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Habits

Habits is a daily checklist for the things you do, and for the things you'd like to do less of. Open it from Habits in the menu. It is free for everyone.

It is built to state facts, not to keep score. There are no streaks, no consecutive-day counts and no scores, and nothing changes colour or wording based on how a day went.

Two kinds of habit​

Press Add habit, give it a name, and choose what it is:

  • Something I do. You tick it when you've done it, for example "Walk after lunch".
  • Something I do less of. You log it each time it happens, with + and −, for example "Coffee". You can add an optional daily limit.

A limit is shown next to your count as a plain fact: "2 today, limit 3". Xenith doesn't compare the two, and the page looks and reads the same whether you are under it, at it or over it.

Any day​

The checklist opens on today. Use the arrows above it to look at an earlier day and log it there, or press Back to today. You can't open a day that hasn't happened yet. Days follow your timezone.

Under each habit you'll see a plain total for the last seven days, such as "4 days in the last 7" or "10 in the last 7 days". It adds up what you logged. It doesn't look for gaps or runs, and there is nothing to fall behind on.

If Xenith can't load a day's log (for example, you are offline), the habits show as Not loaded and can't be changed until it loads, so a tap can't overwrite a count you haven't seen. Press Try again.

Edit, put away and delete​

  • Edit changes a habit's name or limit.
  • Put away hides a habit from the checklist and keeps its history. Put away habits wait under Put away, and Bring back returns them.
  • Delete removes the habit and its history. Xenith asks first.

On the dashboard​

The Habits card shows today's habits so you can tick or count them in a tap. It starts hidden: add it from Customize on the dashboard (see The Interface). If you don't use Habits, you can hide the page and its card from Settings.

Your data​

Habits and their history are included in your export (the full JSON file) and are deleted with your account. Logging a habit counts as activity on that day, like logging any other tracker.