Shopping and errands too: use YOBIOKO tasks as reminders
Tasks in YOBIOKO are not only a place for things to do in the morning. You can also use them as reminders for everyday errands, like “Buy toothpaste” or “Hand in the form”.
What you can put in tasks
- Morning things: take out the trash, take medicine, pack lunch
- Today's errands: meeting at 9, hand in the form, go to the dentist
- Shopping: buy toothpaste, buy milk
- Someday things: book a haircut, pay the electric bill
Add them when they come to mind, and the list becomes your to-do memo.
Add a reminder
A task can have a reminder time. At that time, a notification tells you.
- In the Tasks tab, tap “+”.
- Type what to do.
- Under Reminder, choose when you want to be told.
- Save.
Add a time only when you want to be told. A task with no time still stays in the list as a to-do memo.
Reminders arrive as notifications, so allow notifications for the app.
Repeat
For things you do every day or every week, set Repeat to daily or to certain weekdays. Mark one as done, and the next day it is open again.
| Example task | Repeat |
|---|---|
| Take my medicine | Daily |
| Take out the trash | Certain weekdays (choose your trash days) |
| Water the plants | Daily, or certain weekdays |
| Hand in the form | No repeat |
Mark it as done
When a task is finished, mark it as done. The list can show All, Open or Done. Whether done tasks still notify you is a choice in settings.
Choose Open and only the errands that are left are listed. This is handy before you go out or on the way home.
How tasks relate to the morning alarm
With your morning alarm, the app shows the set number of tasks from those you have not finished yet. Every morning you type your remaining errands with your own hands.
| State | Shown with the morning alarm? |
|---|---|
| Open task | Yes |
| Task marked as done | No |
| Weekly task that is not for today's weekday | No |
In settings you choose the number: S (3), M (5) or L (10). On days with many tasks, the app picks from them. On days with few, practice phrases fill the rest.
What the notification and the alarm each do
One task shows up at two moments.
| Moment | How it tells you | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| The reminder time | A notification | Do the errand and mark it as done |
| The morning alarm | Tasks you have not finished appear on the typing screen | Type the tasks |
A notification is easy to miss, and then it is gone. A task that is not finished also comes up with the morning alarm, so you see it again. The differences are in Alarm, timer or reminder? The differences and when to use each.
Use it as a shopping list
Add “Buy toothpaste” and “Buy detergent”, and they come up with your morning alarm until you buy them. Mark them done when you have.
Write one item per task. “Buy milk” and “Buy eggs” are easier to type in the morning than “Shopping (milk, eggs, bread)”, and you can mark each one as you buy it.
An example day
| When | What you do |
|---|---|
| The night before | Add “Hand in the form” and “Buy milk”. For “Buy milk”, choose an evening time under Reminder |
| Morning | When the alarm rings, type the tasks shown. They remind you what today holds |
| Midday | Hand in the form and mark it as done |
| Evening | The reminder notification arrives. Buy the milk and mark it as done |
| Next morning | Any errand not finished comes up with the alarm again |
Writing tips
You will type them in the morning, so short wording works well. See How to write tasks that are easy to type. For examples you can use as they are, see How to make a morning to-do list, with 40 examples.
Common stumbling points
- A notification does not arrive: check that notifications are allowed for the app. For a task marked as done, also check the setting for notifying done tasks.
- A task does not come up with the morning alarm: check that it is not marked as done, and that its repeat weekdays include today.
- A phrase you did not write comes up: it is a practice phrase, added on days with few tasks. You can see examples under “See practice phrases” in settings.
Where the data is
Tasks are saved only on your device. There is no sign-up and no login.
In the current version, tasks cannot be moved to a new device. To remove them, choose Settings → “Delete all data” in the app to delete the data on this device.
FAQ
Can I use it with only shopping and errands, and no morning routines?
Yes. With your morning alarm, the app shows tasks you have not finished yet, so you stop the alarm by typing your shopping and errands.
Does adding tasks cost anything?
No. Adding tasks is free. The free version shows ads.
Summary
- Tasks can hold shopping and everyday errands as well as morning routines.
- Add a reminder time and a notification tells you at that time.
- With your morning alarm, the app shows tasks you have not finished yet.
- Mark tasks as done when you finish. A repeating task is open again the next day.
- Tasks are saved only on your device.