Question 1

What is Lifeplanr?

Accepted Answer

Lifeplanr is a life-planning app that maps your entire life as a grid of weeks, months, or years. Instead of tracking just the next 7 days, you see your whole life at once — past, present, and future — and layer on a journal, travel planner, finance tracker, habit tracker, health log, relationships, and life phases. The goal: make your finite time visceral and plan the life you actually want.

Question 2

Is Lifeplanr free?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the core life calendar, weekly journal, and basic people/relationship tracking are free forever. Travel planner, finance, habits, health, cloud sync, and unlimited photos are Pro features, available for $4.90/month or $39/year (34% off yearly). New accounts get a 14-day free Pro trial so you can try everything.

Question 3

Do I need to create an account to use Lifeplanr?

Accepted Answer

No — you can use the free life calendar and journal without signing up; data is saved in your browser's localStorage. But to sync across devices, back up to the cloud, or use any Pro feature, you'll need a free account (email/password or Google sign-in).

Question 4

How does Lifeplanr calculate my weeks lived?

Accepted Answer

Your week count starts from your birth date (Monday of your birth week = week 1) and increments every Monday. Week 1,959 for a 37-year-old is simply 37 × 52 + extra weeks since your last birthday. The calendar shows up to 90 years by default (4,680 weeks), but you can set your own expected lifespan in settings.

Question 5

Can I change the 90-year default lifespan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Go to your profile and set any lifespan between 60 and 120 years. The entire calendar rescales — year tiles, month grid (lifespan × 12), and week grid (lifespan × 52) all update instantly. If you've seen the life-expectancy data for your country and want a realistic number, start there.

Question 6

What's the difference between the year, month, and week views?

Accepted Answer

Year view (90 tiles) gives you the big-picture arc of your life — great for annual themes and multi-year phases. Month view (90 × 12 = 1,080 cells) is the sweet spot for most people — dense enough to feel finite, navigable enough to plan. Week view (90 × 52 = 4,680 tiny squares) is the famous 'life in weeks' view popularized by Tim Urban — maximum density, most visceral.

Question 7

Is the journal daily or weekly?

Accepted Answer

Weekly. Each entry covers one Monday–Sunday week and holds text, photos, a mood, and tags. This keeps the habit sustainable (one entry per week is 52/year — less pressure than 365) and matches the life-calendar grid. You can still write about specific days inside the week's entry.

Question 8

How do I navigate between weekly journal entries?

Accepted Answer

Open any entry and use the ‹ / › arrows in the header to step between weeks. On mobile, swipe left or right inside the entry. Your current text is auto-saved before navigating so you don't lose work. Works from both the calendar and the floating quick-journal button.

Question 9

Does the journal support formatting like bold and lists?

Accepted Answer

Yes — bold (Ctrl+B), italic (Ctrl+I), bullet lists, headings, quotes, and dividers. Markdown shortcuts work too (**bold**, _italic_). No full rich-text toolbar — just the essentials so the focus stays on writing.

Question 10

How do I plan a trip in Lifeplanr?

Accepted Answer

Open Travel → Trips → New Trip. Add a name, start/end dates, countries, budget breakdown (flights, accommodation, food, etc.), rating, companions, and photos. When a country has cost-of-living data, you'll see a quick-fill card that populates daily budgets at Backpacker / Mid-Range / Luxury tiers. Trips also show up on your life calendar.

Question 11

Does the trip planner show local prices?

Accepted Answer

Yes for 49 countries with cost-of-living data. When you add a country to a trip, the budget section shows inline price hints (local meal, rent, transport) and a one-click quick-fill for three lifestyle tiers. Links out to the full /cost-of-living/[country] breakdown for deeper planning.

Question 12

Does Lifeplanr help with digital nomad visas?

Accepted Answer

Indirectly — we publish a research database of 38 countries with dedicated nomad visas at /digital-nomad-visas, covering income requirements, fees, duration, tax rules, and path to residency. The app doesn't submit applications for you, but the data feeds directly into trip-planning decisions.

Question 13

How does the budget tracker work?

Accepted Answer

Set monthly budgets per category (housing, food, transport, etc.), log transactions with date/amount/category, and see progress bars per category plus a monthly overview. Supports multiple currencies and household mode where multiple users share one ledger. Variance from budget feeds your FIRE projection.

Question 14

Does Lifeplanr support multiple currencies?

Accepted Answer

Yes — USD, EUR, GBP, NOK, SEK, DKK, and more. Set a primary currency per account; transactions can be logged in any currency and are converted to your primary for reporting. FX rates refresh daily.

Question 15

Can I import transactions from my bank?

Accepted Answer

Manual entry + CSV import are supported today. Bank-feed integration (Plaid, Tink) is on the roadmap but not yet shipping — for now, most users export a monthly CSV from their bank and upload it, or log recurring expenses as templates.

Question 16

How do I create a new habit?

Accepted Answer

Habits tab → New Habit → pick an icon, color, frequency (daily / weekdays / custom days), and an optional morning or evening reminder time. That's it. Tap the day circle each morning or evening to log it. Missed days show as gaps in your streak graph.

Question 17

How do streaks work?

Accepted Answer

A streak is the number of consecutive scheduled days you've logged a habit. Miss a scheduled day and the streak resets. Non-scheduled days (e.g., weekends on a weekday-only habit) don't break it. Milestones (7, 30, 100, 365 days) trigger optional push notifications.

Question 18

Can I get reminders for my habits?

Accepted Answer

Yes — optional morning and evening push notifications per habit, plus a weekly streak-danger warning if you're about to break one. Requires notification permission from your browser/device. All reminder times are customizable in Settings → Notifications.

Question 19

What can I track in the health section?

Accepted Answer

Weight, sleep hours, energy level (1–5), mood, workouts, water intake, and custom metrics you define yourself. Each entry is date-stamped and graphs over time. Health integrates with the journal — mood logged in a weekly entry shows on the health heatmap too.

Question 20

Can I set health goals like losing weight?

Accepted Answer

Yes — set targets with a start date and target date, and see progress bars plus a projected path. Examples: 'weigh 75kg by Dec 2026', 'sleep 7.5+ hrs for 30 days', 'run 1000km in 2026'. Goals can pin to your life calendar as milestones.

Question 21

What does the health heatmap show?

Accepted Answer

A year-long grid (one cell per day) colored by your overall health score for that day — a blend of sleep, energy, workout, and mood. Darker = healthier. Patterns jump out: winter dips, workout streaks, post-travel recovery. Click any cell for the full day's entry.

Question 22

How do I add people and relationships?

Accepted Answer

People tab → Add Person → name, birth date, relationship type (family, friend, partner, etc.), and optional notes. Their age updates automatically, birthdays show on the calendar, and you can see the 'weeks-left-together' projection — a gentle reminder to show up for people you love.

Question 23

Do I get birthday reminders?

Accepted Answer

Yes — opt-in push notifications the morning of, and a digest each Sunday for the upcoming week. You can also see all upcoming birthdays on the dashboard. Customize per-person in Notifications settings.

Question 24

Can I keep notes per person?

Accepted Answer

Yes — free-text notes per contact (gift ideas, conversation topics, last-contacted date). Not a full CRM, but enough to be a thoughtful friend. Pro: photo attachments and custom fields.

Question 25

What's the difference between free and Pro?

Accepted Answer

Free: life calendar, weekly journal (3 photos/entry), basic people tracker, no cloud sync. Pro ($4.90/mo or $39/yr): everything else — travel planner, finance, habits, health, 10 photos per entry, cloud sync across devices, household mode, export to PDF, and the life-calendar print poster. 14-day free trial on signup, no credit card.

Question 26

Is the yearly plan worth it?

Accepted Answer

$39/year vs $4.90 × 12 = $58.80/year, so you save $19.80 (34%). Pays for itself in 7 months. Most users who stick past the trial go yearly. Both come with the same features and a 14-day refund window.

Question 27

Is there a family or household plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes — Household mode lets up to 5 members share one Pro subscription. One ledger for shared finances, shared travel trips, each person keeps their own journal and calendar. Included with any Pro plan at no extra cost.

Question 28

How do I create an account?

Accepted Answer

Open the app, click Sign up, and enter an email + password — or tap 'Continue with Google'. No phone number, no address, no credit card. Confirmation email arrives within a minute; click the link and you're in. Takes ~30 seconds.

Question 29

Can I sign in with Google?

Accepted Answer

Yes — one-tap Google sign-in is supported on web and mobile. We only receive your email and display name, nothing else. You can switch between email/password and Google later by adding the other as a secondary login method in Profile.

Question 30

How do I sync my data across devices?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with the same account on each device — that's it. Data syncs through Firebase in real-time: write a journal entry on desktop, see it on your phone within seconds. Sync requires a (free) account; offline-only localStorage users stay on one device.

Question 31

Where is my data physically stored?

Accepted Answer

Cloud accounts: Firebase Firestore in Google Cloud's europe-west region (Belgium). Local-only (no account): your browser's localStorage on your device. No third-party analytics brokers, no ad networks, no CRM tools. Google Analytics is the only third-party tool we use, and it's configured to anonymize IPs.

Question 32

Is my data encrypted?

Accepted Answer

In transit: TLS 1.3 everywhere (standard HTTPS). At rest: Firebase encrypts all data with Google-managed keys. End-to-end encryption (where we couldn't read it even if we wanted to) isn't in place yet — doable, but it breaks server-side search and some sync features. On the roadmap for sensitive fields like journal text.

Question 33

Does Lifeplanr use my data for AI training?

Accepted Answer

No. Your journal, finances, health entries, and trips are never used to train AI models — ours or anyone else's. We don't run an LLM over your data for 'insights' or 'summaries' either. If we ever add AI features, they'll be explicitly opt-in with clear disclosure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started 14 questions

Life Calendar 15 questions

Journal 15 questions

Travel Planner 17 questions

Finance 17 questions

Habits 14 questions

Health 14 questions

People 12 questions

Pricing & Plans 14 questions

Account & Sync 13 questions

Privacy & Data 10 questions

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