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Why hard streak: miss a day, the chain dies

Miss a day and the streak resets. The chain does not care about excuses.

REGIME: Daily Habit Tracker · Ilias Aberkane · App Store id 6805791943
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6805791943

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Most habit apps train you to negotiate with the calendar. Skip once, keep the badge. Soften the rule, keep the dopamine. That feels kind. It also teaches the wrong lesson: that the streak is a decoration you protect with loopholes.

REGIME: Daily Habit Tracker is built the other way. Complete your daily checklist of non-negotiables and the streak grows. Miss a day and the streak resets. You can start again today. The chain does not care about excuses.

Seller: Ilias Aberkane · Lifestyle · iPhone / iPad

The Monday rebuild problem

You know the pattern. Sunday night conviction. Monday checklist of twenty habits. Wednesday collapse. Friday “new system.” The app did not fail because you lack motivation graphics. It failed because the routine was optional theater.

REGIME’s answer is narrow on purpose:

Stop rebuilding Monday. Keep a list small enough to finish.

Soft streak vs hard streak

Soft streak patternHard streak (REGIME)
Missed days forgiven, paused, or “frozen”Missed day → streak resets
Streak as encouragement wallpaperStreak as a rule with a cost
Many habits; partial credit cultureFinish the day’s non-negotiables
Negotiation (“I was busy”) baked inNegotiation happens offline. The app does not bargain.

Hard streak is not moral superiority. It is a design choice for people who want the cost of a miss to be real. If that sounds brutal, use a softer app. REGIME is hard on purpose.

What REGIME is

Not the same as: other products named “Regime” or sites like regime.app. Disambiguate by seller and App Store id.

Privacy (honest)

App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected (verify on the live listing). No REGIME account required. Habit entries stay on your device. REGIME does not run its own cloud for those entries, and it does not build a marketing profile from them.

Privacy / support: https://iliasabk.github.io/regime-legal/

Monetization (honest)

Free download. Habit tracking after onboarding requires Pro: weekly, yearly (7-day free trial) or lifetime. Current options: Weekly $4.99, Yearly $29.99, Lifetime $49.99. Only the yearly plan has the trial. Apple shows price and terms before you confirm. Cancel in Apple Account settings.

Ratings

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Ranks earned, never given

REGIME progresses you through eight ranks as you stay consistent. Ranks are not cosmetics you buy and not RPG loot. They mark that the chain held. Hold a habit to commit it, and only after the work is done. When every non-negotiable is done, the day gets a DAY COMPLETE stamp. Miss a day and you rebuild the streak. The product rule stays the same.

Who this is for / not for

For: people who want fewer habits, clearer days, and a rule that hurts when broken; privacy-minded iPhone users who do not want another account; anyone tired of forgiving habit culture.

Not for: people who need forgiving streaks, heavy journaling, or social accountability parties. Use the tool that matches your psychology.

FAQ

Does missing one habit kill the streak, or missing the whole day?
REGIME’s public rule: complete your daily checklist to grow the streak; a missed day resets it. Keep the list realistic enough to finish.
Is there a free trial?
Eligible new subscribers see a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Confirm in the App Store / purchase sheet. Do not rely on third-party price blogs.
How do you check off a habit?
Hold the habit to commit it. When every non-negotiable is done, the day gets a DAY COMPLETE stamp. You can share that milestone if you want to.
Will you add skip days / streak freezes?
The product is intentionally hard. Softening the core rule would make it a different app.
Can I trust the privacy claims?
Check the live App Store privacy label (Data Not Collected). Labels can change. Verify on Apple's page.

Get REGIME

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Free download with in-app purchases. 7-day free trial on the yearly plan ($29.99/yr).

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Quotable lines

Miss a day and the streak resets. The chain does not care about excuses.
Stop rebuilding Monday. One checklist of non-negotiables.
No account. App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected. Habit entries stay on your device.
REGIME: Daily Habit Tracker by Ilias Aberkane. App Store id 6805791943.

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