# Habit Tracker Apps Habit List Helps You Set Goals and Develop a Habit Over Time By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-04-12 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/develop-a-habit References: [habitlist](http://habitlist.com/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/habit-list-create-good-habits/id525102168?mt=8) Studies show that it takes about 20 days to develop a habit and goal-setting is about 50% more effective if you commit a goal to writing. If you're looking to adopt some kind of new behavior, the [Habit List app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/habit-tracking-apps) makes it easy to [set, see and stick to goals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5goals). The app is ideal for fostering good habits and cutting out the bad ones. One of the most handy features of the app is its calendar, which shows how many days you've adhered to your goal. This is valuable for looking at progress on a daily basis, as well as [tracking long-term trends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-habit) over entire months and years. In addition to setting daily goals, Habit List also has a feature for more flexible goal setting, such as if you want to stop buying your lunch three times a week, or work out only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Flexible Habit-setting:** Opportunity for the development of habit-tracking apps with flexible goal setting features. - **Progress Tracking:** Opportunity for improvement of progress tracking features in habit-tracking apps for daily, monthly, and yearly tracking. - **Goal-setting:** Opportunity to integrate goal-setting frameworks into habit-tracking apps for more effective behavior modification. ### Who This Affects Most - **App Development:** Opportunity for app developers to enter the growing habit-tracking app market, creating innovative features that differentiate their products from competitors. - **Health and Wellness:** Opportunity for healthcare providers and wellness companies to integrate habit-tracking apps into their programs, encouraging healthy behavior patterns and improving patient outcomes. - **Workplace Productivity:** Opportunity for employers to incorporate habit-tracking apps into their workplace wellness programs to promote healthy work habits and increase productivity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Habit Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lahabit.md) - [Simplified Habit Tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ihabits.md) - [Habit Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/habit-pulse.md) - [Minimalist Habit Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daily-habit-tracker.md) - [Habit Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lasting-habits.md) - [Simplified Routine Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-record.md) - [Habit Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kabit-on-ios.md) - [Positive Lifestyle Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/habit-tracker.md) - [Habit-Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beebetter.md)