Day Agenda
2025 – PresentThe Challenge
As a heavy user of calendar and productivity tools, I found myself frustrated by the friction of context-switching between my calendar, reminders, health data, and weather apps just to plan my day. Native apps like Calendar and Reminders lacked cohesion, and third-party apps often forced rigid workflows or ignored key signals like your current location, sleep, or travel time. I wanted a way to see my entire day—meetings, tasks, weather, commute, even sleep—in a single, living view that adapted to me.
The Plan
1 User Interviews
I conducted qualitative interviews with 12 productivity-minded users across various professions. I asked each participant to walk through their typical morning planning routine. The recurring theme was fragmentation. Most users checked between 3–6 apps just to orient themselves. Nearly all wished for a more ambient, unified planning surface that respected their calendar while also showing what they personally cared about—like sleep, travel, and current weather.
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User Interviews5
Avg. Apps Used Daily to Plan2 Market Fit
The personal productivity app market exceeds $6 billion annually, with calendar and task apps being top categories. However, few tools genuinely unify data across the iOS ecosystem without becoming bloated. Day Agenda's unique value proposition lies in minimalism plus intelligence—showing only what matters, when it matters, and tailoring the view based on context.
$6B
Annual Productivity Market4.8★
Beta User RatingThe Solution
At the top of the screen, Day Agenda starts with a subtle but intentional rhythm. First it shows the date. Then a timely greeting like “Good afternoon,” followed by a quick summary of what’s left in your day. It’s fast to read and updates automatically based on time and what’s ahead.
Just below that is a row of in-app widgets built for quick context. The clock can show digital or analog time, with or without seconds, and doubles as a Pomodoro or meditation timer. The weather widget can display the current temperature, condition icon, or both. The activity widget pulls your rings or step count straight from Apple Health.
Everything is tappable if you want more detail, but it’s designed to stay quiet until you need it. Just the right amount of signal to help you stay in sync with your day.
The core interface is a single vertically scrollable timeline with time-based events, reminders, sleep data, and even celestial events layered into one clean agenda. Events update dynamically based on time, location, and travel status. Showcasing meaningful event data at a glance such as RSVP status, travel or inline video/call link detection and for reminders, users can mark complete without leaving the timeline.
Tapping on an event or widget reveals a rich detail view styled to feel native, with deep enhancements like pomodoro timer, meditation timer, rich weather, birthday celebrations, moon phases, sun timelines, sleep breakdown, and more. All contextually within the app. There when you need it without having to open yet another app.
The Results
After a successful private beta, Day Agenda officially launched to the public. Early users described it as a 'daily command center' that brought clarity, focus, and calm to their planning routines.
Among the most praised features were live weather and travel context, intelligent reminder grouping, and seamless sleep integration. Feedback continues to guide development, and the app now integrates with Apple HealthKit, Calendar, Reminders, WeatherKit, and more.