# Capsicum by Illuminated Bits — Plan. Track. Tell your story.

> Digital planner for daily organization, habit tracking, and journaling. (iPhone/iPad app by Illuminated Bits LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capsicum-by-illuminated-bits/id1250939452 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Illuminated Bits LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/689773854)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.40/5 from 62 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 118 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2018-12-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capsicum-by-illuminated-bits/id1250939452/reviews.md

## What is Capsicum by Illuminated Bits?

Capsicum helps you plan your day, track your habits, and tell your story. With Planning, you can check the forecast, see your schedule, tackle your to-do list, and take notes. With Habit Tracking, you can add habits you want to track such as flossing or going for a run, mark these off, and review your history. With Loose Leaf, you can make lists of anything you want and keep a journal.

Inspired by physical planners, Capsicum allows you to create multiple notebooks, each with your own personal style. Add Siri Shortcuts to help log habits on the go.

Capsicum is free to try for 14 days and after this requires a subscription for full access.

Subscription Pricing and Terms
Capsicum offers two auto-renewing subscription options:
$1.99/monthly.
$19.99/annually.

These prices are for United States customers. Please check the app to see the price in your own currency.

Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at a cost in your local currency. You can manage your subscriptions by going into your iTunes account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription allowed during active period. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

Privacy Policy: https://capsicum.app/privacy.html

Terms: https://capsicum.app/terms.html

Questions or concerns?
Please contact us at hello@capsicum.app. We are here to help and respond to every inquiry.

## Key features

- Daily planning and scheduling
- Habit tracking and history review
- Customizable notebooks
- To-do list management
- Journaling and note-taking
- Siri Shortcuts integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month |
| 6 Month Premium Subscription | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| Premium Annual Subscription | $19.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capsicum-by-illuminated-bits/id1250939452/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Overhyped and now seemingly abandoned

*2022-12-29, version 1.1.2*

As many apps are today, the dev hyped and promoted this app to the hilt only to stop supporting/updating it months after release. When you charge a premium and then seemingly abandon your app mere months later, you’re being disrespectful to your paying customers. This app hasn’t received a single update in well over four years. Where’s the update for iOS 14, 15, and 16? I’ve now subscribed to well over 100 apps, but this is one app that isn’t deserving of your hard earned coin. Subscription apps that go more than four years without a single update should be removed from the App Store. Devs that stop supporting/updating their apps shouldn’t be allowed to offer subscriptions. I’ll never support this developer again.

### 1/5 — There is zero reason for this app to be subscription based

*2021-03-01, version 1.1.2*

The things this app does should cost a 1 time fee of $2 tops. If you do an update, charge $2 for the new version.

### 1/5 — Basic overpriced list making app

*2021-02-28, version 1.1.2*

Seriously why should I pay $20 a year ongoing price for a list app as basic as this! Very disappointed, I am surprised apple features this. There are far better apps out there! I could accept this app if it was a fair $2 one time price. What exactly am I paying a subscription for?

### 1/5 — To Do List Disappears

*2020-07-07, version 1.1.2*

I downloaded this app specifically because I wanted a to-do list and the it won’t even let me add anything to my to-do list???? Trash.

### 3/5 — Needs “Add Photo” feature in notes.

*2020-05-04, version 1.1.2*

I would like the app to add a feature where we can add a photo or draw. Also more journal styles would be great!!

### 3/5 — Well designed

*2020-03-05, version 1.1.2*

Needs Shortcuts support though.

### 3/5 — So far so good... except

*2020-02-09, version 1.1.2*

Update: I’m lowering my review to 3 stars. Still love it, but there are some bugs and annoyances that would be seemingly simple to fix, yet the app hasn’t been updated in a long while. Not being a developer myself, however, I could be wrong about the simplicity of fixing the problems.

The specific problem I’m talking about is that here it is Sunday and I still have 2 tasks from Friday that have yet to be migrated. They haven’t even been migrated to Saturday yet. The migration feature is one of my favorites, but as I mentioned in my original review, it seems to just migrate whenever it wants to, rather than right at midnight like it should. And now it appears that it may not even migrate until 2 days later, assuming they finally migrate today. Basically, at this point, I am realizing the migrate feature is useless since it can’t be depended on to work consistently.

Original review: I’m gonna go ahead and rate this 4 stars even though I’ve only been using it for a few days. I may change my review as I get more into it, but so far this is what I think needs changed:

Tasks that are migrated to the next day need to be migrated right at midnight, not some random time during the day. As far as I can tell they are migrated just whenever the app feels like it I guess, which is kinda useless if I happen to check my tasks for the day before they happen to migrate.

One small disappointment was Week view. It’s basically just day view all in one screen, meaning instead of having the ability to set goals or tasks for that week, you are still limited to picking a day. I need a haircut this week, but I don’t know which day I’ll be able to fit it in, so I just want to throw it on the week view so I can make sure it gets done by the end of the week, but I can’t do that in this app unless I pick an exact day, which kinda makes the week view pointless. I mean sure it’s nice to see the entire weeks worth of events and tasks, but there should also be a place for weekly goals, same as the monthly goals in the month view.

In spite of those 2 things, I am seriously considering purchasing a subscription after my 14 day trial is up. Even with those small issues, this app is the closest I have ever found to what I want to manage my tasks and schedule.

### 3/5 — Buggy sometimes

*2020-02-05, version 1.1.2*

I have little to no problem with this app. It has helped me schedule all the things I need to get done in a busy day. My biggest problem with it is that it is constantly saying my trial has expired even though I have payed for the monthly pass. Each time it does this I have to sign out and back in again to get it to work. Other than that, it’s a great app.

### 2/5 — Subscription costs too much for what it does.

*2020-01-21, version 1.1.2*

Update: I kept my eye on the app to see how they improve or change it, and it’s been 9 months now. Why would I ever subscribe to an app that’s been abandoned. 

“Tell your story” or whatever it’s called is just the Bear notes app but very watered down. If you have used Bear before, you’ll quickly see what essential organizational and layout features you’re missing. 

The Today/Week/Month view with your tasks is very basic - not much to say here. The Habits tab is the best part of the app. 

My major criticism is that for the features it offers it is far too expensive. Even though it might not all be packaged in one place, you can get all three of these features (notes, today view, and habits) in much cheaper apps with way more features. 

I think it has potential. If cost is no issue and you’re fine spending $20 a year for three basic features wrapped into one app (i.e. you’re not a power user or need any advanced features) then I’d say this is the app for you. I would however recommend looking into Sorted 3 as well.

### 1/5 — Never updated, no customer service

*2019-12-21, version 1.1.2*

Too bad.  This app is very nicely put together, aesthetically pleasant, simple and does almost everything I’d like it to.  At least, it’s supposed to. It’s pretty buggy, and despite trying to contact the developers through the app and through Twitter, there are never any responses. They haven’t updated the app in over 8 months and seem content to take your money and leave you dangling in the wind. 

DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY SUBSCRIBING TO THIS APP!!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Capsicum by Illuminated Bits

### What does Capsicum do?

Capsicum is a digital planning tool that helps users organize their day, track habits, and maintain a journal. It allows for daily planning, managing to-do lists, and creating custom notebooks for personal organization and storytelling.

### What are the key features of Capsicum?

Key features include daily planning with forecast and schedule views, habit tracking with history review, customizable notebooks inspired by physical planners, to-do list management, and journaling capabilities. It also integrates with Siri Shortcuts for convenient habit logging.

### How much does Capsicum cost?

Capsicum offers a 14-day free trial. After the trial, it requires a subscription for full access. Subscription options include $1.99 monthly or $19.99 annually. Pricing may vary by currency.

### Is Capsicum available on other platforms?

The provided description does not specify compatibility with other platforms beyond what is implied by the mention of iTunes account for subscriptions. It is likely an iOS application.

### What are common use cases for Capsicum?

Common use cases include planning daily tasks and appointments, tracking personal habits like exercise or meditation, creating shopping or project lists, and journaling thoughts and experiences. It's designed for comprehensive personal organization.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.1.2 — 2019-03-24

Habit Tracking has performance improvements and optimizations.

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