C1Email10 min · done
89Ikiru index · Great
C231:18Proposal · running
B4+10 minover its estimate
Break · 10 min
09:00 · six blocks
Here with you · Zen

Plan every day with precision.

Good afternoon. I’m Hoshi — I measure your day so tomorrow is better.

No card for PRO · Browser-based · English, Español, Français, Deutsch
The product

Your whole day, on one screen.

Plan it in the morning, run it with a stopwatch on every task, close it with one number. Pieces of the real app, with example data.

56
IKIRU PERFORMANCE INDEXOn planDay in progress3/6
Full work day4:12 hrs
Effective work time3:28:01
Break0:32 hrs
Critical2/4 tasks
Backlog1/2 tasks
Unplanned0:32 hrs
Impact3.0 / 5
Actual3:28 hrs
day planEst. 3:20 · Real 2:29
C2Sales manualIMPACT 
39:58ESTIMATED60 minREAL20 min
C3Invoices of the monthIMPACT 
30:00ESTIMATED30 minREAL—
C1Client proposalIMPACT 
06:00ESTIMATED90 minREAL1 h 24
timelineEarly birdNight owl
:00:10:20:30:40:5009C1C2C310C4 · FocusB111C2B412MealC313B514
PlannedDoneOngoingOver
HOSHI · AI ASSISTANTOracle
ZenProactiveCopilot
Focused with you · C2 0:20

Afternoon, Alex.

C2 is running, 20 min so far. 2 of 4 critical done. Index 56.

How am I doing?Rearrange the rest
Talk to Hoshi…
10-minute precision

Your day doesn’t happen in one-hour blocks.

An email might take 10 minutes. A call, 20. A proposal, 50. A focus session, 90. Ikiru is built around 10-minute blocks, so you plan work the way it actually happens.

One hour. Six blocks. More precision.

Hourly calendar
09Email, call, proposal
10Proposal, focus
11Focus session
Ikiru · placed to the minute
09C1C2C310C3C411C4 · Focus
Features

Seven tools. One measured day.

They work together, from the first plan of the morning to your Ikiru Performance Index at night.

01 / 07

Prioritize your day.

Choose the five tasks that matter most, then add the supporting work to the backlog, so secondary tasks never hide the important ones.

C1Client proposal
C2Sales manual
C3Invoices
C4Hiring call
C5Board deck
Backlog · up to 20Unplanned · kept apart
02 / 07

Plan in 10-minute blocks.

Six blocks an hour: a 20-minute call and a 50-minute proposal each get exactly their time.

:00:10:20:30:40:5008C1B109C2C310C4 · deep work
03 / 07

Measure every task.

Every task has its own stopwatch. See how long the work really takes, against your plan.

31:18
Estimated50 min
Real1 h 04
04 / 07

Rate the impact.

One to five per task. The work that brings results counts more in your index.

×0.7
×0.85
×1
×1.25
×1.5
05 / 07

Meals, transit and breaks.

A real day includes the time that is not work. Plan around the hours you really have.

12C3Meal13TransitB215BreakC4
06 / 07

Measure your whole month.

Every day of the month with its index. Your average, your days in green, any day one tap away.

928177648890718593795882869187897694
Average 84Days in green · 15
07 / 07

Notes on every task.

The result, a detail, the next step. Right next to the work.

C1Client proposal

Sent v2 at 11:40. They want the phase-two price split. Call Anna on Thursday.

Saved with your day · 11:42
Week

Your day, connected to your week.

Plan the week once. Every task lands on its day and its time, and what you finish in the day moves the week forward.

week plannerThe whole week in 10-minute blocks
MON12TUE13WED14THU15FRI1609:00
C1Client proposal
C3Quote for Mission St.
B1French lesson
10:00
B1Invoices
C2Call the Oakland client
Pick up passport
11:00
B2Run
C1Board deck
12:00
Lunch with Ana
Lawyers
B3Gym
13:00
Dentist
Task of the weekAppointmentNow
Today · Day planWednesday 14
C3
Quote for Mission St.
From the week · G01
50:00
B2
Run
From the week
30:00
IKIRU INDEX89
Priorities

Your week, organized by priority.

Few tasks, the right ones. Ikiru keeps the important work of the week in front of you and the rest in its place.

01 / 05

Three critical goals, first.

The three goals that must happen this week go first every day. Their tasks fill a clock as they move.

MAIN PROJECTClose the SoMa offer
SALESSend 40 cold emails
PERSONALFrench lesson 5
02 / 05

A focus limit per area.

Each area holds a few tasks a week. When it is full, you finish or move one before adding more.

Growth & sales4 / 5
Management3 / 3
Personal2 / 3
03 / 05

Book it in seconds.

Drag over the hours, write the title, choose a reminder. Drag the block to move it to another day.

Meeting with lawyers
Thu 15 · 16:00 – 17:00
10 min before
Task of the week
04 / 05

Reminders on your computer.

A notification before each meeting, with its time and place, like your calendar.

IKIRU · nowMeeting with lawyersIn 10 min · 16:00 – 17:00 · Market St. office
05 / 05

An honest week score.

Appointments stay on the calendar. Only the tasks you chose for the week count.

60%3 of 5 planned tasks done
Appointments do not count
Quarter

Your quarter, in goals you can see.

Choose what matters for the next 13 weeks. Break each goal into milestones, send their tasks to the week, and see every deadline coming.

G01Land 2 clients in the Bay Area

Done when: two contracts are signed and their first invoices are paid.

M1Meet 5 founders in SoMa100%
Done on time · 20 Oct
M2Deliver the Mission St. proposal50%
2 days left · 31 Oct
M3Send 7 quotes25%
24 days left · 28 Nov
M4Sign the contract0%
45 days left · 19 Dec
01 / 03Thirteen weeks, one board.

Every week of the quarter in a row: open any of them to plan ahead.

02 / 03Milestones with a clock.

Measured by their tasks or by a number. The dial says how far you are.

03 / 03Deadlines that warn you.

A quiet line fills as the date comes closer, amber near the end, red when it is late.

Ikiru Performance Index

Make productivity measurable.

One number from 0 to 100 for every working day. Six parameters become four factors, and four factors become your index, so you read your day at a glance and start to see how you work.

6 parameters4 factors1 index
92
SLOWHALFWAYFAIRGOODGREAT
01OUTPUT

Priority

Critical weighs more than backlog; unplanned adds a small bonus.

C 10 · B 6 · U 2 pts
02OUTPUT

Impact

The impact you gave a task multiplies its points.

×0.7 … ×1.5
03OUTPUT

Plan completion

What you finished against what you planned, in points.

75.2 of 79.4 pts
04TIMING

Timing

Real time against your estimate, with a fair margin.

margin 60 · 30 min
05BREAKS

Breaks and meals

Only time past your free allowance takes points off.

≤ 20% of work + 30 min
06DAY LENGTH

Day length

The day you planned against the day you worked.

≤ 110% of the plan
THE RESULT · EXAMPLE DAYOpen the index in the app and you get this same breakdown for your own day.
OUTPUT96.5%×TIMING99.3%×BREAKS98.5%×DAY LENGTH97.2%=92
Hoshi · AI assistant

Meet Hoshi.

Hoshi (星) means “star” in Japanese. It is the assistant that lives in your dashboard: no chat window, no support bot, a small presence that is always there, follows what you are doing and acts when you tell it to.

01

Tell Hoshi what to do.

“Schedule the proposal from 10 to 11:30.” “I started.” “What’s next?” Say it or type it, and your plan and timeline update.

02

Hear it or read it.

Choose how it answers: out loud, or as a line on screen. In your language, whatever the app’s.

03

See how your day feels.

Focused while a stopwatch runs. Happy when you finish. Resting when you stop. Its face and its light follow your work.

HOSHI · AI ASSISTANTOracle
ZenProactiveCopilot
Focused with you · C2 0:20

Afternoon, Alex.

C2 is running, 20 min so far. 2 of 4 critical done. Index 56.

How am I doing?Rearrange the rest
Talk to Hoshi…
Here with you
Happy
Thinking
Focused
Surprised
Glad to help
Heads up
Resting

One character, many states. Its eyes, its light and its clouds move with your day.

Work behavior

Learn how you really work.

No two people work the same way. Instead of asking you to adapt to an app, Ikiru adapts to you. Data science meets psychology, applied to your own workday.

PATTERN 01EXAMPLE

When are you at your best?

07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hoshi: Your peak is 9:00 to 12:00. Protect it for the work that matters most.

PATTERN 02EXAMPLE

Which days are your strongest?

Mon78
Tue91
Wed84
Thu80
Fri68

Hoshi: Tuesday is your best day. Fridays score 23 points lower.

PATTERN 03EXAMPLE

Where does your time really go?

Planned work 4:50Unplanned work 0:50Meals & breaks 1:20Transit 1:00

Hoshi: 1 h 50 a day goes to unplanned work and transit. One square is 10 minutes.

PATTERN 04EXAMPLE

What takes longer than you think?

TASKEST.REAL
Proposals50 min1 h 04+28%
Calls20 min21 min+5%
Reports1 h55 min−8%

Hoshi: Proposals take you 28% longer than you plan. Calls land almost exactly.

PATTERN 05EXAMPLE

How much fits in a day?

Full work day8:40
Effective work time5:10

Hoshi: Your real capacity is about 5 hours of focused work. Plan for that, not for 8.

The app should adapt to you. Not the other way around.

How it works

A better feedback loop for your workday.

PLAN → EXECUTE → MEASURE → IMPROVE ↺
01 · PLAN

Build your day with 10-minute precision.

02 · EXECUTE

Work the plan. Unplanned work stays apart.

03 · MEASURE

Accuracy, execution and your index.

04 · IMPROVE

Use your history to plan tomorrow better.

Don’t just have productive days. Build better ones.

86
TodayOne day gives you a number.
81
7 days+4%A week gives you context.
77
30 days+9%A month gives you data you can learn from.

A planner plans. Ikiru closes the loop.

WHAT YOU GETikiruPLANNERCALENDARTIME TRACKER
10-minute planning—~—
Planned vs. actual——~
Performance data——~
Ikiru Performance Index———
Progress over time——~

✓ built in · ~ partly · — not the focus. Categories describe typical tools, not any specific product.

Who it is for

Built for people serious about their performance.

If you already have a system, Ikiru helps you measure it.

01

Founders

Move between strategy, calls, decisions and deep work without losing the day.

02

Operators & managers

Turn fragmented work into a precise, measurable plan.

03

Consultants & independents

Plan several priorities and see how they were really executed.

04

Knowledge workers

Structure and data for work that never fits neatly in a calendar.

The method

Seven years in the making.

Ikiru started as a personal system for demanding workdays across many projects. Thousands of tasks later it became software built on one idea: better performance starts with better measurement.

2019First sketches
2021Paper & PDFs
2022Time estimates
2023Actual execution
2024Performance measured
2025Method refined
2026ikiru
生きる
生きる · ikiru · Japanese for to live

Time is the one resource you never get back.

01Plan it precisely.
02Measure it intelligently.
03Use it intentionally.
Pricing

Four plans. One number that matters.

Start with your day for $2.99. Add the week, the month and the quarter with PRO, and Hoshi’s AI with ULTRA.

IKIRU DAY

Organize and measure your day. Nothing else.

$2.99per month
No trial · Starts todayStart today
  • 5 critical priorities, backlog and unplanned work
  • Timeline in 10-minute blocks
  • A stopwatch on every task: estimated vs. real
  • Your Ikiru Performance Index, every day
  • English, Spanish, French and German

Move up to PRO whenever you want the week, the month and the quarter.

IKIRU PRO

Precision planning and your performance, measured.

$5.99per month
7 days free · No card neededStart free
  • 5 critical priorities, backlog and unplanned work
  • Timeline in 10-minute blocks
  • A stopwatch on every task: estimated vs. real
  • Your Ikiru Performance Index, every day
  • Week planner, month view and quarter goals
  • Hoshi with voice and text commands
  • English, Spanish, French and German
IKIRU ULTRA AI

Everything in PRO, plus Hoshi as your AI co-pilot.

$15.99per month
7-day trial for $1.99 · Card requiredStart the trial
  • Everything in PRO
  • Hoshi AI plans, rearranges and thinks with you
  • Ask about your day: time left, what fits, what to drop
  • Talk to Hoshi and hear the answer
  • Answers in your language, whatever the app’s
  • Spots your patterns across recent days
  • 300 AI messages a month
IKIRU ENTERPRISE

Ikiru for your whole team, on your terms.

Customfor 20+ accounts
Volume pricingRequest a call
  • Everything in ULTRA
  • More than 20 accounts on one invoice
  • Guided onboarding for your team
  • Priority support
  • Custom terms and a data processing agreement

Prices in US dollars. Cancel anytime. Ikiru is in private beta: choose a plan, request your invitation and we’ll email your code.

Questions

Before you start.

Can’t find yours? Hoshi answers in the app, and our team at support@ikiru.it.

See all help topics →

Is Ikiru another to-do list?

No. Ikiru combines precision daily planning with performance measurement. You don’t just make a plan: you compare it with what really happened.

Why 10-minute blocks?

Because most work doesn’t fit in one-hour slots. Ten minutes gives precision without turning planning into micromanagement.

Do I need to track everything I do?

No. Ikiru is built around your work plan and what affects it, not surveillance of every second.

Can Ikiru replace my calendar?

Not necessarily. Your calendar is for appointments. Ikiru is for planning and measuring your workday.

How does the free trial work?

IKIRU PRO is free for 7 days with no card. Before it ends you get an email with a link to add a payment method. If you add one, your plan continues at the monthly price. If you don’t, the trial simply ends.

How do I pay?

By card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, on a secure page run by Stripe. Your receipt comes from Stripe.

Can I cancel any time?

Yes. Cancel in your profile inside the app, or online without logging in. You keep your access until the end of the period you paid for. Payments are not refunded, so use the 7-day trial to decide.

Can I buy accounts for my team?

Yes, up to 20 in one order. You get one invitation code per account and each person creates their own login. Nobody else sees their plans.

Is Hoshi a person?

No. Hoshi is an AI assistant, included in IKIRU ULTRA. It can be wrong and it does not give professional advice. Your content is not used to train AI models.

Where does Ikiru work?

In the browser, on your computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install, and your plan is the same on every device where you log in.

Plan precisely. Perform measurably.

Turn tomorrow into your first day of performance data.

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