A commitment contract for your habits

Put a small stake on your daily goal.

Samvara is a commitment-contract app. Set a daily goal, stake a small amount you choose, and confirm your progress each day. Keep your streak and you pay nothing. Miss, and you pay the stake.

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Free for up to 3 staked goals. For adults 18 and over; launching in the US, Canada, UK and Australia.

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$3 at stake

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How it works

Three steps, every day

  1. Set a goal and a stake

    Pick something you want to do daily and how many days in a row to start with. Choose the stake yourself, from $1.

  2. Confirm your progress

    Check in each day to confirm you did it. Finish the run of days clean and you pay nothing; then pick your next step.

  3. Pay only when you miss

    If you slip or miss a deadline, the stake is charged and the goal starts again, $1 higher by default. Every charge waits 24 hours first, so you can challenge it if something went wrong.

Features

Built to keep you honest, and to keep it fair

  • Small stakes you choose

    You set the amount for each goal. Enough to matter, not enough to hurt.

  • 24-hour challenge window

    No charge goes through right away. You get an email and 24 hours to challenge it; doing nothing confirms it.

  • Pause

    Traveling or ill? Pause a running goal once per step, for up to 7 days. Nothing is charged while it is paused.

  • Charge caps

    Never more than $25 a day, $100 a week or $250 a month. Lower them any time; raising them waits 7 days.

  • Coach sharing Pro

    Share a goal with a friend or coach who can verify your check-ins. Shared goals are never charged automatically.

  • Trends Pro

    Charts of your progress over weeks and months, not just today.

  • Custom metrics Pro

    Track what you actually care about: pages, minutes, miles, glasses of water.

  • No-excuses mode

    Optional, per goal. Challenges are accepted only for rare emergencies, like a hospital stay or a death in the family.

Pricing

Free to start. Pro when you want more.

Try Pro free for 14 days, no card needed. Safety features are included on every plan.

Free

$0

  • Up to 3 staked goals
  • Streaks and daily tallies
  • Pause, charge caps and the 24-hour challenge window

Samvara Pro

$40 / year

or $5 a month

  • Unlimited goals
  • Coach sharing, Trends and custom metrics
  • Everything in Free

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Straight talk

Missed stakes go to Samvara. Here is how we keep it fair.

When you miss, the stake is Samvara's revenue. It does not go to charity or to other users. Because we earn when you miss, we have built in limits that work in your favor.

  • You choose the stake.It starts at the amount you pick, from $1. After a miss it rises by $1 by default, and the app always shows what is at stake.
  • Every charge waits 24 hours.You are told before any money moves, and one tap opens a challenge.
  • A person reviews every challenge.Nothing is declined automatically, not even in no-excuses mode.
  • Hard caps on charges.$25 a day, $100 a week, $250 a month at most, and you can set them lower.
  • Safety is never behind the paywall.Pause, caps, challenges and data export are free on every plan.
  • You can leave any time.Export your data and close your account from Settings, on the web or in the app. If a goal is still running, you pause it or end it first. Changed your mind? Sign back in within 7 days and everything is restored.

FAQ

Questions

Is the money real?

Yes. A stake is a real charge to your card if you miss, not a pledge or points. That is what makes it work.

What if I miss for a good reason?

Every charge waits 24 hours and you get an email first. Challenge it and tell us what happened; a person reviews it and no money moves until they decide. If you know in advance, pause the goal instead.

Where does the money from a missed stake go?

To Samvara. It is part of how the app is paid for, alongside Pro subscriptions. We say so up front, and the caps and challenge window above are there because of it.

What is the most I can be charged?

$25 in a day, $100 in a week and $250 in a month, across all your goals. You can lower these limits at any time in Settings; raising them takes effect after 7 days.

Do I need a card to sign up?

No. You sign up with your email and a 6-digit code. You add a card in Settings before your first stake; it is stored with Stripe and only charged if you miss. The 14-day Pro trial needs no card either.

Who can use Samvara?

Adults 18 and over. We ask for your date of birth once to check your age and do not store it. Samvara is launching in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do I cancel Pro?

Subscriptions are managed on the web. Cancel any time from the Pro page; you keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.