Dimmly: Task & Habit Tracker
To-Do List & Habit Tracker
Free · In‑App Purchases
Dimmly is the task and habit tracker you'll actually stick with — now on iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync.
Build your lists, set alarms, repeat tasks automatically, and track how many times you complete them each day with Streaks. Track your subscriptions, count down to the days that matter, add up expenses, and keep score on game night. Every feature you need — nothing you don't.
7 list types:
• List — a simple checklist. Swipe to complete.
• Ranked — your items numbered 1, 2, 3…
• Grocery — shopping mode with quantities on every item
• Sum — add amounts and watch the running total. Great for expenses.
• Subs — track subscriptions: price, renewal date, and your monthly total
• Countdown — count the days to trips, birthdays, deadlines
• Score — a scoreboard for board and card games: rounds, totals, rankings
Features:
• iCloud sync — your lists stay in sync across iPhone and Mac
• Reminders hub — everything with an alarm, from any list, in one place
• Streaks — complete a task multiple times per day and track your progress
• Big Notes — add full notes to any task
• Checklists — break any task into sub-steps
• Alarms with quick options — 1 hour, 3 hours, tomorrow
• Repeats — daily, weekly on the days you pick, monthly, yearly
• Siri — add items with your voice
• Pull down to add tasks instantly
• Swipe to complete, swipe to delete
• Undo anything within 4 seconds
• CSV import & export
• 25 handpicked color palettes — or create your own
• Home screen widgets
• Native Mac app with full keyboard and mouse support
• Available in 8 languages
• No subscription — unlock unlimited lists once, yours forever
more App is in constant progress, and getting great. Developer is very attentive and responsive. Keep it up!
Developer Response This means a lot, thank you! Building this solo so knowing the effort shows keeps me going. Every update is shaped by feedback from people like you, so keep it coming 🙏
App is in constant progress, and getting great. Developer is very attentive and responsive. Keep it up!
This means a lot, thank you! Building this solo so knowing the effort shows keeps me going. Every update is shaped by feedback from people like you, so keep it coming 🙏
- Rich text in Big Notes: bold, italic, underline, sizes, bullets and colour.
- Links in Big Notes are detected and tappable.
- New Tracker list: tasks move To do → Doing → Done, with a Later shelf.
- New Reminders widget in medium and large, overdue first.
- Widget rows now open that item instead of just the list.
- Widgets stay up to date — the old refresh schedule exhausted its daily budget.
3.8 Jul 31
• Dimmly now speaks 8 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese
• Dates and reminders now follow your language
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.7 Jul 24
NEW: Reminders — one place for everything with an alarm.
• Tap the bell on the home screen to see every task with an alarm, from all your lists, sorted by date: Overdue, Today, Tomorrow, Routines and Later.
• Create standalone reminders right there — things like "renew passport" that don't belong to any list. Pull down or tap + to add one.
• Swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete — just like everywhere else.
• Tap any reminder to jump to its list.
Also: quick access to list settings from the dimmer, and date labels now always show in English.
3.6 Jul 17
• Global search: find any item across all your lists, and jump straight to it
• Siri: add, complete, and open lists by voice (English & Spanish)
• Spotlight: your items now appear in iPhone search
• One-tap quick reminders: 15, 30, 45 min or 1 hour from now
3.5 Jul 16
Substantial performance improvement and some UX/UI changes.
3.4 Jul 9
- New "Sum" lists - Jot down items with amounts and watch the total add up automatically. Perfect for expenses, budgets, and quick tallies.
- Reminders, reimagined - Set a reminder once, or have it repeat daily, weekly, or monthly - all in one simple screen. Repeating tasks now come right back to the top of your list the moment you check them off.
- Buttery‑smooth reordering - Drag to rearrange with a fluid, lift‑and‑drop feel and colors that flow as you move.
- Snappier swipes - Swiping to complete or reveal actions now feels lighter and more natural.
- Tap to jump in - Tapping a reminder notification opens the exact list it belongs to.
- Faster everywhere - Big performance polish for a smoother, quicker app.
- Fresh onboarding - Redesigned, lively tips to help you get the most out of Dimmly.
3.3 Jul 1
• Grocery Mode — New list type for shopping lists with quantity badges (x1-x10), reset button, and simplified context menu
• Custom Palettes Sync — Custom color palettes created on iPhone now sync automatically to Mac via iCloud
• New Palettes — Added Vik, Cork, and Managua palettes; all palettes expanded to 10 color stops
3.2 May 13
Custom Palettes
• Create your own color palettes by picking two endpoint colors and adjusting the balance between them
• Choose from 3 gradient modes: Sequential, Divergent, and Qualitative
• Save custom palettes with a name and reuse them across lists
• Long press to delete a saved custom palette
App Icon Picker
• Choose from 9 different app icons in Settings — Classic, Midnight, Light, Script, Bold, Bold Dark, Script Dark, Gradient, and Rays
Refreshed Header
• New floating header with palette-aware gradient that reacts to the list scrolling underneath
iCloud Sync Fix
• Fixed iCloud Sync status detection — now correctly shows "Active" for all users with CloudKit enabled
UI Improvements
• Smoother, more compact list rows
• Fixed swipe action alignment on the home screen
• RGB color interpolation for more natural gradient transitions
3.1 May 11
- Big Note: copy button to quickly copy your note text
3.0 May 7
• Dimmer: tap the sun icon to control color intensity per list with a Liquid Glass slider
• Siri: add items hands-free — "Add item in Dimmly" or "Agregar a Dimmly"
• Notifications now show the list name and tap to open that list directly
• Fixed alarms still firing after completing or deleting items
• Fixed blank items being saved when leaving a list
• Removed update alert that appeared incorrectly
2.8 May 3
Dimmer
Tap the sun icon on any list to reveal a Liquid Glass slider. Slide to control color intensity — dim your lists for focus, night mode, or just vibes. Each list saves its own brightness level.
Siri
Add items hands-free. Just say "Add item in Dimmly" or "Agregar a Dimmly" and Siri handles the rest. Set your default list in Settings.
2.7 Apr 28
Dimmer
Tap the sun icon on any list to reveal a Liquid Glass slider. Slide to control color intensity — dim your lists for focus, night mode, or just vibes. Each list saves its own brightness level.
Siri
Add items hands-free. Just say "Add item in Dimmly" or "Agregar a Dimmly" and Siri handles the rest. Set your default list in Settings.
2.6 Apr 26
- Smart Big Notes — Long text or multi-line entries now automatically become Big Notes. Tap to expand, edit everything, and your title stays clean.
- Appearance Mode — Choose between System, Light, or Dark mode in Settings.
- Community — New About section in Settings with a direct link to our Reddit community for feedback and ideas.
- Update Alerts — Dimmly now lets you know when a new version is available.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.5 Apr 23
- Smart Big Notes — Long text or multi-line entries now automatically become Big Notes. Tap to expand, edit everything, and your title stays clean.
- Appearance Mode — Choose between System, Light, or Dark mode in Settings.
- Community — New About section in Settings with a direct link to our Reddit community for feedback and ideas.
- Update Alerts — Dimmly now lets you know when a new version is available.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.4 Apr 21
Dimmly is now on Mac! Your lists sync automatically across iPhone and Mac via iCloud. Also new: independent Repeat and Alarm for each task, improved Done section, and confetti celebrations when you complete a streak.
2.3 Apr 18
Scoreboard — Track Any Game
Introducing a new list type designed for board games, card games, and any competition where numbers matter.
• Add players and track their scores round by round
• Save each round to accumulate totals automatically
• Sort by highest or lowest score to fit any game
• Rename players with a quick swipe
• Navigate between players with up/down controls while the keyboard is open
• Start a fresh game anytime without losing your player list
2.2 Apr 15
Streak Cycles
Streaks now reset automatically each repeat cycle, so your habits stay fresh every day, week, or month.
Alarms & Repeat
Set a date and time reminder for any task. Choose a repeat interval — Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly — and Dimmly will keep it coming back automatically.
Checklist improvements
Reorder checklist items with drag and drop. Swipe to delete individual steps. Cleaner toolbar with icon-only controls.
Bug fixes & polish.
2.1 Apr 13
Bug fixes & improvements
2.0 Apr 10
1. Fixed cancel animation — Pressing × on a new item now dismisses smoothly instead of jumping the list
2. New onboarding cards — Added "Big Note" and "Check list" cards to the in-list tutorial
3. Reordered onboarding — Drag to reorder moved to 3rd, Swipe to delete to 4th with updated animation
4. Improved home onboarding — Added "Delete a list" card and replaced "Import or export" with "Quick actions" showing the real pill icons
1.9 Apr 8
New
• Checklists — add a checklist to any item, right alongside your notes and streaks
• Tap streak dots to advance progress — no need to swipe every time
• Pull down to add an item now opens the full toolbar instantly (alarm, repeat, streak, note, checklist)
Improvements
• Completed streak items now show their dots in the Done section
• Fresh colors across multiple palettes (Berlin, Rio, Seoul, Oslo, Miami, Edinburgh, Milan, and more)
• Larger palette previews when creating or editing a list
Bug Fixes
• Alarm notifications no longer show up after an item has been deleted
1.8 Apr 7
New
• Checklists — add a checklist to any item, right alongside your notes and streaks
• Tap streak dots to advance progress — no need to swipe every time
• Pull down to add an item now opens the full toolbar instantly (alarm, repeat, streak, note, checklist)
Improvements
• Completed streak items now show their dots in the Done section
• Fresh colors across multiple palettes (Berlin, Rio, Seoul, Oslo, Miami, Edinburgh, Milan, and more)
• Larger palette previews when creating or editing a list
• New app icon
Bug Fixes
• Alarm notifications no longer show up after an item has been deleted
1.7 Apr 5
Checklist mode, Big Notes, more colors — and a handful of bug fixes.
1.6 Apr 3
• Settings screen — notifications, restore purchase, rate the app
• Fixed CSV export — now opens correctly in Excel
• Help button inside every list to replay the tutorial anytime
• Bug fixes and smoother animations
1.5 Apr 2
• Settings screen — manage notifications, restore purchase, and redeem codes in one place
• Confetti now fires every time you complete a streak, not just when all are done at once
• Dimmly Pro badge in the app title when unlocked
• Pull-down hint stays visible until you have 4 or more lists
• Minor text and UI improvements
1.4 Apr 1
• Streak dots are now easier to see on task cards
• Widgets now show your streak progress
• Performance improvements and bug fixes
1.3 Mar 30
- Rich text in Big Notes: bold, italic, underline, sizes, bullets and colour.
- Links in Big Notes are detected and tappable.
- New Tracker list: tasks move To do → Doing → Done, with a Later shelf.
- New Reminders widget in medium and large, overdue first.
- Widget rows now open that item instead of just the list.
- Widgets stay up to date — the old refresh schedule exhausted its daily budget.
more Version 3.8 Jul 31
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