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Setting a reminder is one of the most effective ways to stay consistent with a new habit. A well-timed nudge often makes the difference between “I’ll do it later” and actually doing it. Habitify supports three types of reminders, each built for a different kind of cue:
  • Time-based reminders : fires at a specific time you set.
  • Location-based reminders: fires based on your location, when you arrive at or leave a place.
  • Habit-stacking reminders: fires based on another habit’s status, so one action naturally cues the next.
Here’s how each one works, and how to set it up.

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Time-based reminders

Time-based reminders let a notification fire at a specific time you set.To add a time-based reminder to your habit:
  1. In the detailed settings of your habit, tap to access REMINDERS.
  2. Under Time section, tap ’+ Add Time Reminder’.
  3. Set the time using the wheel time picker
  4. Swith the ‘Custom Schedule’ toggle to ON, if you want to assign the reminder to the specific day(s) in the week.
    Then choose the day(s).
  5. Swith the toggle to enable one or all the working modes of the reminder on your device:
    • Show Live Activity: reminders will appear as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
    • Show as Alarm: reminder appears in full alarm-style alert, which you can dismiss or snooze like your waking-up alarms in every morning.
    • Having both mode OFF, your reminder still appears as a general push notification.
  6. Tap the ✓ button to save the reminder.
  7. Tap back to return to the habit’s detailed settings

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Location-based reminders

Instead of a fixed time, this reminder fires based on where you are, using the formula:
When I am leaving/entering [chosen location], I will do [habit]. Remind me of [habit] when it’s [distance] from my location to [chosen location].
To set it up:
  1. In the detailed settings of your habit, tap to access REMINDERS.
  2. Under Locations section, tap ’+ Add Location Reminder’
  3. Tap on ‘🔍︎ Search’ to find and select the address you want to base the reminder on.
    Or, choose ‘Current Location’ for quick.
  4. Choose the event type: Entering or Leaving.
    In the map, hold and drag to adjust the distance from that address at which the reminder should trigger.
  5. Tap Done to save the reminder.
  6. Tap back to save and return to the habit’s detailed settings.

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Habit-stacking reminders

Habit Stacking is a behavioral technique that pairs a new habit with one you already do consistently. Instead of relying on a specific time to remember something, you use an action you’re already completing as the trigger for the next one.The formula:
Remind me of [targeted habit] when [base habit] is marked as [Completed / Skipped / Failed].
As soon as you log your base habit, Habitify immediately prompts the next one — creating a natural chain reaction through your routine. A few examples:
  • Morning Workflow: Remind me of Read 10 Pages immediately when Make Coffee is marked as Completed.
  • Evening Routine: Remind me of Take a Walk after 10 minutes when Have Dinner is marked as Completed.
  • Flexible Backup Plan: Remind me of Run 5 km immediately when Swim 1 Hour is marked as Skipped.
To set it up:
  1. In the habit’s detailed settings screen, tap REMINDERS.
  2. In the Habit Stacking section, tap ’+ Add Habit Stacking’.
  3. Under Remind me to [your habit] when:
    1. choose the base habit, the one you check in right before this one
    2. choose the status of the base habit that should trigger the reminder.
  4. Under Send Notification, choose:
    1. Immediately to fire the reminder right away,
    2. After then choose [amount of time] to add a short delay before it sends.
  5. Tap Done to save the new habit stacking reminders, and get back to the Reminders screen.
  6. Tap back to return to the habit’s settings screen.