HOW TO Plan with Hour Blocks

1 Grant access

When you first open Hour Blocks, grant it access to your calendar, and it will add events to your timeline automatically. If there are no calendar events for a selected day, the Hour Blocks schedule will be blank.

2 Add events

Add events by tapping the “+” next to an hour slot. Pick a suggested activity or insert a title in the text box, and tap “+” to add it. Tap the calendar to plan a different day, or swipe sideways at the top of the schedule.

3 Block options

Tap and hold a block in the schedule to see its options. You can edit its name and icon, reschedule it to a new time in the day, duplicate it, or remove it from your timeline. Tap anywhere outside the menu to close it.

4 Sub blocks

The long–press menu lets you add sub blocks to a task. This is handy if your main task is made up of smaller steps, such as tidying the house or starting a piece of work. Remove sub blocks by tapping the bin icon.

5 Reschedule your work

Tap and hold a task, then tap Reschedule. Tap the icon with an up/down arrow to swap this task with the one you long– pressed, or tap the single up or down arrow to overwrite this with the one you long–pressed.

6 Duplicate a task

Some tasks take longer. For these, tap and hold the task, then tap Duplicate. From the menu, tap the “+” next to every hour block that you want the task to cover. This can quickly populate your day if needed.

7 To Do List

Tap To Do List at the bottom. Tap “+” to add a new to–do task, enter a title, select its urgency, then tap “+”. Tap and hold one to add it to your timeline, or complete, edit, or delete it. These tasks are ordered by urgency.

8 Adjust settings

Tap Settings at the bottom to tweak how Hour Blocks works. Here, you can choose what calendars are imported, whether you get sent Hour Blocks reminders, what time your day starts, and even change the app icon.