jeden.day – habit tracker
A Productive alternative without the subscription
Productive is one of the most downloaded habit apps on iOS and Android: habits by time of day, smart and location-based reminders, streaks, statistics and global challenges, behind a free-trial-then-subscription model from Bending Spoons. Its App Store privacy label also lists data used to track you across other companies' apps. If you want the habit grid and neither the subscription nor the tracking, here is what jeden.day does.
What Productive is
Productive, by Bending Spoons, is a habit tracker for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Android. Habits repeat daily, weekly or monthly, on specific days, and can recur several times a day, grouped into morning, afternoon and evening. It has a timer, streaks, statistics, time- and location-based reminders, pause and stop, and challenges with other users. The free tier is limited; subscriptions unlock unlimited habits and the rest.
Why people look for an alternative
The subscription, first: a habit list of any size is a recurring cost. The privacy label, second: Productive declares purchases, contact information and device identifiers used for tracking across apps, and usage and location data linked to you. A habit record is personal, and many people would rather it were not in that pipeline.
Third, the nudging. Productive is built to motivate — challenges, streak celebrations, reminders — and some people want a record that is quiet.
How jeden.day is different
It is currently free with no tier, collects nothing beyond what you record, has no ads and no third-party analytics, and works without an account. The grid is one row per habit and one column per day, with the streak beside the name; there are no challenges, no celebrations and no messages.
Schedules include quotas per week or month, chosen weekdays, every N days, days of the month, and totals summed over a period. Limits carry an allowance, including days over a daily limit. Measurable habits take a typed number against a target. Sign-in, when you want sync, is an emailed link or code and then a passkey.
What Productive has that jeden.day does not
Reminders, including location-based ones; native apps with widgets and a Watch app; a timer; several times a day for one habit; challenges with other people; and a great deal of motivational design. If being nudged is what makes a habit stick for you, Productive is built around that and jeden.day deliberately is not.
jeden.day and Productive side by side
| Feature | jeden.day | Productive |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ProductiveYesWeekly and monthly frequencies. |
| Schedules on named days | jeden.dayYesSelected weekdays, every N days from a start date, or days of the month. | ProductivePartlySpecific days of the week; every-N-days and day-of-month are not documented. |
| Limits with an allowance (“at most twice a week”) | jeden.dayYesRecord only the occurrences; a quiet day is kept. Zero allowance means never. | ProductivePartlyNot documented in the sources checked. |
| Amounts with a target (“read 20 pages”) | jeden.dayYesA number per day against a target or a limit; the unit is optional. | ProductivePartlyA built-in timer; a typed amount against a target is not documented. |
| Weekly or monthly totals (“35,000 steps a week”) | jeden.dayYesEverything recorded in the period adds up against one target. | ProductivePartlyNot documented in the sources checked. |
| Today stays open; skip a day | jeden.dayYesAn unmarked today never breaks a streak; a skipped day is neutral. | ProductivePartlyHabits can be paused; per-day skips are not documented. |
| Use without an account | jeden.dayYesThe full tracker runs in the browser; sign in only to sync. | ProductivePartlySign-in is offered; whether it is required is not documented. |
| Platforms | jeden.dayWeb app for phone and desktop, installable to the home screen. | ProductiveiOS, iPadOS, watchOS, Mac and Android. |
| Sign-in | jeden.dayEmailed link or code, a passkey, or a Google, GitHub, Apple, or Microsoft account where offered. No password. | ProductiveAccount sign-in; methods not detailed in the sources checked. |
| Full data export | jeden.dayYesOne JSON file with every habit and its whole history; re-importable. | ProductivePartlyNot documented in the sources checked. |
| Reminders and notifications | jeden.dayYesOne daily push naming what you have not logged yet; nothing on a day with nothing left. | ProductiveYesTime- and location-based. |
| Native mobile apps and widgets | jeden.dayNoThe installable web app instead. | ProductiveYes |
| Health or fitness integration | jeden.dayNo | ProductivePartlyNot documented in the sources checked. |
| Gamification and social features | jeden.dayNoStreaks and a year view are the only feedback. | ProductiveYesChallenges with other participants; milestone celebrations. |
| Connect an AI agent | jeden.dayYesAn MCP server you approve per agent, revocable any time. | ProductiveNo |
| Ads and tracking | jeden.dayNo ads and no third-party analytics; only aggregate daily counters. | ProductiveIts App Store privacy label lists data used to track you across apps, and usage and location data linked to you. |
| Price | jeden.dayCurrently free. | ProductiveFree trial and limited free tier; subscription for the rest. |
Productive column based on the sources named below, checked September 2026: App Store listing, productiveapp.io. Spotted something outdated? Tell us on the feedback board.
Questions
Does jeden.day have challenges or a community?
No. Each account is one person's record.
What does jeden.day collect?
For an account, your email address and what you record. Site-wide, aggregate daily counters with no identifiers. No ads, no third-party analytics, no tracking across apps.
Can I log a habit several times a day?
Not as separate check-ins. A measurable habit does the job: "8 glasses of water" as an amount, added to through the day with the Add switch.
Try it now
The grid works in your browser without an account. Sign in later if you want it on a second device.
Open jeden.dayProductive is a trademark of Bending Spoons and is used here only to identify the product being compared; jeden.day is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bending Spoons.