HabitRPG Habitica by HabitRPG
A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.
About HabitRPG Habitica
From the project's README at github.com/HabitRPG/habitica. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Habitica is an open-source habit-building program that treats your life like a role-playing game. Level up as you succeed, lose HP as you fail, and earn Gold to buy weapons and armor!
Want to contribute code to Habitica? We're always looking for assistance on any issues in our repo with the "Help Wanted" label. The wiki pages below and the additional linked pages will tell you how to start contributing code and where you can seek further help or ask questions: Guidance for Blacksmiths - an introduction to the technologies used and how the software is organized. Setting up Habitica Locally - how to set up a local install of Habitica for development and testing.
Interested in contributing to Habitica’s mobile apps? Visit the links below for our mobile repositories. Android: https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica-android iOS: https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica-ios
Habitica's code is licensed as described at https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica/blob/develop/LICENSE
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 14k | github.com/HabitRPG/habitica |
| GitHub forks | 4.4k | github.com/HabitRPG/habitica |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 277 | habitica |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.9 years | since Jun 2012 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 1,021 | last: 27 days ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host HabitRPG Habitica?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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