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A little more clarity. A little more you.

Just
say it.

One sentence. Your day, planned.

Plan your day, protect a little focus and keep your ideas moving. Tasks, calendar, goals and habits meet a journal, mood check-ins and a weekly review, in one app for iPhone and iPad.

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Vela 2.0 is here · Made for iPhone and iPad.

Vela 2.0 interface illustration: calendar events and tasks together in a day view
Vela 2.0 Today interface illustration with Focus, Talk to Vela, Top 3 and the day's plan
A little less scattered.
A little more started.
YOUR DAY. WITH A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM.
Plan with your voiceProtect your focusKeep ideas movingMomentum over streaks

01 / From a busy mind to a clear next step

One thought.
A whole plan.

Less time organising your life.
More time actually living it.

TALK TO VELA

“Dentist Friday at three.
Finish the report by noon.
And call Mum tonight.”

↗
DentistFriday · 3:00 PM
01
✓
Finish the reportToday · 12:00 PM · Top 3
02
♡
Call MumTonight · 8:00 PM
03

Review the changes. Keep the final say.

Product illustration · Talk to Vela by voice or text. Supported changes have Undo.
01

Say it your way.

Talk, type, or bring a handwritten list. Vela helps turn the things on your mind into something you can act on.

02

Give the day a shape.

Choose your Top 3. See tasks and calendar events together as a list, schedule or hour grid.

03

Keep the final say.

See what Vela changed, undo a step, or move something to tomorrow. Your plan can change with you.

10 seconds · One sentence becomes four changes to review.
Film description

A voice request fills the listening panel. Vela turns it into four suggested changes, ready to review and add. The film uses Vela 2.0 interface illustrations.

02 / Make a little room

The world can
wait a minute.

Start a focus session in one tap. Pause the apps that pull you away, and let the next small thing have your attention.

  • A timer with a clear beginning and end
  • Selected-app pausing with Apple Screen Time
  • Your session, right on the Lock Screen
There’s more room to grow
One more scroll?
Another notification.
JUST THIS ONE THING24:59Time to make a start.
Distracting apps, paused.

03 / How it fits together

Catch the thought.
Keep it moving.

Vela connects a passing thought to a next step, a focused start and a moment to look back. Each week shapes the next.

  1. Capture

    Type, speak, share or scan a task, an idea or a reflection.

    Talk to Vela · Ideas · Paper to plan
  2. Choose

    Pick the day, a goal or up to three priorities.

    Plan · Top 3 · Goals
  3. Do

    Take the next step. Start Focus and pause the apps you choose.

    Focus · App pausing
  4. Reflect

    Tick a habit, check in with your mood, write a line or give thanks.

    Habits · Mood · Journal
  5. Review

    Look back on the week and choose next week’s steps.

    Weekly review · Progress

↺ Each week shapes the next.

04 / Big ideas. Small beginnings.

For the life
you’re building.

A good idea deserves a next step.
And progress deserves a little perspective.

CAPTURE → REVISIT

Let good ideas
find you again.

Save ideas by voice, photo or link, add notes and a board, and revisit them over time. Turn one into a goal when you’re ready to act.

Vela 2.0 Ideas interface illustration: a saved weekend idea resurfaced for another look
GOALS → NEXT STEPS

Give your someday
a starting point.

Break a goal into milestones and tasks. Consider its six-month impact, choose a useful next step and give it a place in today’s plan.

Vela 2.0 goal interface illustration showing impact choices and the next steps
RHYTHM → MOMENTUM

A little counts.
Keep it going.

Habits that fit your rhythm. A year that fills with what you did, without a streak to protect.

Vela 2.0 habit interface illustration with a year of recorded activity

Vela 2.0 interface illustrations, based on the app’s current design.

And a little space for yourself.Journal. Check in. Give thanks. Learn a language.

05 / Everything inside

Small tools.
One calm place.

Six areas, one app.
Choose one to see what’s inside.

Plan

  • Today

    One screen for the next thing: Focus, Talk to Vela, your Top 3, the day’s list and Up next.

  • Three views of one day

    See tasks, meetings and habits as a list, a schedule with a now line or an hour grid.

  • Top 3, not a backlog

    Choose up to three priorities across tasks, habits, goals and meetings, in your own order.

  • Your calendar beside your tasks

    Connect your device calendar and choose which calendars appear in your plan.

  • Type it the way you’d say it

    Write “call Mum tomorrow at 6” and the day and time fill themselves in.

  • Repeats and saved tasks

    Repeat daily, on chosen weekdays or monthly, or keep your usual tasks ready for any day.

Focus

  • Focus in one tap

    Start your saved timer from Today, or run an open-ended session that counts up.

  • Pause the apps you choose

    Select apps with Apple Screen Time and pause them while you focus.

  • Daily limits and blocked hours

    Give chosen apps a daily allowance and blocked hours, with a gentle or locked limit.

  • Focus on one task

    Attach a task to the session and finish it without leaving the timer.

  • Breaks when you need them

    Pause, take a break or add a little more time when a stretch ends.

  • On your Lock Screen

    A Live Activity keeps the session in view on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Build

  • Ideas that come back

    Capture by voice, text, photo, link or share. Ideas return after two days, a week and a month.

  • Idea boards

    Six prompts and up to twelve of your own photos help an idea find its first step.

  • Goals with a six-month view

    Rate how much a goal could change the next six months, then break it into milestones and tasks.

  • Habits without streaks

    Daily, on chosen days or any number of days a week, with a year that fills up as you go.

  • Your one thing

    Keep one goal in view for three or six months and give it a next step.

  • Voice notes, your way

    Record a thought, then keep the recording, the words or both.

Grow

  • A journal in any form

    Write, speak or scan a handwritten page. Scanned pages are read on your phone.

  • Mood check-ins

    Five faces, optional feelings and notes, and trends from the days you recorded.

  • Gratitude

    Keep a list of your good things and appreciate a few in a short daily round.

  • Your own words

    Keep words of encouragement and voice recordings close, pinned to Today.

  • Words that come back

    Review words and phrases after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days, right inside your plan.

  • Progress that only grows

    Week and month charts for tasks, Top 3, habits, focus and mood.

  • A weekly review

    Six questions about your week, then choose next week’s steps.

  • Lists and reading shelves

    Packing, groceries and gifts, plus books you want, are reading and have finished.

  • A moment to breathe

    A one-, three- or five-minute breathing reset, or a short guided sit.

Talk to Vela

  • Say or type what you want to change

    Add, move and finish tasks, manage goals, habits and ideas, or start Focus.

  • Ask about your day

    Supported questions and simple commands run right on your phone.

  • See every change

    Action cards show what Vela did, with Undo where it’s supported. Bigger actions ask first.

  • Many changes, one review

    Ask for three or more changes at once and Vela groups them for you to check.

  • From paper to plan

    Scan a handwritten list or a screenshot and review each line before anything is added.

  • AI that asks first

    Cloud features ask for your permission and show what’s shared. Say no, and the manual tools still work.

Everywhere

  • Eight widgets

    Today, Your words, Word of the day, Capture, Habits, Ideas, Mood and Gratitude.

  • Siri and Quick Actions

    Ask Siri to talk to Vela or record a note, or start from the app icon.

  • Share into Vela

    Send a link or up to ten images from another app straight into Ideas.

  • Offline first

    Your plan is saved on the device and syncs when you’re back online.

  • Optional app lock

    Face ID or Touch ID, with private details hidden in widgets and notifications.

  • Nine languages

    English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Persian and Danish.

A CLOSER LOOK

A little more of your every day.

Swipe to explore. Select to enlarge.

Vela 2.0 campaign artwork · Interface illustrations based on the current app design.

Just say it
Vela campaign artwork: one spoken sentence becomes four changes to review
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Made for real days

Which one
sounds like you?

  • The overwhelmed planner

    A day you can actually finish, not a longer list.

    Top 3 · Plan · Today

  • The distracted scroller

    Make scrolling a choice, without deleting everything.

    Focus · App pausing · Daily limits

  • The idea person

    Ideas that come back instead of getting lost in a notes app.

    Ideas · Boards · Goals

  • The self-improver

    See that you’re moving, without the streak guilt.

    Habits · Mood · Progress

  • The language learner

    Words that come back, a few minutes a day.

    Language review · Word sets

06 / Your day, your call

Helpful.
On your terms.

  • AI asks first

    Cloud AI asks for your permission and shows what is shared before anything is sent. Decline, and the manual tools still work.

  • Simple commands stay on your phone

    Supported commands and questions about your day run on the device. Bigger requests need a connection, your consent and remaining AI allowance.

  • Planning that works offline

    Your plan is saved on the device first and syncs when you reconnect. AI, book search and sync need the internet.

  • An optional app lock

    Lock Vela with Face ID or Touch ID and keep private details out of widgets, notifications and the Lock Screen.

  • Momentum over streaks

    Progress counts what you did. A missed day never erases it, and nobody is compared with anyone else.

  • Nine languages

    English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Persian and Danish, with right-to-left support.

Saved recordings and photos can sync to your account, and Apple’s speech recognition may process audio on Apple’s servers. AI requests can include relevant text and, if you connect a calendar, today’s event titles and start times. Read the app privacy policy

A closer look

Meet your
everyday companion.

One sentence becomes a plan. A small step becomes a little momentum. See Vela 2.0 in motion.

30 seconds · Meet Vela 2.0
Vela 2.0 · A film built from the app’s interface.
Film description

A busy mind becomes a spoken request, then four changes to review and add. Your Top 3 makes the next step clear. One tap starts Focus, and Vela pauses distracting apps. The closing line is: Plan, focus, and grow with Vela. Vela requires a Vela Pro subscription.

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All of Vela.

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A few useful things

Good to
know.

Yes. Vela 2.0 is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Join the Vela updates below for new features and occasional news from the app.