TapCal v1.4

Tapcal v1.4 – Reminders, Widgets, and a Big Settings Upgrade

This is a big one.

v1.4 introduces full Reminders integration, a redesigned Add screen, a proper widget refresh, and a lot of control improvements across the app.

This update isn’t just new features. It changes how Tapcal feels day to day.

📝 Reminders Integration

You can now create and manage reminders directly inside Tapcal.

From the Add New screen, there’s now a simple Event / Reminder toggle. One entry point. Two flows.

When creating a reminder you can set:

• Title

• List

• Priority

• All-day or due date/time

• Repeat rules

• Location alerts

• Notes

Reminders now appear:

• In the app timeline (below the calendar)

• Across all widgets

Calendars & Lists

• You can also toggle if you want alerts on or off per reminder.

They’re treated as first-class items, not an afterthought.

Reminder Settings

There’s now a dedicated Reminder Settings section where you can control:

• Default list

• Default start time

• Carry over incomplete reminders

• Hide completed reminders

• Checkbox position (left or right)

You also get long-press context menus for reminders directly in the list view.

➕ New Event / Reminder Composer Flow

The Add screen has been redesigned.

Events and reminders now share one unified entry point, with a clearer flow depending on what you’re creating.

It’s faster and more intentional.

📊 Widget Design Overhaul

Widgets have had a proper refresh.

Changes include:

• Improved font sizing and weights for consistency

• Reminders now supported across widgets

• Heatmap updated with rounded styling

• Clearer current-day state

It should feel tighter and more consistent across sizes.

🔔 App Icon Badge Options

You can now choose what appears on the app icon badge:

• Today’s date

• Week Number

• Events & Reminders

• Events Only

• Reminders Only

Small change, but useful if you rely on badges.

🗓 Day Highlight Controls Expanded

More control over highlighting:

• Highlight weekends

• Highlight holidays

• Change the display colour of each

• Choose which holiday calendar is used

⚙️ New General Settings Page

Shared controls for both the app and widgets now live in one place.

Things like:

• Language

• Start day of week

No more jumping between separate areas to change global behaviour.

🧼 Settings UI Overhaul

Settings screens have been cleaned up with:

• Clearer grouping

• Better spacing

• Helpful subtext

• Less visual clutter

It’s simpler to understand what does what.

🎚 Event Title Size Slider

Event title size now uses a slider instead of step-based controls.

It’s faster, more visual, and works across both Calendar and Widget settings.

⏰ Event Start Time Prefixes

You can now choose to show start times directly on month event bars in both the app and widgets.

More context, without opening the event.

🎨 Current-Day Highlight Controls

Additional styling control for how the current day appears in both the calendar and widgets.

Subtle, but important for clarity.

🧊 Calendar Header Polish

The month header now uses a frosted blur style, so content scrolls underneath more naturally.

It feels more at home on modern iOS.

📍 Location Search Improvements

Location search now includes:

• Current Location shortcut

• Clear action

Small quality-of-life upgrade, but noticeable.

🔄 Calendar Sets Naming Update

“Calendar Sets” now reflects that it includes both calendars and reminders.

More accurate, less confusing.

🚀 Faster Calendar Loading

Improved caching and preloading make timeline loading smoother, especially on larger calendars.

Less waiting. More scrolling.

🔤 Typography Consistency Pass

A full typography pass has been done across the app.

Font sizing and weights are now more consistent everywhere.

It’s subtle, but it makes the whole app feel tighter.

📆 Date Picker Jump Shortcut

You can now tap the month/day to jump to any date quickly.

Simple, but very useful when navigating further ahead.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed event time picker freezing in some cases

• Weekly repeat now defaults to the current item’s weekday when switching to weekly

• Calendar set toolbar and Add New Event calendar menu now use native selection with proper checkmarks

• Centered text alignment for Calendar and Alert menu rows in Add New Event

• Calendar set info screen now shows “Calendars in set” as plain info text (no longer looks tappable)

• Loads of other minor issues

A Proper Evolution

v1.4 makes Tapcal more complete.

Reminders are now fully integrated.

Widgets are cleaner.

Settings are clearer.

Performance is smoother.

As always, a lot of this came directly from feedback.

More to come.

• Jon