Achieve All Your Goals with Fitango

All of us have goals. That isn’t the hard part. The real test is whether you stay course and see them through. I think of a bunch of goals every single day but end up forgetting half of them amidst the busy schedule. Besides that, some goals need to broken down into milestones for a smoother execution.

A couple of incentives and Atta boy‘s would be nice too. What if we had a web app that comes with everything I just mentioned rolled into its core? Let us take Fitango for a spin and find out if it is the digital motivator you are looking for.

Overview

Fitango helps you get things done and achieve your goals in all areas of life – from finance to romance and fitness. In addition to the regular plans that you come up with, the web app has a unique and vibrant marketplace that offers you expert-created Actionplans, the Planstore. Since experts are carefully screened by the development team the content and advice stay fresh.

Fitango is a free app and signing up for it is a breeze. You can either use the conventional sign up form or use your existing Facebook account via FBconnect.

User Interface

The Facebook login and integration went pretty well and is one of the coolest executions I have ever seen. The web app has a minimalistic and functional interface that does not intimidate a first time user. Despite linking to the Planstore way too many times, the interface is clutter free and nudges you to either create an actionplan on your own or buy one from the Planstore.

Ease of Use

Creating an actionplan is simple and straight forward. It’s more like filling a questionnaire form or a survey and can be created in just four stages. The first stage involves naming the plan and adding a description and an image to it. Why all the fields including adding image is mandatory is a mystery though!

I found the options to either create an actionplan that involves strict scheduling or the one that can be completed at a leisurely pace to be incredibly useful. For the purpose of this review, I tried the one which allows you to schedule your goals.

Second stage is where you will create Steps which can include instructions, videos, presentations and inputs to the system. Steps can have extensive scheduling options and in addition to specifying the dates and days of a week, you can even specify the number of times a step can reoccur.

Fitango allows you to upload files from a bunch of formats to help assist you in achieving the step and in turn the goal. Another interesting and powerful feature is the option to add custom fields. The custom field can be anything (from text to date and time of day field and more) and is extremely customizable with a whole lot of options for each type.

Before publishing the goal, as the third stage you can specify how much weightage each step has. From here you can add milestones and targets too. After publishing the goal, you don’t have to do it alone. Invite friends, relatives, coworkers, or anyone to be your Motivator and support you along the way.

The Planstore

In addition to our Actionplans, the web app comes with other useful features such as motivational tools, social support and rewards to keep you engaged and successful. Browse the Planstore for expert-created Actionplans, choose the one that’s right for you, and customize it to your needs.

Not all plans in the store are paid, free professional templates are available as well. Most of the plans involve popular and common goals like losing weight, going through a detox, sticking to a budget and the like. While it isn’t absolutely necessary to use a professionally developed template, I would suggest you to use one if you want to jumpstart a goal and adhere to a tested routine and schedule.

Sharing & Privacy

One among a lot of things Fitango has got it right is the sharing feature. Connect your actionplans to Facebook, send automatic updates, and brag about your achievements. Got any questions about your Actionplan? Use Fitango’s Bubble to interact with others that are working on the same Actionplan as you to get insights! The app also makes it easy to connect actionplan to an external calendar.

While there are extensive options to spread the word about your goal, there are enough options to keep it hidden from prying eyes as well. Fitango makes it so simple to define your custom privacy setting and easily control what others can see about your goal.

Final Thoughts

After trying Fitango for sometime now, I can assure you that they are truly passionate about making the world a better place by giving people the tools they need to achieve their goals and dreams. Last year, I reviewed a similar goal tracking and management app named stickk, but when compared side by side, Fitango is undoubtedly a better alternative.

When it comes Fitango as an app, the only question is whether people are patient enough to take advantage of it. People like yours truly already find hard to stay loyal even to a to do list! But, rest assured if you stick with Fitango there will be see change in your personal and professional graph.

Share Your Thoughts!

How do you plan, execute and keep track of your goals? Will an app like Fitango motivate you more?