Launching on iOS soon — be first in line

Build the habit.
Or fund the cause you can't stand.

Set a habit, pick a charity you'd never support, and put real money behind showing up. Miss a day, and it's gone.

StakeHabit home screen

Payments by Stripe

All payment processing is handled by Stripe

Donations sent within 72 hours

Every donation is personally sent, receipt forwarded to you

You control every charge

You're only charged when you log a miss yourself

Will, founder of StakeHabit

I've tracked habits for years.

But for some habits I couldn't crack with just logging them. Waking up to my first alarm clock everyday was one of them. I tried every app there is to solve it but I'd just go back asleep after I turned it off.

The issue was never discipline, it was that I had no consequences for failing.

That's why I built StakeHabit, to make it harder to fail than to just do the habit.

LET'S GO MAKE OURSELVES BETTER EVERYDAY! 🤝

— Will (guy who made StakeHabit)

How it works

Four steps. One very real consequence.

01
Set a habit

Pick something you'll actually do — run two miles, read 20 pages, no screens after 10pm.

02
Put money on the line

Choose your stake. Five bucks, fifty — whatever amount makes skipping feel real.

03
Pick a charity you hate

Name the cause you'd never fund. That's where your money goes if you don't show up.

04
Show up, or pay up

Check in each day with one honest tap. Keep the streak, keep the cash.

The streak

Watch the streak grow.

Every red square is a day you showed up — and money you kept in your pocket. Months of consistency, visible at a glance.

Heatmap of every check-in
Current streak + total kept
One habit, zero clutter
StakeHabit saved today screen
Daily check-in

One honest tap. That's the whole ritual.

No streak math, no guilt spirals. Open the app, answer one question — did you do it today? — and get on with your life.

Yes, I did it → streak grows
I missed today → money goes
Takes about three seconds
Daily check-in screen
The twist

Stake it on a cause you hate.

Donating to a charity you love is too easy to shrug off. StakeHabit flips it: your money goes somewhere you'd never send it. Suddenly skipping a day is unthinkable.

Real charges, real stakes
Your card is only charged when you tap "I missed today." No subscriptions, no gimmicks.
Batched & transparent
Donations are batched and sent within 72 hours of each charge.
You stay in control
Set your amount, change your charity, or cash in a clean streak anytime.
Pick a charity screen
FAQ

Questions, answered.

People feel the sting of losing something far more than the pleasure of gaining it. Tie that loss to a charity you actually hate, and skipping your habit suddenly feels a lot worse than just doing it.

Only when you tap "I missed today" on a habit day. If you check in or there's no habit scheduled, nothing happens. No subscription, no surprise fees.

To the charity you chose when you set up the habit — ideally one you'd never support. Donations are batched and sent within 72 hours of each charge.

That's the entire point. Funding a cause you love is easy to shrug off; funding one you can't stand makes skipping genuinely painful — and that's what keeps you honest.

Nothing happens — you're never charged automatically. StakeHabit only charges you when you explicitly log a miss yourself. Miss the check-in window and your money stays put until you make the call.

Enough to sting, not enough to hurt. Most people start around $5–$10 per miss and adjust once they know how serious they are.

Yes. Card processing is handled entirely by Stripe — we never store your full card number, only the last 4 digits for your reference. Your payment details are never shared with charities.

Still curious? Visit our support center →

Stop relying on willpower.
Start relying on your wallet.

StakeHabit is launching on iOS soon. Grab it the day it drops and put your first habit on the line.

Coming soon to the App Store

No subscription. You're only ever charged when you skip.