Raids with one goal
Each official raid is one daily goal, and a check-in trains its attribute plus Charisma.
CheckMate 2.0: out on Android, iPhone soon
See what's new
Gamified habit tracker for iOS and Android
CHECKATE
Turn real-life habits into quests and grow a character from what you actually do. Miss a day and nothing is taken away, and there's no HP to lose.
See it in action
Use the parts that help you and leave the rest.
Screenshots from CheckMate 2.0.
CheckMate 2.0
What's new in 2.0
2.0 changes almost every part of the app. The biggest changes:
7 languages
English, Español, Deutsch, Português, Français, Italiano and Polski, each with its own Notice Board.
A new look
Floating navigation, pixel-art controls, seasonal skies and loading screens shaped like the real ones.
- Exact undo
- Google and Apple sign-in
- New journal form
- Faster
- First steps
Exact undo
Google and Apple sign-in
New journal form
First stepsNew in 2.0
A character that grows with what you do
Six attributes grow from your quests, Side Quests and raids. A workout raises Strength and reading raises Intellect. Rest days never lower them.
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Strength
Your body's power
Trained by Fitness quests
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Vitality
Looking after your body
Trained by Health, sleep, water, food, walking and stretching quests
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Craft
Skill with your hands
Trained by Creative, cooking and cleaning quests
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Intellect
Learning and focus
Trained by Study, reading and productivity quests
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Wisdom
Calm and knowing yourself
Trained by Meditation, mindfulness, journaling, gratitude and self-care quests
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Charisma
Showing up for others
Trained by Every raid check-in, and any quest you set to train it
A quest trains up to two attributes. Its tags suggest them, and you can change them. Each Side Quest trains the attribute of its prompt.
With cloud backup on, your journal counts too: an entry trains Wisdom, logged sleep trains Vitality, and buffs like Friends or Family train Charisma.
Class and titles
When your two strongest attributes both reach level 3, they set your class. There are 15, like Ironheart, Bard, Sage and Druid. Each attribute has its own tree with titles at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20, and you pick one to show on your profile.
Your character sheet
The sheet shows all six attributes with their levels, your class and the title you chose. Level 10 in an attribute also unlocks a frame for your avatar.
A look back at your week
After a week with gains, a sealed scroll waits on Home on Monday. It shows what each attribute gained, a note from Misa, and a shortcut for an attribute that rested.
Choose your hero
20 pixel-art characters, all open from level 1.
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Frames come as you level up, and none of them are sold.
Undo is exact. Uncheck a quest and it takes back what checking gave: the XP, the level, the attribute XP and, if it was that day's only check-in, the day shown up.
In your language, your way
7 languages
English, Español, Deutsch, Português (Brasil), Français, Italiano and Polski. Change it in Settings or on the sign-in screen. Each language has its own Notice Board.
Sign in your way
Use Google, Apple on iPhone and iPad, or email. Next time, the account you used before is one tap away.
Easy to read
Light, Dark or Auto, plus a High Contrast switch. Three text sizes, the OpenDyslexic font, and Reduce Motion.
A habit tracker built around real life
Habits become quests. Friends become your party.
CheckMate is a gamified habit tracker for people who want motivation without punishment. Plan a small daily quest, check it off for XP and grow the attribute it trains, focus alongside other players, or turn a shared goal into a co-op raid.
Daily quests, not a rigid routine
Schedule a habit every day, on weekdays, on weekends, on the days you pick, or once. Each check-in earns XP, and rarer quests earn more.
Rest days cost nothing
A missed day never lowers your days shown up or your attributes, and there's no HP to lose. Only undo takes something back: uncheck a quest and it returns exactly what checking gave.
Accountability you can share
Invite friends into a co-op raid with one daily goal, or join a focus room. Your party carries you on the hard days, and you carry them on theirs.
Features
What each part of the app does.
Quests
Any habit, on your own schedule.
- Daily, weekdays, weekends, days you pick, or once
- A single tick, a checklist or a tap counter
- A reminder per quest, and missed days you can fill in later
- Spend Embers on rarer quests that give more XP
Co-op raids
One daily goal, shared with your party.
- Raid Boss: check-ins wear the boss down, and it heals a little each night
- Grove: water a Cherry, Silver Birch or Oak from seed to a grown tree
- Tug of War: two teams of friends, and a team pulls on days every member checks in
- A check-in trains the goal's attribute, plus Charisma
Journal and Trends
See what your better days had in common.
- Mood, sleep, energy, stress and anxiety, plus 32 activities
- Lock it with a PIN, with face or fingerprint unlock on top
- Keep it on this phone, or back it up to the cloud
- Trends over 30 or 90 days, or a range you pick
Focus rooms
Focus alone or with up to 4 others.
- Blitz, Quick Focus, Standard or Deep Work, or your own times
- Join friends with a code, or Quick Join an open room
- Mix up to 3 sounds: rain, crickets, fireplace, ocean and forest
- The landscape moves from dawn to night, one round at a time
Progress
XP, levels and badges you can watch grow.
- A rank title as your level climbs
- 31 badges, from bronze to platinum
- Embers come from playing and are never sold
- Uncheck a quest and its XP and level are taken back
Character sheet
Your stats, built from your days.
- Six attributes, each with its own tree
- A class from your two strongest attributes
- 24 titles to earn, and one to show on your profile
- 20 pixel-art avatars and 23 frames
Notice Board
Quests and raids from other players, in your language.
- A board for each language, or all of them at once
- Featured quests and raids change every Monday
- Filter quests by the attribute they train
- Post your own quests and raids
Updates
What I've shipped and what's next. Built in the open, shaped by your feedback.
CheckMate 2.0: a character that grows with what you do. Six attributes (Strength, Vitality, Craft, Intellect, Wisdom and Charisma) grow from your quests, Side Quests and raids. Classes, titles and frames come as they level up, and rest days never lower them.
After a week with gains, a sealed scroll waits on Home on Monday with what grew.
Unchecking a quest now takes back exactly what checking gave.
Every raid has one daily goal, and a check-in trains that goal's attribute plus Charisma.
Sign in with Google, or with Apple on iPhone and iPad.
CheckMate now speaks 7 languages, and each one has its own Notice Board.
Skies follow the seasons, and the journal form is new.
A look at what I'm exploring next. I ship when it feels right, so there are no firm dates.
More ways to grow together. I keep working on co-op raids and focus rooms so that showing up with your people stays the best part.
Have an idea or found a bug? Email me. A lot of this list started with your messages.
Pricing
Try everything first
- Your first days: freeEvery feature open. No card.
- Then CheckMate ProPay once, or support it monthly.
CheckMate ProUnlocks every feature
App Store
- LifetimePay once$4.99 Every Pro feature. It never renews.
- MonthlySupporter$2.99 Every Pro feature, and you fund what I build next. Renews each month until you cancel it in your store.
Google Play
- LifetimePay once$4.99 Every Pro feature. It never renews.
- MonthlySupporter$2.99 Every Pro feature, and you fund what I build next. Renews each month until you cancel it in your store.
Prices shown here are store prices for the country you're browsing from, and taxes may apply. Your store shows the final price, and any free trial, before you pay. Subscriptions renew until you cancel them; lifetime access doesn't renew.
The story
Built by one ADHD brain, two cats with opinions, and a fiancée who checks I'm still alive when the hyperfocus hits 20 hours.
No investors, no big team. Just us, and each of them helps in their own way.
Why this exists
I grew up being told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. For years I assumed that was the only way: follow someone else's system, stick to someone else's rules.
Got diagnosed with ADHD recently, but I'd lived with it my whole life without knowing. Finally understood what was going on: why my head feels like five radio stations playing at once.
Best thing I learned was to stop fighting it. When something grabs me (this project, electronics, sim racing, drawing), I just go. Used to think the hyperfocus was a problem. Turns out it's how I get anything done.
One day at a time
You don't need a long run of perfect days to improve. You just need today. Every action you take, however small, moves you forward.
Your path
Everyone is different. That's why CheckMate doesn't force one approach. Simple quests for daily wins. Adventures with others when you need that energy. A private journal when you need to reflect. Pick what works, ignore what doesn't.
You are enough. Your path is yours. Never compare it to anyone else's.