Get started on iPad
nokko on iPad is the iPhone app with more room: the same Today, Projects, Time and Settings, plus a Board you can drag cards on, and a task panel beside your list. Invoices, the calendar and the timeline stay on the Mac.
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What you get
It is the same app and the same App Store listing as the iPhone, so there is nothing extra to buy. Reading is free, and a subscription or Lifetime purchase covers every Mac, iPhone and iPad signed in to your Apple Account.
- Today, Projects, Time and Settings sit in a bar at the top, which you can open into a sidebar.
- Projects shows your boards in a column beside the board you have open.
- A task opens in a panel at the side, with the list still in view.
- A board offers Overview, Tasks and Board.
How it differs from the iPhone and the Mac
| Item | Mac | iPhone | iPad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today, task lists, board overview | MacYes | iPhoneYes | iPadYes |
| Timer | MacYes | iPhoneYes | iPadYes |
| Quick add | MacYes | iPhoneYes | iPadYes |
| Board view | MacYes | iPhoneNo | iPadYes |
| Task panel beside the list | MacYes | iPhoneNo, it opens as a sheet | iPadYes |
| Keyboard shortcuts | MacYes | iPhoneWith a keyboard attached | iPadYes |
| Calendar and timeline | MacYes | iPhoneNo | iPadNo |
| Invoices and reports | MacYes | iPhoneNo | iPadNo |
| Editing docs | MacYes | iPhoneNo | iPadNo |
| Pomodoro | MacYes | iPhoneNo | iPadNo |
So keep a Mac for invoicing and planning across time. The iPad is for running the day and moving work along. Hours you log on it reach the Mac through your workspace, ready for an invoice.
Get a workspace onto it
On iPad
nokko opens on a sample workspace the first time, so you can look around. Then go to Settings ▸ Workspaces and pick the route that fits:
| Your situation | What to tap | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Your Mac already shares a workspace | What to tapJoin a Workspace… | What happensEvery file is copied to the iPad, and changes on either side sync. See choose your sync. |
| Your notes are in a folder in Files | What to tapOpen a Folder from Files… | What happensnokko works on that folder in place. See open a folder from Files. |
| You are starting here | What to tapNew Workspace… | What happensA new workspace with a Projects folder, an Inbox and a small sample project. Leave Keep it in iCloud on to reach it from your Mac with Join from iCloud. |
Joining only works once the Mac has shared the workspace. If GitHub shows no repositories, choose Workspace ▸ Put Workspace on GitHub… on the Mac first, or ask the owner to invite you.
Use the Board
On iPad
- Open Projects and pick a board.
- Choose Board at the top. Each column is a status, either the built-in ones or the board's own.
- Drag a card to another column. That changes one status in the file, and one undo reverses it.
- Tap a card to open it in the side panel. Press and hold for the same menu a row has.
Cards are top-level tasks; subtasks show as a small count on their parent. Cancelled tasks stay hidden until you turn on Show Cancelled in the toolbar's menu. To add a task, tap the + in the toolbar, because a column has no add button in 1.2.
Keyboard shortcuts
On iPad
Every shortcut is also a named item in the iPad's menu bar, and holding ⌘ lists them.
| Menu item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| File ▸ New Task | ⌘N |
| Edit ▸ Undo | ⌘Z |
| Edit ▸ Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Go ▸ Today | ⌘1 |
| Go ▸ Projects | ⌘2 |
| Go ▸ Time | ⌘3 |
| Go ▸ Settings | ⌘4 |
| Go ▸ Refresh | ⌘R |
Widgets work as they do on the iPhone: small and medium on the Home Screen, plus the Lock Screen sizes. For quick actions, see Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight.
Questions
- Do I need to pay for nokko on iPad separately?
- No, nokko is one universal app, so the iPad version comes with the iPhone listing and uses the same purchase. A subscription or the Lifetime purchase covers every Mac, iPhone and iPad signed in to your Apple Account. Reading stays free on all of them without buying anything.
- Can I make invoices in nokko on iPad?
- No, nokko keeps invoices, reports, the calendar and the timeline on the Mac in release 1.2. On the iPad you can see the week's hours in Time and log more with the timer. Those hours reach the Mac through your workspace, where you can draft the invoice from them.