Hey 👋, after a long break, I returned to Pocket Planner development. In this devlog, I’ll present a new feature and discuss plans and price increases.

New feature - Contacts

In the last release devlog, I mentioned looking at Time Zones or Contacts. Time Zones were my priority because I considered them more useful. But I fall into the rabbit hole. The topic is complex, and the Lua ecosystem didn’t offer much help. So, after a discussion with @noah, I decided to return to Contacts. So here it is - I’m happy to announce the fourth Pocket Planner - Contacts. Mimicking physical rotary contacts/business card holders, Pocket Planner can be a storage for basic contact information. I’m not going to lie - screening through them with a crank is very satisfying.

What’s next

One feature I must add to Contacts is generating a scannable vCard QR code. Thanks to that, you will be able to access Pocket Planner contacts on your phone quickly. It will be a minor update (version 3.X) without a big announcement, so please check itch after some time to get it. What next? @heliad proposed something that sounds very cool - kanban task management. As a software developer, I found this very appealing. If you have any experience with the Time Zones topic that can guide me on the correct tracks, please don’t hesitate to reach out with tips.

Price increase

I decided to increase the Pocket Planner price by 1$. Some people waited for Contacts so the price increase would happen after a grace period. If you are reading this, you probably already bought Pocket Planner, but if not, you still have one week to buy it under the old price (3$).

Feedback

If you find any problems, please report them in the comments. Of course, if you have any suggestions, please also share them.