Building an app to actually stick to gratitude practice – need some inputs!

Hey everyone,

I'm a developer working on building better gratitude habits. I'm thinking of building an app that helps you focus on gratitude FIRST before getting distracted by the chaotic digital world (emails/social media/messages). Something with actual commitment built in.

My research questions:

  • What's your biggest challenge maintaining a daily gratitude practice? (if any)
  • Would you actually use an app that makes you pause and write what you're grateful for BEFORE diving into your phone/computer distractions?
  • Which features would actually help you stick with it?
  • Calendar tracking (see all your past entries)
  • Streak counting
  • Morning/evening reminders
  • Weekly/monthly review of what you were grateful for
  • Ability to choose how many items (1, 3, or 5 things)
  • Clean, minimal design

I'm not trying to build anything complex. Just something simple that actually creates the habit.

Building this either way for myself, but figured I'd see if others have the same struggle.

What would make you actually stick to gratitude practice?

Thank you for any input!

Gratitude Entry Submitted September 04, 2025 at 12:00PM by Renaud6974
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