BASED ON THE HARADA METHOD

One goal. Eight pillars.
Sixty-four actions.

The same goal-setting framework Shohei Ohtani used in high school — built into a goal and habit tracker with no punishing streaks, no account, and no subscription.

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HOW IT WORKS

A goal tracker built on real structure, not just a checklist.

Most goal-setting and habit-tracker apps hand you a blank list. Method64 hands you a proven 9x9 structure — the Harada Method, also called Open Window 64 — and lets you fill it with whatever you're actually working toward.

01

Name one goal, watch the whole grid take shape

A habit, a project, a season of your life — any size of goal fits the same structure. Start from one of 16 templates or a blank grid, and the goal sits at the center of its own 9-cell chart, 8 pillars built right around it.

Method64 chart overview showing a 9-cell grid with the goal at center and 8 colored pillars around it
02

Break each pillar into eight real actions

The areas of skill, habit, or life that actually support the goal — not vague intentions, real categories you can build daily actions under. Tap in, and each pillar opens into its own window of 8.

Method64 pillar focus screen showing 8 actions under one pillar, some stamped done
03

Focus on one action at a time

Stamp it, tally it if it repeats, and use the built-in focus timer — 5, 15 or 25 minutes, or any length you set — to actually start — no fixed work/break intervals, no pressure, just a quiet nudge.

Method64 action detail screen with a label, instructions, repeat-goal tally, and a running focus timer

WHAT'S INSIDE

Everything the structure needs, nothing it doesn't.

Six features, each earning its place in a genuinely restrained app.

16 templates, or start blank

Fitness, career, relationships, creative work, and more — pre-built pillar structures you can edit freely, or a completely empty grid if you'd rather build your own. Browse all 16 →

This Week

Pin up to 3 actions out of 64 so you always know what actually matters today, without staring down the whole grid.

Reflection log

A quiet, optional place to note what moved and what didn't — with self-reliance tags you can use or ignore entirely.

A real history

A monthly calendar of exactly what you stamped and reflected on — a record of discipline, not another planner.

A simple focus timer

5, 15, or 25 minutes, or set your own up to two hours. No fixed work/break intervals, no pressure — just a quiet nudge to actually start.

Optional color

Monochrome by default. Give any goal its own color if you want one — never required.

WHERE IT COMES FROM

The chart Ohtani filled out in high school.

The Harada Method was developed by Japanese educator Takashi Harada, who used it to help students turn distant, vague ambitions into daily, doable practice. It's sometimes called Open Window 64, or the mandala chart.

It became widely known outside Japan after Shohei Ohtani's own high-school goal chart — one goal, eight pillars, sixty-four actions, filled out by hand — became public. His central goal was simple: get drafted first overall by eight professional teams. The eight pillars around it were the real, concrete areas of his game and his character that had to improve to get there.

Method64 doesn't ask you to be a professional athlete, or even to know the method by name before you start. The structure does the same job either way: turning "I want to get better at this" into 64 things you can actually go do.

"One focus, eight pillars, eight actions each. Most people end up running more than one chart at a time, for different parts of their life."

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT

Built to avoid the usual habit-tracker traps.

No punishing streaks
Repeat goals tally at your own pace — hit the target, it resets and keeps counting. Miss a day and nothing resets, nothing breaks. Undo never costs you anything either.
Restrained by default
Monochrome, with a real structural hierarchy — not sixty-four identical white boxes. Color is entirely optional, one hue per goal if you want it, never required.
Your data, always
No account, no login, nothing on a server. Full export and import, always free, whether or not you ever unlock anything else — because it's the only backup you've got.
Pay once
One in-app purchase, not a subscription. The free tier is a real, fully-featured chart forever — not a trial, not a countdown.

A record, not a scoreboard

History shows exactly what you stamped and reflected on, one month at a time — a real, honest calendar of the days you actually showed up. Nothing to protect, nothing that punishes a day you missed.

Method64 history screen showing a monthly calendar of stamped and reflected-on days

PRICING

Try the whole method for free.

One chart, every feature unlocked on it, no time limit — genuinely free, not a trial. When one goal isn't enough, the unlock adds unlimited charts, full History, reminders, and saving and sharing your own templates.

FREE
$0
  • 1 fully-featured chart, forever
  • All 16 templates
  • Tally goals, This Week, tags
  • Reflection log
  • Full data export & import
  • Current month of History
ONE-TIME UNLOCK
$9.99 one-time · not a subscription
  • Unlimited charts
  • Full History, every month
  • Local reminders
  • Save, share & import templates
  • Everything in Free

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

What is the Harada Method?

A goal-achievement framework developed by Japanese educator Takashi Harada: one central goal, broken into 8 supporting pillars, each broken into 8 concrete daily actions — 64 in total, arranged in a 9x9 grid. It's also called Open Window 64, or the mandala chart.

Is this the same chart Shohei Ohtani used?

Yes, the same structure. Ohtani filled one out in high school, with getting drafted first overall as his central goal. It became public and widely known after his MLB career took off.

Is Method64 free?

Yes. One chart is free forever, with every feature unlocked on it. A single one-time $9.99 purchase unlocks unlimited charts, full history, reminders, and saving and sharing your own templates — no subscription.

Do I need an account?

No. There's no login and nothing on a server — your data stays on your device. You can export a full backup any time, which is also how you'd move your data to a new phone.

Is this only for the Harada Method, or can I use it for anything?

Any size of goal works — a habit, a work project, or just getting your week under control. Most people run a few charts at once, for different parts of their life.

Pick one goal worth sixty-four actions.

Free to start. No account. No subscription.

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