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title: "ChallengeBeat"
slug: challengebeat
section: tech
date: 2018-03-26T13:40:00.000Z
canonical: https://roland.leth.ro/blog/tech/challengebeat
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A few months ago [I was writing][1] about a new beginning and I mentioned a couple of projects. I would like to present one of them today. It took longer than expected, but we [launched][2] today and we're really happy about the results. I'll start with a really short intro:

Our lives are filled with habits; some are good, some are bad. Everyone wants to get rid of their bad habits, and we all want to increase the number and/or frequency of good habits; we all want to eat healthier, do more sport, be more productive, or procrastinate less.

On the other hand, we humans are, by nature, a really sociable species — so much, I'd argue, that things not only get more enjoyable when in the company of others, but they also get easier. So why not change our habits for the better in a way that we're naturally designed — socially? Some of us have competitive tempers, as well, so how can we ultimately combine all of this, to our advantage?

The solution: [Tiago Fernandes][3] and [Christian Boegner][4] brought [me][5] on board, and together we launched [ChallengeBeat][6], the app where you can challenge your friends, or even just yourself, to create — and maintain — the habits you always tried to cultivate. From eating healthier to being more productive, from daring challenges to fun ones, like video games, [ChallengeBeat][7] can be your go-to app.

Starting the challenge requires just a few steps: set an image, give it a short & descriptive title, a small (or long, where needed) description, set a start and end date, invite some friends and you're good to go! Some examples we've run successfully in the past:

- No sugars for two weeks (Sugar isn't needed by your body):
   - We'd post a summary, sometimes with a photo, of our meal(s);
   - Some of us would comment on those meals that weren't quite adequate, encouraging the others;
- Fasting for a week (Only eat 16 hours after the previous day's meal):
   - Each of us posted the first and last meals' hours for that day;
- Master your wakeup for a week (No snooze, no phone, no TV; straight out of bed):
   - We'd post the wakeup time and how good did we manage to respect it, for example the snooze duration, when it did happen.
- ChallengeBeat 2.0 for two weeks (Be an idea machine):
   - Everyone posts ideas to improve ChallengeBeat;
   - Ideas are liked and discussed right in the app;
   - When posting something, we can even upload a mockup as the image, to better express the idea;
   - After the challenge will be done, we'll extract the best ones and start creating tasks, wireframes, documentation — anything that's needed to move forward.

Not all challenges were successful — we failed quite a few — but with each one that _was_, we were one step further, had a higher morale and were more confident on that particular topic.

We're really happy to announce that the app went live today, and you can download it [here][8]. Everything is free, and we want all current features to remain free, forever. If we don't figure something out, at least we'll leave the world a better place — we can't wait to see how people change their lives for the better.

In case you like it — and we hope you will — give us a follow and let's change our lives for the better! We're `pocketunk@gmail.com`, `mail@christian-boegner.ch` & `roland@leth.ro` and we'd love a good challenge.

[1]:	/runtime-sharks "Runtime Sharks"
[2]:	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challengebeat/id1323950655 "ChallengeBeat"
[3]:	https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagodanielmsfernandes "Tiago Fernandes"
[4]:	http://www.christian-boegner.ch "Christian Boegner"
[5]:	https://runtimesharks.com "Runtime Sharks"
[6]:	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challengebeat/id1323950655 "ChallengeBeat"
[7]:	https://challengebeat.com "ChallengeBeat"
[8]:	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challengebeat/id1323950655 "ChallengeBeat"