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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, 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.
If you’re like me, it’s extremely helpful to visually track these goals, write them down, and see the progress you’re making along the way. I’ve tried many versions of this over the years, but in 2025, I used three apps I found super helpful, each with a unique approach.
Here are my three favorite apps that will actually help you keep your New Year’s resolutions.
Do you use apps to track your goals and habits? 3 votes Yes, every day 33 % Yes, but not consistently 0 % No, but I want to this year 67 % No, I use a different method (tell us in the comments!) 0 %
HabitKit, a powerfully simple habit-tracking app
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HabitKit’s advantage is its simplicity, which is probably why it has been the easiest app for me to consistently use. Once you’ve 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.
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’re 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’re aiming for each day, and similar to GitHub’s approach, the color intensity of the day’s square increases with the number of completions in a day.
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