Frequently Asked Questions

Meet Lottie is a productivity app, but a friendly one. It brings together a focus timer, habit tracker, mood journal, and even travel tools, all with a cute digital companion by your side. Lottie helps you stay on track and build healthy habits, but without the guilt trips or stress of typical productivity tools.

Nope! Meet Lottie is free to download, and that includes all the good stuff: the focus timer, habit tracking, mood check-ins, travel planning, and breathing exercises. You can use all the essential features without hitting a paywall.

Right now, Meet Lottie lives on iPhones running iOS 16 or newer. If you have an iPhone 14 Pro or later, she even pops up in the Dynamic Island! We also have widgets for your Lock Screen and Home Screen.

Just grab the app from the App Store and open it up to meet your new companion. Lottie will walk you through setting up your first few tasks or habits. It’s super simple—no complicated setup, just start wherever you are.

Lottie is a little character who lives in the app and keeps you company. Think of her as a supportive friend in your pocket. She greets you, celebrates your wins, and offers a bit of encouragement. It makes checking off to-dos feel a lot less lonely.

She's a character, not a chatbot you have conversations with. The app does use some smart tech on your phone to help with scheduling and insights, but Lottie herself is there to be a quiet, supportive presence rather than an AI assistant.

It's based on something called "body doubling" - basically, having someone around while you work helps you stay focused (especially helpful for ADHD brains!). Lottie acts as that virtual buddy, making work feel a little less isolating.

You sure can! As you check off tasks and focus sessions, you'll level up and unlock new themes like Retro 16-bit, Parisian, or Forest. It changes up Lottie's look and the whole vibe of the app.

Yes! There's a full focus timer built in. You can run timed sessions, earn XP for finishing them, and build up a streak. It’s the classic Pomodoro technique, just a bit more fun.

Pick a task, set the time (usually 25 minutes), and hit start. Lottie hangs out with you while you work. When the time's up, you get some XP and a little celebration. If you have a newer iPhone, you can even see the countdown right in the Dynamic Island.

Life happens! That’s why we have "Streak Rescue". If you miss a day, you can recover your streak so you don't lose your hard-earned progress. We care more about you showing up again than being perfect every single day.

Definitely. The default is 25 minutes, but if you prefer a quick 15-minute sprint or a longer 50-minute deep work block, you can adjust it to whatever works for your brain.

You just add the habits you want to stick to—maybe drinking water, reading, or a morning stretch. Lottie will give you a gentle nudge (no annoying alarms!) and celebrate when you check them off.

Yep! You can group habits into specific Morning or Evening routines. It’s great for bundling things like "brush teeth," "journal," and "meditate" so you can flow through them easily.

No way. Lottie only reminds you about things you *ask* to be reminded of. We don't believe in guilt-tripping. If you miss a habit, it's okay—just pick it up tomorrow. No scary red text here.

You can. There are daily check-ins to log how you're feeling, and evening reflections to look back on the day. It helps you spot patterns—like realizing you feel way better on days you actually get outside.

It’s a simple way to see how you're doing overall. It takes into account your focus time, habits, and mood to give you a gentle overview. It’s not a grade, just a reflection of how you're taking care of yourself.

Yes, built right in. If you're feeling scattered or anxious, you can take 60 seconds to breathe with Lottie. It’s a nice way to reset before starting a task or winding down for bed.

Sort of! There are different modes you can pick. 'Focus Mode' is for when you're ready to work, 'Gentle Mode' softens things up when you need a lighter touch, and 'Recovery Mode' is for low-energy days where just showing up is a win.

Surprisingly, yes! If you add a trip, Lottie can whip up packing lists and to-do checklists for you. It takes a huge chunk of the mental load off so you can actually get excited about your trip instead of stressing.

It covers the bases: Booking (flights, hotels), Documents (passports, ID), Packing (clothes, chargers), and Prep (pet sitters, watering plants). You can tweak them however you like.

Of course. Lottie gives you a starting point, but you can add, delete, or edit anything. You can even save your own lists to use again for the next adventure.

It does! Connect your Google Calendar and your events will show up in Meet Lottie automatically. Changes sync both ways, so you're always up to date.

Yes to that too. If you like using Siri to add tasks, they'll pop right into Meet Lottie via Apple Reminders sync.

Right now it's Google Calendar and Apple Reminders, but we're always listening to requests for what to add next.

If you have an iPhone 14 Pro or newer, yes! You can see your timer countdown and Lottie right at the top of your screen. You can even tap it to pause or finish a session without opening the app.

We've got a bunch: Lock Screen widgets for quick checks, and Home Screen widgets in different sizes to show your task list, habit progress, or just a daily overview with Lottie.

Yep, you can start a focus session with a single tap from the widget. Super quick.

Absolutely not. We have a strict "No Red Badge" policy. You will never see that stressful red numbers on the app icon. Lottie only notifies you if you specifically asked her to. No spam, no guilt trips.

Because they're stressful! They make you feel behind before you even start. We want Meet Lottie to be a place of calm, not a source of anxiety. You come in when you're ready.

We hear from a lot of users with anxiety that Meet Lottie helps because it's so gentle. The interface is calm, there are breathing exercises, and the whole vibe is about support rather than pressure.

Definitely. The visual rewards, the 'body doubling' with Lottie, and the Streak Rescue features are all designed with ADHD brains in mind. It helps give structure without being rigid or punishing.

Yes. We use on-device processing, meaning your mood logs, habits, and tasks stay on your phone. We don't sell your data or read your journal entries.

Nope. You can use Meet Lottie without signing up. If you want to sync between devices or back up your data, you can make an account, but it's totally optional.

Always. You can export your data whenever you want. It belongs to you, not us.

Yes. The core experience (timer, habits, mood, travel, widgets) is free. We want this to be accessible to everyone.

No. Ads are distracting and annoying, which is the opposite of what we're trying to do here. Meet Lottie is an ad-free zone.

Double-check that you gave Meet Lottie permission in your iPhone Settings > Privacy > Calendars. If that looks good, try signing out and back in to Google Calendar within the Lottie app.

Sometimes iOS pauses widget updates to save battery. Usually, just opening the app for a second will refresh them. If not, try removing and re-adding the widget.

You can find 'Help & Support' in the app settings, or just email us at support@meetlottie.com. We actually read every message!