It understands rituals
A duty like "jog 3 times per week" is not shown in the list every day. It appears when the weekly quota becomes tight - and gets quieter when you already checked off two of them.
The Principle
The Today page thinks with you
Overdue| Anything that missed its deadline is highlighted at the top in red. In the evening you can move a task directly "to tomorrow" - then it will not be counted as forgotten.
Due today| Dates, duties (quests) or repetitions (rituals) for this exact day. Sorted by urgency, not by creation date.
From your pool| If there is no hard deadline today, the Today page suggests timeless tasks from your own pool. You can also show all quests from there.
With companions| Quests you share with others: shared work (alliance), assigned work (decree) or your own work visible to others (my duty). Everyone sees clearly who does what - no double work, no "I thought you were doing it".
How the Today page is built
Five sections, in this exact order - and only when there is something inside. No empty boxes, no tabs to swipe through.
- 01
Overdue quests
Everything that missed its deadline. Red, at the top, not hidden. So nothing sinks into the backlog.
- 02
What fate demands today
Dates, rituals and duties for today. Sorted by urgency, not by creation date.
- 03
Timeless open adventures
Up to three suggestions from your timeless pool - sticky for the day.
You do not constantly get a new selection, but the same choices until you tackle them or a new day begins. - 04
Shared heroic deeds
What you share with companions. Alliance (shared), decree (handed off), duty (you see what others do).
- 05
Conquered
Already done today. Folded at the bottom, for the small pride moment in the evening.
What the Today page does differently
It knows when to stay quiet
If there is still enough buffer, the recurring duty simply stays hidden. You should not be greeted on Monday morning by a list that overwhelms you.
It escalates only when needed
The closer the point gets where you need to act, the clearer the warning becomes. Last day with an open quota = clear warning. More tasks than days left = critical. Before that: calm.
It fills empty days
When the must-do work is done and there is little left, it suggests three timeless quests from your pool. Sticky for the day - so you do not keep drawing the same choice over and over.
It talks to you
A morning greeting with what slipped yesterday and what XP penalties it cost. An evening warning when hard duties are still open. Both can be switched off.
No list labyrinth
No tabs. No filters. No 47 lists. One page that looks different this morning than yesterday - and different again tomorrow.
The quota principle in two sentences
TaskAsQuest does not have a fixed "visibility slider" and no table you have to maintain yourself. The visibility of a recurring ritual is derived from three values: how many tasks per period, how many you have already completed, and how many days are left. From that, the app calculates automatically: too early / normal / warning / critical.
A quota of 3 per week behaves differently from 6 per week. A once-per-month duty behaves differently from a weekly ritual. The app does that math for you - you only decide what the quota should be.
Essence
That means you can say "3 times a week" without locking it to Mon/Wed/Fri. If you put it rigidly into the calendar and miss Monday, Tuesday already feels bad. Here it is distributed dynamically over the week. Of course you can still place rituals on fixed days - like "take out the bin", because that one is not exactly dynamic.
Visible progress
Become a hero, or simply get things done
You now know the principle. Around it, TaskAsQuest wraps a small story: XP, classes, companions, hero images. If you like that, you can lean into it. If you do not need it, switch it off and keep a clean list. Here is who it is for and what kind of tone it can have.
Who is this for?
🎲 Role-playing fans
If you like fantasy, heroes and quests, TaskAsQuest feels like an RPG you play on the side while getting real things done.
🧠 "Can you later..."
Put it into the app, assign it to a companion, add a time - done. When the time comes, the app sends the reminder automatically, even if you forgot it yourself.
👥 Couples and teams
Share quests with your companions - together, handed off, or just visible. Quest contents are end-to-end encrypted; dates and status remain readable for technical reasons.
🎯 Gamification lovers
XP for every success, a character that grows, skill tree, achievements. If points motivate you - this is your sandbox.
🔄 Flexible routines
You want to "jog 3 times per week" - but not rigidly on Mon/Wed/Fri. You set the quota, the app distributes it dynamically through the week. If Monday fails, Tuesday is not a disaster.
🛡 Privacy-conscious users
Hosted on a German server. No ads. No tracking. No cloud at US providers. Quest contents are end-to-end encrypted. Privately run.
Modes
TaskAsQuest has two worlds - you can switch freely between them, and your character remains the same.
Quest Mode
Full fantasy. Tasks are quests. Routines are rituals. XP, hero, class.
- Hero classes with their own avatars and splash images
- Quest difficulty (easy / medium / hard / epic) gives different XP
- Rituals: recurring tasks with their own logic
- Companion system with alliance / decree / sighting
- Sun mode for outside use (brighter theme)
Official Mode
Sober. Plain. For when you are not in the mood for dragons.
- Quests become tasks, heroes become workers
- Same functionality, different language
- Switch per character - you decide which tone fits you
- No loss: your quest character remains intact
