u/Efficient-Accident96

I have a problem that I suspect a lot of people have.

I want to change way too many things at once.

I want to lose weight, exercise consistently, eat better, get my work under control, build a better social life, make new friends, get my finances sorted, save more, eventually buy a house, travel more...

The list keeps growing.

And I've realized that most productivity tools don't really solve this problem for me.

They give me a better place to store all those goals.

Suddenly I have 8 beautifully organized goals instead of 8 goals in my head.

But I still have the same problem:

What should I actually focus on today?

That's become the idea behind something I've been building called ISCEND.

It started much simpler. You talk about something you want to change, and it turns that into a Journey with milestones and concrete next steps.

But while using it myself, I realized that wasn't enough.

So I've started taking it in a different direction.

Instead of treating every goal as equally important, ISCEND builds a picture of what you're trying to change across your life. Some Journeys can be active. Some can move slowly. Some should deliberately wait.

Then, instead of showing you another giant list, it tries to answer one question:

What's the best next move I can make right now?

Not necessarily the easiest task.

The one that makes the most sense given what matters to you, what you're already working on, what other things depend on it, and what you've actually been doing.

And importantly, sometimes the answer should be:

Nothing else today.

Or:

Don't focus on this yet.

That's the part I'm most interested in.

I don't want to build software that creates more work in someone's life. I want to see whether software can actually reduce the complexity of trying to change your life.

I'm still very early and testing this with real users now.

I'd genuinely love opinions on the underlying idea:

If you had 5 to 10 things you genuinely wanted to change in your life, would you want software to help decide what deserves your attention now?

Or does that cross a line where you'd rather make that decision entirely yourself?

If anyone wants to actually try what I'm building and tear it apart, it's here:

iscend.app

It's free for the first 200 users. I'm much more interested in finding out where it stops being useful than selling anything at this stage.

Most productivity apps are built around what you still need to do.

I've been experimenting with the opposite idea.

As you work toward a goal, the meaningful parts of that journey gradually become a story. Not every checked task. The things you'd actually remember: starting, a breakthrough, a milestone, falling off and coming back, finally reaching the goal.

ISCEND now turns those moments into cards automatically.

The interesting part I'm working on next is making those cards something you'd genuinely want to share, not because the app asks you to promote it, but because you did something you're proud of.

Eventually I'd love a completed journey to become an animated recap of how you got there.

Your goal is the destination.
Your actions are the route.
Your progress becomes the story.

I'm curious about one thing:

Would you ever share something like this, or do achievement cards from apps always feel too performative?

ISCEND is still in early alpha, so I'm trying to figure this out with real users rather than assuming people will share.

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I’ve tried plenty of habit trackers and goal apps, but I always end up with the same problem: I’m tracking things, not necessarily getting anywhere.

So I’m experimenting with something different.

You tell an AI coach what you actually want to change in your life. Get fitter, improve your finances, build something, spend more time with family, or all of those at once.

It turns that into realistic goals and actions, tracks real progress, and adapts when life gets in the way.

The part I’m most excited about is the Journey. Instead of just streaks and checkboxes, you build a visual history of meaningful progress: your first 10K, debt paid off, a project launched, a pattern broken, getting back on track.

Basically, less “did I complete my habits?” and more “is my life actually moving in the direction I want?”

The image is a concept of what I’m building.

Would you use something like this?

And what would make you stop using it after two weeks?

Game Title: Beatly

Playable Link: play-beatly.com

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Description:

Been building a music game solo for the past months and the Android version just hit closed testing on the Play Store.

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The concept: you hear a 30-second clip and place it chronologically on a timeline between songs you've already placed. The further off you are, the fewer points you score. Sounds easy until a song you've been singing since childhood turns out to be from a completely different year than you thought.

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Features so far: daily challenge with a global leaderboard, solo mode with lives, Pass and Play for up to 6 players local, streaks, Hall of Fame, and a World Cup 2026 mode where countries compete against each other.

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Web version is live and free at play-beatly.com, no download needed to try it.

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For the Android APK via Play Store closed testing, DM me your Gmail address and I'll add you as a tester.

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Free to Play Status: [x]

Involvement: Solo developer designed, built, and launched the entire game

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Would love feedback from real Android users before the full launch.

Game Title: Beatly

Playable Link: https://play-beatly.com

Platform: Browser (mobile + desktop)

Description:

Beatly is a music timeline game where you hear a mystery song

and have to place it chronologically between songs you've

already guessed. Think online Hitster.

Built this over the past 3 months. Last night someone bought

a month of premium, first real money from something I built

from scratch. Honestly didn't expect it this soon, but it

gave me a real boost.

You can play solo and climb the global leaderboard, or pass

the phone around at a party with up to 6 players. No download

needed, works great on mobile. There's a daily challenge that

resets every midnight so there's always a reason to come back.

Still actively improving the game and its modes. Aiming to

launch on Google Play and the App Store later on.

Free to Play Status:

[x] Free to play (premium optional)

Involvement: Solo developer, designed, built and launched

the game entirely by myself.