It’s 2026, and like many people, it’s the season for building good habits. As someone who’s visual by nature, I’ve always liked GitHub’s contribution graph – there’s something oddly satisfying about seeing those green squares accumulate over time.
The Challenge
I was looking for a simple habit tracker when I found HabitKit on the App Store. Great app, but at ₱699 per year for a habit tracker? Why not build my own and host it myself?
The Solution
So I did what any motivated developer would do – I built my own habit tracker. With the help of my friend opencode with Github Copilot and Claude Sonnet 4, I managed to conjure my own version of a habit tracker that scratches the same itch as GitHub’s contribution graph.
The visual feedback is what drives the dopamine and motivation to stay consistent. Seeing those daily contributions builds momentum, and there’s something about maintaining a streak that just hits different.
Current State
This is very much a work in progress. Multi-device support, authentication, and notifications are all on the todo list. But for now, it works perfectly for what I need – a simple daily habit log that gives me that little dopamine hit when I mark something complete.
The best part? This was a less-than-a-day build thanks to modern AI tools. What used to take weeks now takes hours.
Why Share This?
If you’re like me and find motivation in visual progress tracking, maybe this could help you too. Plus, if you’re a developer, you can host your own version and customize it however you want. Or just try the web app!
Here’s the repo link if you want to try it running locally or host your own.
P.S. Refresh the page a few times and watch the title closely…👀