Getting started
How do I start my first plan?
Open the app and browse the plans in Library. Every plan shows its length, its daily time, its habits and its sources before you start. Pick one and confirm.
What are habits?
The small actions that make up each day of a plan: a wake-up time, a walk, a short breathing exercise. Open one to see its instructions, its time and why it is there.
How long does a plan last?
21 days, for every plan in the library, and the length is shown before you start. You can switch at any time; starting a new plan ends the current one and keeps what you did.
What happens if I miss a day?
The plan keeps going. Missed habits stay visible in your history and appear in the recap. Nothing resets.
Health connections
How do I connect a health source?
- Open By Day and go to Settings.
- Choose Health.
- Select Apple Health, Health Connect or Oura.
- Review the categories and approve the ones you want to connect.
What health data does By Day use?
Depending on your device and source: sleep, heart rate, HRV, activity, workouts and related readings. Only the categories you approve. You can change device permissions or disconnect a source at any time.
Is my health data private?
Your account starts private. By Day does not sell health data or use it for advertising. Access is limited to the categories you approve and the features you use. Read the Privacy Policy for the detail.
Offline use and syncing
Can I log habits offline?
Yes. Once a plan starts it is saved on your phone. Log habits without a connection; the changes queue on your phone and sync when you reconnect.
Why does a habit say it is waiting to sync?
It is saved on your phone but has not reached our server yet. Keep By Day installed and reconnect; it syncs by itself.
Account and subscription
How do I manage a subscription?
Through the store you bought it from: your Apple ID subscriptions, or Google Play under Payments and subscriptions. If you subscribed on the By Day website, use the billing link in your account settings.
How do I restore purchases?
Sign in to the same By Day account and the same Apple or Google store account you bought with. Open Settings, choose your plan or access section, then use Restore Purchases or Refresh Access.
Can I use By Day on more than one device?
Yes. Sign in with the same By Day account on each device. Your plan progress and access sync after each device reconnects.
How do I delete my account?
To delete your account and its data for good:
- Open By Day and go to Settings.
- Choose Delete account.
- Read the warning and confirm.
Account deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.
Troubleshooting
The app is closing or not responding
- Close By Day completely and open it again.
- Restart your phone.
- Install the latest By Day update from your app store.
- Install any available operating-system update.
If it keeps happening, write to us and tell us which screen you were on.
My progress isn’t syncing
- Check that your phone is online.
- Open Settings, then Storage and sync, to see queued changes.
- Leave the app open for a moment so pending changes can finish.
- Install the latest app update.
Don’t sign out while changes are queued. If they stay stuck after you reconnect, write to us before clearing local storage.
Push notifications aren’t working
- Open Settings in By Day and turn on Notifications.
- Approve the system permission if your phone asks.
- Check that Focus or Do Not Disturb is not silencing By Day.
- Check that notifications are still allowed in your phone’s settings.
By Day does not ask for notification permission during sign-up.
Contact and bugs
Write to us
contact@byday-app.com. Include the email on your account and a short description of what happened.
Report a bug
Send it to the same address and include:
- What you expected to happen and what happened instead
- The steps that reproduce it
- Your phone model, operating system and By Day version
- A screenshot or screen recording, if it has nothing sensitive in it
Ideas and feature requests
Send ideas to contact@byday-app.com. Tell us what you want to do and what gets in the way.