I built a monster catching game but for real life hobbies

been building HobbyDex for a while now and the core idea is simple: what if hobbies worked like temtem. you capture them, level them up, they evolve, and your collection grows over time

but the part i'm most proud of is how the meta game works. every hobby you level up contributes to your overall power level and builds real traits like Vitality, Focus, and Curiosity. so your profile actually reflects who you are and what you've been putting time into

you also build a Field Team, the hobbies you're actively running with, and can throw them on the global leaderboard to see how you stack up against everyone else

there are rotating seasonal picks too so right now theres a Summer collection with hobbies like camping, surfing and cycling waiting to be captured

the app also gives you daily insights based on your activity so it tells you how youre doing and nudges you toward what to try next instead of just leaving you to figure it out

built it because i genuinely couldn't stick with hobbies without some kind of progression system. turns out gamifying it actually works

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hobbydex-hobby-tracker/id6765893905

I built a hobby catching game for real life