Ziggy
Founder of Dailies
Zigmārs Dzērve
I'm Ziggy. I built Dailies — a habit tracker where you check habits off in one tap, keep a streak and a grid for each one, and see your year on one wheel — and I write everything published on this site: 50 articles across 5 topics, plus 28 free tools.
I'm a developer and a founder, not a psychologist, doctor, therapist or researcher. I read the habit literature because I had to build an app that models streaks and habit formation honestly. Where an article or a tool here touches health — sleep, caffeine, nicotine, mental health, quitting drinking — it is educational, it points at a public source, and it is not medical advice.
Behavioural claims here point at the study or the public-health body they come from, and every tool page carries a note that describes what its own code does — no more precision than the code has. Comparison articles are read off each app's own store page and pricing page on the date the article names. Nothing here is medically reviewed, because there is no clinician on staff to review it. I'd rather say that plainly than imply a credential I don't have.
How I work
- Sources on the page. Claims about habits, streaks and behaviour cite the research or the public-health body they come from, with outbound links, so you can read the original.
- Tools say what they compute. Every free tool has a "how this is calculated" note that describes its own arithmetic, and says so where a figure is my judgement rather than a published one.
- No diagnosis, no treatment plans. These are educational guides. Anything about medication, withdrawal or a diagnosis belongs with a clinician.
- Corrections welcome. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell me and I'll fix it and note the update date.
What Dailies is
Dailies is a habit tracker for iPhone and Android. You check habits off in one tap; each habit carries its own streak and a grid of the days you kept it, and the stats tab shows your whole year on one wheel. There are counts, timers and limits for when a tick is not enough, and friends if you want them.
Recent articles by Ziggy
- Best Apps for Habit Tracking in 2026 The best apps for habit tracking in 2026, compared honestly: Dailies, Streaks, Habitica, Loop and Way of Life. What each does well and which one fits you. Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read
- Best Daily Achievement Journal Apps in 2026 The best apps for journaling daily wins in 2026: Day One, Five Minute Journal, Reflectly and Penzu, plus Dailies to track habits beside one. Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
- Best Streak Apps and Tracking Methods for 2026 The best streak apps and tracking methods for 2026 — Dailies, Streaks, Loop, Habitica, wall calendars and bullet journals. Pick the one you'll keep using. Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read
- Dailies vs Habitica: Which Habit Tracker Is Right for You? Dailies vs Habitica: a detailed comparison of two different habit tracking approaches. Beautiful simplicity vs RPG gamification — which fits your style? Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
- Dailies vs Streaks: Detailed Comparison for 2026 Dailies vs Streaks: comparing two beautiful habit trackers. Cross-platform social accountability vs Apple-native simplicity — which is right for you? Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
- 1% Better Every Day (The 1 Percent Rule Explained) Getting 1 percent better every day makes you 37x better in a year, on paper. The math of the 1% rule, what it leaves out, and how to use it. Oct 8, 2026 · 11 min read
- Track 5 Daily Wins: What It Means, Examples and Why Five To track 5 daily wins means writing down five things you got done today. The 5-step method, real examples, and why five works better than three. Oct 8, 2026 · 9 min read
- ADHD Planner: What Actually Works Why generic planners fail ADHD brains, what an ADHD planner should contain, and what the research does and does not support. Plus a free printable. Sep 25, 2026 · 13 min read
- Don't Break the Chain: The Seinfeld Method Explained The complete guide to Jerry Seinfeld's 'Don't Break the Chain' productivity method. How to use it, why it works, and common mistakes. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- End-of-Day Review: How to Build a 5-Minute Daily Review Habit An end-of-day review is five questions in five minutes: what you did, what you learned, what went wrong, and tomorrow's plan. What the research supports. Sep 25, 2026 · 11 min read
- Gratitude Journaling vs. Achievement Tracking: Which Works Better? Should you track gratitude or achievements? What the research says about each, what it does not, and how to combine both in five minutes a day. Sep 25, 2026 · 5 min read
- Gratitude Tree Printable: Free Template for Kids and Classrooms A free gratitude tree printable: a tree with blank leaves to write on, or a bare tree with leaves to cut out and stick on. Print it or save the PDF. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- Habit Tracking Methods: Find What Works for You Compare habit tracking methods — apps, journals, calendars, spreadsheets. Find the system that fits your personality and actually stick with it. Sep 25, 2026 · 7 min read
- How Daily Routines Help with Depression: Structure as Support How daily routines can help with depression: what behavioral activation research shows, a routine for the worst days, and when to get help. Sep 25, 2026 · 6 min read
- How to Actually Change Your Life (Not Just Plan To) The gap between wanting to change and actually changing. Here's what works — based on psychology, not platitudes. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- How to Celebrate Progress Without Losing Momentum Learn how to celebrate your wins without becoming complacent. The art of acknowledging progress while staying hungry for more. Sep 25, 2026 · 7 min read
- Identity-Based Change: Become the Person, Not Just the Goal The most powerful form of change starts with identity, not behavior. Learn how to become the person who naturally does what you want to do. Sep 25, 2026 · 7 min read
- Implementation Intentions: If-Then Plans Tested in 94 Studies An if-then plan says when and where you will act. Across 94 tests it raised goal attainment by a medium-to-large margin. Examples, how to write it, limits. Sep 25, 2026 · 12 min read
- Thanksgiving Gratitude Activities for Kids, Adults and Classrooms Gratitude activities that work at a real Thanksgiving table: a tree, a jar, a card game and a bingo grid. Free printables for kids, teens and adults. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- The Progress Principle: Why Small Wins Drive Big Motivation Teresa Amabile's Progress Principle: making progress on meaningful work did the most to lift people's workdays. What the study found and how to apply it. Sep 25, 2026 · 5 min read
- The Psychology of Streaks: Why They're So Powerful Why streaks are so motivating — the psychology of loss aversion, endowed progress, and visual chains that keep you showing up. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- What to Do When You Break a Streak Broke your streak? Here's exactly what to do next. Why one bad day doesn't erase your progress and how to start again stronger. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- What to Write in a Gratitude Journal (Without Repeating Yourself) Specific things that happened, not categories. What to write in a gratitude journal, 31 prompts for blank days, and how to stop repeating yourself. Sep 25, 2026 · 8 min read
- Why Tracking Your Achievements Actually Matters Why writing down achievements and daily wins helps: what the research on recorded progress shows, what it does not, and how to keep a record going. Sep 25, 2026 · 7 min read