Two taps, then put the phone down

Simplify1 is meant to take seconds a day, not minutes. The point is the prayer, the workout, the call home, not time spent looking at a screen about them. Here is what an ordinary day looks like.

Morning: the list is already there

Open the app and today's list is on screen, with the grade ring at the top. It starts at A+, because nothing has been missed yet. You don't build the day from scratch each morning: your items, their weights and the days they are due are set once and carried forward. Some items are daily, some only on the days of the week you choose.

During the day: tick, and get on with it

Did it? Tap it. Every item has three answers: Yes, No, or not yet. A tick earns the item its points. A No earns nothing and tells the ring straight away that those points are gone, so the letter you see is always the one you are on track for. Leave an item open and its points stay available until the day ends.

Items with a number, like water or steps, count toward a target. The app remembers the last amount you logged and offers to log the same again with one tap.

Some items happen in other apps. In the phone apps you can connect Bible, fitness or reading apps; opening one through Simplify1 counts the visit toward its item. We record that you opened the app and nothing from inside it. The free plan connects five apps.

Reminders that know when to stay quiet

On your phone you choose two times: a morning briefing and an evening grade time. If nothing has been logged by halfway between them, you get one mid-day nudge. One, not a stream. You can add reminders for particular items too; they are grouped into at most three times a day so they don't pile up. A streak warning comes only when a streak is genuinely at risk or a Critical item is still open.

On a day off the app goes quiet. And a Ghost item is never named on your lock screen.

Evening: the letter

At your grade time the day's report arrives. Open the grade and you see what earned points and what didn't, next to the number of items done. Your streak counts any day you complete at least one item, so a hard day with one honest tick still keeps it alive.

Done before the evening? Tap Finished for the day. The rest of today's reminders stand down and a short celebration plays. It changes no grade and no streak: what you ticked still counts, anything you tick later still counts, and the evening report still comes.

Then put the phone down

That is the whole loop: a few taps, one honest letter, and the rest of the day is yours. If you want more, it is there: progress over time, ranks you earn by showing up, friends to compete with, a partner to confirm your day. None of it is required to get the value of the grade.

A good first week looks like this: keep the list short, set the weights honestly, tick as you go, and read the letter once in the evening. Then put the phone down. You can start in your browser today; reminders, Ghost and connected apps come with the iPhone and Android apps.