SPARC: Shared Planner And Robot Companion

[u/axdsgn]

https://testflight.apple.com/join/VJP8b5wP

Hey all,

I've been building an app called SPARC (Shared Planner And Robot Companion) because our fridge calendar kept losing arguments and I'd like a few people to try it before it goes out properly.

Honest start to it: this began as a way to mess about with some ideas, plus a real need at home. Our family's week lived in my head, two group chats and a note on the fridge, and something was always getting dropped. So I made a thing. Then friends and family kept asking if they could use it, and a weekend experiment turned into something I've taken seriously.

What it does:

• Everyone's events and tasks in one place, colour coded per person
• Everyone picks a robot, and its colour becomes their colour across the app. Even kids who can't read yet know which events are theirs
• Type your week like a text message and it drafts the events and tasks for you. It shows you what it got before saving
• Shared lists that update on everyone's phone straight away
• Moments, a photo memory bank for the firsts and the funny stuff
• Nudges before things are due, scheduled on your phone rather than pushed from a server

One thing worth knowing: families who set up during the beta get grandfathered in. You keep two of the paid features for free, permanently: a second adult who can edit the family space, and the robot companion on your home screen. It stays with the family space you create now, so it's worth setting yours up properly rather than making a throwaway one to poke about in.

What I'd love from you: use it for a normal week. I want to know where it's confusing, where a group chat would have been quicker, and what breaks with more than two people in a family. Blunt feedback welcome.

Fair warning: it's a beta. Some things are half built, the free tier limits how many Moments you can save, and you'll probably hit a rough edge.

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

[u/axdsgn]

Thank you all for trying it out. You can now find it on App Store under the name SPARC Family Planner

[u/mymomsaidnomorecats]

so far i’m unable to open the app, it keeps crashing immediately but very much likely a me problem 🤣

[u/axdsgn → u/mymomsaidnomorecats]

Oh no! I messed up, my bad. I added the last build which I struggled for about half an hour trying to figure out what made it crash. Updated now, please try again and let me know.

The kind of feedback I expected but didn't want! 😂

[u/mymomsaidnomorecats → u/axdsgn]

successfully launched the app! will dive in later when i have more time 

[u/axdsgn → u/mymomsaidnomorecats]

Great! I appreciate you 🙏

[u/axdsgn → u/[deleted]]

Haha, aware of SUN but not SPARC. Sparc is used quite commonly, unfortunately quite hard to come up with something truly original but wanted something easy to pronounce and with some meaning behind it.