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What CardHabit is, how the daily ritual works, what friends can actually do, when it launches, what it costs. All the answers in one place.
The details
Questions, answered.
What is CardHabit?
CardHabit is a habit tracker for the second time around — for people who read Atomic Habits, tried 75 Hard, and want a sustainable system instead of an extreme one. Every morning you draw five habit cards across Physical, Mental, Nutrition, Recovery, and Wildcard. You commit to two or three. Your friends can spend earned vault cards to raise the bar on tomorrow's draw — because they believe you can handle harder.
Who is CardHabit for?
People who read Atomic Habits and want a system instead of willpower. People who did 75 Hard, burned out, and want sustainable instead of extreme. People who want friend accountability without solo grinding. If you want hard things every day rather than extreme things once — this was built for you.
Is this another 75 Hard?
No — and the difference is the point. 75 Hard is extreme things once, a 75-day binary system. CardHabit is hard things every day. Cards are scoped on purpose — small enough to actually do every morning, hard enough to feel real. The system survives missed days. Persistence beats grind.
What if I miss a day?
Your streak ends, and a new one starts the next morning. There's no purity test, no restart-from-zero penance. Streak Shields from friends can carry you through a miss. The whole point: a system that survives missed days, not one that punishes you for being human.
How does the daily ritual work?
Draw five cards at dawn — one per category: Physical, Mental, Nutrition, Recovery, Wildcard. Free users commit to 2 cards a day; Pro and Elite to 5. Hold a card to lock it in. Completing it earns a vault card you can spend on yourself or others.
What can your friends actually do?
Friends can only touch tomorrow's draw, never today's commitments. They can raise the bar — swap in a harder card, lock in a commit before you've seen the hand, or hide the draw so you pick blind. They can also send Buffs — extra XP, a streak shield, an upgrade. Every Challenge is a friend saying they believe you can handle harder. Completed cards are immune. That's the deal.
What if my friends push too hard?
You set the terms. Every friendship has a consent mode — Challenges on, or Buffs only. You can flip it any time. Recovery Mode pauses incoming Challenges for a week, no questions asked, invisible to your friends. The Challenge is a vote of confidence — but only if you've opted in.
What is an archetype?
A path that shapes your deck. The first ten cards you complete determine which of four archetypes you earn: Ironclad (Physical), Sage (Mental), Alchemist (Nutrition), or Phantom (Recovery). Each unlocks abilities that bend your deck toward what makes you stronger.
When does CardHabit launch?
July 2026 on the iOS App Store. Pre-orders open in late June. Waitlist members get beta access before public release and founder pricing locked for life.
What does CardHabit cost?
A free tier covers the daily draw and the core mechanic. Pro is $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Elite is $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year. Beta is free for waitlist members. Founder pricing is locked at signup.
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