Tend
Medication adherence as a behavioral habit, not a clinical chore
Product Design · Full-Stack · 2025
Problem
Medication adherence is a behavioral problem, not a clinical one.
People don't skip meds because they forget — they skip because the routine never formed. Tend treats adherence as habit design, not reminders.
A daily view built around momentum
Today's medications, habits, and progress in one glanceable screen. Completed items are struck through — building a visual streak.
Medications as behavioral anchors
Each medication is paired with a habit stack — routines attached to the pill itself. Take Levothyroxine → drink water → 10 min sunlight.
Progress that compounds
Weekly adherence rings and streak counters surface patterns over time. The goal isn't perfect compliance — it's building a trend line.
Product
The full experience
Today
Progress
Profile
Key Insight
Habit stacking is the mechanism
Every medication becomes an anchor for a micro-routine. The insight from behavioral science: attaching new behaviors to existing triggers is 3x more effective than standalone reminders.
Design system — components
Design system — glass cards
Stack & Tools
AI
design
code
infra
Reflection
What I’d revisit
The onboarding flow does too much upfront. A progressive approach — starting with one medication and adding habits over time — would reduce abandonment and match how habits actually form.
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