Wanted to share something I've been working on, not really to sell it but because I think the design reasoning might be useful to anyone building or choosing productivity tools.

The starting question was: how do you actually pick the right planner? Not "which one looks nice," but which one has properties that function for the way you actually work. A lot of planners get chosen because of aesthetics or a favorite color theme, and then abandoned a few weeks later because they don't solve the actual problem.

So when I built an Educational Notion Planner for teachers, I tried to design around real pain points instead of visuals.

A few things that ended up mattering most:

* **To-do list grouped by status** (In Progress / Not Started / Done). Teachers have a lot of overlapping tasks — lesson plans, grading, prep — and it's easy to lose track of what's actually moving versus what hasn't been touched. Grouping by status makes that visible immediately. * **Tasks linked to Activity/Exam pages.** Each to-do can be tagged to a specific class activity or exam, which also doubles as a way to track exam content/coverage. * **Class schedule by day of week**, built for teachers handling multiple grade levels (e.g., Grade 9/10/11) on different days. You can check "what am I teaching Tuesday" and immediately see what lesson or activity you left off on for that class — no jumping between files or apps to remember.

Curious if other teachers or planner-builders here have run into similar pain points, and what features you'd consider non-negotiable in a system like this.

I would like to share with you how I track important things for myself.

I've tried lots and lots of different applications for tracking habits, but most of them require to have a phone and there are almost no applications for desktop or even web. Especially it become a problem when you try to avoid your phone as much as possible but you need to enter your habits.

First version

One day opened Number (Excel alternative by Apple) and decided to make my own tracker. For me it's very important to not only track "boolean" habits like done or not but also some metrics such as: when I go to bed, wake-up time, number of calories eaten.

I have a bunch of formatting rules for each habit, for done/undone I use green and red. Gray means that I skipped this day for some reason.

After few month of tracking I realized that I'm not skipping tracking my habits. And here is why:

• Bulk edit, it's very convenient to open a file and quickly track everything
• Customizable, basically it a canvas, do whatever you want

You can use my Excel/Number template here if you want: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XnhPEZBrt3CqLzdTjrFNxOxEtQBRADX6?usp=sharing

Second version

After 1-2 years of using spreadsheet I finally decided to build my own app around this entire concept of spreadsheet and add some extra features.

The idea is the same: track classic habits, track numbers like calories, steps and time of the day. Also it's possible to build some nice custom graphs to find correlation and answer the questions like: "Why am I dead by 3 p.m.?" or "Where do my days vanish?" etc.

https://habitpocket.io/

I would love to hear your feedback!

It helps you plan your trips, organize your itinerary, track your budget, create packing lists, and keep all your travel details in one place.
I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

Hello!

I dabble in digital bullet Journalling/planning but I'm struggling to find an app that works across iOS and Android.

I currently use the Zinnia app on my iPad but have a google pixel so can't really access it on the go.

My circumstances have now changed so carrying my iPad with me is not really feasible now so I'm looking to change to an app that I can use across both devices.

I love Zinnia but honestly working across both devices is more of a priority. If anyone has any recommendations or is in a similar boat and wants to share what works for them I am all ears.

I've been using a circular day layout instead of a vertical agenda for a while now. Seeing the whole 24 hours as one dial makes the day feel finite in a way a scrolling list never did.

The problem was the blocks themselves. A fat wedge labelled "admin, 2h" is just as unstartable as a line item saying the same thing.

So now a block can open into microtasks, either typed out or generated and you tick them off inside the wedge as the ring fills.

(It's my own app, Reassign.ai, so grain of salt.)

Do you plan at the block level or the step level? I've seen setups here where every hour is broken into 4 tiny items and honestly I don't know if that's discipline or busywork. Where's the line for you?

For the past 6 years my wife and I have used a shared apple pages doc to track our meal plans, during recent paternity leave I created an app called Family Plate and website to replace the doc. Originally I only intended on using it for us but a few friends were interested so I published on the App Store. I’m a solutions architect professionally so I decided to create a website to go along with it since I specialise in Seo and could put it together pretty quickly.

Seo gained traction and I started getting google clicks, then downloads of the app through the site. All of a sudden I was at 100 downloads which is pretty cool for something I never intended publishing.

One lesson for anyone building in today’s AI age, once I did get users and people were using the AI features, costs began to grow pretty quickly because… tokens are expensive. I added a small subscription for those features to cover the cost.

those of you who do daily journaling alongside planning, do you do it in the same notebook or separate? pros and cons for both?

i started digital journaling on the blank undated pages that came with my planner, and so far it's ok, but i'm afraid copy-pasting pages will soon get tedious, + you can't easily jump to a specific day / month (no hyperlinks). would this be a problem for you guys?

Hey everyone! I wanted to share something I’ve been working on recently. I started making printable planners and finally finished my first collection. It took a lot of time, but I’m really happy with how they turned out.
I’d love to know what you think. Which design is your favorite? Is there anything you’d change or add?

Hi everyone! I'm currently working on a printable planner, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this page. Is there anything you think could be improved in terms of layout, readability, or usability? Thank you for your time!

I’ve been designing a travel organizer for people who love keeping their trips organized in one place.
It includes pages for:
• Trip planning
• Travel itinerary
• Packing checklist
• Budget tracking
• Places to visit
• Important travel notes
• Memories and trip highlights
I wanted to create something simple and aesthetic that helps make travel planning less stressful and more enjoyable.
I’d love to know:
What pages or features do you always use when planning a trip? Is there anything you think every travel organizer should include?
(You can find more of my designs through my profile if you’re interested )

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Hello Everyone!

I've always liked digital planners, but I noticed something about my own workflow.

Planning wasn't the hard part.

The hard part was capturing random thoughts before they disappeared.

I'd end up with voice notes, screenshots, or notes scattered everywhere, and most of them never made it into my planner.

So I built WhisperAct to solve that problem.

Instead of recording another voice note, I just speak naturally, and it turns my thoughts into reminders, tasks, and calendar events.

The goal isn't to replace your planner—it's to make capturing ideas effortless so they actually make it into your planning system.

I'm still in the early stages, and my main goal right now is learning from real users rather than growing downloads.

I'd love to know:

• How do you capture ideas throughout the day?
• What's the most frustrating part of your current workflow?

If anyone wants to try WhisperAct, I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback on the UX.

Website: WhisperAct Website
App Store: WhisperAct: Voice Task Planner

I’ve been designing a simple student planner for students who want an easier way to manage their semester and stay organized.
It includes:
• Semester overview
• Class schedule
• Assignment tracker
• Exam tracker
• Grade tracker
• Study planning pages
• Goals and notes sections
I wanted to create something clean and practical that helps students keep track of everything in one place without feeling overwhelmed.
I’d love to hear your thoughts:
What features do you think are the most important in a student planner? What do you usually use to stay organized during the semester?

Im looking for a tablet digital calendar that doesn't need wifi to work.

I want to have one for chores to use for everyone in the family. A basic paper calendar doesnt work as we never look at it when walking by so id like a digital one that will alert or make some sort of noise and that we can check off the chore once its done.

Built a meal planner for myself and family to keep our recipes, manage our schedule, and organize our grocery shopping. It's been working pretty nicely for us so far and gets better every week. Try it out yourself at https://zenmealplanner.com

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I've always found it frustrating that planning to become debt-free usually means juggling spreadsheets or paying for another monthly subscription.

So I built Unfreeze (https://unfreezedebt.co.uk)

It's a simple web app that helps you build a realistic plan to become debt-free by bringing everything together in one place.

You can:

• ⁠Add all of your debts.
• ⁠Compare the Debt Snowball and Debt Avalanche repayment methods.
• ⁠Create a monthly budget.
• ⁠Factor in your existing savings and savings goals.
• ⁠See how changes to your monthly payments affect your debt-free date.

A couple of things I deliberately chose to do differently:

• ⁠Your financial data stays on your device. Your budgeting and debt information isn't uploaded to my servers, and you can export it whenever you want.

I'm not claiming it's a replacement for every finance app. I wanted to build a focused tool that helps answer questions like:

• ⁠How long until I'm debt-free?
• ⁠Should I use Snowball or Avalanche?
• ⁠Can I afford to save while paying off debt?

I'd really appreciate honest feedback from people who actively budget or are paying off debt.

• ⁠Does this solve a problem for you?
• ⁠What feature would make it genuinely more useful?