# Daystead — A calm day card

> A calm day card (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daystead/id6777077971 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daystead/id6777077971/reviews.md

## What is Daystead?

Daystead is a calm, large-display day card for families and care teams supporting someone who benefits from clear orientation cues and a predictable daily routine.

Leave Daystead running on an iPad or iPhone on the kitchen counter, bedside table, or living room shelf. It shows the weekday in huge friendly type, the full date, the time of day in plain English, a season orientation strip, the next routine item, and the full plan for today.

Caregiver tools include:

- Giant weekday and date display
- Friendly morning, afternoon, evening, and nighttime wording
- Optional caregiver note that clears at midnight
- Seven-day routine editor with timed or untimed entries
- Full day plan shown directly on the Today screen
- Quiet Hours night face for low-glare overnight display
- Keep-screen-awake option while the app is open
- Optional family photo stored on device
- Share weekly schedule
- New caregiver handoff report with today’s note, today’s plan, quiet-hours setup, display settings, and the weekly routine
- Display sizes and high-contrast themes for easier reading
- Built-in reference links for caregiving and sleep/sundowning information

Daystead is private by design. It does not require an account, does not include ads, does not include analytics SDKs, and does not track users across apps or websites. Routine data, display settings, notes, and the optional photo stay on the device unless the caregiver chooses to share a schedule or handoff report with the iOS share sheet.

Daystead is an orientation and routine display. It does not diagnose, treat, monitor, or replace professional medical or caregiving advice.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-07-07

Version 1.3 adds a caregiver handoff report that shares today’s note, today’s plan, quiet-hours setup, display settings, and the full weekly routine in one readable summary. The Settings screen now also includes care reference links for caregiving and sleep/sundowning context.

### 1.2 — 2026-06-26

Always-On Bedside Mode: leave Daystead running on the nightstand. A new keep-screen-awake option plus a caregiver-set Quiet Hours window automatically switches to a calm, glare-free Night face. Plus reliability fixes.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-16

What's New in Daystead 1.1

Season orientation strip — A new card on the home screen shows the current season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter) with a plain-language phrase and a gentle dressing hint. No internet needed — it is driven entirely by the calendar date on your device. Knowing the season is a key orientation anchor for people with memory loss.

Full day plan on the home screen — Today's complete routine now appears directly on the Today tab. Past timed items are softly dimmed so you can see at a glance what has already happened. The Next item banner stays near the top as a quick focus point. You no longer need to navigate to a second tab to see the full day's schedule.

Share weekly schedule — Tap "Share weekly schedule" in Settings to send the full seven-day plan as a plain-text summary via Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or to print it. Useful for handing off the current routine to visiting family members, nurses, or facility staff.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-10

No release notes.

## More apps by Robert Corbin

- [Daily Word Journey](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-word-journey/id6761548266)
- [Hush Secret Text](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hush-secret-text/id6761658175)
- [Renew Guard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/renew-guard/id6761755447)
- [Receipt to PDF](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/receipt-to-pdf/id6761782025)
- [Route Your Pay](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-your-pay/id6761783719)
- [Tip Arbiter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tip-arbiter/id6761786879)

All apps by Robert Corbin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992

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