Benchpad vs Trackify

Benchpad is a scratchpad, not a second brain. Three pads. You name them — Work / Personal / Scratch, Today / This Week / Someday, whatever fits your head. No folders, no tags, no filing decisions. Open, type, close. WRITE WITHOUT DECIDING Every note app asks "where does this go?" before you've written a word. Benchpad doesn't. Three pads means the decision is already made. WORKS ON A PLANE Offline-first, not offline-tolerant. Every keystroke saves to your device before any network request. Sync happens in the background when you're online — and merges conflict-free if you edited on two devices at once. CONSTRAINT IS THE PRODUCT Benchpad is for people who want to write things down — not maintain a system. A note app that knows when to stop. When you can't create infinite folders, you write instead of organizing. Constraint isn't a compromise. It's the product. A REAL EDITOR Headings, checklists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, file attachments all with slash commands and a block editor. NO AI. NO ADS. NO DATA MINING. Nothing reads, summarizes, or trains on your notes. Notes are encrypted at rest. Plain markdown — copy everything out anytime, no lock-in. FREE FOREVER, REALLY One pad, the full editor, offline support, sync, and an archive of 100 notes — free, no credit card, no time limit. Pro ($10/year flat) unlocks all three pads, all six themes, attachments, voice-note audio, and Markdown/PDF export. Benchpad is for people who want to write things down — not maintain a system. A note app that knows when to stop.

Trackify shows which habits actually lift your mood. Track habits, log how you feel and get on-device insights like “On days you walk, your mood is 18% better.” Unlimited habits. No account — iCloud sync. SEE WHAT LIFTS YOUR MOOD • Log your mood in a second, with tags like sleep, work or exercise • The Insights tab shows which habits lift or drain your mood, with a confidence level for each finding • Year in Pixels: your whole year of moods at a glance • Weekly, monthly and yearly stories you can share as cards BUILD HABITS YOUR WAY • Daily, specific weekdays, N times per week or every N days • Count habits: glasses of water, pages, minutes, steps • Quit habits: count your clean days and see how long you have held on • Habit stacking: “after coffee, read 10 pages” • Start fast with ready-made templates FOCUS WITH POMODORO • Focus timer you can link to any habit, with focus sounds • Timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you work • Daily focus goals and session stats ROUTINES AND CHALLENGES • Routine player: run your morning routine step by step • Challenges like 30 days of meditation or 66 days of reading • Smart reminder suggestions based on when you actually check in APPLE HEALTH, WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH • Habits complete themselves from Apple Health: steps, water, mindful minutes, workouts and sleep (read only) • Interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: check in, add water or log your mood without opening the app • Trackify for Apple Watch: check in, log amounts and mood from your wrist • Siri, Shortcuts, Control Center and Focus filters YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE • Streaks, calendar, completion rates and charts • Per-habit statistics and a heatmap of your consistency Habits and moods sync across your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch through your own iCloud — no sign-up needed. Available in 21 languages.