User guide
Habits Pro is an award-winnng habits tracker. It is fully customizable. Several domains are already set up:
Live a Healthy Life -> Slept 7 hours, Ate Breakfast, Flossed, Healthy Note
Be Social -> Met friends, Meaningful Conversation, Social Note
Exercise your Mind -> Explored a New Idea, Studied a Language, Mind Note
Rearrange and customize these screens and their items, or add your own.
The default set up has Yes/No items. Add your own items:
- Tap “Add new item”.
- Pick the item type you want. For example, a mood scale or numbers for tracking weight
- Give your item a name.
- Pick icons for your item.
- Tap Save.
Please consult our General User Guide for all of our apps.
References
Habits Pro was featured in several video reviews and blogs, it ranked most downloaded Productivity app right after Dropbox.
Here are three references for Habits Pro:
TeachHUB: EverNote and Habits Pro App Review (video)
Inclusive Learning Network: UDL Design and Habits Pro – Options for Self-Regulation (video)
Mac|Life App Showdown: Resolution Tracker (website)
One Review from App Store:
“I love this app and have used it daily for a year now! I made a ‘work out’ category so I can set goals for how many minutes I want to do each week of cardio, abs, arms, etc as well as how many days I want to exercise each week. I use that category the most but I made categories for work and home as well.”
Reviews
Great app, can be customized. ★★★★★
by Thaylie – Version – 6.4.4 – Apr 1, 2015
I’ve tried a number of habit tracking apps and I like this one the best. One of the biggest things I like about this app is how easy it is to see what you want to track. Most of the other apps had really tiny font with no icons, just boring and overall difficult to use. This one is very fast because the icons are bold and the text is easy to read. A few simple clicks and you’re done recording. This is a very versatile app. You can choose a number of formats for tracking: yes/no; counter (number of times you did something); number; levels; etc. You can also enter in multiple entries throughout the day and choose to add up the entries, which is very beneficial for some habits. For example, if you want to track how many calories you take in, you can create a food entry using the “number” choice and choose to “add up the entries” for the day, week, or month. You simply click the icon on the tracking screen and it automatically creates an entry based on date/time (which you can adjust). There is a space for a notation (maybe what you ate), then you enter the calories as the number and enter it. You can do this throughout the day and the app will automatically count up the numbers. If you have a goal, you can set that too to see if you’ve reached your goal or have gone over it. This app is very flexible. You can change the icons for any data set (don’t like the thumbs-up? find others you like), add notes to entries, and organize your habits as you wish into multiple categories. In the “View” option, you can change an entry if you made a mistake by simply clicking on that entry. In “Tracking” you will see three different types of graphs and you can quickly switch between them by touching the “Style” button and cycling through until you find the one you want. There is also a “Mean” option. The program remembers the last graph style you chose, so you can set it and forget. Each entry can have a different graph style (as long as the data supports graphing). The only qualms I have with this app is the way to adjust categories and entries. If you hit the “Categories” option on the bottom left, you are taken to a screen wherein you can easily adjust the categories. That is fine, but where are the items? This option is a bit hidden. You have to choose the “Setting” option to find “Edit Items”. Once in there, it is easy to adjust tracking color, text, etc. and even which category to place an item. It’s just getting there took me a while to find, I kept expecting it to be somewhere obvious. I don’t dislike the fact that it is hidden a bit, I don’t want to constantly be accidentally hitting an edit button when all I want to do is enter a habit, but I think I would prefer to have an Item button along the bottom instead of a “Share” button. I don’t understand the purpose of sharing these things, they tend to be personal, but I’m sure there are people who are proud of everything they do. The other thing I don’t really like is what it takes to switch between categories. This is a personal preference, but when I’m looking at the title of the category, I would prefer to just hit that and have a drop-down list of my categories to choose or even to cycle through them on the “view” screen. With more than ten categories, maybe that gets cumbersome, but it annoys me to have to go to the bottom of the screen, hit “categories”, and choose what I want. Overall, it’s a great app that can be customized to anything you want, icons and all. I haven’t thought of anything yet that this app can’t easily track to my specifications.
Excellent app
By Troyota from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.4.4, Apple App Store) on Nov 29, 2014
This app is very useful and helps me remember my medications and able to be customized. I just wish there was a timed reminder.
Useful Motivational Tool
By sconnell2 from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.4.4, Apple App Store) on Nov 21, 2014
Handy for tracking all sorts of habits, health issues and various activities. Once you get it set up it makes tracking quick & easy with good visual feedback to keep you motivated. Would be 5 stars if the setup interface were a bit easier.
Best habits tracker
By dontworrybhappy from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.4.4, Apple App Store) on Nov 14, 2014
Tried a few habits trackers, like this one the best. Lots of features and very flexible. New update has pinch zoom on events calendar, way cool. Keeps me on track. I really like that.
Best habit app
By Acarpenter1987 from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.1, Apple App Store) on Jul 07, 2014
I’ve downloaded and tried a bunch of habit apps and this one is the best by far
An App that at current has no rivals in the genre of tracking your life.
By Appsuelite from Cyprus about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.1, Apple App Store) on May 30, 2014
I use this application daily and am really thankful for the developer who created it. The purchase made was well worth it. It does exactly what I want it to do. Another great + is the fact that the app is continuing to get updated frequently. 10/10 would recommend again
Love it!
By Mike8285 from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.1, Apple App Store) on May 21, 2014
Love this app. So simple, easy to use, and flexible. Able to change icons is a nice feature.
Here’s your willpower!
By Rick Wol from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.1, Apple App Store) on May 18, 2014
To build a habit all you have to do is remember to open the app. There’s your list of goals. Start logging your actions and before long you are achieving the goals. Charting works great to track progress. This app is the best I have come across.
Useful App
By gnidrg from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.1, Apple App Store) on May 15, 2014
I have found this app really helps me to stay on track completing different kinds of daily goals. I like that it offers choices from a simple yes or no or counting numbers to ratings from a little to a lot, for example. I have a few goals I complete once a week or every three months and have found a way to do that, but it would be nice if that was included as a straightforward option. The graphs for feedback are good too, and it is great to have an easy backup that will allow syncing between ipad and iphone. I track 15 different items with ease, so it works well with many goals at a time.
Useful Motivational Tool
By sconnell2 from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 4.0.0, Apple App Store) on Apr 26, 2014
Handy for tracking all sorts of habits, health issues and various activities. Once you get it set up it makes tracking quick & easy with good visual feedback to keep you motivated. Would be 5 stars if the setup interface were a bit easier.
Great app- especially for the visually motivated
By holliefr from United States about Habits Pro – Organizer for Goals, Tasks and Health Tracking (version 6.1.0, Apple App Store) on Apr 23, 2014
This app helps you quickly see at-a-glance, on a daily basis, the things you want to track. (I need to see those check marks each day!) Adding/editing items and reviewing data is intuitive and easy to use. Big plus for me is the option to customize the icons from the app’s baked-in library of 60+ icons or selecting your own from photos. Also great daily/weekly/monthly charts can show you your progress or trends. Fully developed app that continues to make updates that are actually upgrades. Worth the $.