What it does

Coach.me is a simple but powerful habit tracking app that allows you to quickly and easily set goals for yourself and then track each step you take to achieving that goal. The app offers common pre-set goals, such as losing weight or meditating, but also allows you to set custom goals. 

Goals can be modest, such as drinking more water each day, or ambitious such as starting your own business. For more ambitious goals the app offers step-by-step plans by leading coaches to help keep you focussed. The app can also connect you to professional coaches who, for a fee, can work with you to achieve a goal.

Coach.me allows you to set reminders to help nudge you towards your hourly and daily goals. The app records your progress and allows you to track trends in your behaviour. It also rewards you with simple but pleasing feedback, giving out “high fives” whenever you achieve a milestone.

The app has powerful social features – connecting you to other people who share the same goal and allowing you to offer them quick nudges of support (called “props”) and comment on their progress.

How it helps

I found coach.me exceptionally helpful in my efforts to cut out one of my worst vices – sugar. The setup process takes literally seconds – I was up and running within literally 60 seconds. The daily nudges and frequent high-fives give you a real sense of achievement and progress. It’s really gratifying to look back on a whole week and see how much better it was than the week before.

Tracking goals is really quick and intuitive. I’ve tried other apps and they were slow and complicated, but with Coach.me you open the open and touch a single button and you’ve taken another step towards your goal. 

The social aspect of the app made me a bit nervous at first, but the community is so wonderful and encouraging and really adds another layer of motivation. Right from when you’re picking goals, you can see how many other people are trying to achieve the same thing you are. You really get a sense that you’re on a shared journey with other people around the world. 

What other users say

“Coach.me helps me change my life, step by step. Every release gets me more excited about how good it is at providing accountability, community and motivation for my goals. It helps me to consciously learn and grow every single day.” – Patrick

What the experts say

“Leaders are the most influential and in-demand employees for every company. Coach.me is a key part of Medium’s training strategy for our highest performers.”

Evan Williams, CEO of Medium