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Plan once. Tick every day. Aim for 85% a week.

Shortyear turns 1 to 3 goals into a 12-week plan, with tasks for each day and a score for each week.

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Today screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executedToday screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executed
Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%
Goal Save $3,000: 1,050 of 3,000, plan on track, with its progress curveGoal Save $3,000: 1,050 of 3,000, plan on track, with its progress curve

Real screens. Sample data.

Today screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executedToday screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executed
Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%
Goal Save $3,000: 1,050 of 3,000, plan on track, with its progress curveGoal Save $3,000: 1,050 of 3,000, plan on track, with its progress curve

Real screens. Sample data.

52 WEEKS

A year is too long to feel urgent.

In January, December feels far away. The big goal can wait a week, then a month. By October, it’s a list you’d rather not open.

A year leaves room to postpone. 12 weeks leaves none, and this week starts to count.

WEEK 1

Plan once.

Your goals, in your own words: 1 to 3 for the next 12 weeks. Add the actions you’ll repeat, and Shortyear writes the tasks for all 12 weeks. Not sure where to start? Pick 1 of 46 ready-made challenges.¹

The challenge Run your first race: 3 levels, the goal, the tactics, the week, and why this planThe challenge Run your first race: 3 levels, the goal, the tactics, the week, and why this plan

Each challenge has 3 levels, a plan week by week, and a note on why it’s built that way.

The goal Save $3,000 in full: its curve, then the tactics repeated every weekThe goal Save $3,000 in full: its curve, then the tactics repeated every week
The Shortyear tab bar: Today, Week, Goals, ProfileThe Shortyear tab bar: Today, Week, Goals, ProfileThe focus button, with the running timerThe focus button, with the running timer

EVERY DAY

Tick what you did.

Today shows what’s due. Missed something? Move it to another day of the same week. A reminder comes in the evening, at the time you choose, and you can put a widget on your home screen, whichever of the 3 you want: Today, Score or Week.²

Time your deep work.

Start a focus session from any task. Lock your phone: the timer stays on your lock screen. Each goal shows the time you’ve put into it.

Today screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executedToday screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executed
Lock screen: the Shortyear timer, Deep work, 24:10Lock screen: the Shortyear timer, Deep work, 24:10

EVERY WEEK

Aim for 85%, not 100%.

Your score is the share of planned tasks you actually did. The target leaves room for a bad day, not for a lost week.³ On the last day, your review: what worked, what didn’t, what changes next week.

Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%
The goal Save $3,000 in full: its curve, then the tactics repeated every weekThe goal Save $3,000 in full: its curve, then the tactics repeated every week
The Shortyear tab bar: Today, Week, Goals, ProfileThe Shortyear tab bar: Today, Week, Goals, ProfileThe focus button, with the running timerThe focus button, with the running timer
Today screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executedToday screen, Friday of week 4 of 12: 3 tasks done, 1 still to do, 91% executed
Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%Week screen: execution score 91%, 10 of 11 tasks done, target 85%
Lock screen: the Shortyear timer, Deep work, 24:10Lock screen: the Shortyear timer, Deep work, 24:10

Built for the week that goes wrong.

Every plan feels easy in week 1. Shortyear is made for the week you fall behind.

The shape of a 12-week cycle, as Shortyear reads it. A model of how change feels, not a measurement of your weeks.
Sunday, last day of the week: Catch up 2 and your week is back at 85%, with the 3 tasks to catch upSunday, last day of the week: Catch up 2 and your week is back at 85%, with the 3 tasks to catch up

A way back.

Fall behind and Today shows what’s left from earlier in the week, and until when. On the last day, it tells you what it takes: “Catch up 2 and your week is back at 85%.”

Goal reflection: the why, and under If it gets hard, Unexpected bills with its planGoal reflection: the why, and under If it gets hard, Unexpected bills with its plan

A plan for the hard days.

For each goal, name what could get in the way. Under “If it gets hard,” each obstacle gets its plan.⁴

Weekly review, What did not work: the goal Save $3,000 with its why and its plansWeekly review, What did not work: the goal Save $3,000 with its why and its plans

Your why, when you need it.

When a week falls short, your review brings back why the goal mattered to you.⁵

Week screen: a 3-day vacation planned ahead, Sep 30 to Oct 2Week screen: a 3-day vacation planned ahead, Sep 30 to Oct 2

Room to live.

Plan days off ahead of time: they don’t count in your score. Your streak has 2 skips per cycle.³

THE RESEARCH

Why it’s built this way.

Shortyear is built on 6 techniques that researchers have tested. Here is what they found.

1

Clear, challenging goals beat “do your best.”

Across decades of goal-setting studies, people given a specific, challenging goal performed better than people told to do their best. A 2017 review of randomized trials with 16,523 people found that setting goals changes behavior, more so when the goals are hard and shared with others.

In ShortyearEvery goal has a number to reach or a clear finish line. Number goals get a line that shows where you should be today.

Locke & Latham, 2002 · American Psychologist · Read the study ›

Epton, Currie & Armitage, 2017 · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · Read the study ›

2

Tracking your progress helps you reach your goal.

Across 138 experiments with 19,951 people, those prompted to monitor their progress reached more of their goals. The effect was stronger when progress was physically recorded, and when it was reported to others.

In ShortyearYou tick what you did each day, and each week ends with a score. You can send it to a review partner.

Harkin et al., 2016 · Psychological Bulletin · Read the study ›

3

A missed day doesn’t undo a habit.

In a 12-week study of 82 people building a daily habit, missing it once had little effect on how automatic it became. The time it took varied widely: from 18 days to an estimated 254.

In ShortyearThe weekly target is 85%, not 100%. Your streak has 2 skips per cycle, and days off you plan ahead don’t count.

Lally et al., 2010 · European Journal of Social Psychology · Read the study ›

4

Decide now what you’ll do when it gets hard.

Plans written as “if this happens, then I’ll do that” have been tested in hundreds of experiments: 94 in a 2006 review, 642 in a 2025 one. They help people act on their goals, and work best in that exact if-then form.

In ShortyearEach action has its days. And under “If it gets hard,” every obstacle you name gets its plan.

Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006 · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · Read the study ›

Sheeran, Listrom & Gollwitzer, 2025 · European Review of Social Psychology · Read the study ›

5

Know why, see the obstacle, then plan.

Picture what you want, then what stands in the way, then make an if-then plan. Across 21 studies with 15,907 people, this sequence helped people reach their goals, with a small to medium effect.

In ShortyearFor each goal, you write why it matters and what could get in the way. When a week falls short, your why comes back in your review.

Wang, Wang & Gai, 2021 · Frontiers in Psychology · Read the study ›

6

Fresh starts make it easier to begin.

In 3 field studies, people searched for “diet,” went to the gym and committed to goals more often just after a new beginning: a new week, month or year, a birthday, a holiday.

In ShortyearEvery 13 weeks, a new cycle. You start again with what you learned.

Dai, Milkman & Riis, 2014 · Management Science · Read the study ›

These studies tested the techniques, not Shortyear. They explain why the app works the way it does, not what it will do for you. That’s what the 7 free days are for.

WEEK 12

Keep what you finish.

Reach a challenge goal and its badge lands in your showcase, in bronze, silver or gold, with the number of the cycle you earned it in. That cycle won’t come again.

Hold 85% or more for the 12 weeks without reaching the goal, and you still earn a Finisher piece.

Wake up early

Bronze

Run your first race

Gold

Read more books

Silver

Your 3 years, 1 square a week.

Write where you want to be in 3 years. Every week you hold 85% turns its square blue. Over time, Shortyear becomes a record of what you did with your weeks.

Profile: Cycle 1 at 85%, and My 3 years, 156 squares, 1 per weekProfile: Cycle 1 at 85%, and My 3 years, 156 squares, 1 per week
Week 13, Reflect and prepare: 5 steps before the next cycleWeek 13, Reflect and prepare: 5 steps before the next cycle

WEEK 13

Look back. Start again.

After week 12, a week to reflect: what you finished, what you carry over, what the next cycle is for. 12 weeks of work and 1 to look back: a new start every quarter.⁶

THE PRICE

Your first week is free.

Then 1 subscription, everything included.

Monthly

$4.99

per month

$59.88 a year

Best value

Yearly

$2.92

per month

$59.88 $35 a yearinstead of 12 months at $4.99

  1. TodayEverything in Shortyear is open.
  2. The day before it endsShortyear reminds you.
  3. The day it endsYour plan starts. Cancel before, in Google Play, and you pay nothing.
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Questions

I’ve quit every planner I’ve tried. Why would this be different?

A plan that expects perfect weeks breaks at the first bad one. Shortyear expects bad weeks: a target of 85%, not 100%, a way back when you fall behind, days off that don’t count, and a new start every 13 weeks. And you don’t have to take our word for it: the first 7 days are free.

Why not a notebook or a spreadsheet?

If a notebook works for you, keep it. Shortyear does what a notebook can’t: it writes the tasks for all 12 weeks, counts your score, reminds you in the evening, times your focus on your lock screen, and on the last day of the week, tells you what gets you back to 85%.

Why 1 to 3 goals?

So each one gets real work every week. You can add more. Shortyear will tell you it’s a lot, but it won’t stop you.

What if I miss a day, or a whole week?

A missed task can move to another day of the same week. Your streak has 2 skips per cycle. Days off you plan ahead don’t count in your score. And every week gets its own score, so the next one starts clean.

What happens after the free week?

Your plan starts: $4.99 a month or $35 a year, the one you picked. The day before, Shortyear reminds you. Cancel anytime in Google Play, and you keep access until the end of the period you paid for.

Is my data private?

Your plan is yours. No ads, and we don’t sell your data. Your plan is backed up, syncs across your devices and works offline. Delete your account anytime from Settings, and everything in it is erased. Privacy policy ›

Is there an iPhone version?

Shortyear starts on Android. iPhone comes next. Choose iPhone when you join the waitlist, and you’ll get 1 email when it opens there.

Questions or a problem?

Write to support@shortyear.com and we’ll answer.

WEEK 0

Start your 12 weeks.

Join the waitlist: 1 email the day Shortyear opens on your phone. Then your first week is free.

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