Get started on iPhone
The iPhone app is for your day away from the Mac. It opens with a sample workspace, and you bring in your real one from Settings ▸ Join a Workspace….
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What the iPhone app is for
Get nokko for iPhone from the App Store. It needs iOS 26. It has four tabs:
- Today: the task to start with, what is due and what is late. Swipe a task right to complete it, or left to move it to tomorrow or any date.
- Projects: every board that is not archived, each with an Overview of its progress and a Tasks list.
- Time: a timer that keeps counting on the Lock Screen, the last seven days, and the hours not invoiced yet.
- Settings: workspaces, sync, this iPhone's name and your subscription.
What you see on first launch
nokko makes a workspace called Sample, on this iPhone only. It holds the same sample board as the Mac and an Inbox checklist written for touch.
The Subscribe to Edit sheet appears once each time the app launches. Continue Reading closes it, and you can look around in reading mode.
Join the workspace your Mac shares
Share the workspace from the Mac first, then go to Settings ▸ Join a Workspace… and pick the same route. Joining copies every synced file to this iPhone. The first time, nokko asks you to name this iPhone.
| Route | Share it on the Mac with | On the iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Share it on the Mac withWorkspace ▸ Put Workspace on GitHub… | On the iPhoneTap Sign In with GitHub, then Open GitHub, which copies a short code to paste there. Choose the repository and tap the Join button, which carries the workspace's name. |
| Your Own Server | Share it on the Mac withWorkspace ▸ Put Workspace on a Server… | On the iPhoneType the host, port, user and folder the Mac uses. Sign in with a password, or tap Make a Key for This iPhone and add the public key to the server. Tap Join, compare the fingerprint, then tap Trust This Server. The join carries on by itself. |
| iCloud | Share it on the Mac withWorkspace ▸ Put Workspace on iCloud… | On the iPhoneTap the workspace's name in the list. Both devices must use the same Apple Account. |
Each device signs in on its own, and no password or key is copied from the Mac. Compare the routes in Choose your sync, or follow GitHub, your own server or iCloud step by step.
Start a workspace on the phone
- Tap + on Today or Projects, then New Workspace. You can also use Settings ▸ New Workspace….
- Type a name. Leave Keep it in iCloud on if you want it on your Mac too.
- Tap Create. To open it on a Mac, choose Workspace ▸ Join from iCloud…. On a Mac with no workspace yet, click Start Fresh… first, because the iCloud sheet opens only once a workspace is open.
This needs a subscription. The workspace starts with the same starter files as the Mac.
On iPhone a workspace lives inside nokko's own storage, so the Files app cannot see it. To remove one, swipe its row left in Settings and tap Remove. This moves its files to nokko's trash for thirty days and leaves the shared copy alone. The last workspace cannot be removed.
What each device can do
| Job | iPhone | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Today, project lists, task pages | iPhoneYes | MacYes |
| Board, Calendar and Timeline views | iPhoneNo | MacYes |
| Add tasks, boards and workspaces | iPhoneYes | MacYes |
| Complete, change status, priority and due date | iPhoneYes | MacYes |
| Add a note to a task | iPhoneYes | MacYes |
| Scheduled and start dates | iPhoneShown, not set | MacYes |
| Subtasks | iPhoneShown and ticked, not added | MacYes |
| Move or delete a task | iPhoneNo | MacYes |
| Reminders and repeat rules | iPhoneType every week when adding; no reminders | MacYes |
| Rename, move or archive a board | iPhoneNo | MacYes |
| Edit fields and statuses; read docs | iPhoneNo | MacYes |
| Timer | iPhoneYes, with the Lock Screen | MacYes |
| Reports, clients and invoices | iPhoneNo | MacYes |
A timer with no task writes to Time/Unassigned.md, and you give that time a task later on the Mac. The iPhone's home screen and Lock Screen widget is called Today.
One subscription for both
One plan covers every Mac and iPhone signed in to your Apple Account, and you can buy it on either. If you subscribed on the Mac, the iPhone opens ready to edit. If it does not, tap Restore Purchases under Settings ▸ Subscription.
In reading mode the iPhone still receives what your other devices change. Adding a task and the timer ask you to subscribe before you start, so no timed work is lost.
Questions
- Do I pay for nokko twice to use it on Mac and iPhone?
- nokko is one purchase for both devices. A Monthly, Yearly or Lifetime plan covers every Mac and iPhone signed in to the same Apple Account. You can buy it on either one. Use Restore Purchases if a device does not pick the plan up by itself.
- Does nokko for iPhone work without a Mac?
- nokko for iPhone can make its own workspaces and boards, so it works alone for tasks and timing. Reports, clients, invoices, docs and the Board, Calendar and Timeline views are on the Mac only. A workspace kept in iCloud can be joined from a Mac later.