Getting Started
How to use the
Happier app
Whether you’re working toward a specific goal or just want to feel happier day-to-day, the Happiness app is designed to meet you where you are. Here’s how to get started.
Getting started
Research shows that one key to happiness is an atmosphere of growth — the sense that you’re moving forward. By creating a specific, memorable aim and tracking your progress, you can make that atmosphere a part of your daily life.
The key is making your aim specific enough to track. “Walk 20 minutes on weekday mornings” works better than “exercise more.”
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Choose a category
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Write your aim
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Pick a tool
Which tool is right for you?
No tool fits every hand. The Happier app offers a variety of tools for tracking your aim so you can choose the one that suits you best.
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Don’t Break the Chain
Best for: Habits where you either did it or you didn't. Meditating, taking medication, calling a friend every Friday.
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One-Sentence Journal
Best for: Habits that involve reflection, like keeping a daily journal or a nightly gratitude practice.
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Numbers Tracker
Best for: Seeing trends over time, like pages read each day, minutes of exercise, or hours of sleep.
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Track Your Total
Best for: Working toward a finish line, like writing a novel or reading 25 books in a year.
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The Photo Log
Best for: Habits with a compelling visual element, like cooking, decluttering, or fitness.
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Accountability Partners
Best for: People who need external accountability to keep them on track.
Building momentum
Once your aim is set, check in regularly to log progress, pick up helpful tips, and get yourself unstuck with fun, quick challenges.
Daily
Today’s tip
A simple, practical tip or life hack.
Spin the Wheel
Get a quick boost with a fun
5-minute challenge
Weekly
Aims inspiration
Fresh ideas and suggestions for current and future aims.
Monthly
Jump-Start
A seven-day challenge with one small action per day. On-demand challenges can be started any time.
Habits Journal
Guided prompts help you uncover ways to make your habits stick.
Earn badges to celebrate your progress
Looking to build a lot of habits?
The free version of Happier lets you track one habit, join the annual challenge, and access all the daily content. Subscribe to unlock unlimited habits.
Free
✓ Daily tips and insights
✓ Spin the Wheel challenges
✓ Annual group challenge
✓ Journal prompts
✓ Track 1 habit
Popular
Subscription
✓ Everything in Free
✓ Unlimited habit tracking
✓ Back-date and edit entries
✓ $7.99/month or $73.99/year
Prices above in USD. App will display subscription price in local currency.