“I could just make this myself at this point?” Replacing Paid Apps with Vibe Coding

The author felt limited by a paid habit app's simple check-off flow and weak visualization.

Using Obsidian, Claude Code, Dataview, Templater, and a Git plugin, they built a custom routine tracker.

The personal tool adds weighted check-ins plus monthly and yearly dashboards, including a heatmap.

The case shows how AI coding tools and a familiar workspace can quickly replace a paid app with a better-fit productivity tool.