Paid $50 for a 'college study planner' app that was just a calendar with stickers

I downloaded this app freshman year thinking it would organize my whole life, but it literally just lets you add events and put little star stickers on them. You can do the same thing with Google Calendar for free and not waste your dining hall money. Anyone else fall for those overhyped productivity tools?

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hugo5021d agoTop Commenter

3 years ago I spent $40 on a habit tracker that was basically just a checklist with pretty colors. What finally worked for me was using the free Notes app on my phone and writing down 3 things I needed to do the next day before bed. I tried all kinds of fancy apps but nothing stuck until I kept it really simple. Your mileage may vary but sometimes the boring free stuff works better than the flashy paid ones.

sage_perry21d ago

Honestly that $40 habit tracker sounds like it came with a free side of disappointment. Ngl I've fallen for the same trap before with fancy apps that did less than a sticky note. Tbh the most expensive habit I ever kept up was unsubscribing from those paid apps.

carr.willow21d ago

That "boring free stuff works better" part really hit home for me, @hugo50. I fell for the same thing with a $30 sleep tracker app that just made me anxious about my sleep numbers. What actually helped was just writing down my wake up time on a piece of paper by my bed. No graphs, no notifications, no nonsense. It's funny how we end up paying money to make simple things complicated when all we really need is the basics.