I've tried all the "it's definitely going to change your life" productivity apps. Notion, Todoist, TickTick, Habitica, Forest, some other AI with a bear on the logo — I was there. At the beginning, the buzz: tags, goals, projects... After two weeks, silence. Or worse, you open up and feel guilty.

I missed a day because life happens, and everything went to zero, as if I'd done something wrong. The problem wasn't with me, but with the apps.

I wanted a simple tool. Who treats me like a tired person, not a car. Warm, light, visual. Without leaderboards and "be the best version of yourself by Friday" marathons.

In the end, I did what any slightly stubborn person does: I spent four months collecting my tracker on Swift at night and on weekends. I called it Hibu, a small, cozy app that doesn't scold for skipping and doesn't require a Notion course to get started.

There are no dashboards or overloads in Hibu. There's a list of habits for today—and a little celebration when you close them. Scratch cards are used instead of streaks. I fulfilled my habit by swiping a card with a quote, a small reward, and "well done." A little dopamine click. Nice. Deservedly so.

Gradually, I added medals (like in Apple Fitness), a soft, warm interface, and neat animations. Everything is tactile, does not make noise and does not get into the eyes. You can see what the designer was doing, because I'm a designer. But you can also feel what the person was doing, because he was doing it for himself and for the same people who want to keep the course without turning their lives into Excel.

Hibu is currently in storage. Try. He won't "fix" your whole life and force you to get up at 5 a.m. to write a diary on a rock. But it can help you do one or two things that you promised yourself. And make them feel a little warmer.

I make Hibu alone, so feedback is really golden. If you like something, it pisses you off, or just "what was that all about?" write. I want to hear it. That's how the app will grow — not at the expense of numbers, but at the expense of people who care.

Thanks for reading this. And if you've erased your first card today, you're a handsome man. I'm proud of you.

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P.S. I'm giving you a promo code for the Premium version. Write the word "promo" to my personal account and I will send it.

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