Oveluni's Today tab: how to read your plan for the day

The first screen you see when you open an app shapes how your day begins. In Oveluni, that screen is the Today tab: your day's medication plan, your records and a short “How are you feeling?” question, all in one place. In this guide we walk you step by step through reading the Today tab from top to bottom and arranging it to suit you.

What does the Today tab show?

Oveluni has five tabs: Today, Calendar, Records, Summaries and Profile. While Calendar shows a month or a week at once, Today focuses only on the day you're in. When you want to look back or ahead, you switch to Calendar; we explain how in reading a month at a glance with the calendar view.

From top to bottom, the Today screen shows these sections:

• The day's plan: the medication times and check-ups you've set up for that day.
• Quick add: the way to enter a new record in a few taps.
• How are you feeling?: the section where you choose the day's mood with a single tap.
• Your records this week: a short chart showing the week's daily check-ins.
• Recent notes and The day's records: a list of everything you've entered that day.

Which cards you see depends on the tracking areas you've turned on. For example, if you don't use the Cycle area, its card won't take up space on your screen. That way the Today screen only shows the things you actually track.

Reading the day's plan: later and earlier

The plan card shows the day's medication times and check-ups in order. As the day goes on, items whose time has come move from the “Later today” section to the “Earlier today” section. So at a glance you can see what's still ahead of you and which times are already behind you.

If you haven't entered a record yet for a time that has passed, that doesn't mean the app draws a conclusion on your behalf. In the app's own words: “A missing entry means no record, not that a medication was not taken.” After a busy day, you can also enter the record later.

If there's no medication in your plan yet, start with the guide to setting up your first medication plan in 3 steps. Remember, the plan is the plan you entered; it isn't a medical check. If you have a question about a medication's timing, amount or how to use it, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Adding a record from Today: Quick add

Quick add on the Today screen is the shortest way to enter a record. You start by choosing one of eight record types or six measurements:

1. Tap Quick add. The list of record types opens.
2. Choose the record type. Add a visit, Medication intake log, New medication plan, Record bleeding, Daily check-in, A note, Symptoms or Women's health; for measurements, Blood pressure, Blood glucose, Weight, Temperature, Water or Sleep.
3. Enter the details. For example, in a Medication intake log you mark Taken or Skipped and, if you like, add the time and a short note. Here the app reminds you: “This is your personal record. It does not change your plan.”
4. Save. The new record appears right away in The day's records list.

How are you feeling? Note your day in a few seconds

In the “How are you feeling?” section on the Today screen, you choose the one of five faces that's closest to how you feel. If you'd like a more detailed record, the Daily check-in lets you log your mood and energy together. Fields you skip stay empty; they're never counted as zero. You'll find more about this habit in our guide to the Daily check-in in Oveluni.

A little further down, the Your records this week chart shows the days of the week side by side. If the chart is hard to read, the Accessible data list gives you the same information day by day. The Recent notes section brings up the last things you wrote.

This screen doesn't give you a health score; it only shows the records you've kept. If your mood stays low for a long time or makes everyday tasks harder, talk to a doctor or a mental health professional.

Fitting the Today tab into your daily routine

The best way to get the most out of the Today screen is to give it a few short glances a day. You don't need long sessions; these three moments are enough on most days:

1. Morning: Look at the plan card and go over the day's medication times and any check-up. Knowing what's waiting for you during the day makes it easier to keep the plan in mind, even on a busy day.
2. During the day: When you take a medication or leave a check-up, enter the record with Quick add. When a reminder arrives, completing the record right then, rather than dismissing the notification, lightens the load in the evening.
3. Evening: Answer the “How are you feeling?” question, add A note if something comes to mind, and take one last look at The day's records list.

Once this small habit becomes regular, the badges that reward keeping records follow on their own. Badges aren't tied to a health score; they only count the days you keep records. It's fine if you don't enter anything on some days: empty days stay empty, and taking a break doesn't erase your progress.

Arranging the Today screen to suit you

The Today screen doesn't have to look the same for everyone. With a few settings, you can fit it to your own daily rhythm:

• Tracking areas: In Settings, you can turn the Medications, Daily check-in, Doctor appointments and measurement areas, and in the women's profile the Cycle and Women's health areas, on and off one by one. When you turn an area off, your past records are kept.
• Dashboard preferences: you decide the order and visibility of the cards. You can also reorder cards by pressing and holding their handles and dragging them.
• Reminders: you can turn medication, daily check-in and check-up reminders on and off and change their times.
• Notification privacy: with “Hide medication names”, you can keep medication names from showing on the lock screen.

The gear icon at the top right of every tab opens the same Settings screen, so you can reach these settings without leaving Today. Using the screen as it is for the first week, then looking at what you really use, is a good way to start.

Oveluni reflects your records; it doesn't diagnose or interpret. Your records are stored on this iPhone; there's no automatic cloud backup or analytics tracking. You can find the app's other features on the Features page. Oveluni is coming soon to the App Store.

Sources

1. MedlinePlus: Medication errors