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orca0812

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Apr 23, 2025
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Hey folks —
If you use Apple Calendar or Reminders, but often skip planning because it’s too much work, I get it.

I built Trace, an AI-powered calendar app, because I wanted something that would make scheduling feel like texting — not filling out forms.

Available on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, Trace turns your entire Apple ecosystem into a smarter scheduling assistant.

One thing I find super useful is the iPhone Action Button + Shortcuts combo. I’ll screenshot whatever I’m looking at, tap the button, and it just becomes a calendar event. No forms, no typing.


(The gif below is from the iOS version, since the Mac demo file was too large.)

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✨ What it actually does

  • Type. Speak. Screenshot.
    Add your schedule in any way that’s easiest. Just say “meeting after lunch with Eric” or screenshot a timetable—Trace figures it out.
  • Tap once. Schedule instantly.
    With one tap of the side button, you can register any screen content as an event. No form-filling. No manual input.
  • Let it think for you.
    Its AI assistant suggests buffer times, detects collisions, and even nudges you when you’re overbooking too late into the night.
  • Works with your real Apple life.
    Trace syncs with iCloud Calendar, Reminders, Google Calendar and even supports Shortcuts automations.



The chat feature is still in beta — but growing quickly.
Trace isn’t a general-purpose AI.

It’s built for one thing: knowing how you plan, and doing it better with you.

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I launched it quietly in South Korea first — now it’s live globally.

If anyone here feels the same way about planning being too much work, would love to hear what you think.

📱 App Store link

 
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