unTahto
Mon, Wed, Fri at 7:00 PM
Did you do the 7 PM river loop?
A good ping names the version you promised, not the mood you hoped would arrive.
Set it, then mostly forget it.
unTahto means an unfinished want. Turn one into a small scheduled action, then let the app go quiet until it is time to answer.
The daily interface is the notification. Three buttons and a memory.
Why most goal-setting fails
"Exercise more" is not a goal. It is a wish with paperwork.
Vague goals fail on ordinary days. "Exercise more" does not tell you what to do at 7 PM when you would rather stay put.
Habit trackers reward streaks. unTahto checks the goal before the streak can start.
If the goal is still mush, the ritual will not let you save it.
Set the terms once.
Before reminders start, the goal has to become specific enough to answer.
Not "read more." Try "read 10 pages after coffee."
A fourth goal means one of the first three has to leave.
Done, not today, snooze. No dashboard visit required.
The ritual
Five minutes. Five steps. Done once.
This is the only part that asks for effort. One goal at a time. Maximum three active goals, ever.
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1
Name the goal
Generic names do not pass. "Be more productive" fails step one.
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2
Define success
If you cannot say what done looks like in one sentence, the goal is not ready.
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3
Anchor the action
When this happens, I will do this, at this place. Time and location both matter.
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4
Shrink the first version
The version you would do on a bad day is the first version.
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5
Write the identity line
"I am becoming someone who..." Finish the sentence before the goal can live here.
After setup
Set it. Then nearly nothing.
The app mostly disappears. On the days you chose, it asks the exact question you wrote and stores the answer.
Apr 14
Run the river loop?
Done
Apr 7
Run the river loop?
Not today
Mar 31
Run the river loop?
Snooze
Mar 24
Run the river loop?
Done
No dashboard. No streak theater. No app to open on most days.
If "not today" keeps showing up, unTahto asks whether the goal should stay, shrink, change, or close. The answer becomes part of the memory.
What is actually different?
Most goal apps want you to come back every day. unTahto only needs a clean answer.
Vague goals cannot save.
If it cannot become a clear question, it does not belong in the active list.
Three active goals, max.
Want a fourth? Retire one. The cap keeps the app from becoming a guilt shelf.
The notification is the daily interface.
The ping asks if you did the thing and records your answer. That is the visit.
Pattern, not punishment.
Misses become a check-in about the goal itself, not a graph about your failure.
At launch
Local first. Free while it learns what it should be.
The first version is intentionally small: no account, no subscription, no trial countdown. Set goals on your device and answer the pings.
Sync, sharing, and paid plans can come later if they earn their place. The core promise has to work before the app asks for more.
Coming soon
Bring one goal. Not twelve.
The beta is not open yet. When it is ready, this page will add a simple request link.
Access opens later.
Android testing link coming when the first build is ready.