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A self-hosted habit-tracker with a new approach to heatmaps, and flexible habits that happen X times in Y days.

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Neohabit – custom github heatmaps for X times per Y days activities

by Vsein·Feb 14, 2026·44 points·4 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche GemSolve My Problem

GitHub-style heatmaps for flexible habits, but local-only trackers already saturate.

Strengths
  • Novel habit frequency model (X times per Y days) genuinely solves rigid daily-only limitation.
  • Custom heatmap rendering with numeric tracking shows thoughtful visual design work.
  • Self-hosted with AGPL, no SaaS lock-in or maintenance burden.
Weaknesses
  • Audience is niche: appeals mainly to self-improvement enthusiasts, not mainstream users.
  • No mobile app, no cloud sync—desktop-first limits adoption vs. Habitica, Done, Streaks.
Category
Target Audience

People building habits, self-improvement enthusiasts, developers wanting flexible tracking.

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Habitica · Done (habit tracker) · Streaks

Post Description

Hey HN! I recently open-sourced a project that I came up with in the late 2022 and have been working on and off since. It's taken around a year or so of active development in total.

My problem with habit-trackers is that they're all the same. All of them basically allow to track only one thing - X times per 1 day. That's very rigid and goes against my instinct to ease into new things.

I wanted something that's flexible, self-sustainable, and wouldn't require a lot of maintenance.

After a bit of tinkering I came up with something novel - adjustable habit frequencies. And made all the custom github/anki-style heatmaps with all that functionality on top, meaning stuff like heatmaps for once-in-three-days habits.

It's hard to put into words, as it's very visual, so here's the landing: https://neohabit.org/ (might be a bit slow as it's deployed with github-pages)

And a demo: https://neohabit.org/projects

GitHub: https://github.com/Vsein/Neohabit

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