FAQ

Questions, answered plainly.

No fine print, no jargon. Here's how the everyday bits work — adding things, your email, your list, your day, and sharing with the family.

If something's still unclear, it's our job to fix it — not yours to work out.

Adding things

Adding things to your list

Tap the + button on your home screen. From there you can add by voice, snap a photo, type a note, or check your email — whichever's quickest in the moment.

Adding by voice

Tap the + button, then the microphone, and just talk — reminders, something you've heard, a thought at 11pm. She'll sort what you say into the right place. No typing, no tidying up after.

Adding a photo or screenshot

Tap the + button, then the camera, and pick a screenshot or photo — a school app, a birthday invitation, a note from the bottom of the bag, anything with the details on it. She'll read it and pick out the bits that matter.

Typing a note

Tap the + button, then the pencil, to write a note yourself — add a date if it has one. She'll sort it onto your list, same as a voice note.

Your email

Connecting your email

Connect your email in Settings, under 'Your email'. From then on she'll look through your inbox at 6am and 6pm for school notices, forms and anything matching the keywords you set — you choose exactly what she watches for. Nothing lands automatically: everything she finds waits under 'Waiting for your approval' for you to add or dismiss. It's read-only — she never sees your password, never stores your emails, and you can disconnect any time.

Approving what she finds

Anything she finds in your email — or that a family member adds — waits under 'Waiting for your approval' on your home screen, with the date so you can see when it's on. Tap 'Add to list' to keep it, or 'Dismiss' to let it go. Dismissed items sit in Recently Removed for a week in case you change your mind; with email, dismissing also means she won't flag that one again next check (you can reset that in Settings under Your email).

Your list

How your home screen is sorted

Your cards are grouped by when they're due — Today and Tomorrow first, then the rest of the week. Anything more than a week off tucks under 'Further ahead', so the near things stay front and centre. Overdue items get their own spot, and anything you've marked important sits in a group up top. Tap a card for the detail; swipe to mark it done.

Marking things done & getting them back

Tick something off — or dismiss something she's found — and it drops into Recently Removed in Settings for seven days. Restore it with a tap, or clear it for good. You also get a few seconds to undo on the spot, right after.

Making a task repeat

To make something repeat, open the card, tap to change its date, and switch on 'This repeats' — weekly, fortnightly or monthly. When you tick it off, the next one's set for you automatically.

Keeping something private

Tap the menu on any card and turn on the lock. Private items stay hidden from anyone you've invited to your family.

Adding things to your calendar

You can send any card to your phone's calendar — tap the menu on a card and choose 'Add to calendar' (pick which calendar in Settings the first time). Full calendar sync, so she can spot clashes with your work day, is still to come.

Your day

How your brief works

Each day at the time you choose, your assistant gathers what's on for today and tomorrow into one short read. You can switch on an afternoon heads-up — a quick look at tomorrow, around 5pm — in Settings. Want a fresh one sooner? Pull down on the home screen. The more you keep in here — notes, photos, family details — the more she has to work with.

Notifications and quiet hours

In Settings you choose what you hear about — your daily brief, an afternoon heads-up, urgent reminders, app updates — each on its own. Set quiet hours and she'll hold the non-urgent ones until they're over. Your brief always arrives at the time you've chosen.

Your family

Inviting a family member

In the Family tab, tap 'Invite a family member' and send them the code. When they enter it they get their own simple view — anything you've handed them, the week's schedule, and your kids' details. Whatever they add comes to you first, under 'Waiting for your approval', before it reaches your list.

Handing something to someone

Tap 'Assign' on any card. If you've invited a family member, it goes straight to them in the app — they'll get a nudge and can mark it 'I'm on it' or done. For anyone else you've saved in Family, a text opens ready for you to send. Either way, you stay in the loop.

Updating your family

Open the Family tab any time to add or change your kids, their schools and year levels, or the people who help out. Changes take effect straight away.

Still wondering about something? Have a look at what she does, or how we handle your privacy.

Ready when you are.

Set her up once, then let her keep track. Mum's Assistant is on iPhone.