App At A Time

App name: OneFeat

What it does: Encourages you to do small things that make you happier and share them with the world. It’s a game built on top of life.

How I most often use it: I’m not into gamifying life just for the sake of it, but it can be fun to do something you wouldn’t have otherwise thought of if you have a second or two of downtime. Like taking a picture of the view out your bedroom window — it’s of a parking lot that used to be a gas station, with some odd busses; when else would I be compelled to capture that? But it’s definitely a significant part of my life, since I see it regularly.

Has it replaced anything else in your life?: Eh, maybe some other time killing apps?

Most pleasing interaction: For me, it was getting the best push notification ever: “Puppy superliked your feat for the mission Show us your baby face [+200pts]” (this happened well after the fact and I was with friends who saw it with no context for what it meant)

Other comments: I’d categorize this app as more “neat” than “useful,” but it’s definitely worth downloading, if only to scroll through their list of proposed activities.

Download for iOS

Not currently available for Android