A habit tracker without streaks

If one missed day has ever made you drop a habit, the streak counter may have been part of the problem. LilCoach doesn't show a streak. It counts the times you came back.

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Wednesday slipped. Thursday’s minimum still counts, and nothing resets.

Why a streak can make you quit

A streak turns weeks of effort into one number, and that number drops to zero after a single missed day. The work you did still happened, yet the screen says zero.

For people who keep starting over, that reset is often the moment the habit ends. Starting again from zero feels pointless, so one missed day turns into a week, and then the app goes unopened.

What LilCoach counts instead

LilCoach counts comebacks: a completion, full or minimum, after at least one missed scheduled day. It also counts the days you showed up, minimums included.

Both appear in analytics and on home screen widgets, and the Coach tab shows a short weekly recap of your comebacks. All of this is free.

Why the minimum matters here

Each habit has a minimum, such as one page or two minutes of walking. On a tired day you swipe “Minimum” on Today and the day counts. A day that would have been a miss becomes a minimum day instead.

What you see after a miss

The next day, Today shows one card with three choices: do the minimum, move the habit, or pause it. After several missed days the card says to start again with the smallest step, with no catching up on the days you missed.

Is it right for you?

LilCoach fits you if you have started the same habit several times, kept it going for a few days, missed one, and stopped. If a long unbroken run is what keeps you going and a reset doesn't bother you, a classic tracker with a streak counter may suit you better.

Questions

Does LilCoach have streaks?

LilCoach doesn't show a streak. Progress is shown as comebacks and days you showed up.

What counts as a comeback?

Completing a habit, fully or with its minimum, after at least one missed scheduled day.

Do minimum days count?

Yes. A minimum counts as a completed day for comebacks and for the days you showed up. Your history marks it as a minimum so you can tell it apart from a full day.

What if I miss a whole week?

Your history stays as it is. The next day, Today offers the smallest step for that habit, with no catching up.

Start with one habit and its minimum.

Free on Android. iPhone is on the way.