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Beaver Habit Tracker

A simple self-hosted habit tracker that skips goals and streak pressure.

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, Cross-Platform

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What is Beaver Habit Tracker?

Beaver Habit Tracker is a free, open-source habit tracker with a clean calendar view for ticking off daily habits. It focuses on consistency rather than goals, has an API and Home Assistant integrations, and can be self-hosted with Docker or used through its hosted service.

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Pros: what Beaver Habit Tracker does well

  • Clean, distraction-free tracking
  • Easy to self-host
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Hosted version has paid plans
  • Fewer stats than larger habit apps

Who Beaver Habit Tracker is for

People building daily routines who want a calm, private tracker.

Who can skip it

Anyone who wants detailed charts and reminders.

Beaver Habit Tracker alternatives

Not sold on Beaver Habit Tracker? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

wger

Focus: fitness, workout and nutrition. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb

Routinery

Focus: routine, self-improvement and mindfulness. Shares habit tracker with Beaver Habit Tracker. A mobile app, not a web app. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android

Wakapi

Focus: time tracking, coding stats and wakatime. Shares open source and github with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform

Tiimo

Focus: visual planner, adhd and ai planning. Shares routines with Beaver Habit Tracker. A mobile app, not a web app. Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.4 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and media server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS

Firefly III

Focus: personal finance, budgeting and expenses. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb

Free alternatives to Beaver Habit Tracker

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Jellyfin

Focus: media server, streaming and home server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform

Navidrome

Focus: music, streaming and audio. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, macOS

Paperless-ngx

Focus: documents and ocr. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux

Vaultwarden

Focus: password manager, bitwarden and security. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb

Dashy

Focus: dashboard and start page. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform

OmniTools

Focus: online tools and file conversion. Shares self-hosted and open source with Beaver Habit Tracker. Free (Beaver Habit Tracker: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Beaver Habit Tracker: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
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