A painting for every habit
Pick a canvas of 16, 32 or 64 pieces. Each completed day opens one piece. A finished painting goes to the habit's gallery and you pick the next one from 218 paintings.
Pixel art habit tracker for iPhone
Pixeli: a habit tracker that paints a picture, one habit at a time
Every habit in Pixeli gets its own pixel-art painting of 16, 32 or 64 pieces. Each time you complete the habit, one piece is revealed. Finish the painting and it moves to that habit's gallery, then you choose the next one.
Skip a scheduled day and a piece burns for good. A small painter in the studio reacts to how consistent you are. No account, no ads, and your habits stay on your iPhone.
- paintings to collect, 118 free
- 218
- canvas sizes: 16, 32, 64 pieces
- 3
- streak flame tiers, up to 365 days
- 9
- painter moods
- 6
- languages
- 8
Pixeli in one paragraph
Pixeli: Habit Tracker is an iPhone app for people who want a visual reason to keep small daily habits, such as drinking water, reading or quitting a bad habit. Each habit is paired with a pixel-art painting split into 16, 32 or 64 pieces; completing the habit on a scheduled day reveals one piece, and missing a scheduled day burns one piece permanently. Finished paintings are collected in a gallery for each habit, chosen from a library of 218 paintings. The app runs on iPhone (iOS 13 or later; widgets need iOS 17), needs no account, works offline and keeps all habit data on the device. It is free to use with up to 4 active habits; an optional Premium plan adds unlimited habits, per-habit reminders, statistics, data export, check-off widgets and the Premium paintings. Android is in development.
- Category
- Habit tracker (gamified, pixel art)
- Platform
- iPhone, iOS 13 or later · Android in development
- Inputs
- Habits you create (Build or Quit), weekdays, daily reps, one tap to check off
- Exports
- PNG share images in 4 templates · JSON backup file (Premium)
- Storage
- On your device only, no account
- Languages
- English, Turkish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish
- Pricing
- Free, with optional Premium (monthly, yearly or lifetime)
- Contact
- marginalia.mobile@gmail.com
Features of the pixel art habit tracker
Missed days burn a piece
A scheduled day you skip burns one piece, and it stays grey in the finished painting. Every 7 check-ins earn a retouch that repairs one burned piece of a finished painting.
Streak flames in 9 tiers
Your streak flame grows at 1, 7, 14, 30, 50, 100, 200 and 365 days, with a small celebration each time it reaches a new tier.
A painter with 6 moods
The studio painter moves between Starving, Sad, Normal, Happy, Great and Thriving. Finish all of today's habits to lift the mood by one.
Build or quit, on your schedule
Track a habit to build or one to quit. Choose weekdays, daily reps, an end date and one of 12 categories or your own. Archive habits you want to pause.
Reminders and widgets
A free daily reminder at a time you choose, plus Today, Streak and Mood widgets on iOS 17 or later. Premium adds up to 3 reminders per habit and check-off widgets.
The real output
What Pixeli makes: a painting, a share image and a backup file
The painting and the share card use real paintings from Pixeli's library; the habit name and numbers are an example.
NEW WORK COMPLETED
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Painted piece by piece in 34 days
21-day streak32 piecesWork #3
— Painted in the Pixeli studio
Read 20 pages
Painted piece by piece in 34 days
21-day streak32 piecesWork #3
— Painted in the Pixeli studio
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}Pixeli compared with other habit tracker apps
| Question | Pixeli | Typical habit tracker app | Gamified RPG-style habit app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reward for a completed day | One piece of a pixel-art painting | Usually a checkmark, chart or streak count | Usually points, levels or items |
| Cost of a missed day | One piece burns permanently; streak resets | Usually the streak resets | Varies; often lost health or points |
| Account required | No | Varies; often for sync | Usually yes |
| Where data is stored | On your device | Varies; often a cloud account | Usually the developer's servers |
| Ads | None | Varies | Varies |
| Free plan | 4 active habits, streaks, gallery, basic widgets | Varies; often a habit limit | Varies |
| Data export | JSON backup file (Premium) | Varies; often CSV | Varies |
The other columns describe each category in general, not any specific app.
Privacy: where your habit data lives
- Do I need an account?
- No. There is no sign-up, login or email field.
- Where is my data?
- Habits, paintings and settings are saved on your iPhone. Habit data is not sent to a server.
- What if I delete the app?
- The data is deleted with it. Export a backup first to keep it. Settings also has Reset progress.
- Who handles payments?
- Apple processes every purchase. Premium status is checked through RevenueCat with an anonymous ID; Pixeli never sees your card.
Frequently asked questions
What is Pixeli: Habit Tracker?
Pixeli is a pixel art habit tracker for iPhone in which every completed habit reveals one piece of a painting. Finished paintings are collected in a gallery for each habit.
How does a habit tracker that paints a picture work?
Each habit gets a painting of 16, 32 or 64 pieces, and every day you complete the habit opens one piece. When all pieces are used, the painting moves to the habit's gallery and you choose the next one.
What happens if I miss a day?
The piece for that scheduled day burns permanently and the streak resets. Days a habit is not scheduled never count as missed. A retouch, earned every 7 check-ins, repairs one burned piece once the painting is finished.
Do I need an account to use Pixeli?
No. Pixeli has no sign-up, login or email field, and your habit data is not sent to a server.
Does Pixeli work offline?
Yes. Tracking, paintings, streaks and widgets work without an internet connection. Only buying or restoring Premium needs a connection.
Is there an Android version of Pixeli?
Not yet. Pixeli is launching on iPhone first, and the Android version is in development.
Is Pixeli free?
Yes. The free plan includes 4 active habits, streaks, the gallery, basic widgets and import. Premium is optional and available monthly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase.
Can I use Pixeli to quit a bad habit?
Yes. Choose the Quit type and check it off on days you don't do it; the gallery counts them as clean days.
Does Pixeli have home screen widgets?
Yes, on iOS 17 or later. The Today, Streak and Mood widgets and the lock screen widgets are free; the check-off widgets (Quick check, Studio, List and Up next) are part of Premium.
Can I back up my habits or move them to a new phone?
Yes. Export saves all progress as a JSON file you can keep in Files (Premium), and importing it on the new phone is free.
Start your first painting
Pick one habit, choose a 16-piece canvas and open your first piece today.