u/Educational_Elk8864

I built a cat & café to-do and habit tracker — Nekodo just launched on iOS

Nekodo

I'm a solo dev and I can't keep a cat where I live. That frustration turned into a product.

Nekodo is a to-do and habit tracker built around a cat café concept. The idea came from a simple problem: every productivity app I tried felt cold and lifeless. I just didn't want to open them.

There was another problem on top of that: I have ADHD, and keeping a separate habit tracker on top of a to-do app never worked for me. I'd forget one and end up using only the other. Combining to-dos and habits in one place finally made it click.

Beyond the cat vibe, I also wanted the kind of streak mechanic you see in Duolingo — something that makes you feel the weight of a daily check-in, not just log it and move on. The cat companion sits on top of that: something to actually care for that makes the daily routine feel worth showing up to.

What it is:

  • To-do lists + habit tracking in one app
  • Cat companion tied to your daily consistency
  • Streak mechanics built into both to-dos and habits
  • Cat café aesthetic throughout — cozy, not sterile
  • Free to use, 7-day free trial — tried hard to keep feature restrictions minimal on the free tier

iOS only for now, but if it gets good reception, desktop is next.

What do you think — does the emotional hook actually make this worth switching to, or does it wear off fast?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nekodo/id6761401447

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u/Educational_Elk8864 — 8 days ago

I built a cat & café to-do and habit tracker because I couldn't stand boring productivity apps — Nekodo just launched on iOS

Nekodo

I'm a solo dev and I can't keep a cat where I live. That frustration turned into a product.

Nekodo is a to-do and habit tracker built around a cat café concept. The idea came from a simple problem: every productivity app I tried felt cold and lifeless. I just didn't want to open them.

There was another problem on top of that: I have ADHD, and keeping a separate habit tracker on top of a to-do app never worked for me. I'd forget one and end up using only the other. Combining to-dos and habits in one place finally made it click.

Beyond the cat vibe, I also wanted the kind of streak mechanic you see in Duolingo — something that makes you feel the weight of a daily check-in, not just log it and move on. The cat companion sits on top of that: something to actually care for that makes the daily routine feel worth showing up to.

What it is:

  • To-do lists + habit tracking in one app
  • Cat companion tied to your daily consistency
  • Streak mechanics built into both to-dos and habits
  • Cat café aesthetic throughout — cozy, not sterile
  • Free to use, 7-day free trial — tried hard to keep feature restrictions minimal on the free tier

iOS only for now, but if it gets good reception, desktop is next.

What do you think — does the emotional hook actually make this worth switching to, or does it wear off fast?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nekodo/id6761401447

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u/Educational_Elk8864 — 8 days ago

https://reddit.com/link/1sxepxx/video/dw8pwtvwfsxg1/player

Just launched Nekodo on the App Store — my first indie product.

Todo app with cat characters and a café aesthetic.

Monetization: free + $3.99/month or $29.99/year.

Honest lessons from building solo:

- I kept adding features instead of shipping — classic mistake

- App Store submission is brutal for first-timers

- Design polish matters more than I expected for conversion

No reviews yet. How did you get your first 100 users?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nekodo/id6761401447

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u/Educational_Elk8864 — 25 days ago