# Habitica

A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.

Repository: https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/habitica
Homepage: https://habitica.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: habitica, javascript, node, nodejs, mongodb, vue, vuejs, express, css, html, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:39:23+00:00
Link (homepage): https://habitica.com

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5201, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 4.5, "n_releases_24m": 101}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14092, forks 4449 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:05.469749+00:00)

## What it is
Habitica is an open-source habit-building application that gamifies personal goals by treating your life like a role-playing game, where completing tasks levels up your character and failing loses HP. It consists of a Node.js/Express backend with a Vue.js frontend, plus companion Android and iOS mobile apps.

## Use cases
- track daily habits and to-dos with game rewards
- build motivation by leveling up an RPG character
- manage a personal task list with accountability
- host a self-hosted gamified productivity server
- build third-party tools on the Habitica API

## When to choose
- you want gamification mechanics (XP, gold, HP) to stay motivated
- you want a self-hostable habit tracker with an API
- you enjoy RPG-style productivity apps

## When to avoid
- you need a plain, minimal to-do list without game elements
- you want to contribute code — community PRs are paused as of August 2026
- you need offline-first or native desktop support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, gui
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, gaming-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: habit-tracker, gamification, rpg, vue, express, mongodb, self-improvement, nodejs, web-server, android

## Member repositories
- HabitRPG/habitica (main) score 95
- HabitRPG/habitica-android (frontend) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.469749+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:49.545154+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.469749+00:00, sha f5d2eda02e4d)
  - homepage: https://habitica.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:57.439836+00:00, sha 8dff61bd4a70)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.