The Next Version of Yourself: From a No-Code Experiment to Elevyt

Software gets better because someone keeps shipping new versions. People can too.

Back in 2019, Product Hunt ran a Maker Festival for no-code makers. I had just discovered Coda, a tool that turns a doc into a working app, and within minutes I had an idea I could not shake.

What if a person could be versioned like software? Fix a few bugs, add a feature and release a slightly better version every week.

The problem every non-coder knows

If you live and breathe tech but do not code, you carry two quiet frustrations. You want tools shaped exactly to how you work, and you rarely get them. And you have ideas almost every day that could solve a real problem, with no way to build them yourself.

Tools like IFTTT and Zapier helped with some of it. Still, I let a lot of ideas die simply because I could not make them.

The first version

Coda changed that for a weekend. I built The Next Version of Yourself, a simple app where you pick the parts of yourself you want to grow, like patience or appreciating the people around you, and rate your effort each day from 1 to 10.

Points added up. Collect 100 points in seven days and you reached Level 1. Level 5 needed 50,000 points, which was my way of saying that real change takes time. It was not fancy. It was functional, and it was mine. It went live in the Health & Wellness category of the Maker Festival.

What did not change

Seven years later, the question behind that app still guides me. We spend so much energy on careers, targets and visibility. We rarely spend the same energy on the self doing all that work. A better version of yourself is not a reward for success. It is the habit that makes success last.

What did change

In 2019, no-code meant a clever doc. Today the gap between an idea and a working product has almost disappeared. I describe what I want in plain words, AI helps write the code and I spend my time where it matters most: what the product should feel like and who it is for.

So the old idea is getting a new version. It is called Elevyt, a simple habit app built on the same belief: small daily effort, tracked honestly, adds up to a better you. It is in early pre-beta, and I plan to launch it later this year.

The best part for me: the 2019 idea is still at its heart. Every day ends with one question, How close were you to your better version today? and you answer from 1 to 10, just like the old app, and your profile literally carries a version number, starting at You v1.0.0.

What I learned between versions

• Ship the small version. The 2019 app was basic, and it still taught me more than the ideas I never built.
• Keep the idea, upgrade the tools. Tools change every few years. A good reason to build lasts much longer.
• Measure effort, not perfection. A 6 out of 10 day still counts. Streaks break. Growth does not have to.
• Build for yourself first. Elevyt started as something I wanted on my own phone.

Try Elevyt early

Elevyt is free to try while it is in pre-beta: elevyt.klyvoo.com

1. Open it on your phone. It works in the browser, no app store needed. On iPhone, tap Share then Add to Home Screen so it opens like an app.
2. Choose who you are becoming. For example, happier or healthier. This is the version of you every habit points toward.
3. Add a few habits. Tap the plus button and start with three or four, like a 20-minute walk or eight glasses of water. You can set a time, a daily count and whether it belongs to your morning routine.
4. Check in through the day. Swipe right when a habit is done, swipe left for a rest day, or press and hold to fill it up step by step.
5. Rate your evening. Before bed, answer how close you were to your better version, from 1 to 10.
6. Watch your progress. The Stats tab shows streaks, your 30-day hit rate, your better-version score and, after a week of check-ins, which habits go with your best days.

Going on a trip or feeling unwell? Turn on Vacation mode to pause your streaks without losing them.

Your next version

You no longer need to code to build something useful. You need an idea you care about and the patience to improve it one version at a time. The same is true for you.

If you try Elevyt, I would love to hear what you think. Say hi with your feedback. It goes straight into the next version.