Dealing with everyday, less enjoyable tasks is easier if we transform them into a kind of game. Productivity apps help a lot in this — lifehacker.com shared five top recommendations.
Trackabi
Trackabi — an app for time tracking, originally designed for teams, but it comes with “gamified” functionality, allowing users to earn rewards and tasks. The latter not only gives the user titles but also karma points. When working in a team, they can be used for real rewards, but they will also appeal to those who simply like to see small numbers turn into big ones.
Habitica
One of the golden standards among productivity apps. Habitica plays a game-like role: the user sets goals themselves, and the app tracks their progress, showing how the game avatar gains or loses health. Achievement of goals is rewarded with virtual coins that can be spent on task upgrades or “buy” joy in life — for example, a trip to the cinema.
Toggl
Toggl — a time tracker that offers not only achievement mechanics but also a leaderboard for those who want to motivate themselves through competition. Digital badges are, of course, good, but nothing can replace a race with real productivity competitors.
Do It Now
Do It Now is also built on the principle of a role-playing game, but in this app, the player can customize their avatar, which will level up with its own story, like a game avatar gaining or losing health. Adjusting the difficulty of tasks returns virtual coins that can be spent on real-world possessions or “buy” joy in life — for example, a trip to the cinema.
Beeminder
The remarkable thing about Beeminder is that it can pull statistics from many other apps: from Duolingo to Gmail and Fitbit. This helps to track tasks much more precisely, as the planner does not rely solely on data entered by the user.
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