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Here at OPTED Magazine, many readers are iPhone users and seek information about iPhone apps that will help increase productivity.  I’ve reviewed another goal tracking app called iAchieve, which was developed by Goce Petrovski and released on September 29, 2009.

What does the app do?

This iPhone app allows the user to track achievements that contribute to their goals, for instance quitting smoking or exercising.  The app could be used for any goal where you want to track progress on developing good habits and the app allows multiple users so that information can be tracked for multiple people.

The app has a simple start process and is self-explanatory when you initially setup your specifications.  I especially like the way a calendar graphically displays your progress such as the screen pictured on the left.  Each habit you are tracking has a separate calendar where you can change the background and use different icons on days of the week that you have an achievement.  There are about 60 different icons to choose from.

What I really like

As I mentioned, I love the calendar display.  It reminds me of a chore chart from when I was a kid, or a basic calendar where you apply gold stars for days when you achieved something!  The icons make it fun as well.  For instance, on my exercise calendar I’m tracking the days that I make time for exercise and there are several colorful icons to choose from for different activities, so at the end of the month I have a great mix of pictures to show how I stayed active!

I also like that there is a notes feature for each calendar that I can have a quick reminder of an overall goal or a quote for inspiration.  There a number of useful possibilities for this feature.

What I didn’t like

I love the icons, I don’t love the selection.  Some of the pictures seem quite odd to me (like a motorcycle helmet, a cruise ship, and something that looks like a cow) and the app could use another page of icons to expand the options.

It also takes quite a few steps to assign more than one icon for a calendar.  The app is set up with a default icon and you have to switch between several screens to use different icons on different days.

Overall assessment

It’s a nice, basic app for tracking goals and achievements, yet not as classy or fun to use as Getting Dreams Done, which I previously reviewed here.  it would be nice to see more icon options and an easier interface to change the icons as you continue to track goals.  But if you’re looking for something simple and easy, this app definitely does the job.

This post is part of OPTED Magazine’s “iPhone Tuesdays” series, where we’ll feature a new iPhone app that helps with productivity, tasking, goal setting, or organization.  These posts will include a review and all the information based on a personal test and evaluation.  Watch for the series again on a future Tuesday!

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