Rare Candy - Epic Habit and Goal Mastery - Gamify your life to 10000 hours App Reviews

I enjoyed the free version although I felt the incredibly limited shop selection (~3 items) made it difficult to evaluate how well the concept was implemented. I bit the bullet and bought the full version, and was dismayed to discover that there was nothing new. The exact same handful of classes, and the same handful of items. No more character customization, nothing. In fact, I encountered bugs in the paid version that were not present in the free version. Considering your character is supposed to reflect you, wouldnt you think at least some aspect of the character would be modifiable? Even the free anime character generators and dress up games on the App Store allow meet such a basic requirement. This character occupies the top third of the screen, if the developers arent willing to spend ten minutes in photoshop to generate alternative hair colors / skin colors / etc, couldnt they at least allow a user photo to be placed here instead? I strongly suggest that you do not buy this app. The concept is amazing, clearly the developer is creative, but as it stands they seem to be incapable of following through.

Using this app helps me feel like my progress and practice really means something and isnt lost to time, even if my practice schedule is irregular. It helps to remind me that Ive already done so much when I get discouraged. My favorite use for this app, however, is as an embroidery timer. I do cross stitch, and one way to measure the complexity of a project is the number of hours you spend on it. So what Ive done is note the amount of time I have in the skill when I start the project and subtract that from my time at the end, kind of like an odometer on a road trip. My request would be that the help section on the app say something about candies/how they are earned. The only time I saw it mentioned was in a one time welcome screen after updating the app and Id like to be able to review that information.

This app is great! So many things require a lot of practice, but improvement happens so slowly its hard to keep working. This app lets you see improvement, by having your character gain levels and rank. Also, it provides that extra motivation we all sometimes need to get all our daily stuff done - and progress can be seen in that as well, in the form of streaks. It works well, and the dev is responsive to questions and issues. I marked it down by one star because I strongly second needing a way to change when the day begins/ends- the target audience for this app is likely to be on schedules other than 9-5, so that ability is essential. Also, I would like to see more stuff available to buy. Id also like to be able to see the longest streak to date. It would also be really cool to be able to unlock adventure segments (like mini stories) as you rank up to enhance the game feel - but I didnt take off any stars for that, it would just be cool. When the ability to adjust the day and a few more items to buy are added, I will add another star, because at this point Im still very low on the totem pole of rank, yet have already bought nearly everything. UPDATE: I love the new items to buy, and a chart for the week now shows your work in an area - both are really nice! Being able to change when the day begins and ends is the only thing left on my request list for now. I would add half a star, but cant do it formally. So I will add the full official star when that last change arrives - but until then, consider it at 4 1/2 stars!

When i try to add minutes, the game crashes. Could you guys please fix this? I love this app, its fantastic, but i currently cannot use it to its full potential

Love this app. Would be great if we were allowed to track negative habits and dock ourselves points.

I love this app. As a recovered LARPer earning points/coins and being able to level up my actual self is motivating. My day usually begins and ends with using this app. I started using this app after coming down with mono. Its been a great tool on reminding me about necessary daily tasks like "eat 1,2,3" times a day (yes, each meal is a separate task). These tasks are still an important aspect of getting back to 100%. As time has progressed Ive been able to track my progress in academic programs and track the time Im investing into specific areas of study. RareCandy is a perfect fit for geeks looking to build and maintain habits.

Hats off to the developers of the app! Its amazing In every way... I would recommend downloading the App also Id happily even pay $.99 for it.

Puts habit RPG to shame! Great wayto gamut habit tracking! Support this app and its developers!

Really nice interface, with fun characters, and ways to improve anything with dailies or the main skill. The only thing this app lacks is stuff. If you practice your skills you get coins, and if you do dailies you get gems. But the only things to spend it on are characters, color schemes, a few things to increase coin production, and a coven. So although I enjoyed the app, there was very little motivation, and even less to do. What I recommend is keeping everything, but making it into a game, tower defense or platform or something. Choose your character, use coins and gems to add weapons, defenses, level up, select new characters, etc. To beat each level in the game and continue advancing, a player would be forced to continue practicing skills and checking dailies. Im just one person, and what works for me might not necessarily work for others, but I think that adding a game (or some other form of motivation) would be an excellent addition to an excellent app.

Love this app. Ive tried several similar, but taking an RPG approach is brilliant. Keep up the good work!

Im loving this app.

I wish this had more of the game features like FarmVille or Panda Pop ... Id rather be addicted to doing things that move my life forward, Id love to see where this goes!

I cant wait to see what else you add!

This app is very functional and easy to use and set up. The ability to auto record time on task really makes this app shine. The "reward" system for doing tasks is perfect, its random enough to keep you "playing" but not feel "grindy" My only complaint is that there is not enough items to buy.

I NEVER review things, but had to for this. As an RPG obsessed gamer, as well as as a lifelong martial artist/fitness freak, Ive constantly dreamed of being to Level Up myself. This app blends the popular 10,000 hour idea of grinding hours into a specific skill set to mastery. Only reason for 4 stars is that it could be So. Much. More. Theres only a few character images, and no real character customization, (Yet?) Id love to see a basic character creator (maybe one less cartoony than the current images) where I could design my characters appearance, class, etc and then get new armor/weapons/etc as loot whenever I put more hours in. Otherwise, this is a great time recorder for skill sets.

I like the fact that my character gains points based on the goals I set for myself.

I use this app for my language learning and it is incredibly useful and fun. We want more from you guys! The devs are really onto something! I bought the full version and I love it!!

This is a great app and I have really enjoyed using it. It has gamified those mundane chores, daily tasks, and practice sessions and allows me to feel like I am leveling up. Some features that would really help is the addition of to-dos that are one time occurrences that I can check off. Also any additional items or quests or other game like features would only enhance the experience. But keep it up!

I agree with other reviewers when I say that there needs to be character customisation. Or, at least, dont show me a character I do not want to see. Either add character customisation or remove the character completely. Also, armour and other upgrades based on hours is a great idea. And currently, if I get enough coins (not hours, oddly enough) I can make my pale skinned peasant into a dark skinned ranger? How does that work? Please, if you want to put in the time to make it better, please do. If not, just remove the whole character, leaving just the name.

Very nice app that doesnt clutter your screen with too much nonsense like other habit apps. Please update with more content! A lot of potential here!!