One app instead of ten, an all-in-one tracker for iPhone
By the Planwell team at Sumletter, , 6 min read
An all-in-one tracker is a single app that holds the different things you want to keep an eye on, such as weight, sleep, spending, habits and films, so you open one place instead of ten. It works best when you switch on only three to five trackers at first and add more once the habit of opening it is in place. Planwell on the App Store is an iPhone app built this way, with 15 trackers you turn on or off.
The short version
- Separate apps for each part of your life fail because you have to remember to open each one, and the ones you forget become empty.
- Start with three to five trackers that answer a question you already ask yourself, then add more later.
- One home screen that shows the single most useful thing today beats a dashboard of every number.
- Planwell holds 15 trackers across body and health, money, life and habits, and the ones you do not switch on never appear.
- Planwell needs iOS 18 or later. There is no Android app yet.
Why does tracking in separate apps stop working?
The usual pattern is a weight app from January, a sleep app from a bad week, a budgeting app from a pay rise, a habit app from a resolution and a notes list for films. A few weeks later you are opening none of them.
The cost is the opening. Every extra app is one more icon to remember, one more login, one more place where your history lives in a different format. When logging takes more effort than the thing you are logging, you skip it, and a tracker with gaps stops being useful.
One place gives you one icon, one routine and one screen that tells you what needs attention. It also lets you see your life side by side. A week of poor sleep and a week of skipped workouts are easier to connect in the same app.
How do I decide what belongs in an all-in-one tracker?
Do not start by switching everything on, because a tracker you never fill in is clutter. Ask yourself:
- What do you already ask yourself? If you wonder "what am I paying for each month?" or "did I do my run this week?", that is a tracker worth having.
- What have you tried to remember and failed? Films you meant to watch, books you want to read and renewal dates are classic examples. A list that holds them for you pays back quickly.
- What changes slowly? Weight, sleep and spending are only useful across weeks, so they need a place that keeps the history for you.
- What would you actually add to today? If you cannot picture logging it this week, leave it off.
Start with three to five and use them for two weeks. Add another only when you notice a gap, not because it is available.
What does one all-in-one tracker look like on Home?
The Home screen is the part that decides whether you keep opening the app, so it should answer "what matters today?" quickly. In Planwell, Home shows:
- Today's date, then one nudge at a time. A nudge is about one specific thing, for example a subscription that renews in 3 days, a habit you have not checked in today, a trip that is 6 days away or a show you are still watching. Each has a button you can answer right there, and some offer "Not now" to set them aside. The next nudges are a swipe away.
- An "Ask Planwell anything" bar with Search and Voice buttons beside it, for typing or speaking a question or an entry.
- Two figures, by default your weight and your steps today. Steps come from Apple Health, which is optional and read only.
- Your apps, a grid of cards, one for each tracker you have on. Each shows a key figure, such as a weight or a monthly subscription total, and has a + button that opens that tracker's add screen.
Tap Edit to turn apps on or off and drag them into the order you want. A button under the grid adds more trackers.
Most days you open Home, deal with the nudge, add something with the + button or the ask bar, and close it again.
Which trackers can Planwell hold?
Planwell has 15 trackers, which it also calls mini apps. This table groups them for reading, and you switch on only the ones you want.
| Group | Trackers | What you record |
|---|---|---|
| Body and health | Weight, sleep, workouts, meal plan | Weight with a goal and trend chart. Sleep hours, quality and a target. Workout programmes (named sessions with exercises, sets, reps and weights) and a history. A daily meal plan with calories and macros. |
| Money | Expenses, subscriptions | Spending by category with a month total and an overview by month, exportable as CSV, Excel or PDF. Subscriptions with renewal dates, statuses and a monthly total. |
| Life | Trips, houses, jobs, books, watchlist, recipes, checklists, countdowns | Trips from planning to completed. House listings with price and status. Job applications from saved to offers. Books with page progress. Films and shows to watch. Recipes with ingredients. Lists to complete. Dates that tick down to the second. |
| Habits | Habits (shown as Streaks) | Daily check-ins, a streak per habit and a year of history in one calendar grid. |
Weight, sleep, workouts and habits are a natural first set for health. Expenses and subscriptions suit anyone who wants to know where money goes. Trips, houses and jobs are project trackers, worth switching on only while the project is running.
If subscriptions are the first thing you want to tame, how to track every subscription on your iPhone walks through it. If habits are, read how to build habits that stick with a streak tracker.
How do I get started with Planwell?
- Download Planwell and open it. You can use it as a guest, with no email or name.
- Pick the three to five trackers you decided on above.
- Add one real entry to each, using the + button on its card.
- For two weeks, open Home once a day and answer the nudge.
Planwell Pro costs US$3.99 a month or US$39.99 a year, each with a 7 day free trial for new subscribers. Prices vary by country, and the local price is shown in the app. You can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.
If you want to see how it feels to keep your whole week in one place, try Planwell on the App Store, start with a few trackers and see which ones you open without being reminded.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an all-in-one tracker app for iPhone?
Yes. Planwell is an iPhone app that holds 15 trackers, including weight, sleep, workouts, expenses, subscriptions, habits, books and films, in one place. You switch on the ones you want, and the rest never appear.
How many trackers should I start with?
Start with three to five. That covers what you already wonder about each week without turning the app into a chore.
Does Planwell need Apple Health?
No. Apple Health is optional, and Planwell only reads from it, never writes. It can read steps, walking and running distance, and sleep. Everything works if you decline.
