Designing a Daily Health Habit Tracker for Lasting Motivation
Redesigning a mobile app to help users build consistent, healthy routines through clear visual feedback, simple habit tracking, and motivational design.
DailyCare
Health & Wellness, Habit Tracking
iOS & Android Mobile App
Challenge
DailyCare’s early version had low retention and usability scores due to cluttered screens and confusing navigation. Users struggled to find habit history, track progress, and stay motivated.
My challenge was to create a clear, encouraging experience that helped users visualize success, reduced friction in daily use, and fostered positive habit-building behaviors.
Results
The redesign improved:
Clarity in progress tracking, helping users understand streaks at a glance
Daily engagement, with testers reporting check-ins felt faster and more rewarding
Onboarding comprehension, reducing confusion around setting up new habits
Visual motivation, with friendly progress indicators reinforcing consistency
Early prototype testing showed a more intuitive flow and increased user confidence in managing daily wellness habits.
Reduced Friction in Daily Use
Encouraging Visual Feedback
Clear Progress Insights
Before and After Redesign
Process
Research & Analysis: Interviewed five app users to identify motivation drop-off points. Analyzed competing health apps to understand retention strategies and notification timing patterns.
Information Architecture: Reorganized habit setup, daily logging, and recap pages for a smoother flow. Reduced the number of screens from five to three, focusing on intuitive navigation and immediate feedback.
Wireframing & Prototyping: Created low-fidelity wireframes to test different habit input methods. Iterated based on user testing and developed high-fidelity prototypes emphasizing color-coded progress rings and weekly summaries.
Usability Testing: Conducted remote prototype sessions. Findings revealed improved comprehension of habit streaks and increased daily check-ins after design updates.
Visual Design & Style Guide: Built a minimal, uplifting interface using soft gradients, rounded components, and consistent spacing to evoke calm focus. Established a design system for future habit types and wellness features.
Final Designs
Conclusion
The DailyCare redesign strengthened user engagement and helped people feel more in control of their wellness journey. By combining data-driven simplicity with motivational feedback, the app now supports long-term consistency in daily habits.
Through this project, I deepened my understanding of designing for behavioral change, visual motivation, and UX for health-focused users.