The friction you're describing is real but I think you're solving the wrong layer. The reason I keep downloading productivity apps isn't the sign-up or the price — it's that none of them know what I'm actually trying to do today.
A to-do list with time slots still makes me decide what's important. A daily planner still treats every morning as a blank slate. The actual hard part of planning my day isn't the calendar grid — it's that 30 things are competing for attention and 5 of them I genuinely forgot about.
When you say "plan my day" — what do you actually put on it? Daily tasks? Or the 3 most important threads you're advancing today? Because those are different problems and most planners (including Apple Notes) are built for the first one, not the second.
Building What Next for the "which 3 of 30 threads matter today" question so this is a problem I think about constantly. Dly's "local-first, no account" stance is right — the friction isn't sign-up, it's that none of these tools know the actual work.
First of all, Thank you very much for giving time to provide the valuable feedback/issues related to the app.
You've nailed the exact gap. Dly today is closer to "daily tasks" — you decide what's important, it tracks it. The hard part you're describing (which 3 of 30 things matter today) is currently a manual step: there's a Backlog tab where you park everything you want to do eventually, but pulling items from backlog into today is still a blank-slate decision every morning.
I'm planning a "Plan Today" flow — when you open Tasks, a prompt surfaces your pending backlog items and asks you to pick what you're committing to today. No AI ranking, just structure: here are your 30 things, what are you doing today? Tap to pull them in. The idea is to make the daily decision ritual explicit rather than skipping it.
Curious whether you think the value is in the ritual itself (forcing the commitment) or in the ranking/suggestion (telling you what matters) — because those are two different features. What Next sounds like it leans toward the latter?
First of all, Thank you very much for giving time to provide the valuable feedback/issues related to the app.
That tension is real and you've articulated it better than I have.
The honest answer: most people download it because of the "no account" angle — that's the hook. But the people who actually keep using it are the ones who get hooked on the time breakdown. Seeing "I planned 6 hours of work but only logged 2" changes how you plan the next day in a way a streak counter never did.
The problem you're pointing at: those two users are finding the app for different reasons, and right now the analytics is a separate tab you have to actively visit. The insight doesn't come to you — you have to go looking for it. That's the gap.
I'm thinking about a daily summary that surfaces automatically — end of day, a quick card showing your time split without navigating anywhere. Make the insight part of the daily loop, not a reporting tool you check occasionally.
Would love to hear what you'd want to see there — is the value in the raw time data, or in the comparison to what you planned?
The daily summary idea sounds reasonable, but I'm not sure the question I'd be asking is what users want to see there.
I'd be asking whether the insight is actually the thing creating retention, or whether it's simply the most visible thing retained users happen to interact with.
Those can lead to very different product decisions.
Happy to share the fuller thought if useful. What's the best email to reach you on?
Sure. I am eager to receive the feedbacks and ideas for this app improvement. You can share your thoughts at the email mentioned in the Google play store app URL. I am not able to post the email address here.
I wanted one app that combines task management, habits, and analytics in one place so I can see exactly where my time is going. I couldn't find that, so I built it. Other app also wanted my data on their servers.
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The friction you're describing is real but I think you're solving the wrong layer. The reason I keep downloading productivity apps isn't the sign-up or the price — it's that none of them know what I'm actually trying to do today.
A to-do list with time slots still makes me decide what's important. A daily planner still treats every morning as a blank slate. The actual hard part of planning my day isn't the calendar grid — it's that 30 things are competing for attention and 5 of them I genuinely forgot about.
When you say "plan my day" — what do you actually put on it? Daily tasks? Or the 3 most important threads you're advancing today? Because those are different problems and most planners (including Apple Notes) are built for the first one, not the second.
Building What Next for the "which 3 of 30 threads matter today" question so this is a problem I think about constantly. Dly's "local-first, no account" stance is right — the friction isn't sign-up, it's that none of these tools know the actual work.
First of all, Thank you very much for giving time to provide the valuable feedback/issues related to the app.
You've nailed the exact gap. Dly today is closer to "daily tasks" — you decide what's important, it tracks it. The hard part you're describing (which 3 of 30 things matter today) is currently a manual step: there's a Backlog tab where you park everything you want to do eventually, but pulling items from backlog into today is still a blank-slate decision every morning.
I'm planning a "Plan Today" flow — when you open Tasks, a prompt surfaces your pending backlog items and asks you to pick what you're committing to today. No AI ranking, just structure: here are your 30 things, what are you doing today? Tap to pull them in. The idea is to make the daily decision ritual explicit rather than skipping it.
Curious whether you think the value is in the ritual itself (forcing the commitment) or in the ranking/suggestion (telling you what matters) — because those are two different features. What Next sounds like it leans toward the latter?
One thing I'd be curious about is whether the planner and the analytics are actually playing the same role in the product.
Reading this, I found myself wondering if the thing that motivates someone to try the app is the same thing that makes them keep using it.
The part about productive vs necessary time felt meaningfully different from the rest of the description.
That's the part I'd be most interested in learning from users.
First of all, Thank you very much for giving time to provide the valuable feedback/issues related to the app.
That tension is real and you've articulated it better than I have.
The honest answer: most people download it because of the "no account" angle — that's the hook. But the people who actually keep using it are the ones who get hooked on the time breakdown. Seeing "I planned 6 hours of work but only logged 2" changes how you plan the next day in a way a streak counter never did.
The problem you're pointing at: those two users are finding the app for different reasons, and right now the analytics is a separate tab you have to actively visit. The insight doesn't come to you — you have to go looking for it. That's the gap.
I'm thinking about a daily summary that surfaces automatically — end of day, a quick card showing your time split without navigating anywhere. Make the insight part of the daily loop, not a reporting tool you check occasionally.
Would love to hear what you'd want to see there — is the value in the raw time data, or in the comparison to what you planned?
That's exactly what caught my attention too.
The daily summary idea sounds reasonable, but I'm not sure the question I'd be asking is what users want to see there.
I'd be asking whether the insight is actually the thing creating retention, or whether it's simply the most visible thing retained users happen to interact with.
Those can lead to very different product decisions.
Happy to share the fuller thought if useful. What's the best email to reach you on?
Sure. I am eager to receive the feedbacks and ideas for this app improvement. You can share your thoughts at the email mentioned in the Google play store app URL. I am not able to post the email address here.
Thanks! I've just sent it to the email listed on the Google Play page.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts whenever you have a chance.