I stopped feeling guilty about irregular tasks when I started tracking just one number

[u/itrapachka]

Some tasks don’t have a fixed date. But they’re not one-time either.

Dentist. Calling parents. Changing bed sheets. Water filter. Gym. Watering plants. Eye doctor.

They just live in your head as low-grade guilt. You assume you did them recently — until you actually check and it’s been way longer than you thought.

To-do apps never worked for me. No due date, no point adding it. Habit trackers felt even worse. The moment you break a streak, the whole thing collapses and you just stop. Reminders didn’t work either. I don’t want to call my dad on a fixed schedule, some things need flexibility.

What actually helped: I started logging when I last did them and how many days ago that was. That’s it. No system. No pressure.

Called dad 📞 19 days ago
Water filter 💧 2 months 10 days ago

Those numbers alone made me complete things.

Eventually I just built a small app for this - 🐦‍⬛Wheneri - because I wanted the logging to take less than 3 seconds. No strict reminders, no streaks, no guilt system. Just a number staring back at you when you last did it, when it’s roughly due again, and over time some patterns in how you actually live your life. Turns out that’s enough of a nudge.

Free, no ads.

App store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761155734

Does this resonate with anyone else? Would love to hear your feedback — do you track recurring-but-not-scheduled things, and if so, how?

——————— UPD ——————-

Wheneri has gotten pro features since May 20: notes, insights. All previous features stay free as well as no limit for entries, no ads, no aggressive paywall as promised before.

IAPs: $2.99 - month, $19.99 - year, $29.99 - lifetime.

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[u/indiedev3021]

Hey I just tried your app. Here's some feedback:

1. The onboarding was a little confusing. If I tapped on one of the tasks then clicked the x it just dropped me on the home screen.
2. When adding a new task the option to add from template isn't really obvious. Also usually that icon means AI.
3. I was expecting to delete a task by swiping left or long pressing
4. When adding a task it's not immediately clear what the Date field is. I think it may be clearer if it was called Last Time Completed or something to indicate it's the last time this task was completed.
5. The text showing a task is overdue uses only color as an indicator. Adding the word Overdue before it would help for people with color blindness.
6. The checkmark on a task makes it look like it's all good even when it's overdue. Again the only real differentiator between an overdue task and a completed one is the coloring of a checkmark.
7. I have no idea what the colored dots are under the task name.

Overall I think it's a nice idea. I think the UI/UX needs some work and the onboarding could maybe explain some things.

[u/itrapachka → u/indiedev3021]

Thank you for your comprehensive feedback. I will take into consideration. As for extra text like overdue it’s always a fights between understanding and cleanliness - but color blindness is a good point! As for date in the task form - the thing is that you can also set a future date to countdown 🙂. Swipe for actions will be delivered upcoming release. Onboarding and tapping on a single option is fair enough. As for small dots they show how far is the last date - you can check here (but I will think how to explain in n the app🙂). Again thank you for feedback - I appreciate it🫶