FocusHabit - Habit Tracker & Focus Timer
FocusHabit is a habit tracker designed to stay out of your way. Add the routines you want to keep, such as reading ten pages or tidying the kitchen, and tap them off each day. A progress ring and a streak counter show at a glance whether the day is done.
It was built with people who find routines hard to hold onto in mind, including many people with ADHD. Missed habits from the last few days stay visible in a carryover list instead of quietly disappearing, a long press marks a habit as skipped without breaking your streak, and a built-in focus timer helps you actually start the task you are tracking.
This web version runs in your browser with no account, and you can download a JSON copy of your data at any time.
The app runs entirely in your browser. What you enter is saved only on this device.
How to use FocusHabit
- Add your first habit. Tap the orange + button on the Home tab. Give the habit a name, pick an emoji and a color, and choose whether it is something to do or something to quit.
- Set the schedule and target. Choose Daily, specific weekdays, or an interval such as every few days. Use the minus and plus buttons to set how many times per day counts as complete, and optionally put the habit in a group.
- Check habits off. Tap a habit on the Home tab to log it. Habits with a target above one fill up one tap at a time. The ring at the top shows how many of today's habits are finished.
- Skip without losing your streak. Long-press a habit to mark it as skipped for today, for example on a rest day or when you are ill. Skipped days count as handled for your streak and statistics.
- Catch up on missed days. Unfinished habits from recent days appear in the Yesterday list under today's habits. Tap the plus next to one to log it late. In Settings you can show one, two or three days of carryover.
- Use the focus timer. Open the Timer tab, choose a simple countdown or Pomodoro, set the length in five-minute steps and link a habit if you like. When a linked session reaches zero, pressing Stop checks that habit off.
- Review your progress. The Calendar tab shows each day's completion rate; tap a day for details. The Stats tab shows this week's rate, a 12-week trend, an activity heatmap, a habit ranking and your strongest weekdays.
Features
- One-tap check-offs with optional daily target counts
- Habits to do and habits to quit, each with an emoji and color
- Daily, chosen-weekday or interval schedules
- Groups you can rename and reorder by dragging
- Streak counter, with long-press to skip a day
- Carryover list for unfinished habits from the last one to three days
- Countdown and Pomodoro focus timer that can check off a linked habit
- Monthly calendar, 12-week trend, heatmap, ranking and weekday statistics
- Light, dark or automatic theme and a choice of Sunday or Monday week start
- Export and backup of all data as a JSON download
How to build habits that actually stick
Start smaller than feels useful
Most new routines fail because the first version is too ambitious. Research on habit formation, such as Phillippa Lally's study at University College London, found that automaticity builds gradually through repetition, and the time it takes varies widely, from a few weeks to many months. Early on, showing up consistently matters more than the size of each session. Two minutes of stretching every day teaches your brain more than an hour once a week.
Tie the habit to a cue you already have
A habit is easier to remember when it follows something that already happens every day. Phrases like "after I pour my morning coffee, I take my vitamins" or "after I brush my teeth at night, I lay out tomorrow's clothes" link the new action to an existing anchor. Grouping habits by time of day, such as Morning, Anytime and Evening, works the same way: you check one group at a natural moment instead of scanning a long list.
Plan for missed days instead of fearing them
Missing a day does not undo your progress. The real risk is the story that follows: "I broke the streak, so the whole thing has failed." A useful rule is to never miss twice in a row. Logging yesterday's habit late, or marking a planned rest day as skipped, keeps the record honest without turning one lapse into a reason to quit. For people whose attention and energy vary a lot from day to day, this flexibility often decides whether a system survives.
Use a timer to get past the start
Starting is often the hardest part. Setting a short, fixed block, for example 15 or 25 minutes, lowers the commitment: you only have to keep going until the timer ends. The Pomodoro method alternates focused blocks with short breaks and a longer break after several rounds. Linking a timer session to a habit such as "study" or "practise guitar" also gives you a clear finish line and a record that the work happened.
Review weekly, not hourly
A weekly completion rate or a heatmap shows patterns a single day hides, such as evening habits slipping on weekends. Adjust the plan rather than blaming yourself: move the habit to a different time, shrink it, or drop it if it no longer matters. If difficulties with focus or routine are seriously affecting your daily life, talking to a doctor or other qualified professional can help; a tracker is a tool, not a treatment.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my habits stored?
Everything is saved only in this browser on this device, using the browser's own storage. There is no account and nothing is uploaded. Clearing your browser data or site data for this page deletes your habits, so use Export or Backup in Settings to download a copy now and then.
Can I move my data to another browser or to the phone app?
You can download all your data as a JSON file from Settings. The web version does not currently import that file, so it works as a personal copy and record rather than a sync between devices.
How is this different from the iPhone and Android app?
Tracking, the timer, the calendar and statistics are the same. The phone app can also send notifications, such as an evening summary of unfinished habits. The web version shows no ads and has nothing to buy.
What does skipping a habit do?
Long-pressing a habit marks it as skipped for that day. Skipped days are treated as handled, so they do not break your streak or lower your completion rate. It is meant for rest days, travel or illness, not for every day you would rather not do something.
Why does a habit appear in the Yesterday list?
The carryover list shows habits that were scheduled on recent days but not completed or skipped, so you can log them late with one tap. You can choose to look back one, two or three days in Settings.
Does the focus timer keep running if I switch tabs?
Yes, the countdown is based on the clock, so it shows the correct remaining time when you come back. However, the web version does not play a sound or show a notification when time is up, so keep the tab visible if you want to see it finish.
Limitations of the web version
- No reminders or evening summary notifications on the web
- No sound or alert when the focus timer finishes
- Data can be exported as JSON but not imported or restored in the browser
- Data stays in this browser only and does not sync between devices
Phone app
FocusHabit is also available as an app for phones and tablets: