https://omaciel.github.io/tags/apps/Recent content in Apps on Og Maciel's JournalHugoen-usSat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2025-09-27-the-dont-break-the-chain-app/Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2025-09-27-the-dont-break-the-chain-app/<p>After writing about the &ldquo;<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/ogmaciel/p/dont-break-the-chain?r=404nvh&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">Don&rsquo;t Break the Chain</a>&rdquo; technique, the software engineering side of me got thinking: is there a &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Break the Chain&rdquo; app similar to the &ldquo;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Novel_Writing_Month">National Novel Writing Month</a>&rdquo; (NaNoWriMo) website that lets you track goals on your phone?</p> <p><img src="https://omaciel.github.io/images/dont-break-chain-app.heic" alt="App Concept"></p> <h2 id="exploring-existing-options">Exploring Existing Options</h2> <p>A quick ChatGPT session revealed two potential apps:</p> <ol> <li><strong>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Break the Chain&rdquo;</strong> - a free iOS app with in-app purchases</li> <li><strong>Streams</strong> - a more modern app with Apple Health integration</li> </ol> <p>Both looked promising for tracking daily habits and maintaining motivation through visual chains of completed days.</p>