Checking off the Fail option is discouraging. I’d love if there was more neutral or even encouraging language, like - not yet, or next time. Thanks for considering
Check-in: Replace the demotivating word “Fail” with a more neutral word like “Hide” or simply the symbol “X”.
The word “Fail” is today used when we want to hide a habit we don’t have time for today. There is no need that the app should make us feel like we continuously fail. Focus on our success is motivating, focusing on our failures are the opposite.
I actually stopped using this app for some time for the sole reason the you use the word “fail” when you haven’t completed something for the day. It’s very negative and self-denigrating. Maybe I didn’t complete it, but that doesn’t mean I failed.
Minh Thư
Team•
Sep 15, 2025
Hi!
We have an option to mark your habit as “Skip” and it has the same meaning as “didn't do”. It helps freeze your current streak.
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An Anonymous User
Jan 5
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Check-in: Replace the demotivating word “Fail” with a more neutral word like “Hide” or simply the symbol “X”.
The word “Fail” is today used when we want to hide a habit we don’t have time for today. There is no need that the app should make us feel like we continuously fail. Focus on our success is motivating, focusing on our failures are the opposite.
An Anonymous User
Dec 24, 2025
•Merged request
•2 votes
No more "Fails"
I actually stopped using this app for some time for the sole reason the you use the word “fail” when you haven’t completed something for the day. It’s very negative and self-denigrating. Maybe I didn’t complete it, but that doesn’t mean I failed.
Minh Thư
Sep 15, 2025
Hi!
We have an option to mark your habit as “Skip” and it has the same meaning as “didn't do”. It helps freeze your current streak.
Have you tried it yet?