A photo of your dream,
revealed one day at a time.
A habit tracker and digital vision board. Pick a photo that captures your future goal, check in each day, and watch it come into focus, one piece at a time.
Save $10 a day for Sydney vacation
Day 0 of 7 · 0 revealed
Why I Created Reveal the Dream
Hi- I'm Lee. I built Reveal the Dream to help me with my own discipline and accountability. I'd write down my goals, set a reminder, think about the goal constantly, and yet I'd still let a day slide. So I'd get annoyed with myself, reset the goal back to day 1, then get discouraged and stop trying altogether.
Most goals are not lost to one bad day. They are lost to striving for perfection.
That's why I built Reveal the Dream. I wanted to hold myself accountable without getting caught up in trying to be perfect. I can see the days I slipped and still keep working toward the ultimate goal. That's why nothing resets, everything earned stays, and the journey keeps going.
Getting started is easy. Choose your own photo from your library, pick how it uncovers, then put it on your home screen and your wrist so it's in front of you without opening anything. Staying accountable takes but a glance. You can check out some of the most common dreams other users track.
Reveal the Dream is a free download on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Windows, Android and Wear OS. There's also a common questions section for a full breakdown of how the app works.
You can use the Message Me button with any questions and I'll get back to you within 24 hours. Reveal the Dream made me more disciplined and easier on myself at the same time. I look forward to hearing what you uncover.
Cheers -Lee
You can also check out my other apps The Long View, MyLinedChart, Still Dock, and Keep the Diff.
Some common journeys
Use these as an idea to get you started on your own dream.
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Fitness
Get 10,000 steps a day
30 days -
Money
Save $10 a day for a summer trip
90 days -
Quitting
No cigarettes, not one
30 days -
Learning
Practice a new language for 20 minutes
45 days -
Reading
Read 10 pages before bed
30 days -
Health
No alcohol
30 days -
Mind
Meditate for 10 minutes each morning
21 days -
Creative
Write 500 words a day
60 days -
Running
Train for a 10K
8 weeks -
Music
Practice an instrument for 15 minutes
30 days
Earned Still to come Missed
Nothing resets. Your streak doesn't break.
Most goals are not lost to one bad day. They are lost to striving for perfection, so there is no streak to break and nothing to reset. The only thing being tracked is whether you came back and kept going.
Let's say you're on day four of a seven day journey, and day three got away from you. Mark it missed and that day's piece stays covered. Day four carries on as normal, and every day you already earned stays uncovered. And if you need to change a check in, Day Review lets you go back and update a day.
Five people, five photos
Every journey starts with a photo you choose from your own library. Different goal, different picture, different length, different way of revealing.
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Get 10,000 steps a day
Day 1 of 30, nothing revealed yet
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Train for a 10K
Day 27 of 66, revealing with Rings
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No alcohol
Day 18 of 30, revealing with Arcs
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Meditate for 10 minutes each morning
Day 10 of 21, purple cover
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Get 10,000 steps a day
Day 30 of 30, the whole photo reveals
Your habit tracker, where you already look: watches and widgets
Reveal the Dream is also on your watch, phone screen and even on your computer.
Free vs Premium
Start free. Premium adds more journeys, more control, and more ways to reveal. The annual plan starts with 7 days free.
Try it
Cover strength, cover color and reveal style are all yours to move. Change them and the real reveal changes straight away, so you can see exactly how your own photo will look.
At 40% a little of the photo shows through from day one, so you can tell there is something under there. At 100% it is hidden completely. Revealed pieces are always fully visible, at every setting.
Free
- One journey at a time
- 7-day or 30-day lengths
- The Petals reveal style
- The home screen widget
- Apple Watch and Wear OS
- Export a finished reveal
- Adjustable text size
- Backed up through your own iCloud or Google account, on Apple and Android
Premium Purchase here for the lowest price.
- Everything in Free, plus
- Your journeys on every device you own, and the only backup Windows has
- Several journeys at once
- Custom journey lengths
- Rest days, so five days a week is not two missed days
- Seven cover colors
- Rings and Arcs reveal styles
- Your finished photos as a gallery
- Per-journey results
Get Reveal the Dream
Free on Apple, Android, and Windows. Sign up here for the best pricing on Premium.
| Plan | Feature | iPhone | iPad | Mac | Apple Watch | Windows | Android | Wear OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Daily check-in | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| One journey at a time | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| 7 or 30 day lengths | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| The Petals reveal style | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| Widget | Included | Included | Included | Not available | Included | Included | Not available | |
| Watch complication | Not available | Not available | Not available | Included | Not available | Not available | Included | |
| Watch tile | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Included | |
| Always-on-top mini window | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Included | Not available | Not available | |
| Export a finished reveal | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | |
| Backed up through your own iCloud or Google accountApple and Android only. Windows has neither, so Premium sync is its backup. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | |
| Premium everything in Free, plus | Your journeys on every device you ownIncluding between Apple, Android and Windows. The watches follow your active journey | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Several journeys at once | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| A widget for each journeyPin one per journey on your home screen | Included | Included | Included | Not available | Included | Included | Not available | |
| Custom journey lengths | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| Rest daysPick the weekdays you check in on | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| Seven cover colors | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| Rings and Arcs styles | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | |
| Finished photos as a gallery | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | |
| Per-journey results | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included |
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about goal setting, habit tracking, and how the reveal works. For anything else, visit Support, read our Privacy Policy, or check the Press page.
What is Reveal the Dream?
Reveal the Dream is an app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Windows, Android and Wear OS, built around one idea: pick a photo of a goal you're working toward, and it starts covered by a frosted layer. The cover is divided into one region per day of a journey you choose, 7 days, 30 days, or a custom length. Each daily check-in uncovers one more region, in the app and on your home screen widget, until the whole photo is revealed.
Is this a vision board app?
It works like a vision board in that a photo of something you want stays where you'll actually see it, but instead of sitting there unchanged, it responds to what you do. Every check-in reveals a little more of the picture, so the vision board updates itself as you make progress instead of just hanging on a wall.
Do I use my own photo?
Yes, always. You pick any photo from your own library, whichever one means you got there: the place you are saving for, the trail you want to finish, someone you are doing it for. Nothing is chosen for you and there is no set to pick from. The three on this page are only here so you can try the reveal without installing anything. Your photo stays on your device.
Is this a goal setting app?
Yes. You set a goal, choose how long you are giving yourself, and check in once a day until you get there. What makes it different from most goal setting apps is what you get back for showing up: instead of a number or a progress bar, a photo of the goal itself uncovers a little more each day, until the picture is whole and so is the habit.
Is it a habit tracker?
Yes, in the sense that a daily check-in is exactly what a habit tracker asks for. The difference is what you see for doing it: instead of a streak count or a filled calendar square, this habit tracker shows a little more of a photo you chose. Miss a day and nothing resets, so it doubles as a simple goal tracker for the goal itself, not just for the streak.
What happens if I miss a day?
Nothing resets. You can mark the day as missed, and that day's piece stays covered rather than opening, a little heavier than the days still ahead of it, while every piece you have already earned stays exactly where it is. Say you are four days into a seven day journey and day three got away from you. Day three stays covered, day four carries on as normal, and three days are still to come. Missed days stay visible on purpose, as a record rather than a punishment. There is no streak to break and nothing to start over.
Does it work on Android, Apple Watch and Mac?
Yes. Reveal the Dream is a native app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Windows, Android and Wear OS. Mac and Windows download direct from this site, and it is on the App Store, the Microsoft Store and Google Play. Every device mirrors the same journey, so a check-in anywhere shows up everywhere. The home screen widget and the watch both show the reveal without opening the app.
Is my photo private? Where is it stored?
Your photo stays on your device. The app has no analytics and no tracking of any kind, and no account unless you choose to sign in with an email address to use a subscription you bought on another platform. This website is a separate thing from the app and does use analytics, which the Privacy Policy explains. Backups go through your own iCloud or Google account, never ours. Premium can also keep your journeys in step across Apple, Android and Windows; that copy is encrypted on your device before it leaves and we cannot read it, which also means that if you lose your recovery code and your devices, nobody can open it, including us. Deleting the app deletes your data completely. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Will you put your logo on my photo?
No, unless you ask us to. Most apps stamp their logo on your photo and charge you to remove it. Ours is off unless you turn it on, and exporting a finished reveal is free for everyone.
Do I need an account?
No. You open the app, pick a photo, and start a journey, and nothing in the app asks you for an address. There is one optional sign-in, and only one reason for it: if you bought Premium on one platform and want it on another, you can give us an email address, and we post you a six digit code to prove the mailbox is yours. It carries your subscription across and nothing else. Your journeys and photos never travel with it.
Is it free? What does Premium add?
Reveal the Dream is free to use. The free version includes one journey at a time, 7-day or 30-day lengths, the Petals reveal style, the home screen widget, and Apple Watch and Wear OS. An optional Premium subscription adds several journeys at once, custom journey lengths, rest days so you can pick which weekdays you check in on, seven cover colors, two more reveal styles (Rings and Arcs), and the ability to keep any cover strength, color or style you've chosen.
How long can a journey be?
Free journeys are 7 or 30 days. Premium adds a custom length, so a journey can match whatever timeline your goal actually needs.
Can I run more than one journey at once?
With the free version, one journey at a time. Premium lets you run several journeys together, for example a fitness goal and a savings goal side by side.
What is the home screen widget?
It's the reveal, living on your home screen. Add it once, and every completed check-in shows up there too, no need to open the app to see today's progress.