jeden.day – habit tracker
A Notion habit tracker alternative that needs no formulas
A Notion habit tracker is a database: one row per day, a checkbox per habit, a formula for the completion rate, a repeating template to make tomorrow's row. It is endlessly customisable and it is yours to maintain. Streaks need advanced formulas or an outside service, a "three times a week" goal needs you to design it, and a limit with allowance is a project. If you want the tracking without the building, here is what jeden.day does.
What a Notion habit tracker is
A page in Notion, built from its templates or by hand: a database whose rows are days (or habits), checkbox properties for each habit, formulas that turn checkboxes into a percentage or a progress bar, and views by week or month. Notion's repeating database templates can create the day's row automatically. Streak counts need the newer formula language or an external automation, since a formula cannot see other rows on its own. It runs wherever Notion runs, exports to CSV and Markdown, and works on the free plan.
Why people look for an alternative
Maintenance. A Notion tracker is a small piece of software you own: a broken formula, a template that stopped repeating, a new habit that needs a new column and a new term in every formula. The record is only as good as your upkeep of the machine that records it.
Scoring. Checkboxes know done or not done per day. A schedule like "3 times per week", a limit with an allowance, an amount summed across a month, grace for a day you skipped — each is a formula you write and test yourself, or a paid add-on.
How jeden.day is different
It is built for one thing, so the scoring is already written: quotas per week or month, chosen weekdays, every N days, days of the month, totals summed over a period, limits with an allowance, measurable habits with a target, streaks with grace for today and for skipped days. Adding a habit is a dialog, not a schema change. The grid is one row per habit and one column per day, with a bracket under each period and the streak beside the name.
It works without an account, is currently free, has no ads or third-party analytics, and the whole record downloads as one file. What you give up is everything Notion is: the tracker cannot sit beside your notes, and you cannot add a column.
What Notion has that jeden.day does not
Unlimited customisation, the tracker beside the rest of your notes and plans, notes on any day, any property you can imagine, native apps on every platform, reminders on dated rows, and a large template ecosystem. If your tracker is part of a larger system you already keep in Notion, that integration is worth more than any built-in schedule.
jeden.day and Notion side by side
| Feature | jeden.day | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Goals like “3 times per week, any days” | jeden.dayYesA quota per week, month or block of days, drawn as a bracket under the row. | NotionPartlyOnly if you write the formula; templates track daily checkboxes. |
| Schedules on named days | jeden.dayYesSelected weekdays, every N days from a start date, or days of the month. | NotionPartlyOnly by design: filtered views or per-day rows you create. |
| Limits with an allowance (“at most twice a week”) | jeden.dayYesRecord only the occurrences; a quiet day is kept. Zero allowance means never. | NotionPartlyOnly if you build it. |
| Amounts with a target (“read 20 pages”) | jeden.dayYesA number per day against a target or a limit; the unit is optional. | NotionYesNumber properties with any formula you write. |
| Weekly or monthly totals (“35,000 steps a week”) | jeden.dayYesEverything recorded in the period adds up against one target. | NotionYesRollups and formulas sum anything. |
| Today stays open; skip a day | jeden.dayYesAn unmarked today never breaks a streak; a skipped day is neutral. | NotionPartlyStreaks need the newer formula language or an external automation. |
| Use without an account | jeden.dayYesThe full tracker runs in the browser; sign in only to sync. | NotionNoA Notion account is required. |
| Platforms | jeden.dayWeb app for phone and desktop, installable to the home screen. | NotionWeb, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows. |
| Sign-in | jeden.dayEmailed link or code, a passkey, or a Google, GitHub, Apple, or Microsoft account where offered. No password. | NotionNotion account sign-in. |
| Full data export | jeden.dayYesOne JSON file with every habit and its whole history; re-importable. | NotionYesCSV for databases, Markdown and HTML for pages. |
| Reminders and notifications | jeden.dayYesOne daily push naming what you have not logged yet; nothing on a day with nothing left. | NotionPartlyReminders on dated properties; nothing habit-specific. |
| Native mobile apps and widgets | jeden.dayNoThe installable web app instead. | NotionYes |
| Health or fitness integration | jeden.dayNo | NotionNo |
| Gamification and social features | jeden.dayNoStreaks and a year view are the only feedback. | NotionPartlyShared workspaces; no game layer. |
| To-do lists | jeden.dayNo | NotionYes |
| Connect an AI agent | jeden.dayYesAn MCP server you approve per agent, revocable any time. | NotionYesNotion offers its own MCP server and API. |
| Ads and tracking | jeden.dayNo ads and no third-party analytics; only aggregate daily counters. | NotionSee Notion's own privacy policy; not assessed here. |
| Price | jeden.dayCurrently free. | NotionFree plan; paid plans for teams and advanced features. |
Notion column based on the sources named below, checked September 2026: Notion template gallery: habit tracking, Notion help: export your content, Thomas Frank: 5 ways to build a habit tracker in Notion. Spotted something outdated? Tell us on the feedback board.
Questions
Can I keep my Notion tracker and use jeden.day too?
Yes, though double entry rarely lasts. An AI agent connected to both could copy entries across, since both expose MCP servers.
Can I import my Notion database?
No. Habits are re-created by hand; jeden.day imports only its own export format.
Can I add my own columns or notes?
Notes, yes; your own columns, no. A habit has a name, a type, a schedule and a goal; a day has a mark or an amount, and now an optional short note. That fixed shape is what lets the scoring be built in — and the note is deliberately outside it, so writing one never changes what the day counts for.
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