. I think this would benefit from having a widget. Rather than having to tap into the screen, I’d love to see my progress from the Home Screen through a widget. It would serve as a great reminder on what habits I still would like to get done for the day.

### 5/5 — Great for Minimalists

*2024-10-08*

Simplifies habit tracking down to the essentials. And it’s free! I always feel inundated by other apps bc there’s so much going on, so I come back to this app again and again because it keeps things straightforward and trackable. There could be some improvements with stats, but I’m very happy w my experience so far.

### 5/5 — Love love love!

*2024-06-29, version 1.1*

everything i was looking for in a digital habit tracker :) It would be cool if you could see some stats, such as longest streak, but even now i love the simplicity in it. (also no ads!! perf when you're just trying to stay focused)

### 4/5 — Love it and use it religiously, got a bug though

*2024-02-29, version 1.1*

I use this app everyday but it’s starting being funny and not opening. When I click it on my home screen it just closes. Would love it if this could be fixed!

## Frequently asked questions about Pixelist

### What does Pixelist do?

Pixelist is a minimalist habit tracker that helps you cultivate mindful awareness of your daily life. It allows you to check in with your habits daily, and over time, these check-ins form unique, large-scale images.

### How does the visualization work?

Each daily check-in is represented as a 'pixel'. As you consistently log your habits, these pixels accumulate and form an interesting visual representation of your progress over time. The focus is on awareness, not on achieving perfection.

### Is Pixelist free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, Pixelist is a free application. There are no mentions of subscription fees, in-app purchases, or advertisements.

### What is the main goal of using Pixelist?

The primary goal of Pixelist is to encourage mindful awareness of daily life through consistent habit tracking. It aims to help users build awareness by visualizing their progress, rather than pressuring them to be perfect.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1 — 2020-06-30

This update improves the display of habits across months, and squashes some other minor bugs

### 1.0.1 — 2020-04-20

This update fixes a data corruption bug that could occur at the beginning of a month. It also adds many motivational quotes to the "Add Habit" dialog.

### 1.0 — 2020-03-10

No release notes.

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