WOOP
A free, open source Android planner for WOOP goal setting that never goes online.
- Type
- Studio product
- Role
- Design, development and open source release
- Year
- 2026
- Platform
- Mobile app
- Steps, one question per screen
- 4
- Findings in the Science tab
- 13
- Internet permissions, accounts or streaks
- 0
Overview
WOOP walks you through the four steps of mental contrasting, Wish, Outcome, Obstacle and Plan, the method from Gabriele Oettingen's research that Andrew Huberman covers in Protocols. It turns each obstacle into an if-then plan and brings you back for short check-ins. It is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Gabriele Oettingen, WOOP My Life, Andrew Huberman or Huberman Lab.
Challenge
WOOP works best when you write it down and re-read it when motivation dips. Paper gets lost, and most productivity apps add streaks, scores and accounts that make a hard day worse. The plan has to stay in view without asking for attention.
Approach
We gave every step its own screen, with one question, autosave and examples on tap. Each obstacle gets its own if-then plan, the plan you focus on sits in a home screen widget, and reminders bring you back for a one minute check-in that tunes the plan when it did not work.
Outcome
Released as open source on 25 October 2026 under the GPL-3.0, with a signed Android APK on GitHub. The app has no internet permission, so nothing you write can leave the phone.
Key features
One question per screen
Wish, Outcome, Obstacle and Plan each get a screen, with autosave, voice input and examples one tap away.
An if-then plan for each obstacle
Up to three obstacles, each with its own "If…, then I will…" plan, the "if" filled in from the obstacle.
One minute check-ins
Re-read the WOOP, say whether the obstacle showed up, then tune the plan, keep going or let the wish go.
Reminders that bring you back
Prompts to write a new WOOP on the days you choose, and a check-in schedule for each WOOP.
A home screen widget
The if-then plan you focus on, one glance away, with a check-in button when one is due.
The science, rated
Each finding the app relies on, labelled Strong, Good, Early, Hypothesis or Practitioner.
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