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Streaks

ByDesign vs Streaks

Streaks keeps your habits going. ByDesign plans everything around them.

Streaks tracks up to 24 daily tasks with streaks, flexible schedules, timed tasks, Apple Health links and widgets, on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro. ByDesign has a habit tracker too, then adds the rest of the plan: goals the AI turns into scheduled tasks, a two-way calendar, notes, a Pomodoro timer, a year-to-day canvas and a team you can share with, on every platform.

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What you get with ByDesign that Streaks doesn’t offer

Goals and plans, not only habits
Goal pages with progress, and AI that turns a goal into tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines on your calendar. Streaks tracks repeating tasks on pages, with per-task goals like “read for 20 minutes”; there are no due-dated to-dos or goal pages.
A calendar that schedules the work
Two-way sync with Google and Apple Calendar, auto-scheduling around your hours, and time blocking with a preview you approve. Streaks reminds you when a task still needs doing; it doesn’t connect to a calendar.
Notes, focus and the long view
Nested pages, a Pomodoro timer, time tracking on any task and a canvas from the year down to the day. Streaks keeps a daily note per task, runs a timer on timed tasks, and shows a statistics screen.
Every platform, and your team
Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android, with shared pages, assignments and chat. Streaks is Apple only, and sharing means friends who also have Streaks can see your progress.

ByDesign vs Streaks, feature by feature

Only the differences. What both apps do the same is listed underneath.

Included
Limited
Not available

Feature	ByDesign	Streaks
AI planning
AI goal plans	Included: Built and scheduledTasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines land on your calendar; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Break It DownSuggests alternative tasks to improve a habit on Apple Intelligence devices; nothing plans a goal
AI scheduling with a preview you approve	Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown; nothing saves until you say so; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: No
Auto-schedule around your hours	Included: Rules you setWork hours, breaks, buffers, max hours a day, split long tasks	Not available: No
Planning assistant chat	Included: In the app, full contextSees your calendar, goals, habits and notes; moves and reschedules items; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: Siri AICreate or complete a task in your own words on Apple Intelligence devices
Voice control	Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Siri and ShortcutsCreate, complete or miss tasks and start timers; in your own words on Apple Intelligence devices
Calendar and views
Two-way calendar sync	Included: Google and AppleEdit events in either place; Outlook and ICS subscriptions too	Not available: Reminders insteadTasks come due on set days; Automatic Times picks reminder times from when you usually finish
Year-to-day planning canvas	Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Per-task calendar and statisticsSee and backdate completions; no planning view
Kanban boards	Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page	Not available: No
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar	Included: Yes	Not available: No
Customisable dashboard	Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban	Limited: Statistics screen and widgetsCurrent and best streaks, completion rates; Home, Lock Screen and watch widgets
Notes, goals and focus
Notes and pages	Included: Nested pagesTables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks; publish to the web	Limited: A daily note per task
Goals with progress	Included: Goal pagesTasks, resources, percent complete, shareable	Limited: Per-task goalsDays-per-week schedules, time goals and Apple Health goals on a task; no goal pages
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub	Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar	Not available: Task suggestions and guides
Pomodoro timer	Included: Built in25/5/15 cycles with a floating timer	Limited: Timed tasksA timer runs until the task’s time goal is met; no work and break cycles
Time tracking on tasks	Included: Start and pause on any taskTotals per task; “most tracked” filter	Limited: Timed tasks onlyTime runs or is recorded against a task’s time goal
Collaboration and platforms
MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants	Included: YesClaude Desktop, Claude Code and ChatGPT guides	Not available: Shortcuts actions instead
Share pages and assign tasks	Included: View, comment or editAssign tasks; @mention in comments	Limited: Share progressFriends with Streaks installed can see your progress and statistics
Built-in chat	Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls	Not available: No
Team plans	Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings	Not available: One-time purchase per personFamily Sharing supported
Apps	Included: Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android	Limited: iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac and Vision ProApple only; no web, Windows or Android

AI planning

AI goal plans
ByDesign
Included: Built and scheduledTasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines land on your calendar; AI and AI Plus plans
Streaks
Limited: Break It DownSuggests alternative tasks to improve a habit on Apple Intelligence devices; nothing plans a goal
AI scheduling with a preview you approve
ByDesign
Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown; nothing saves until you say so; AI and AI Plus plans
Streaks
Not available: No
Auto-schedule around your hours
ByDesign
Included: Rules you setWork hours, breaks, buffers, max hours a day, split long tasks
Streaks
Not available: No
Planning assistant chat
ByDesign
Included: In the app, full contextSees your calendar, goals, habits and notes; moves and reschedules items; AI and AI Plus plans
Streaks
Not available: Siri AICreate or complete a task in your own words on Apple Intelligence devices
Voice control
ByDesign
Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans
Streaks
Limited: Siri and ShortcutsCreate, complete or miss tasks and start timers; in your own words on Apple Intelligence devices

Calendar and views

Two-way calendar sync
ByDesign
Included: Google and AppleEdit events in either place; Outlook and ICS subscriptions too
Streaks
Not available: Reminders insteadTasks come due on set days; Automatic Times picks reminder times from when you usually finish
Year-to-day planning canvas
ByDesign
Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans
Streaks
Limited: Per-task calendar and statisticsSee and backdate completions; no planning view
Kanban boards
ByDesign
Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page
Streaks
Not available: No
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar
ByDesign
Included: Yes
Streaks
Not available: No
Customisable dashboard
ByDesign
Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban
Streaks
Limited: Statistics screen and widgetsCurrent and best streaks, completion rates; Home, Lock Screen and watch widgets

Notes, goals and focus

Notes and pages
ByDesign
Included: Nested pagesTables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks; publish to the web
Streaks
Limited: A daily note per task
Goals with progress
ByDesign
Included: Goal pagesTasks, resources, percent complete, shareable
Streaks
Limited: Per-task goalsDays-per-week schedules, time goals and Apple Health goals on a task; no goal pages
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub
ByDesign
Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar
Streaks
Not available: Task suggestions and guides
Pomodoro timer
ByDesign
Included: Built in25/5/15 cycles with a floating timer
Streaks
Limited: Timed tasksA timer runs until the task’s time goal is met; no work and break cycles
Time tracking on tasks
ByDesign
Included: Start and pause on any taskTotals per task; “most tracked” filter
Streaks
Limited: Timed tasks onlyTime runs or is recorded against a task’s time goal

Collaboration and platforms

MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants
ByDesign
Included: YesClaude Desktop, Claude Code and ChatGPT guides
Streaks
Not available: Shortcuts actions instead
Share pages and assign tasks
ByDesign
Included: View, comment or editAssign tasks; @mention in comments
Streaks
Limited: Share progressFriends with Streaks installed can see your progress and statistics
Built-in chat
ByDesign
Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls
Streaks
Not available: No
Team plans
ByDesign
Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings
Streaks
Not available: One-time purchase per personFamily Sharing supported
Apps
ByDesign
Included: Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android
Streaks
Limited: iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac and Vision ProApple only; no web, Windows or Android

Streaks column based on features, support, task frequency, timed tasks, Siri, sharing, statistics and release notes on October 26, 2026. If something has changed, email info@bydesign.io.

Both apps cover the basics

Habit tracker with streaks and stats
Flexible habit schedules (set weekdays, every N days)
Reminders
Home-screen widgets
Sync across devices
Multiple interface languages

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Why people switch from Streaks to ByDesign

Say the goal. Get a scheduled plan.

Tell ByDesign what you want to achieve. It asks a few questions, then builds the tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines and schedules them around the life you already have. Replan in one message.

Streaks: Streaks is built for repeating tasks: choose a suggestion or write your own, set the days, and keep the streak alive. Break It Down can suggest alternative tasks to improve your results, but nothing turns a goal into a plan, and nothing lands on a calendar.

ByDesign AI goal plan with tasks, tags and durations

Your calendar, both ways

Connect Google or Apple Calendar and edit an event in either place, with Outlook and ICS subscriptions too. Auto-scheduling fills the real gaps around the meetings already there.

Streaks: Streaks doesn’t connect to a calendar. Tasks come due on the days you set, and Automatic Times learns when to remind you; nothing places work into your day.

Google, Microsoft and Apple calendars syncing with ByDesign

Habits with everything around them

Track habits with streaks and stats, keep goal pages with progress, run a Pomodoro and take notes, all in the app that holds your calendar and tasks.

Streaks: Streaks does habits well: current and best streaks, completion rates, timed tasks and Apple Health links. Goals, notes pages, Pomodoro cycles and tasks with due dates live in other apps.

ByDesign reminders, habits and deadlines on iOS

On every device, with your team

ByDesign runs on the web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android. Share pages, assign tasks, @mention in comments and chat in the app.

Streaks: Streaks runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. You can share progress with friends who have Streaks installed; there is no assigning, commenting or chat.

Don’t take our word for it.

From Petey M.
I used to keep a calendar, a to-do list, and a project app. ByDesign replaced all of them. It’s clean, it works, and I haven’t needed anything else.
From Daniel
Honestly, Notion was really exhausting for me... Your product works in the simplest way. I’m a product designer, and I’d love to share my feedback with you after using it more :)
From N
First off, let me say: ByDesign’s clean, minimal UI is one of the loveliest I’ve used. The overall visual clarity helps me stay focused, and honestly? I find myself oddly fond of it. Also, this might sound funny, but one of the reasons I felt drawn to ByDesign is something you once wrote: that you’re a “productivity app addict.” As someone who’s tried nearly every productivity app under the sun... I felt so seen. That’s when I knew: Okay, this one’s made by someone like me. With love (and a very biased eye) from your fan, Narae 😊💜

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