SPQRK Today

Dump ideas as they arrive, plan them when you have time.

One app for your notes and your to-do list. Without a day on it an item is a note; give it one and it becomes a task on that day, with nothing to convert or re-enter.

1 Through the day

Dump it and keep going
- Fence panel by the shed
- Ring the roofer back
- Cancel the magazine
- Order coffee
One line, no decisions. That part comes later.
2 Once, when you have a minute

Then make it a task

Item
Fence panel by the shed

Today Tomorrow Pick a date

1h 30m

Which day, and how long. That is the whole decision.
3 That day

The day has a size

Thu, Jul 30

1h 50m planned
- Fence panel by the shed Today 1h 30m
- Take the trailer back Today 20m
- Collect the parcel Done
The durations add up, so you can see whether it fits.

The method is psychology, not features. Capturing and deciding are different moments, and keeping them apart is what leaves the day taking on only what it can hold.

Plan only what the day can hold

In the evening for tomorrow, or early in the morning for today, you decide what the day will actually hold. Planned durations add up as you choose, so overcommitting shows up as a number while there is still time to put something back. Everybody underestimates how long work takes — that is the planning fallacy, and no amount of discipline fixes it. A running total does.

The day view: a date header, three planned tasks with their durations, and a running total for the day.

Dump it now, decide tonight

Thoughts arrive when they arrive. Put one down in a line and carry on — no project, no priority, no due date to argue with. It is a brain dump you do one line at a time, all day, without opening a second app. Deciding what becomes of each line is a separate job, and it can wait until you have time to think.

The notes list: single-line thoughts captured through the day, each carrying a label chip, with a row of those labels above it to filter by.

Adding is also searching

Typing to add is also typing to search. Nobody remembers every note they wrote, so the one field that captures a thought also searches the notes you already have and surfaces the match as you type, instead of you writing it a second time. The same field takes the rest of it when you want: a day, a duration and a label go on while you are still typing, without opening the item afterwards.

The add field part-way through a typed line, a row of labels to tap beneath it, and the notes that already match.

A duration keeps the day honest

Giving a task a duration does two things. The time estimate makes you think in advance about how long the work really takes, which is the step time blindness quietly skips, and it adds to the day's total. Overcommitting is what makes plans collapse, and this is where you notice it first.

The item sheet open over a task: its label, the day it sits on, and a slider setting how long the work will take.

Done sinks, but stays visible

Check something off and it moves to the bottom of the list, where it stays for the rest of the day. Some days feel like nothing got done; the bottom of the list is the evidence that something did. No streak to protect and no points to lose — the record is simply what happened.

The day view in the dark theme, with completed tasks gathered at the bottom of the list.

No account. No cloud. No streaks.

No sign-in, no sync, no ads, no tracking, no points, and nothing that punishes you for a day off. It works with no internet connection at all, and nothing you write in your items is transmitted to us — we never see your notes and tasks. Some things do leave the app, among them: if Android backup is on, Android copies your items and attachments to your own Google account; buying Pro runs through Google Play; whatever you share or send to your calendar app goes where you send it.

An empty day in the dark theme, inviting something to be pulled across from the notes.

One payment, or none at all

Notes, tasks, durations and the whole day view are free, and stay free. Everything is unlimited for the first fourteen days; after that the free tier holds three labels, and unlimited labels, scheduling to any date and image attachments are Pro — $9.49 / €9.99 once, never a subscription. The limits apply when you make something new, never when you open it, so nothing you have already made is taken away.

The Pro sheet open over the day view, listing what a one-time purchase unlocks.

Questions people ask

Does SPQRK Today work offline?

Entirely. There is no account, no sign-in and no sync, and no SPQRK code ever opens a network connection, so there is nothing to lose access to when the connection goes. Nothing you write in your items is transmitted to us; we never see your notes and tasks. If Android backup is on, though, Android copies your items and attachments to your own Google account, which is how they survive a lost phone. The app does list three permissions: they come from Google's billing library, which is there so you can buy Pro, and nothing else uses them.

What is the difference between a note and a task?

A day. An item with no day on it is a note; give it one and the same item becomes a task on that day. Nothing is converted or re-entered, so you never have to decide where a thought belongs before you are allowed to write it down.

Can I change several items at once?

Yes. Tap the ⋮ button on a row — More actions — and choose Select: that row is selected, every other row gains a checkbox, and a bar at the top says how many you have. From there the whole selection can be shared or deleted together — sharing keeps the selection, so you can share and then delete. It works on the notes list, on both of the day's lists and on the results while you are adding, and leaving the tab or the day clears it. Long-press is not the way in; on those lists it picks a row up to reorder it.

Why do I always plan more than the day can hold?

Because everyone underestimates how long work takes. That is the planning fallacy, and knowing about it does not fix it — a to-do list with no end never tells you to stop. SPQRK Today asks for a duration and adds the durations up, so the day's total is a number you see while you are choosing, rather than a feeling that arrives at six in the evening.

Is it made for ADHD?

It is not a medical tool and makes no clinical claims. It was built around time blindness, overwhelm and the list that never ends, which is why people with ADHD often say it fits — but nothing here is a treatment, and nothing needs a diagnosis.

Why are there no streaks, points or badges?

Because they work by making you afraid to miss a day, and a planner you are afraid of is one you stop opening. The app supports the intention you already had instead of manufacturing a new one. A day off costs nothing.

What does SPQRK Today cost?

Everything is unlimited for the first fourteen days. After that the app keeps working for free, and Pro is $9.49 / €9.99 once — a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Pro adds unlimited labels, scheduling to any date you like, and image attachments.

What happens when the trial ends?

Nothing you already made is taken away — the limits apply when you create something new, never when you open it. Notes and tasks stay unlimited, Today and Tomorrow scheduling keeps working, and every label and attachment you already have stays where it is. The free tier holds three labels; new attachments and picking an arbitrary date are the parts that ask for Pro.

It runs on your phone, offline

Android 8.0 and later, in English and German. Everything is unlimited for your first fourteen days, and it keeps working after that. There is no iPhone version.