Reflect Track Anything
Tied for most recommended of 3 habit trackers
A local-first, privacy-focused app for self-tracking, goal setting and self experiments, which people recommend for keeping their personal data with them.
A local-first, privacy-focused app for self-tracking, goal setting and self experiments, which people recommend for keeping their personal data with them.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Privacy-focused, local-first data storage
“local-first privacy focused self tracking and data analysis app where you can set goals and run self experiments”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “it’s a privacy-focused app for self-tracking and self-discovery”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “the privacy angle was the biggest plus for me personally”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” - Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Kival – A self-hosted knowledge system for organizations”
Built for self-tracking and self-discovery
“it’s a privacy-focused app for self-tracking and self-discovery”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “which is geared towards tracking these kinds of things”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Ive quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works?” “meant for this exact purpose”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “I put my whole life into a single database”
Other habit trackers people recommend
The two most recommended other habit trackers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflect Track AnythingThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
| Habitica | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
| Kadō habit tracker | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“build a local hosted journal so my data stays with me”
“which is geared towards tracking these kinds of things”
“the privacy angle was the biggest plus for me personally”
“local-first privacy focused self tracking and data analysis app where you can set goals and run self experiments”
“meant for this exact purpose”
“notes apps weren't capturing my thinking in full fidelity”
“it’s a privacy-focused app for self-tracking and self-discovery”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.