Who HourLife is for

HourLife is one app with 42 modules, and nobody uses all of them. These pages follow one person through one week each, and show the few moments in it where the app does its work.

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One week, one person

A feature list tells you what an app can do. It does not tell you which parts you would open on a Tuesday afternoon. Each page below is a single week for one kind of person, hour by hour, with the module that helps at each moment and the screen it happens on.

The people are examples, not customers. Their weeks are made up, and everything the app does in them is something HourLife does today.

Maya Math students Maya has problem sets most weeks and finals in December. Focus sessions on the hard question, a countdown to the exam, and how many lectures are left at her pace. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Today
  • Learning
  • Focus
  • Brain
  • Countdowns
  • Hours
Maya's week Leo Small business owners Leo runs a coffee roastery with one part-time employee. Who still owes him, the side project that has to earn its hours, and the decision about a bigger roaster. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Today
  • Waiting
  • Ventures
  • Decisions
  • Projects
  • Tasks
Leo's week Sam Freelancers Sam is an illustrator with four clients and fees set per commission. The hours each client took, the invoice still unpaid, and a cover delivered a day early. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Hours
  • Waiting
  • Focus
  • Finances
  • Projects
  • Someday
Sam's week Priya Developers Priya writes backend code on a Mac, with standup at ten. Deep work before the meetings, thoughts caught mid-flow, and the hours she is actually sharp. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Today
  • Brain
  • Calendar
  • Energy
  • Experiments
  • Routines
Priya's week Ines PhD students Ines is in the third year of a PhD, with chapter two in draft. The thesis as chapter goals, a paragraph each morning, and two replies she cannot hurry. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Goals
  • Intentions
  • Learning
  • Waiting
  • Checklists
  • Countdowns
Ines's week Jonah Writers Jonah writes a novel before his day job, 500 words a morning. A routine before the house wakes, a smaller version for hard days, and the hours the book got. Monday to Sunday. Lit hours are where HourLife steps in.
  • Routines
  • Habits
  • Today
  • Journal
  • Hours
  • Wisdom
Jonah's week

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Common questions

  • Are these real HourLife users?

    No. Each person is an example, written to show how the modules fit one kind of week. What the app does in each scene is real, and every scene links to that module in the guide.

  • Do I need every module a page mentions?

    No. HourLife is modular. Each page ends with the four modules that person would set up first, and most people start with fewer.

  • Which modules are free?

    Most of the modules these weeks use are free. Each page marks the ones that are part of HourLife Premium.

Not on the list?

Every week above is a handful of modules. Most people start with Today and one other, and add the next when the week asks for it.

HourLife runs on iPhone and Mac, and syncs between them through iCloud.

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Today in HourLife on iPhone: the week, One Thing and the Today list