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 v1.9.8

Touch, dark mode, and a new shortcut:

- Reordering goals by dragging now works on phones and tablets. The drag handle only ever responded to a mouse, so on touch the list simply scrolled and the arrow buttons were the only way to reorder
- Dark mode: several elements were drawing their background in the same color as the card behind them, so they disappeared. Secondary buttons read as bare text, and the active item in the bottom bar had no highlight at all
- Double-tap the bottom-bar item for the page you are on to jump back to the top, and again to return to its first tab. On desktop it is a double-click in the header
- Opening the app no longer lands on a different goal than the one you left. With priority ordering on it could settle on whichever goal was closest to losing its streak
- The goal order list is no longer capped inside a box it could not escape, and its expand toggle now appears as soon as the list overflows rather than one goal later
- Expand and collapse toggles gained a visible focus outline and a full-size touch target

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
- 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 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