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Happy New Year from the team here at Android Authority! I was thinking about the new year throughout December, jotting down ideas and goals as I went. Near the end of every December<\/a>, I like to sit down and really get into the details of what I want to do the following year, what changes I want to make, and what I hope to accomplish.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re like me, it\u2019s extremely helpful to visually track these goals, write them down, and see the progress you\u2019re making along the way. I\u2019ve tried many versions of this over the years, but in 2025,\u00a0I used three\u00a0apps<\/a> I found super helpful, each with a unique\u00a0approach.<\/p>\n Here are my three favorite apps that will actually help you keep your New Year\u2019s resolutions.<\/p>\n Do you use apps to track your goals and habits?<\/p>\n 8 votes<\/p>\n Yes, every day<\/p>\n 50%<\/p>\n Yes, but not consistently<\/p>\n 25%<\/p>\n No, but I want to this year<\/p>\n 25%<\/p>\n No, I use a different method (tell us in the comments!)<\/p>\n 0%<\/p>\n HabitKit, a powerfully simple habit-tracking app<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n HabitKit\u2019s advantage is its simplicity, which is probably why it has been the easiest app for me to consistently use. Once you\u2019ve entered your habits and goals, each one gets its own contribution graph, with a grid of squares where each square represents a day. This graph, popularized by GitHub, is extremely useful for visualizing your progress, providing a glanceable overview of your entire year.<\/p>\n While simple in its approach, HabitKit manages to pack a range of features and customization options, too. Adding a habit is simple: title it, pick a color and a symbol or emoji that represents it, and you\u2019re done. If you want to go even further, you can set a streak goal, add reminders, and create a category to group certain habits in a single view. Importantly, you can also customize how many completions you\u2019re aiming for each day, and similar to GitHub\u2019s approach, the color intensity of the day\u2019s square increases with the number of completions in a day.<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n HabitKit also has really good analytics. It\u2019s easy to lose sight of your progress over a long period of time, especially when day-to-day progress seems small, but checking the analytics every so often will help you realize that your small wins are adding up.<\/p>\n Pro tip: use HabitKit\u2019s widgets! You can place a habit\u2019s contribution graph right on your home screen. In addition to reminder notifications, this is a great way to keep your progress top of mind.<\/p>\n Finch, a digital companion to keep you going<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Remember Tamagotchi? Finch<\/a> is essentially a modern-day version of that, but your little digital pet will only grow and thrive as you check in each day and make progress on your real-life goals. It\u2019s truly a unique take on building habits.<\/p>\n Finch focuses more on self-care and improving your mental health, suggesting habits such as drinking water or taking deep breaths during the day. You can, of course, use Finch just like any habit tracker<\/a>, but it\u2019s nice to have a place that isn\u2019t focused on working all the time. This app invites you to slow down and enjoy life a little more while appreciating the small things. If you ask me, a lot of us could use more of that these days.<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n I could write an entire book on the gamification in this app, but let\u2019s save that for another day. You can customize your pet and its home almost endlessly, and you can even add your real-life friends to the app. Every bit of progress your pet makes stems from you checking off your self-improvement goals. In a world of lifeless productivity apps, this one doesn\u2019t feel like a productivity app at all, yet it will surprise you how slyly it has you remembering to drink water and tidy up the house each day.<\/p>\n To-Do List + Calendar, a tried-and-true method<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Google Calendar \u2014 or any calendar app, for that matter \u2014 can easily be turned into quite the habit tracker, especially now that Google Tasks is built directly into the Calendar app<\/a>. I use Calendar for some recurring work-related goals, but I generally stick to the previous two options for the bulk of my tracking.<\/p>\n To make this method work, I\u2019d recommend creating a new list in Tasks specifically for your habit tracking. This way, everything is in one place rather than spread across different lists, and your day-to-day tasks won\u2019t get in the way. For each habit, set the frequency you want to repeat it, and use reminders to keep it top of mind.<\/p>\n Stephen Headrick \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The most significant benefit of this approach is that it\u2019s available almost everywhere. While the previous two apps are mobile-only, you can access both Tasks and Calendar on mobile and desktop devices. On top of that, your scheduled tasks will appear in your Calendar view, so it\u2019s easy to see where your habits fit throughout your day.<\/p>\n The main downside<\/a> of this approach is a lack of built-in progress tracking. No analytics, no streak indicator to keep you going, no way to see how often you\u2019re completing a habit. This will require more discipline than other apps, but the added benefit is that every phone has this built right in from the start.<\/p>\n Find what works for you<\/p>\n Habit tracking apps are a dime a dozen, so you need to find what works for you. 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