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Streaks is a productivity app designed to help users create healthy habits by tracking consecutive days of completing a particular activity, or creating a “streak.” Available only for iOS devices, the Streaks app costs $4.99 to purchase in the App Store, is rated for users of all ages, and does not feature any additional in-app purchases or advertisements.
What is Streaks?
An Apple Design Award winner, Streaks is a productivity app designed to help users live and lead healthier lifestyles by creating better habits (and breaking unhealthy ones).
Available only for iOS devices, the Streaks app costs $4.99 to purchase in the App Store, is rated for users of all ages, and does not feature any additional in-app purchases or advertisements.
Simple design helps users remain focused on the goal, as the Streaks app features only two views: Tasks & Settings. The Task view gives users the option to tap to add tasks to their daily activities. After tapping “Add Task,” users can choose to create their task or use one of almost 500 preset tasks in the app.
Once users have entered the title of their task, they tap the Next icon and then fine tune that task’s settings. Users can customize their task by choosing an icon specific to the task (the icon is what will show in the Task menu), how many times per day to do the task (up to twelve times), as well as specific days of the week to perform the task (if applicable) or how often users are to complete the task (i.e., every day, every other day).
The other view users will find in the Streaks app is the Settings menu screen. Settings allow users to change the primary background color of the Streaks app, add Tasks, set Notifications and register a start date for weekly tasks.
The Notifications menu provides the following selections for users: Show Countdown Badge on App, Yesterday or Today, Health Task Suggestions, Health Task Notification, and reminders for specific tasks. With Show Countdown Badge, users can opt to have their task icon show the remaining number of times they have to complete the task in their set time.
The Yesterday or Today notification allows users to receive a reminder to mark the previous day’s tasks as completed to begin their new day. Health Task Suggestions, if turned on, will provide users with prompts and suggestions to increase or decrease the target for tasks related to the Apple Health app.
Finally, Health Task notifications appear each time a user completes a task related to the Apple Health app.
Is Streaks safe for my kids?
Streaks is a productivity app designed to help users create healthy habits by tracking consecutive days of completing a particular activity, or creating a “streak.” This app is safe for kids.
Parents can feel confident letting their children use the Streaks app, as it’s a great way to set and accomplish goals and create new, healthier habits.
For those overachieving types, the Streaks app only allows users to set six tasks at a time, allowing users to focus solely on those tasks for a higher rate of achievement. Once users have mastered a task and created a healthy habit, they’re free to replace that task with another -- the sky’s the limit!
And while the Streaks app can help users track and create healthy exercise habits, those looking for a specific exercise tracker will benefit more from the Streaks Workout app, rather than the well-rounded Streaks app.
Because the Streaks app is designed with health in mind, it automatically logs those tasks a user completes that are related to the Apple Health app.
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