
Know what you want, and why
Rank your Top 5 values, picture three possible futures and choose your focus areas, the parts of life that need you most right now.
The Goals & Progress Life Goals App turns your personal goals into weekly plans you follow through on. Self-discovery, goal setting, planning, habits and reviews work together in one system, built on goal research. Even in your busiest weeks, you know the next step for every big goal.
It feels incredibly well researched and thoughtfully built, but it has never once made me feel like I'm failing at it.
I've started a morning walk that has really affected many parts of my life, downstream throughout the day but also in the evening when thinking about my next day.
The lazy day feature of the habit tracker actually made me more consistent than I realized.

Rank your Top 5 values, picture three possible futures and choose your focus areas, the parts of life that need you most right now.

Every Summit Goal is a big goal for 3, 5 or 10 years. It breaks down into a weekly plan and up to 3 main focus tasks for today.

When everything else turns urgent, you do the Lazy day version of a habit, a smaller step you planned in advance, and keep your streak. Short reviews show you what to adjust.
Sort 28 value cards into your Top 5, rate your 10 life areas and pick your focus areas.
Set a big goal for 3, 5 or 10 years in each focus area, then break it down by year, quarter and week.
Every day starts with up to 3 main focus tasks, each tied to one of your goals, next to your habits.
Reflect for 3 minutes each evening and 10 minutes on Sunday. A monthly check-in shows what got in the way, so you can adjust early.
Every step is based on methods backed by research: goals rooted in your own values, if-then plans, progress tracking and regular reviews. The studies tested these methods, not this app. Sources: Sheldon and Elliot 1999, Koestner and colleagues 2008, Tannenbaum and Cerasoli 2013, Keiser and Arthur 2021

It's for you if you set goals every year and want them to last past February. Expect a few minutes a day and 10 minutes on Sunday.
| What you need | Life Goals App | Habit tracker | Notion or a template | Paper planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Links today's tasks to your values | Yes | No | Build it yourself | No |
| Guides you through goal setup | Yes | No | Build it yourself | Partly, some workbooks |
| Tracks reviews and habits | Yes | Habits only | Build it yourself | Partly, on paper |
| No account needed | Yes | Usually an account | Account needed | Yes, on paper |
| On your phone | Yes, installs to the home screen | Yes | Yes, in the Notion app | No |
| Setup time | Guided start in 6 short days, or all at once | Low | High | Medium |
| Price | $49.99, once | Free or a subscription | Free or a subscription | A new planner every year |
| Best for | A full life goals system | Fast habit logging | Custom systems | People who think on paper |
Sort 28 value cards, from Growth to Security, and keep the five that matter most to you. In five minutes, you know your core values and have them prioritized. When you set a goal, your five values are right there beside it.
People stick with goals they choose for their own reasons, and reaching those goals brings them more well-being.


For each focus area, you set a Summit Goal: your big goal for the next 3, 5 or 10 years. Then you break it down into this year, this quarter, this month and this week. Even on a busy Tuesday, you define up to 3 main tasks for today, which are tied to one of your goals.
You see which tasks move a goal forward, and which ones you can safely drop.


Type one big goal. Then answer one short question for each level: next year, this quarter, this month, this week and today.
Take a suggestion or type your own words. In the app, every task you add shows the goal it serves.
Run a marathon
Your Summit GoalRun a 10k without stopping.
Build up to 5k, three runs a week.
Three runs a week, 20 minutes each.
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday: 20 minutes.
Put my running shoes by the door tonight.
Serves: Run a marathonYou list what could stop each goal and whether it is in your control. That list is your Friction Map. For each obstacle, you write an if-then plan, such as “If I work late, I run in the morning.” Once a month, you check whether it worked.
When a busy week comes, your plan is already made.


For every habit, you plan a smaller version in advance: the Lazy day version. On days when everything else is urgent, you do that instead, and your streak keeps going.
"The lazy day feature of the habit tracker actually made me more consistent than I realized."
Sunday, after a long week. What do you do today?
Missed days and reviews fade away, so nothing piles up. After a break, the app shows you one next step to get going again.


You review for 3 minutes each evening and 10 minutes on Sunday, plus a short check-in each month and each quarter. Every review starts from your plan, so you see what changed.
Your Sunday review lists each goal that got no work for 2 weeks in a row.


Connect your own Dropbox, plan the week on your computer on Sunday, and tick off tasks on your phone on Monday.
You see the same plan on both devices.



The Insights page shows your own numbers: how consistently you keep each habit, your weekly score and your run of closed days.
In 138 experiments with 19,951 people, those who tracked their progress were more likely to reach their goals.


Pick one of 250 ready-made habits for your life area and choose how big to start, or write your own.
Your first habit can start today.


Your Wall of Wins collects every milestone and month you finish, plus habit streaks of 7, 30, 100 and 365 days.
On slow weeks, it shows you how far you have come.


Print your plans as checklists and your habits as a year grid, and add reminders to any calendar app.
Use the app, the paper, or both.


Start with only the basics in Essentials Mode, or set up the full system your way in Full Mode.
"Thank you for implementing the custom year feature, which lets me align my goals and plans with my work year and seasonal needs."


Every January I set goals I believed in. By March, I could not have told you what they were. I meant them, but nothing connected them to my actual week.
So I asked a simpler question: how do the values I care about show up in what I do today? This app is the answer I wish I had. It is one person's work, built for people who want their goals to show up in their weeks.
Ramon LandesSolo founder, Goals & Progress
$49.99
Introductory price.
You pay through Gumroad. Your license code is in your receipt email.
Tried the demo? After you buy, you enter your license code and start your own plan.
Still not sure? The demo shows the whole app with an example plan. It needs no license code.
Try the demoThe worksheets give you the method on paper. In the app, every task you add shows the goal it serves. A short review each evening and on Sunday shows whether your week still matches your goals. Your streaks and your numbers in Insights update by themselves.
Yes. The demo fills the app with an example plan. It needs no license code and no sign-up, and your own plan stays untouched.
You get a system for your whole life plan, from your values down to today's tasks.
Write to support@goalsandprogress.com within 14 days of your purchase, and you get your money back through Gumroad. Your license code then stops working. The app opens in View only, so you can still read your plan and download it.
It is in your receipt email from Gumroad. If you cannot find it, write to support@goalsandprogress.com and I will send it to you again.
No. You enter the license code once in each browser. Connect your own Dropbox to use one plan on your phone and your computer.
You can do the first setup in one go, or stop halfway and continue later. Or choose Guided start: one short setup step a day, for 6 days. After that, it takes a few minutes a day and 10 minutes on Sunday.
Missed days and reviews fade away, so nothing piles up. After a break, the app shows you one next step to get going again. You can also mark a day, a week or a month as a break.
Only you. Your goals stay in your browser, and in your own Dropbox if you connect it. The app sends no goal content anywhere. It sends anonymous usage counts.
Both follow the same method. The Life Goals Workbook is the printable version. The app adds tracking, reminders and insights. Use either, or both.
You can save your plan as a file at any time, and your own Dropbox can keep a copy. The plan itself lives in your browser, and a browser can delete it, so the app reminds you about once a week to save it. You can load your plan back from the file or from Dropbox.
*Beta testers got the app for free.