Your first five minutes with Everyday Cue

Create a group, add a reminder, give it a schedule, and read your dashboard — start to finish.

Welcome. This walkthrough gets you from a blank app to a working reminder in about five minutes. Follow it once and the rest of Everyday Cue will feel familiar.

Tip: in a hurry to explore? Settings › Data Management › Load Example Data fills the app with a ready-made set of realistic reminders so you can poke around first. You can delete them any time.

1. Make a group

A group is a folder for related reminders — Home, Health, Bills, whatever fits. Every reminder lives in one group.

1. On first launch, the app offers to create your first group. Give it a name and tap Save.
2. Already past onboarding? Open the Groups tab and tap + to add one.

Everyday Cue opens the new group for you automatically, ready for its first reminder.

2. Add a reminder

1. Inside the group (or on the Dashboard), tap the + button.
2. Type a name — Pay rent, Renew passport, Water the plants.
3. Tap Save.

That's a complete reminder. You can stop here for a simple to-do, or give it a rhythm in the next step.

3. Give it a schedule

A schedule tells Everyday Cue when to nudge you.

1. Open the reminder and tap Edit.
2. Scroll to Schedules and add one:
3. Repeats — every N days, weeks, months, or years (with optional weekday rules).
4. One-time — a single date that doesn't recur.
5. Choose how far ahead you want the heads-up (your alert offsets — say, 7 days before and again on the day).
6. Tap Save.

New to schedules? Set a repeating schedule covers intervals, weekday rules like "the last Friday," and stacking several schedules on one reminder.

4. Read your dashboard

The Dashboard is your home base. At a glance it shows:

• Status counts — how many reminders are total, urgent, due soon, and more.
• A calendar filter — tap a day, week, or month to focus the list.
• Swipe actions — swipe a row to complete or archive it.

That's the whole loop: capture it, schedule it, and let the dashboard keep you honest.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to create a group before adding a reminder? Yes. Every reminder belongs to one group. On first launch the app walks you through creating your first group automatically.

What's the fastest way to get a feel for the app? Settings › Data Management › Load Example Data populates the app with a set of sample reminders. It's safe — you can delete them any time.

Can I add more than one schedule to a single reminder? Yes. Edit the reminder and add as many recurring intervals or one-time events as you need.

Does Everyday Cue require an account or internet connection? Neither. Reminders live on your device with no account or sign-up. iCloud sync is optional and uses your existing Apple ID.

Where to go next

• Manage notifications — set your default time, pause, snooze, and more.
• Turn on the calendar backstop — keep alerts coming during long quiet stretches.
• Use the dashboard — filters, batch actions, and status at a glance.

Stuck on anything? The Help Center has a guide for it, and you can always email us.