The person behind Steady

Picture of Sara, the creator of Steady
Sprout, Steady's mascot

Hi, I'm Sara.

I built Steady because I needed it, and because I thought maybe you might too. The little companion beside me is Sprout, Steady's new mascot.

Why I built this

Living with late-diagnosed autism and ADD, I've been through a lot of different habit-tracking and productivity apps, but most of them were just too much. Way too many features, too many notifications, too much pressure to keep up with. When I eventually did stop using those apps, I realised that they didn't make my life any easier. They just made me feel worse.

So I wanted to change that. Steady, which didn't have the name when the idea first came to mind, was actually an idea that my mum came up with. She wanted me to try and make a tool for neurodivergent people: an app, in the form of a daily life tracker that had a simple layout, was easy to use, and had specific explanations for each feature. Accessibility options were my own addition to that list.

However, I didn't start building Steady right away. It took me a good while to work up the courage to actually begin. But once I did, it quickly became a passion project that I've poured a lot of love and care into. I wanted to make something I would actually want to use, and that would be genuinely helpful for people like me.

Sprout, Steady's small green mascot

Meet Sprout

A small companion for small steps

Sprout is Steady's mascot and a gentle reminder that growth doesn't have to happen all at once. Some days you might get a lot done; other days, simply just showing up is enough. Sprout is here for both— quietly cheering you on, without pressure or judgment.

What I care about

Free, and it stays free.

No subscription to forget, no paywall to bump into on a hard day, no ads watching you.

Your data is yours.

Everything you do in Steady stays on your device. No cloud, no backend, no one else involved.

No judgment when you miss a day.

If the day goes badly and you don't check in, Steady will be there tomorrow. Without guilt, without a streak warning, without making it worse.