I said I’d build 26 apps. Most people heard that and thought “sure, buddy.”

Today, two of them are live on the App Store. Free. No subscription. No ads. No signup wall.

WaterDrop: One Tap. That’s It.

Every hydration app I tried wanted to be my personal trainer, my nutritionist, and my therapist. I just wanted to log a glass of water.

WaterDrop does one thing. You open it, tap once, and your water intake is logged. Smart reminders that don’t ping you at 2am. A streak counter so you can see the days you actually showed up.

No account creation. No onboarding flow. No premium tier hiding the features you actually need.

SimpleStreaks: The Habit Tracker That Gets Out of Your Way

I tried Forest. Fabulous. Habitica. Streaks. Every single one added friction where I needed simplicity.

Forest wants you to grow virtual trees. Fabulous runs you through a 7-day onboarding journey. Habitica turns your habits into an RPG. Cool ideas. Wrong problem.

SimpleStreaks is the opposite. Add a habit. Check it off. Watch the streak grow. That’s it. No gamification. No social features. No subscription.

The whole point of a habit tracker is to disappear into your routine. If the app itself becomes a habit you need to manage, it failed.

Why Free? Why No Ads?

Because the first version of anything should prove it works, not prove it makes money.

If WaterDrop helps you drink more water, I’ll know. If SimpleStreaks helps you stick to something for 30 days straight, I’ll know. The data will tell me whether these apps deserve a premium tier — not a pricing spreadsheet I made before anyone used them.

Charge from day one is usually my rule. This time, I’m playing the long game.

What’s Next

Two down, twenty-four to go.

The next batch is already in development — FocusTimer, Calio, Meal Planner, and more. All following the same philosophy: do one thing, do it well, get out of the way.

If you want to follow the build, you’re already in the right place. See all the apps or read the blog for the unfiltered journey.

Two apps. Zero excuses. The rest are coming.

— Dolce