Getting Started

This page walks you through first launch, the main screen and the fastest ways to add things.

Install

1. Download Afternoon from the App Store. It needs iOS 26 or later.
2. Open the app. Setup starts automatically.

You don't need an account. If you're signed in to iCloud, your data syncs to your other devices on its own. See Privacy & Data.

First-time setup

Setup has eight short screens. Tap Continue to move on, Back to go back, or Skip (from the second screen on) to jump to the last screen.

1. Welcome. By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which are linked on this screen.
2. What's your name? Enter the name for your greeting, or tap Continue as Habitor to skip it. You can change it later in your profile.
3. Pick Your Theme. Choose light or dark appearance and an accent color.
4. Interact With Your Schedule. A quick reminder that a single tap expands an item and a double tap opens it for editing.
5. Enable Notifications. Tap Enable Notifications to allow reminders. You can skip this and turn them on later.
6. When do you wake up?
7. When do you go to sleep?
8. Choose Your Habits. Pick any starter habits from Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Personal Growth and Productivity, then tap Get Started.

Starter habits come with a daily goal where it makes sense. For example, Drink Water starts at 8 glasses and Read starts at 20 pages. You can change everything later.

TIP

The wake-up and sleep times shown in your day list are set in Customize under Schedule & Reminders. See Customization.

The main screen

The top of the screen has:

• Your photo or avatar. Tap it to open your profile.
• A greeting that changes with the time of day (Morning, Afternoon, Evening or Night) and includes your name.
• The date. Tap it to open Choose Date, a month calendar. Each day shows a ring for how much of that day you completed. Tap a day to jump to it.
• The menu button (three lines) on the right. See The menu.
• Four tabs: All, Habits, Tasks and Planner. See Your Day.

On the All, Habits and Tasks tabs, swipe left or right to move to the next or previous day.

The menu

Section	Item	What it opens
User	Profile	Your name, photo, stats and achievements
User	Customize	Appearance and display settings
Reports	Summary	Today, week, month or year at a glance
Reports	Analytics	Yearly stats and heatmaps for each habit
Reports	Share	Progress cards you can share as images
Manage	Manage Habits	All active and archived habits
Manage	Manage Tasks	All open and completed tasks
Manage	Manage Time Blocks	All time blocks
Manage	Manage Reminders	Your date reminders and holidays
Settings	Settings	Integrations, help, language and more

Manage Reminders only appears when Show Reminders Section is on in Customize.

Quick Add

The Quick Add bar floats at the bottom of the screen. It's the fastest way to add anything.

1. Tap the + button at the bottom right. The bar opens.
2. Tap the icon on the left to choose what you're adding. Each tap moves to the next type: habit, task, reminder, time block, calendar event. The placeholder text tells you which one is selected, for example "Add new task...".
3. Type a name and tap Done on the keyboard, or tap +.

If you don't type anything for five seconds, the bar closes again.

Dates and times in Quick Add

Quick Add looks for a date and a time in what you type and removes them from the name.

You type	Result
Call mom tomorrow	"Call mom", tomorrow
Gym today at 6pm	"Gym", today at 6:00 PM
Review notes next week	"Review notes", 7 days from now

If you don't include a date, the item goes on the day you're viewing.

What happens next depends on the type:

Type	What Quick Add does
Habit	Creates the habit starting on that date. If you typed a time, it's used as the habit's time.
Task	Creates the task on that date. To give it a time or notification, edit it afterwards.
Reminder	Creates a date reminder that notifies you at 9:00 AM on that date.
Time block	Creates a one-hour time block and opens it so you can adjust it.
Calendar event	Opens the system event editor with a one-hour event filled in. This needs calendar access.

WARNING

Quick Add reads a standalone number as a time. "Read 20 pages" becomes "Read pages" at 8:00 PM. For names with numbers, add the item from Manage Habits or Manage Tasks instead, or edit it after adding.

Taps and gestures

Gesture	Where	What it does
Tap the checkbox	Habit or task	Completes it. Habits cycle through complete, skipped and not done.
Single tap	Habit or task row	Expands it to show the description and, for goal habits, the progress controls
Double tap	Habit or task name	Opens it for editing
Tap the emoji	Habit or task in Focus or Tracker style	Opens it for editing
Double tap	Time block or calendar event	Opens it for editing
Swipe left or right	All, Habits or Tasks tab	Moves to the next or previous day

Next steps

• Your Day: how the tabs and day list work.
• Habits: goals, streaks, skips and reminders.
• Tasks: carry-over and repeating tasks.
• Planner: time blocks and the timeline.