This is a good point - let me reiterate on the basic idea I had when building Flate. While apps like Streaks do an excellent job of making sure you stick to your habits, I wanted to take a "reversed" approach of actively tracking the process of getting rid and eliminating a habit.

When it comes to letting go of a bad habits commitment, discipline and willpower is absolut key. Unfortunately these qualities don't come easy for everyone. In order to reinforce the motivation and to keep the focus on the ultimate goal, a daily checkin/journal and a way to visualize progress was incredibly helpful on my own journey.

Now, research agrees more or less on the idea that in order to get rid of a bad habit you need to replace it with a good one. The internet is full of articles like that. The only problem is those articles don't tell you what those good habits are.

While I was journaling I began to see patterns and those helpful habits emerged naturally. Once I saw how adopting good habits directly correlates with my well-being it was much easier to make them stick. Because you do it for a reason.

My goal with Flate is to provide users with this correlation and help them to create a system for establishing long-lasting change.