TagTags

The diary with tags!

TagTags is not a classic habit tracker and also not a traditional diary. Instead of checking off daily tasks or writing long texts, you document your day with simple tags. Over time, this creates a personal history of your everyday life – quickly, flexible, and without much effort.

The idea behind TagTags

TagTags is based on a simple principle:

You add various tags to your day. That's it.

Instead of writing long entries or checking off habits, a single tap is enough. Over time, this creates a personal diary of your everyday life – without much effort.

You can either rely on a large predefined tag catalog or create your own tags.

The tags are categorized into areas like Activities, Nutrition, Sleep, Mood, Training, and many more.

Goals instead of rigid habits

During development, it quickly became clear to me that I wanted to completely replace my previous habit trackers.

That's why I integrated goals directly into TagTags.

You can create a goal from any tag and set how often you want to achieve it. For example:

• At least 3 sports sessions per week
• No more than 2 sweet treats per week
• No more than 3 meat days per week
• At least 5 meditations per week

This way, both classic habit goals and conscious limits for things you want to reduce are created.

Streaks that really motivate

Achieving a goal is fun. Even more motivating is seeing how long you've been at it.

That's why TagTags automatically shows the current streak for each goal.

At a glance, you can see whether you are consistently achieving your goal for three weeks, two months, or even half a year.

For me personally, this is one of the most motivating features of the entire app.

Quick insights

Behind each tag and each goal are detailed statistics.

With a tap, you can see:

• How often a tag was used
• How many times you achieved a goal
• Your current streak
• Your longest streak
• Developments over longer periods

This way, a simple collection of tags turns into an exciting overview of your habits over time.

Widgets for the home screen

Naturally, I didn't want to see the most important information only after opening the app.

That's why there are widgets for the home screen. These show you:

• The tags of the current day
• Your current goals and active streaks

This way, you always have an overview without having to open the app.

Automations with Shortcuts

One of my favorite features are the shortcuts. I use them very often, so the integration with the Shortcuts app was inevitable.

TagTags supports Apple's Shortcuts app and thus enables many automations.

Tags can be automatically added, removed, or toggled. Here are a few examples:

• Automatically add "Sports" after an Apple Watch workout
• Automatically set "Work" when arriving at the office
• Automatically record "Working from Home" on workdays at home
• Set certain tags based on Focus modes

This way, tracking becomes almost invisible and many entries are created automatically in the background.

Integration with Apple Health

With the latest versions, TagTags can also directly take data from Apple Health. This includes:

• Workouts
• Symptoms
• Tooth brushing

This way, you don't have to enter many things twice and your existing health data becomes part of TagTags.

Technical Implementation

TagTags is my first fully developed project using SwiftUI.

The original goal was to build a modern and minimalistic app that adheres to Apple's design guidelines.

SwiftUI was the perfect choice for this.

Especially for smaller apps, SwiftUI allows for fast development, modern animations, and very tight integration with widgets, shortcuts, and Apple Health.