Rules Shortcuts based on Event 4+

Finally

I don't normally write reviews but seeing this app's undue 3.0 rating from one other reviewer was heartbreaking.

Rules works flawlessly once you set it up. It's the only way to automate your Mac (and therefore everything else!) based on calendar events. Not only is it the only option, but it's clean and nice to use, too.

I've been looking for this for ages so I was thrilled when Rules launched and have been using it since the early days. I use Rules to trigger a shortcut for times I have blocked in my calendar to work on specific tasks. It really helps take proactive action against my struggles with procrastination and anxiety.

great concept but unreliable

works sometimes only on mac os 14.1.1
other times just ignores the future events and shows nothing in the upcoming automations section of the menubar screen

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the review Anthony. There are three possible causes I could find for the behaviour you observed:

(1.) The event is too far in the future:
The app only shows upcoming automations for today and tomorrow.

(2.) Slow calendar sync:
Rules depends on the Apple Calendar app, meaning if you are using a different app to edit events changes can take a few minutes to take effect. To avoid this you can increase the calendar refresh frequency in the Apple Calendar app under "Settings" -> "Accounts" -> Select your account -> Set "Refresh Calendars" to "every minute"

(3.) One of the conditions is not set up correctly e.g. a spelling mistake, selecting two calendars (which can never be true), ...

I hope this could help you and please feel free to reach out to me at rules@arminbuilds.com at any time