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Frequently asked questions

Say it, it's set. A daily planner for tasks, calendar and shifts.

Things people ask before signing up. If yours isn't here, email tim@setitnow.online. I'm a one-person team so it'll usually be me replying.

What is Set it Now?

A daily planner. Tasks, your calendar, habits, a focus timer, a journal, a shopping list and a shift roster, all in one app. You type or say what needs doing, and it reads back when it's set for before it saves.

Is it free?

Yes. Free covers the whole planner, and it's enough for most people:

Pro is a yearly subscription for people who want more. The next answer lists exactly what it adds.

What does Pro give me?

Everything in Free, plus:

Renews each year until you cancel. Cancel any time and keep Pro until the year ends. On the web, Pro is sold through Paddle.

Are there ads?

No ads, on any plan. The app doesn't show ads and doesn't track you for advertising. Pro is how it pays for itself.

Which platforms is it on?

On the web now. iPhone and Android are coming. The web app runs in any modern browser, on a laptop or a phone, at setitnow.online.

Home-screen widgets come with the iPhone and Android apps when the phone apps launch. The web can't do widgets.

What are the planning helpers?

Four things that do some of the planning for you. Plan my day builds a plan for the day from your list and your calendar. Break down a task splits a big, vague task into smaller steps. Tidy up my week spreads an overloaded week out. Find a time looks for an open slot for something you haven't scheduled yet.

Free accounts get a few plans, breakdowns and tidy-ups a day, and Pro raises the daily limits on all four. Plan my day is worked out by the app itself. The other three run on Google Gemini or Anthropic Claude, depending on which one I have each feature set to. Neither trains its models on what the app sends. All four need a signed-in account rather than a guest session. The privacy policy lists exactly what gets sent.

Does my data sync across devices?

Sync across all your devices comes with Pro. A free account syncs one device, and the web app counts as one, in any browser. In the iPhone and Android apps your planner starts on the phone. It works offline and is covered by your normal iCloud or Android backup. Sign in and turn on sync to keep a copy in your account. If you later choose Keep on this phone only, that copy is deleted.

Do I need an account to try it?

No. Choose "Try it without signing up" and you get a guest planner straight away. When you want to keep it, sign in with Apple, Google or email and what you've added carries over to your account.

Which calendars does it sync with?

Google Calendar and Outlook on the web. Apple Calendar comes with the iPhone app. You can also import a .ics file from anywhere else. Free accounts connect one calendar account. Pro connects as many as you like, plus calendar links you can subscribe to. Once connected, your events sit on the same timeline as your to-dos.

Can I share calendars with other people?

Yes. Joining a shared calendar someone invites you to is free. Creating your own and inviting people by email is part of Pro. Handy for partners or housemates who want to see each other's events without merging their whole lives.

How does habit tracking work?

You start with four: water, steps, reading and meditation. Tap to log, the ring fills, and each habit feeds your daily Life Score. The phone apps will count steps for you. On the web you log them. Pro lets you add as many of your own habits as you like.

What's the focus timer?

A timer you start on a specific task instead of an anonymous 25-minute block. Pick a sound if you want one: rain, ocean, forest, white noise or brown noise. The session is logged so it counts toward your focus hours for the week. Free comes with 2 focus presets, and Pro has no limit.

Can I plan work shifts?

That's one of the reasons it exists. Add shifts with start and end times, colour them by type, pin a location and the week adds up your hours. Save common ones as templates so rostering takes seconds. There's more on the shift work page.

Does it help with ADHD?

It's built for the days your focus drifts. Say a task the second you think of it and it stays until it's done. Anything you didn't get to lands in Overdue instead of disappearing, a focus timer with rain or brown noise keeps you on one thing, and a morning briefing lists what's on. There's more on the ADHD page.

Can I log POTS symptoms and my period?

Yes. Log a period day in a couple of taps and your next period is predicted from the cycles you log. For POTS, log how the day went, your symptoms and your salt. In the iPhone and Android apps a guided stand test reads your heart rate from your watch. Logging and the prediction are free. Pro shows how your cycle lines up with sleep and mood, and how POTS days do.

Your health log is never sold, never used for ads and never sent to AI. There's more on the POTS page.

Does it do recurring tasks?

Daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or on the days you pick (Monday, Wednesday and Friday gym, say). Set the repeat on the task, or with Pro just type "every Monday". Each date's instance lives on its own, so ticking off Tuesday's doesn't tick Wednesday's by mistake.

How does the journal work?

Write a sentence or a paragraph, pick a mood, done. The app pulls tags from what you wrote (places, people, topics) so you can scroll back later and see what was going on the week you slept badly.

Can I add things by voice?

On the web, tap the mic in the add box and say it: "dentist appointment Thursday at 3". It underlines the words it understood and reads back when it's set for before anything is saved. Saying "appointment" or "meeting" makes it an event instead of a to-do.

The voice assistant in the iPhone and Android apps, which also answers questions about your day, is part of Pro.

What's the difference between Wrapped and Plan next week?

Wrapped is a look back you watch. From Sunday evening it plays the week just gone: what you finished, your habits and your focus time. That's free. Plan next week is something you do, and it opens from the end of that Wrapped. With Pro you pick your top 3 for next week and move leftovers on there, and you get monthly and yearly Wrapped too.

What's the Life Score?

One number for the day made from three things: how much of your task list you finished, how many habits you logged, and how much focused time you put in. It's not the meaning of life. It's a quick way to see whether today went how you wanted, and whether the week's trending up or down.

Can I get my data out?

Any time, for free. Export gives you CSV for spreadsheets, iCal for other calendars and a full JSON backup. The only export that's part of Pro is the printable PDF of your plan.

Is my data private?

It's stored in Google Cloud Firestore behind Firebase Authentication, with a copy of your tasks kept with Cloudflare for search, all encrypted in transit and at rest. The data is yours. It isn't sold, there are no ads, and nothing is shared for advertising. Full details are in the privacy policy.

How do I delete my account?

Settings, then Delete account. That wipes your tasks, events, habits, shifts, journal, shopping and account record from the servers. No "we'll keep a copy for thirty days" stuff. There's more on the delete account page.

Question I haven't answered?

Email tim@setitnow.online. I read everything.