Daily Habit Tracker

A lightweight Chrome extension that makes small health and daily-life check-ins easier to remember and complete.

Year: 2026
My role: Product definition · UX · Development · Launch
Platform: Chrome Extension

The problem

Water, meals and other small daily records matter, but opening a full health app creates too much friction for a two-second action. The real challenge was not adding more features. It was making the next check-in obvious and immediate.

Product approach

I designed the extension around short, repeatable actions: see the current state, log an event in one tap, and understand recent consistency without leaving the browser.

Key product decisions

One action at a time

Each mode focuses on a single habit so the popup never becomes a crowded dashboard.

Local by default

Records stay in browser storage, keeping setup simple and personal data under the user's control.

Visible progress

Calendar and count views turn small actions into a pattern users can understand at a glance.

From need to launch

Identify

Started from recurring personal moments that were easy to forget but too small for a complex app.

Simplify

Reduced each habit to the shortest useful flow: reminder, one-tap check-in and lightweight history.

Ship

Built bilingual modes, tested the browser popup constraints and published the extension.

What I learned

A small utility becomes useful when it respects attention. Clear hierarchy, restrained scope and immediate feedback mattered more than feature count.

Store promo graphics

Screenshots from the Chrome Web Store listing.