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Habit Goal: Add Timestamp Logging and Short-Duration Habit Support

Feature Request

Hi Habitify team!

First of all, congratulations on creating such a beautiful and well-designed app. I recently upgraded to the Pro version and I’m loving the clean interface and smooth experience. It’s by far the most intuitive habit tracker I’ve used.

I’d like to suggest a couple of features that would really improve how I (and I believe many others) build and track habits related to morning routines and time efficiency:

  1. Timestamp Logging for Habit Completion:
    It would be amazing if, instead of just marking a habit as “done”, we could have the option to log the exact time it was completed.
    Example use case: I want to press a button when I wake up to track at what time I actually got out of bed, rather than having to write it manually or estimate it.

  2. Track Duration Between Events:
    I want to optimize my morning by getting out of bed, showering, and being ready in less than 8 minutes. It would be really useful if I could:

    • Start a timer when I wake up

    • Stop it when I finish my routine

    • And get a record of the duration
      Right now, I don’t see any way to track habits that require less than a set time, or compare how long it took between two actions.

Thanks again for the great app and for reading my suggestion!

Posted by Roberto Pesce ·
1 comment

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  • Minh Thư

    Team•

    Jul 15, 2025

    Hi @Roberto Pesce !

    Thank you so much for your kind words about our app's design! We're thrilled to welcome you as a Pro user and so glad to hear you're enjoying the experience.

    Your suggestions for timestamp logging and tracking the duration of routines are fantastic. You've highlighted a key difference between two philosophies: Behavioral Consistency (which is Habitify's core focus of "did I do it?") and Time/Efficiency Tracking (which is about when and how fast you do things).

    While we don't have a single feature that combines both of your requests perfectly, you can achieve very similar results right now using two different workarounds.

    Workaround #1: To Find Your Habit Completion Time

    For your first suggestion, you can see the exact time a habit was completed using the "Log History" feature.

    • On Mobile: Tap a habit > tap the 3-dot menu (...) in the top right > select "Log History".

    • On Web: Click on a habit > on the right side of the window, click the "Log History" tab.

    This will show you a precise timestamp for every check-in.

    Workaround #2: To Track the Duration of Your Routine

    For your second suggestion—tracking if you can complete your routine in under 8 minutes—we recommend using the Timer feature on our mobile apps.

    How to Set It Up:

    1. Create a new duration-based habit, for example, "Morning Routine." You can set the goal to your target time, like 8 minutes.

    2. When you are ready to start your routine, tap the "Start Timer" button on that habit. You can set the timer for a duration longer than your goal, for example, 10 or 15 minutes.

    3. When you finish your routine, simply stop the timer. Even if you stop it early, the app will ask if you want to save the elapsed time. This allows you to log that your routine took, for example, "7 minutes."

    Pro-Tip for iOS Users: Use the Stopwatch! Our iOS app has a Stopwatch function in the timer section. Instead of counting down, it counts up from zero. This is perfect for your use case: just start the stopwatch when you begin your routine and stop it when you're done to see and log the exact duration.

    We know that using these separate methods isn't as seamless as the single, integrated feature you imagined, but we hope they provide a powerful way to get the data you're looking for right now.

    Your complete suggestion has been passed to our product team, as it highlights a clear need for better time-based performance tracking. Thank you again for helping us see new possibilities!