Support & FAQ

All six focused apps — Calendar, Lists, Notes, Habits, Health, and Timers — are free to download and use. EightRings Pro, the all-in-one app, is subscription-based with a 5-day free trial. Health includes a free daily allowance of AI coach actions, with optional in-app upgrades for heavier use. And an eighth app is on the way — we're keeping it a secret for now.

Each free app does one job brilliantly — your calendar, your lists, your notes, your habits, your health, or your timers. EightRings Pro brings voice recording with AI summaries, lists, calendar, notes, habits, and a focus timer together in a single app with a full Apple Watch companion.

Calendar, Lists, Notes, Habits, Timers, and Pro require no account at all — nothing to sign up for. Health uses Sign in with Apple, so there's never a password.

Yes. No EightRings app shows ads, runs analytics, or tracks you. Calendar, Lists, Notes, Habits, Timers, and Pro keep all of your content on your device, with AI understanding running on Apple's on-device models. See our Privacy Policy for the full details.

We can't say just yet. What we can say: it's voice-first and privacy-first like the rest of the family, it's built on end-to-end encryption with the Signal Protocol, and it's coming soon. Watch this space.

Health is the one EightRings app whose AI runs in the cloud, on secured AWS infrastructure. Every request is TLS-encrypted and cryptographically signed, you authenticate with Sign in with Apple, and your conversations, meal photos, and health details are processed to generate a response — never stored on our servers. Your Apple Health records stay on your device.

The gold ring in the center of the home screen is your main record button. Tap it to instantly start a general voice recording that will be transcribed and processed by AI.

The five satellite buttons around the ring each represent a feature: Lists (green), Events (purple), Notes (blue), Pomodoro (orange), and Recordings (red). They let you record or navigate with a single tap.

Single tap on Lists, Events, or Notes starts a voice recording pre-tagged for that context — your recording is automatically routed to the right place. Double tap on any satellite navigates directly to that feature screen without recording. Pomodoro and Recordings always navigate on single tap.

The lava lamp button at the bottom between Pomodoro and Recordings launches the Screensaver — a relaxing ambient display. You can also swipe right on the home screen to enter it.

Tap the gold ring for a general recording, or tap a satellite (Lists, Events, Notes) to record with context. Your voice is transcribed automatically after you stop.

When you tap a satellite like Notes and record, the transcript is sent directly to your Notes screen. Lists recordings extract items into your list. Events recordings get added to your calendar.

Yes, individual recordings have a maximum duration. For longer sessions, stop and start a new recording. All recordings are saved and accessible in the Recordings tab.

All recordings appear in the Recordings tab (waveform satellite, double-tap). You can play them back, view transcripts, and see AI-generated summaries from there.

Tap the gold microphone button, choose the destination list, and speak your items naturally — for example, "Add milk, eggs, and bread to my grocery list." When you stop recording, EightRings Lists transcribes and separates the items for you.

Open the Lists tab from the bottom menu. Tap the gold "+" to create a list, tap a list to open it, drag to reorder, swipe left to delete, and tap an item to mark it complete.

Yes. Tap the gold "+" button at the bottom-right of Home to open Quick Add, type an item, and send it directly to your Priority List.

Open EightRings Lists on Apple Watch, tap the gold record button, speak your items, and tap stop. The recording transfers to the paired iPhone, where it is transcribed and added to your Priority List. The Watch app does not display your lists in version 1.

Yes. EightRings Lists is fully free, with no paywall, subscription, in-app purchase, advertising, analytics, or tracking.

Single tap the purple Events satellite and describe your event — e.g. "Dentist appointment next Tuesday at 2pm." The AI parses the details and creates the event.

Habits are recurring behaviors you want to track daily. Create them inside the Calendar screen under the Habits section. Give each habit a name, icon, color, and rating options (e.g. Great / Good / Skipped).

In the Calendar screen, long press on any day to open the habit logging menu for that date. Select your habit and choose your rating. Your streak and history are tracked automatically.

Yes — the Watch app shows your habits and lets you log them right from your wrist. Tap "Track Habits" on the Watch home screen to see today's habits.

Single tap the blue Notes satellite and speak. Your recording is transcribed and stored as a note with an AI-generated title and summary.

Double tap the Notes satellite to open the Notes screen. Tap any note to read the full transcript and AI summary. You can also search across all your notes.

Pomodoro is a proven productivity method where you work in focused 25-minute intervals (called Pomodoros) separated by 5-minute breaks. After four Pomodoros, you take a longer 15–30 minute break. This rhythm fights distraction and mental fatigue.

It helps you break large tasks into manageable chunks, maintain deep focus, avoid burnout, and track how much focused time you actually spend. Many people find it dramatically increases output.

Single or double tap the orange Pomodoro satellite to open the timer. Press Start to begin a 25-minute focus session. The timer will alert you when it's time to break. Use breaks to rest, then start the next round.

Record voice notes, lists, and events directly from your wrist — no phone needed. Recordings sync to your iPhone automatically. You can also log habits and view sync status from the Watch app.

Open the EightRings Watch app and tap the context you want: List, Event, or Note. This takes you to the recording screen. Press the record button, speak, then press stop to save and sync.

Red means the Watch app is not installed on your Apple Watch. Open the Watch app on your iPhone and install EightRings from the Available Apps section. Green = connected, Yellow = paired but out of range, Orange = Watch not paired.

Recordings made on the Watch are queued and sync automatically as soon as your iPhone and Watch are back in range.

A motivational quote card drops down from the top of the home screen each time you launch the app. Tap the quote to cycle through different quotes. Swipe up on the card to hide it.

When collapsed, you'll see two handle bars at the top separator line. Swipe down on them to expand the quote card again.

Swipe right from the home screen to get to the lava lamp screensaver. The screensaver shows an ambient display with your upcoming reminders and lists.

Swipe left to return to the home screen.

EightRings Pro is $4.99/month or $49.99/year (about 17% off), billed through the App Store. Every new user starts with a 5-day free trial — no payment method required to begin.

Everything in the app: unlimited voice recordings with transcription and AI summaries, smart lists, calendar and reminders, voice notes, habit tracking, the Pomodoro focus timer with Live Activities, Daily Brief and Daily Stats, the full Apple Watch app, and all future features as they are released. There are no ads in any EightRings app — the subscription is the only way Pro is funded.

Yes — new users get a 5-day free trial with the full feature set. The trial countdown is shown in the hamburger menu. Subscribe before it expires to keep full access; your data is never deleted either way.

Go to iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage, pause, or cancel your EightRings subscription at any time.