Steps

I kept noticing the same problem with productivity apps: they are good at telling me what to do next, but once I check something off, the evidence of that effort quickly disappears.

So I built Steps around a different loop:

• Tasks describe what I intend to do.

• Events record what actually happened, including repeatable check-ins.

• Effort Points accumulate in personal Accounts.

• Rewards give that effort somewhere meaningful to go.

For example, I can plan a study session, record the questions I completed, add the resulting Effort Points to a Study Account, and eventually redeem a reward such as taking an afternoon off.

I deliberately avoided creating a universal scoring system. Users decide which areas of effort matter, how progress accumulates, and which rewards feel meaningful.

A few product decisions:

• Native iPhone app

• Private by default

• No separate Steps account

• Optional iCloud sync

• Free to try

• Optional one-time Lifetime Access instead of a subscription

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6754354394

The biggest challenge has been explaining the Tasks → Events → Effort Points → Rewards loop without overwhelming people during onboarding. I would genuinely appreciate blunt feedback: does the concept make sense from this description, and which part would you remove or simplify?