You opened the app. That's not the same as doing something.#noneDone
You had one job. You
You
didn't
do it.
Dodo is a habit tracker that keeps your streaks and judges your failures. No badges. No confetti. No toxic positivity. Just a deadpan extinct bird watching you disappoint yourself.
- The Science is Serious
- Dead Bird Serious
- No Badges No Confetti No Encouragement Just a Judging Bird Brutally Honest Minimalist No Account Dodo Is Watching No Badges No Confetti No Encouragement Just a Judging Bird Brutally Honest Minimalist No Account Dodo Is Watching
What Dodo Says To You
A perfect day. Don't worry. It won't last.#allDone
The dodo has seen fossils with more momentum.#noneDone #behind
A number worth noting. The dodo has noted it. That's the ceremony.#streakMilestone
The day happened without you, apparently. You've arrived for the credits.#noneDone #late
Extinct. The irony is not lost on the bird.#streakDead
- Calibrated to Sting Just Enough.
0 Badges Given
0 Fake Achievements
513 Contextual Roasts
1 Judging Bird
Why it works
Most habit apps drown you in confetti and call it motivation. Research says that's not how habits form. The dodo found this obvious. Then went extinct. Unrelated.
Praise is wasted on you
Science says criticism motivates more than encouragement. You downloaded a bird that insults you. We didn't need the study. But it exists.
Finkelstein & Fishbach, 2012 · Journal of Consumer ResearchLaughing beats thinking
Humor handles failure better than rational reflection. you laugh, it stings less, you come back tomorrow. The dodo is not mean. The dodo is peer-reviewed.
Kugler & Kuhbandner, 2015 · Frontiers in PsychologyThe number is the whole point
Streaks motivate more than actual results. When the number breaks, people quit. Don't break the number. The dodo is watching the number.
Silverman & Barasch, 2022 · Journal of Consumer ResearchSugarcoating delays recovery
Blunt acknowledgment of failure helps your brain restart. Gentle framing makes it worse. The dodo would be nicer if nicer worked.
Dai, Milkman & Riis, 2014 · Management ScienceYou'll fight harder to not lose
Losing progress motivates twice as much as gaining rewards. The dodo's streak for flying was 0 days. Look how that turned out. Do better.
Rewley et al., 2021 · Games for Health JournalWhat It Actually Does
Habits
Pick how many times a week. Not which days. Check off when you want, the week is yours. No categories, no color coding, no overthinking.
Streaks
Counted in weeks. Hit your number, the streak lives. Miss it, the streak dies. There is no middle ground. The dodo watches either way.
Comments
Context-aware commentary from a bird that has seen it all and is not impressed. Calibrated to how badly you're doing. Honest.
Reminders
The dodo knows when you're behind. It will contact you. The notification will not be warm. You will remember.
Shareable
Share the roast with someone who thinks they're doing fine. Misery loves company. The dodo loves an audience.
Private
Everything stays on your device. the dodo can't reach the cloud. your data stays where the dodo can see it.
Fake Testimonials — So Pathetic
It told me 'The dodo went extinct. Your gym streak just did too.' I laughed for 10 minutes. Then I went to the gym.— Marco T., Goes To Gym Now
Every other app gave me a trophy for drinking water once. The bird said 'Noted.' somehow that worked better.— Sarah K., Hydrated
I kept telling myself I would fly tomorrow. 200+ tomorrows later, extinct. At least I was consistent.— Dodo, 0 Flying Streak
- People are talking. Dodo is not listening.