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Lvl 10: Level Up Your Productivity with these ProcrastiN8 Gamification Apps


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8. Challenge Accepted (GetYeDone.com)

  • choose race: barbarian, cloudling, dwarf, orc, dragon, ghoul, elf, ice giant, unicorn, robot

  • class: warrior, mage, culinarian, pirate, scientist, warrior, wordsmith

  • choose alliance

  • I’m the Lovable Scoundrel Pirate Dragon. Just cosmetic.

  • (Communication, Maths, SCIENCE, Adulting, Organizeering, Fancypantsamancy, Procrastination

    Select the skill that you used to complete the task, via a dropdown menu.

    (Optional) Select the attribute that helped you complete the task.

    Assign a difficulty to the quest.

    (Optional) Select the quest that the task belongs to, if you have not already done so.

    • no repeat tasks, each is entered manually
    • -web app only

      -level up pop up can’t close manually. have to wait

      7. Lvl Up Life

      - choose from a default list of tasks or customize your own. Choose which skills they apply xp to and how much (low, med, or hi)

      • community news feed of everyone’s achievements and high scores

      • very basic but easy to use

      • competitive but no cooperative multiplayer

      • 6. Task Hammer

        • only available as an APK on Android. Not on Play Store. Won’t be updated.

        • stock image characters

        • different skills: Strength, Vitality, Intelligence, Perserverence

        • choose importance (amount of xp), when, attribute

        • repeat tasks

        • only leveling up, no taking damage or failing

        • no account necessary

        • single player

        • 5. Epic Win

          • $1.99 on iOS and FREE on Android.

          • Avatars (Dwaf, Treeman, Skeleton, Warrior Princess)

          • “This quest is a feat of: Strength, Stamina, Intellect, Social, Spirit

          • rate its Epicness by dragging the size of a badge

          • repeat quests

          • view completed tasks by date

          • view “The Progress” Flask of SOured Cat’s Milk and Paperclip of Holding

          • all cosmetic

          • no tags or search

          • No account at all. Must back up data manually.

          • no gear, guilds,

          • 4. Do it Now - RPG To Do List

            • Android only

            • minimalist art style but LOTS of features

            • if we’re building a statue, this is the raw clay

            • Skills (specific talent or craft Cooking, Math, Music, Programming) and Characteristics (broad categories Strength, Art, Charisma, Dexterity, Health, Intelligence, Perception, Willpower, Workmanship, DND Abilities basically)

            • detailed customization of tasks. Choose difficulty, importance, fear, and gp reward). XP amount is auto calculated based on your input

            • Group check list and subtasks (eg. posting a podcast also completes my task of writing show notes and editing the audio. writing a paper involves researching and citation)

            • Customize your own Achievements. Choose the unlock condition (number of tasks complete, skill level reached, or characteristic reach)

            • Auto fail and auto skip

            • Generate habit over x amount of days then it will turn off the task

            • In-depth insight stats and charts. Look at each skill or chracteristic, see each task done that contributed to its xp. Time graphs and

            • NOT for everyone,

            • no damage for negative habits or behaviors

            • no account necessary, but optional in case you want ot back up data

            • 3. SuperBetter

              • build “resilience”: Physical, Mental, Spirit, Social

              • watch videos with Jane McGonigal (or read transcript)

              • snapping fingers ,waving hands above head, looking up cute puppy videos, shake someone’s hand for 6 seconds

              • choose starting point: depression, anxiety, will power, losing weight, lowering stress, eating helathier, chronic pain, or just start

              • Power Pack: pre-designed set of quests, powerups and “bad guys”

              • Design Your Own Adventure (can choose Pack any time though)

              • Power-up is something quick and easy you can do to feel better or get stronger.

              • Quests = good behavior or task complete. Bad Guys = avoiding bad behavior

              • Bad Guy battle: Win, Fail, or Vanquish and choose difficulty

              • your stats can go DOWN. It shows your Peak

              • Allies, add friends from Facebook or e-mail

              • Achievements (no list within app, so they seem random)

              • corporate approved interface

              • 2. Task Hero

                Task Heroics is the website though, mismatch of branding

                Lazyeus, the god of laziness and apathy.

                To do this, we need to get the 8 keys unlock the gates to Taskhalla.

                To get these keys, you're going to need to know how to track your tasks

                • IN BETA

                • world map

                • pin to top tasks

                • Choose class: Warrior, Medic, Rogue. Skill tree (damage boosters, healing, Mana regeneration). You can change and respec

                • -Courses (Learn How to Draw, learn guitar, rank up in Rocket League (no search function)

                  • Guild: Discussion forums
                  • -Clan: upgrade buildings. No skill tree

                    • Party: travel with you on your quest. XP, loot, and DAMAGE share

                    • Your own castle you can upgrade for health and damage boosts. No skill tree.

                    • Lists a combination of notes, to dos, and habits. Very conveienent. Wish this was more thematic though

                    • challenges. track productivity over time and compete

                    • BOSS BATTLES:

                    • complete certain tasks within a time frame.

                      choose boss attack rate.

                      won’t attack during sleep. can pause battle.

                      choose parry task to block attacks

                      • come across random players on your travels. help or hurt

                      • No equipment

                      • upgrade for more features (Work mode, unlimited lists, gain abilities faster

                      • one stpe no matter how hard the task is. you can’t assign it more difficulty or weight

                      • 1. Habitica (formerly HabitRPG)

                        • custom avatar

                        • habits, dailies, to-do

                        • lose health for bad habits. Drink potion or level up to heal

                        • -You lose a Level, some Gold, and a piece of Equipment

                          • in-game equipment rewards that give stat boosts (armor, main-hand, off-hand, EYEwear, necklace, cape, no legs??

                          • separate costume (cosmetic gear) and equipment (stat gear) tab

                          • Pets, Mounts

                          • Party: create challenges, go on quests to kill monsters together. Cooperative multiplayer.

                          • Guild: in public, searchable, Gem rewards for costumes

                            • Groups good for Master Class. Verify complete task. Exclusiv eitems and mounts
                            • ( group cost $9/month + $3 for each member)

                              • shop: Seasonal

                              • 4 skills: Strength, Inteliggence, Constitution, Perspective

                              • classes not unlocked until level 10. Until then, you’re stuck with warrior. Level up get class specified skills, no tree though, just unlock it at a certain level

                              • create or complete public challenges w/o a guild

                              • Honorable Mentions

                                Forest App

                                • keep you focused. cure phone addiction

                                • plant trees that grow

                                • unlock new plant species and ambient sounds

                                • $1.99 for premium version (one time, not monthly)

                                • coins spent to grow real trees

                                • compete with friends

                                • white list apps

                                • -detailed stats

                                  BountyTasker

                                  • iOS only!

                                  • tasks = xp. you can tag tasks

                                  • -fight monsters

                                    • unlock new characters

                                    • find loot and gear

                                    • pixel art

                                    • no custom skills

                                    • single player

                                    • LifeRPG by Jayvant Javier Pujara

                                      - basically a clone alternative to Do It Now RPG Task List

                                      • minimalist art, customize quests, items skills, etc.

                                      • NO presets. Everything must be entered adn created manually

                                      • LifeRPG by Eiko Solutions

                                        • sort of like Habitica Lite
                                        • -add negative or positive habit

                                          • gain/lose xp and money

                                          • cannot choose difficulty/impact

                                          • buy equipment that increase xp or money gain (5 slots: weapon, armor, shield, helmet, accessory)

                                          • Intro song is a PARODY version of Amie by Pure Prairie. No copyright infringement intended.

                                            “Lazy, Lazy, Lazy” voice by Dave Ramsey from his review of my show on the [Podcast Rodeo Show](http://www.podcastrodeoshow.com/?s=procrastin8r

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