Useful before elaborate.
Add an item, choose a date, and make the next step clear.
AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCT EXPLORATION
Before it expires.
Before it costs you.
A little less remembering.
A little more living.
Exploring a calmer way to stay ahead of trials, renewals, warranties, and important expiry dates.
Interactive prototype · Fictional data · No active notifications
FOCUS
Product thinking & interaction design
STAGE
Interactive prototype + app concepts
APPROACH
Iterative, with AI-assisted development
01 / THE IDEA
Small dates.
Real consequences.
A trial quietly turns into a charge. A membership renews before you review it. A document expires when you need it most.
Most of us have forgotten to cancel a free trial, missed a renewal, or discovered an expired document at the wrong moment. Don’t Lose Track started with a simple question: could keeping ahead of those dates feel easier?
The idea is one clear place for the date, the context, and the reminder choices—without asking people to manage another complicated system.
Privacy is a design decision.
Plan for on-device storage, minimal permissions, and no required account.
Calm, with character.
Warm cream, forest green, layered abstract curves, and a little depth.
02 / THE DESIGN
A gentle first hello.
Help someone feel settled, then invite them to add one useful item.
Select a screen to look closer. These are visual concepts for the planned installed app.
Welcome
A warm introduction, with room to breathe.
A reason to enable reminders
Explain the value and respect the choice.
One thing off your mind
An invitation to begin. A clear option to skip.
FROM THE FIRST ENTRY TO EVERYDAY USE
Keep entry simple
A name, a date, and choices that make sense.
A small first win
This fuller confirmation appears during setup only.
Ready for everyday use
Clear dates, useful filters, and familiar actions.
Room to start later
Skipping setup leads to a clean, useful empty state.
Where does the phone’s permission prompt fit?
After “Enable notifications,” the phone shows its own permission prompt. Its appearance is controlled by iOS or Android. Declining should not block the rest of the app.
03 / THE DECISIONS
The details
are the work.
The prototype has changed through small, specific conversations about what would feel clearer, safer, and easier to use.
Make dates easier to enter.
A strict typed date format created friction. Separate month, day, and year fields removed the need to type dashes.
Give the numbers a purpose.
“Due within 30 days” and “Past due” became tappable filters. Category choices work alongside them.
Keep the card tidy, keep the choice.
Delete opens a choice to archive instead. Records can leave the active list without being permanently removed.
Choose a sustainable first release.
Account syncing and app-sent email add cost and responsibility. The agreed direction prioritises local storage, phone reminders, optional calendar export, and manual backups.
Keep preferences out of the way.
One reminder time for every entry. Discreet wording by default. Settings offers a little control without adding decisions to the first setup. Choosing the due date also includes a heads-up one day before; there are no alerts after the due date.
Explore demo Settings ↗ (new tab)04 / A WORK IN PROGRESS
Honest about what’s here.
Clear about what’s next.
YOU CAN TRY TODAY
The interactive prototype
- Add, edit, renew, archive, and delete fictional entries.
- Explore categories, countdowns, and date filters.
- Choose reminder intervals, try shared reminder preferences in Settings, and explore different phone sizes.
Entries stay in the current tab and reset on refresh. Reminder selections do not send notifications.
PLANNED FOR THE PHONE APP
The next layer of usefulness
- The first-use setup shown in these concepts.
- Durable on-device storage and local notifications.
- Optional calendar export and manual backup.
These capabilities are planned and have not yet been implemented or validated on real devices.
This project is being shaped through product decisions, visual exploration, and AI-assisted prototyping. The screens above are design concepts; the interactive demo is a separate working prototype.
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
See how the idea feels.
Explore the phone demo with fictional data. Nothing you enter is saved.