HabitPaw
Beat procrastination, 5 a day
Free · Designed for iPad
Beat procrastination with just 5 tasks a day. Park everything else in your backlog, add a reward, and feel a real celebration when you clear the board.
HabitPaw is a focus app for anyone who puts things off. It's built around one simple idea: you only get 5 tasks a day.
Not 50. Not a never-ending list that makes you feel behind before the day has even started. Just 5 things that actually matter, and a little paw to cheer you on while you get them done.
Why 5?
Procrastination thrives on overwhelm. A huge list makes it easy to avoid everything; a short one makes it hard to hide. HabitPaw's 5-task daily cap isn't a limitation, it's the whole point. It makes you decide what truly matters, which is the hardest and most valuable productivity skill there is, and finishing a short list builds the momentum that long lists never do.
How it works
Every day starts with an empty Focus List and room for 5 tasks. Add a task directly or pull one in from your backlog. Give it an optional reward to look forward to and an optional note for any detail you don't want to lose. Plans change, so you can edit or delete any task at any time.
Check one off and HabitPaw makes it a moment: a ripple, a burst of paw prints and a gentle haptic tap. If you set a reward, a small reminder of what you've earned pops up. Finish all your tasks and the board clears. You are officially off the clock, with no guilt and no pressure to do more.
Rewards
Attach a small treat to any task: a coffee, a walk, an episode of your favourite show. When you complete the task, HabitPaw reminds you what you've got coming. When you clear the board, your final reward is waiting for you on the celebration screen.
Backlog: park it, then pick
Ideas don't wait for a convenient moment, so HabitPaw gives them somewhere to go. Your backlog holds up to 20 ideas that aren't for today. Jot them down as fast as they come, and the keyboard stays up so a brain-dump takes seconds. When you're choosing your five, tap "+ Today" to pull one in. Nothing is ever picked for you, nothing ages, and nothing in the backlog counts against your day.
Two gentle reminders, only if you want them
Morning planning nudges you to choose today's five, with a calm line that changes every day of the month. Evening wind-down invites you to park whatever is on your mind for tomorrow, so the morning becomes a choice rather than a scramble. You pick the times. There are no badges, no streak warnings and no repeat nagging. If you haven't opened the app in two weeks, the reminders simply go quiet.
Your wins, remembered
Every cleared board is saved to your Wins tab, a calm 5-week calendar of the days you showed up for yourself. Tap "See You Tomorrow" and a paw stamp lands right on today's date. Tap any stamped day to revisit exactly what you got done. No percentages, no comparisons, no streak-loss warnings, just a quiet record of your progress.
Features
- 5-task daily cap, intentional by design
- Optional reward on every task, shown when you complete it
- Backlog for up to 20 ideas, with manual "+ Today" selection and no auto-fill
- Two optional daily reminders with your own times and a fresh morning message every day of the month
- Optional notes on every task for extra context
- Edit or delete tasks anytime with a swipe
- Satisfying completion animations and haptics
- Board Cleared celebration with an explicit "off the clock" moment
- Wins tab: a 5-week calendar of cleared days with the completed tasks saved for each one
- A fresh, empty day every morning
- Clean, distraction-free dark interface
- Completely offline: no account, no tracking, and all your data stays on your device
Who it's for
HabitPaw is for anyone who has ended a day feeling busy but unaccomplished. For people who open a to-do app and immediately feel anxious. For those who want to do less, better.
Download HabitPaw and find out what it feels like to actually finish your list.
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Three new ways to make your five count:
REWARDS
Add an optional reward to any task, like a coffee or a walk. Complete the task and HabitPaw reminds you what you've earned. Clear the board and your final reward is waiting on the celebration screen.
BACKLOG
A new Backlog button on Home gives your ideas somewhere to wait. Park up to 20 and pull them into today with "+ Today" when you're ready to choose your five. Nothing is picked for you, and nothing counts against your day.
GENTLE REMINDERS
Turn on a morning nudge to choose today's five and an evening prompt to park what's on your mind. Pick your own times in Settings. Both are off until you switch them on, and neither will ever nag.
Also in this update:
- Your Home screen now starts a fresh day each morning, even if the app was left open overnight
- Tasks, the backlog and reminders all stay on your device
The developer, Zakhia Damaree, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Zakhia Damaree
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zakh Codelabs