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PlanCoach 2.0 Released 🌞

March 12, 2026
Author: 机器猫
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PlanCoach 2.0 is a major upgrade bringing together several major new features.
Because this release includes substantial architectural changes, we recommend backing up your data before updating just to be safe.

New Features

1. Navigation Mode (Focus)

An ADHD-friendly focus mode: large text always in view (following GTD principles), progressive disclosure of steps, and off-track correction to help you enter a focused state naturally.

We believe this is a milestone in ADHD-supportive apps and a fresh approach to personal productivity tools.

2. Ideas (Not a To-Do List)

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

Firmly shake your iPhone from any screen to capture an idea instantly.

You do not need to come up with genius insights every time. As long as fleeting thoughts are continuously captured rather than lost, those rare, brilliant sparks will eventually connect and compound into meaningful breakthroughs.

3. LoreBook

Define a personalized handbook for your world. Encapsulate complex instructions, domain jargon, and personal SOPs into reusable cards.

4. Apple Watch Support

While previous versions relied primarily on system Live Activities, 2.0 introduces a dedicated Apple Watch app.

It is especially handy for cooking, exercising, walking, or any situation where holding your phone is inconvenient.

5. New Widgets

Added “Current Step” and “Full Plan Steps” widgets to minimize context switching, letting you advance to the next step without opening the app.

Experience Improvements

Based on community feedback, we have made the following improvements:

  • Unfinished tasks can now be archived (cognitive offloading while keeping your list clean).
  • In-progress reminders: Persistent reminders during an active task to prevent the common loop of stepping away and completely forgetting what you were doing.
  • Deleting a history item no longer breaks your daily check-in streak, protecting your positive momentum.
  • Replaced the old rating prompt with a shake gesture to summon the Ideas capture sheet.
  • Automatically resumes the unfinished task when reopening the app.
  • Hands-Free Mode now automatically proceeds to read the first step after finishing the coach’s opening speech.
  • Active coach selection is no longer synced across devices, avoiding confusion when using different devices for different tasks.

Stability

  • Fixed known bugs and enhanced ongoing stability.
  • Extensive interface refinements for a cleaner, more comfortable look and feel.

Many of the features in this release could easily have been standalone apps. We poured genuine effort and care into this version, and we hope you love what we’ve built.

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