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Features

  • Area filter was added to the logbook on iOS and Android
  • You can now change the default time block length for tasks without an estimate when placed on the calendar on iOS and Android

Improvements

  • The calendar scrolls to "now" after 20 seconds of inactivity (not interacting with the calendar, previously 10 seconds) in the desktop app
  • The option to change "how close we are" with people is now also on the person editing screen (right below first name and last name) on iOS and Android

Features

  • There's now an option to hide certain areas in the "Next to work on" overview – look for it in the area settings
  • The long-press actions menu on tasks in the "Next to work on" overview now features an option to see a task inside its area on iOS and Android. The same option is there to see a task inside its goal when in the list of tasks for a specific area.

Improvements

  • This update changes how our mobile app fetches your calendar events – instead of connecting via custom integrations with each calendar provider, the mobile app now syncs your calendar events with your system calendar app using native calendar SDKs on each platform
  • The option or shortcut "we connected yesterday" was added to a person's right-click context menu (on desktop) and long-press actions menu (on mobile)
  • Video-conference join call URL is now previewed in the calendar events item actions menu in the mobile app
  • Pull-to-sync was added to the left drawer where the list of time blocks, scheduled habits, and calendar events for later today is located, so one can quickly sync the latest calendar event changes into the app
  • There's now an explicit "Upgrade to Premium" button in the mobile app
  • Minor onboarding improvements in the mobile app and other minor improvements

Fixes

  • Quick scheduling dialog in the desktop app (opened via S keyboard shortcut) no longer always opens on today and respects a task's date already set
  • List layout animations were temporarily disabled as they were sometimes causing crashes on Android
  • Fixed all-day events from Outlook being one day shifted for some people due to incorrect timezone handling

Features

  • Lunatask now supports Windows on ARM natively

Improvements

  • You can now enable a new multi-line view of tasks and the task list in the settings on iOS and Android phones
  • The option to disable progress tracking and remove the progress bar has been added to goals – that's useful for goals that serve more as categories, like "Backlog" or "Ideas"
  • The extraction of links from task descriptions has been ported to the mobile app with the option to turn this feature off in the settings
  • The order of moods in the mood picker was reversed to be more natural
  • You can now assign a date to notes created via the API
  • The desktop no longer prevents canceled but still active subscribers from purchasing the lifetime plan
  • Our mobile app now shows a simple onboarding guide teaching you the basics after you sign up
  • Minor performance updates in the mobile app

Fixes

  • Added compatibility with the latest changes in Zoho's CalDAV server implementation

Features

  • You can now assign color to each area directly in the mobile app to visually differentiate tasks from different areas on the calendar
  • The option to copy or share the content of a note in Markdown has been added to the mobile app

Improvements

  • Each area in the "Next to work on" overview now features an arrow icon taking you directly one level below into the task list for that area
  • There's now a setting for turning off audio bell when completing habits in the mobile app
  • The modal for placing habits on the calendar now separates daily and weekly habits in the mobile app
  • Events and time blocks on the calendar in the desktop app now show full event name in a tooltip on hover in cases when it might be cut off
  • All settings labels are now shown multiline instead of being cut off on Android
  • When pressing on a notification for tasks or habits happening now in the mobile app, the calendar now opens
  • More minor visual improvements and fixes

Fixes

  • Fixed some emojis not displaying properly in task names or elsewhere in the desktop app
  • The first link in a task description is now extracted even for tasks created via email integration
  • Joining of video conference calls for events on the mobile app's calendar has been fixed
  • Fixed all-day events not being shown on top of the calendar in the mobile app and instead taking up the whole height of the calendar
  • The issue where deleting people in the relationship tracker left ghost custom field values behind was also fixed

Features

  • Time-blocking and a new calendar view are now available in the mobile app, allowing you to plan your day upfront minute by minute. The new calendar features drag-and-drop moving of time blocks, touch-based event resizing, pinch-to-zoom to see more or less events, actions to mark things as complete directly from the calendar, an option to join videoconference calls, and more. This is the initial release of this feature on mobile platforms, and it will be improved going forward. The main limitation of the new calendar is that time-blocking is available only for current day.
  • You can now more easily interact with your task list and move tasks around using a new long-press actions menu – simply long-press a task in the list and move the task where you want it to be or pick from a few of most common actions like placing the task onto the calendar or starting a timer for 25 minutes

Improvements

  • Drawers (the left one with search and the new calendar drawer) can now be closed by pressing the back button on Android
  • When the task timer is running, the mobile app shows a purple bar above the tasks. This bar now stays visible even when you switch to another part of the app, above the note list, journal, etc.
  • A task's age is now shown in task detail on iOS and Android
  • The "open link" button on tasks in the list in our desktop app was redesigned into an icon, taking up less space and visually differentiating it from the goal badge
  • When looking at tasks belonging to a certain goal, the mobile app shows an arrow icon in the toolbar on the top, taking you to the list of all tasks for a given area – this button is now shown there as well, taking you again one step above into the "Next to work on" overview
  • Gestures for opening drawers by sliding from the edge of the screen now have improved thresholds so they do not conflict with gestures for, for example, swiping left to delete a task
  • Other minor onboarding and visual improvements

Fixes

  • The issue causing the app layout on iOS and Android to get broken when screen orientation changes from portrait to landscape and back was fixed
  • The height of the task scheduling dropdown no longer jumps when switching months in the dropdown in the desktop app
  • Fixed vertical line in the journal overflowing last happy memory in some cases in the desktop app
  • Fixed incorrect message shown in the desktop app's logbook when a user has between 43 and 100 completed tasks
  • Drag and double-click behavior in the main menu on the top of our desktop app was improved to prevent accidental window moves and maximizations when clicking menu items

Improvements

  • You can now set a short name for goals on iOS and Android. When set, tasks in the list will show what goal they belong to.
  • Improved Wayland support on Linux

Fixes

  • Fixed text/note fields in the relationship tracker not updating properly when switching between different people on iOS and Android
  • Fixed setting for enabling PIN protection on relationships not working correctly on iOS and Android

Mike

I'm happy to not have touched pricing for so long – actually since August 2021 when Lunatask got out of beta and pricing was introduced. I'm against frequent pricing updates and would ideally like to stick with one forever.

However, after three years of development and countless new features added, including support for all various platforms, I’m making a one-time adjustment to simplify and standardize our pricing.

When we set up our first payment gateway (Paddle), we displayed prices excluding VAT and sales tax – those are added during checkout based on your region. In contrast, prices in the App Store include taxes upfront. This led to discrepancies depending on where you subscribed.

To address this as well, we’re unifying our pricing while keeping a way for you to stay as close as possible to the original rate of $6/mo. If you switch to the yearly plan, you continue paying $6/mo even after the adjustment.

Here’s a breakdown of the adjusted pricing:

Before via App StoreBefore via PaddleNew unified price
Paid monthly$7$6 (+taxes)$8
Paid annually$72$60 (+taxes)$72 ($6/mo)
Lifetime$200 (+taxes)$220

There’s nothing you need to do – on your next renewal, you will automatically be charged the new price. All percentage discounts, like our education discount, stay in place and the new price will be calculated accordingly.

As always, I appreciate your support as I continue developing the app that helps you get stuff done, everyday.

P.S. Stay tuned! This change comes alongside exciting new features like time blocking and a calendar in mobile apps, as well as a redesigned and vastly improved note-taking experience that is coming early in 2025 and more! 🚀

VAT/sales tax handling for existing Paddle customers

Existing Paddle subscriptions will continue being charged additional tax on top of the new base price of $8/mo or $72/yr. We had been in touch with Paddle's support team to try to resolve this, but unfortunately, their system architecture does not allow to switch existing subscriptions from excluding taxes to already including them in the base price.

Proration behavior for existing Paddle customers

Since the pricing change took effect immediately on December 11th, your next charge in December/January might be slightly higher because of this, as Paddle will charge a prorated amount for the unpaid time between December 11th and your next renewal date.

Here is a breakdown for an example customer who is renewing on December 27th:

  • Unused portion of the previous plan: $6*16/30=$3.20
  • Cost of the new plan: $8*16/30=$4.27
  • Proration cost: $1.07
  • Buyer's tax rate: 10%
  • Total renewal on December 27th: ($8+$1.07)*1.10=$9.97
  • Future renewals: $8*1.1=$8.8

Improvements

  • Desktop notifications were added for birthdays and anniversaries happening today (mobile notifications will come further down the road)
  • Your journal is now one endless scrollable timeline in our desktop app – no more showing just the last 30 days
  • Minor onboarding improvements

Fixes

  • Fixed Outlook calendar integrations not authorizing since the last update
  • Fixed task estimate picker setting a wrong estimate on iOS and Android
  • Red badge counting coming up tasks in an area no longer counts in recurring tasks moved out of the "coming up" section, for example, into "next"

Features

  • You can now connect your Facebook Events and see them on your calendar in Lunatask, and not just that – Proton, Hey, or any other calendar offering an iCal/ics feed are now also supported

Improvements

  • G and Shift-G keyboard shortcuts were added to cycle between goals within a current area
  • There's a new chart above the habit tracker showing three most common emotions in a selected period
  • 17 new emotions were added to our mood tracker, including ambivalent, avoidant, bearable, confident, courageous, disappointed, disoriented, efficient, focused, foggy, fragile, guilty, irritated, pain, satisfied, sleepy, sloppy, and thoughtful
  • The emotion picker was redesigned a bit and emotions are now sorted alphabetically
  • The data sync was improved so fast subsequent changes do not arrive to other devices out of order, which previously might have happened occasionally

Fixes

  • Fixed feelings picker sometimes unselecting previously selected emotions when selecting new ones on iOS and Android
  • Logbook's area filter is now cleared when jumping to search results in the logbook
  • Fixed Ctrl+N emacs keybinding is now working and creating a new task instead
  • Scroll to cursor functionality of the editor was improved on iOS and Android