Habit Settings: Priority Levels of Habits
Introducing a Priority attribute for habits could help users manage and review their habits more effectively, especially when tracking many habits at once.
Proposed priority levels:
🔴 Urgent
🟠 High
🟡 Medium
🟢 Low
Each priority can have a distinct color for quick visual recognition.
How this could help users:
Filter habits based on priority (e.g., show only Urgent or High habits)
Review completion reports by priority (e.g., success rate of High-priority habits)
Focus daily or weekly reviews on what matters most, not just what exists
Extended idea (optional):
Similar to Time of Day, a Priority Area concept could be introduced, where habits are grouped by priority areas. This would help users structure habits by importance, just as Time of Day structures them by schedule.
This is just a perspective and a suggestion — the Habitify team undoubtedly has deeper insights from user research and long-term product planning. Sharing this in case it adds value to future iterations.😊
Comments6
Daniel Guo
Mar 9
•Merged request
•2 votes
Habit Settings: Add Custom Habit Weights Within Each Area
Hi everyone,
I’d like to strongly suggest a feature for Happify.
Please consider adding the ability to assign a custom weight (priority number) to each habit — within every individual area.
This is very important:
The weight system should exist separately inside each area, not across all areas combined (not under overall “All Happiness,” but inside each specific area).
For example, within one area, we could assign numbers like:
• 2.5
• 3
• 9
• 10
Then habits in that area would automatically sort from highest to lowest priority.
Why this matters:
When an area contains many habits, the current alphabetical or fixed order feels random. I often start completing habits from the top. I spend time and energy finishing several of them, and only later realize that a truly critical habit was near the bottom of the list.
By then, my daily energy is already drained.
If each area allowed weighted priority sorting:
• The most important habits in that area would be immediately visible
• We could focus our limited energy on what matters most
• It would reduce decision fatigue
• It would create a more strategic and intentional workflow
When an area grows large, we need a clear way to know which habits are essential and which are secondary.
I believe this feature would significantly improve clarity and effectiveness for users who manage many habits per area.
Thanks for considering this.
Minh Thư
Feb 23
Hello Daniel!
Thanks for sharing such a detailed look into how you manage your energy across different Areas! It’s a very valid point—when an Area gets busy, knowing exactly where to start is key to staying consistent.
Regarding the custom weighting system, one of our core goals at Habitify is to keep the "habit creation" process as simple and fast as possible. We’re always cautious about adding extra fields or steps to the setup process, as we want to minimize any friction that might get in the way of starting a new routine.
For now, you can already arrange your habit orders within each Area separately. By going to your Area settings and using the manual reordering tool, you can ensure that the most important habits for that specific category sit right at the top of your list.
We'll keep your weight-based suggestion in mind as we explore ways to add more depth to our sorting options without losing that signature simplicity!
Yafkiller
Feb 27
•Merged request
•3 votes
Habit Settings: Add Habit Priority Levels
Why this is useful:
Not all habits are equally important. Some—like going to the gym, studying, or sleeping early—directly support long-term goals. Others—like rearranging your bookshelf or watching a YouTube video—are nice but not essential.
Right now, all habits in Habitify look the same. But in real life, we often have limited time and energy.
- Priority levels (High, Medium, Low) would help us focus on what really matters.
Example:
On a busy day, “Go to the gym” and “Shower” are clearly more important than “Reorganize bookshelf” or “Watch a YouTube video.” Giving habits a priority makes it easier to stay consistent with what truly improves our life, without guilt for skipping the less critical ones.
This would help users stay focused, flexible, and aligned with their goals.
Minh Thư
Jun 30, 2025
Hello @Yafkiller
Thanks for sending this in. Your idea that not all habits are created equal is so true, and building that logic right into the app is a brilliant suggestion. I will definitely note this for the team,
While Habitify doesn't have that exact feature just yet, there's actually a really cool way to set up the exact same system using our Areas and a bit of sorting.
Create new areas using emojis really helps them stand out. For example
🔴 High Priority
🟡 Medium Priority
🔵 Low Priority
…then, assign each habit to the priority Area where it belongs.
Sort your habits manually. Or you can put “High/Medium/Low” at the beginning of the habit's name, sort your habits alphabetically.
And that's it! Your main screen is now perfectly organized by what matters most.
We really hope this setup works for you!
senthil.kannan.61109
Jul 5, 2025
I like this idea a lot
An Anonymous User
Feb 27
•Merged request
•1 vote
Priority Levels for Habits
Introducing a Priority attribute for habits could help users manage and review their habits more effectively, especially when tracking many habits at once.
Proposed priority levels:
🔴 Urgent
🟠 High
🟡 Medium
🟢 Low
Each priority can have a distinct color for quick visual recognition.
How this could help users:
Filter habits based on priority (e.g., show only Urgent or High habits)
Review completion reports by priority (e.g., success rate of High-priority habits)
Focus daily or weekly reviews on what matters most, not just what exists
Extended idea (optional):
Similar to Time of Day, a Priority Area concept could be introduced, where habits are grouped by priority areas. This would help users structure habits by importance, just as Time of Day structures them by schedule.
This is just a perspective and a suggestion — the Habitify team undoubtedly has deeper insights from user research and long-term product planning. Sharing this in case it adds value to future iterations.😊