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Debt Payoff Goal Tracker for iPhone

Track debt payments on iPhone. Log each payment made, watch the count build, and stay motivated on the path to zero. Free to download.

Paying off debt is a multi-year goal with a specific finish line: zero. Whether you're working through student loans, a car loan, or credit card debt, the plan usually comes down to a set number of payments — monthly installments on a fixed schedule, plus any extra payments when you can manage them.

The problem with tracking this as a habit is that "make a debt payment" isn't a daily behavior. Payments happen monthly. The streak tracker has no model for something that legitimately happens once a month.

What you actually want to see is progress toward a count. 12 of 36 payments made. 18 of 36. That fraction tells you where you are on the road to zero, and it motivates in a way that a habit streak never could — because it doesn't reset, and each payment is genuinely one less between you and done.

A payment counter shows every installment logged, including any extra payments made ahead of schedule. Each one is a dot on the grid. When the grid is full, the debt is gone.

Common targets

12 payments24 payments36 payments

Monthly debt payments reach 12 in a year and 36 in three years. Additional lump sum payments add to the count ahead of schedule.

Why debt payments made is a milestone goal

Debt repayment is a milestone goal by nature: you're working toward zero. Each payment brings the total closer. The payment count is a record of commitment over time. 18 payments made toward a 36-payment plan is exactly 50% done.

The problem with streak trackers for debt payments made

There's no streak to break in debt repayment: each payment either happened or it didn't. The count is what matters. Tracking it as a milestone keeps the focus on forward progress rather than daily check-ins.

What the math looks like

Monthly payments reach 12 in a year. An extra payment in one month brings the total to 13 ahead of schedule.

How Notch tracks debt payments made

  1. 1
    Set a target. Enter how many payments you want to make. Notch knows where done is.
  2. 2
    Log each payment. Tap to add one. Each tap adds a dot to the grid and moves the total closer to your target.
  3. 3
    Watch the grid fill. Every dot represents a real payment you make. Nothing resets. Take a break and resume from exactly where you left off.
Pricing

Free to download. The full app unlocks with a one-time $9.99 purchase. No subscription.

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A milestone tracker for iPhone. Set a target for debt payments made, log each payment, and watch the dot grid fill. No streaks. No resets. No subscription.

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