I log my life in my calendar. I wanted to see it all at once
Calendar Grid is an app for looking over the records in your calendar, color-coded at a glance.
I record things like exercise and reading in my calendar every day, and I thought, “I’ve collected all these records. I want to see the big picture. I want to look back and feel good about it. And I want it to keep me going.” That’s why I made this app.
Like this:
How the colors are decided
Looking at the screenshot, you might think it needs complicated input…? In fact, the rules are simple. If you already keep a log in your calendar, it might show up as it is.
- Each row matches the event title: events containing the keyword you set go into one row
- Each column is a date
- Basically, a cell is filled if there is an event with that title on that date
- Add a number after the title and set the row up for it, and the fill height shows the value. Useful for reading progress or running distance
Setting it up might feel like work, but you can start from “Templates & Samples.”
Tired of typing the same titles? Try Quick Event Input
When the app was ready and I started using it, I also copied over the records I had kept in a paper planner.
As you’ll find if you try it, adding event after event with the same title gets tedious.
So I added Quick Event Input, which lets you add events quickly from templates.
Note:
Quick Event Input turned out to be a feature worth digging into. I built a more elaborate app focused on input, Calendar Jot. The two work well together, so it might be worth a look.
Devices
It works on iPhone too, but it was designed with iPad in mind, where you can see a wider range at once.
