Chip Away

Chip Away turns big goals into something you can do today: show up once, fill a dot, build a streak.

Set a goal with a target or make it open-ended, then check in once a day. Each check-in fills a dot on your progress grid, so you see your consistency at a glance and your streak grow day by day.

It is built to stay out of your way: a couple of taps to check in. Notifications are optional.

What's New in v2.5.2

Streaks

- A weekly day off. When a goal's streak is one skipped day from ending, checking in offers Take today off beside the day buttons, and the day off fills today's dot for you. One day off per week across all of your goals
- An umbrella sits on today's dot once a day off has filled it. From the next day it reads like any other day you checked in
- On wide screens, the Today view's side panel shows how many days off are left this week
- Days off sync across your devices, so one taken on your phone is taken everywhere

Signing in

- Signing out asks you to confirm, the way clearing your data and deleting your account already do
- The password field has a show/hide button, so you can check what you typed before saving it

Goals

- Setting a custom goal length shows the range it accepts, and says so plainly when the number you entered is outside it, instead of only greying out the button

Linux

- The window now wears your desktop's own title bar. It resizes from any edge, and its buttons, theme and corners match every other window on your system
- A narrow window no longer leaves a strip of empty space at the top: the desktop's title bar does the dragging, so the app reserves no room of its own

Moving around the app

- The underline in the tab strip follows its goal when a check-in reshuffles the tab order
- A side pane eases open and closed instead of snapping

KEY FEATURES

- Daily goals – set daily goals and check in each day; the dot-grid visualization shows your progress at a glance
- Streak tracking – build and maintain streaks; see your current run and your all-time longest
- Day off – when a streak is one skipped day from ending, you can take the day off and it counts
- Multiple goals – track as many goals as you want, each with its own progress and streaks
- Today hub – the Today tab gathers your day at a glance: check-in progress, streaks to protect, and goals worth another go
- Achievements – earn badges for streak milestones, check-in counts, and completed goals
- Goal icons – give each goal an icon from a curated set, shown beside its name in the tab bar and sidebar
- Calendar heatmap – a GitHub-style activity heatmap shows your check-in history over time
- Offline-first – all data is stored locally on your device; works without an internet connection
- Cloud sync – optional sign-in (Apple, Google, or email) to sync your data across devices; no account required to use the app
- Dark mode – light, dark, and OLED dark themes; follows your system preference by default
- Custom accent colors – choose from preset colors or pick your own; on desktop it can match your OS accent
- 27 languages – available in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Serbian, and many more
- Desktop native – native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux with background running, tray icon, and system integration
- Reminders – set daily reminders for each goal so you never forget to check in
- Free and private – no ads, no tracking, no account required; your data stays on your device unless you opt into sync