Using Plannie with Siri

Got your hands full? If Plannie is installed on your iPhone or iPad and you're signed in, Siri can do the quick adds for you, with no setup or account linking needed. Say the phrases below (always including "in Plannie"); Siri asks a follow-up when it needs more, and reads back a confirmation when it's done. Everything appears in the app instantly, attributed to Siri in the Activity log. The shortcuts work in English, Swedish, German, Spanish and French: they follow whichever of those your device is set to, and Siri reads its confirmations — and anything that goes wrong — back in the same language.

What you can say

• Add a chore: "Add a chore in Plannie" or "New chore in Plannie". Siri asks for the chore and who it's for, then adds it to that member's column on the Habits board as a one-time, Morning habit. Mention how often ("every day", "on weekdays", or "every week") to make it repeat.
• Add to a list: "Add to a list in Plannie" or "Add an item to a list in Plannie". Say the item, then pick which list it goes on.
• Create a list: "Make a new list in Plannie" or "Create a list in Plannie".
• Add an event: "Add an event in Plannie". "Meeting" and "appointment" work too, as does "Schedule an event in Plannie". Name who it's for ("add a dentist appointment for Vera in Plannie") and the event goes on that member; leave them out and it's an event for the whole family. Siri shows the details to confirm before adding it to the Calendar.
• Move an event: "Move [event] in Plannie" or "Reschedule [event] in Plannie", naming one of your upcoming events. Give the new time and confirm; the event keeps its length. Repeating events can't be moved by voice; Siri will ask you to open Plannie instead.
• Hear today's schedule: "What's on the family calendar in Plannie" or "What's happening today in Plannie".
• Complete a chore: "Complete [chore] in Plannie" or "Mark [chore] done in Plannie".

Finding your family's things in Spotlight

On an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18 or later, Plannie also puts your family's things into Spotlight. Swipe down on the Home Screen, type a name, and tap the result to land in the right place:

• Lists — any list the family shares, marked Favourite where it is one. Opens the list.
• Events — one-off events in the next 30 days, with the date and who they're for. Opens that day in the Calendar. Repeating events aren't searchable yet.
• Chores — today's chores that are still open, with who each one is for. Opens that member's Habits board.
• Recipes — everything in your recipe box. Opens the recipe in Meals.

A personal list is never put into Spotlight — only lists the whole family shares. Family members themselves aren't searchable either. Plannie keeps what's searchable up to date as you use the app; sign out and everything Plannie put in Spotlight disappears from that device, and signing into a different household replaces it rather than adding to it.

Good to know

• Siri matches these set phrases for now. Freer phrasing ("remind my son to walk the dog") won't reach Plannie yet.
• The same shortcuts appear in the Shortcuts app and Spotlight, and can be assigned to the Action Button. They show up there in your device's language, so that's the place to check the exact wording if your device isn't in English.
• Adding or moving an event asks you to confirm first; chores and list items are added straight away.
• If your device is locked, Siri will ask you to unlock it first.
• If Siri can't reach us for a moment, it asks you to try again — it only tells you to open Plannie and sign in when you really have been signed out.
• Repeating yourself is safe: if Siri times out and you ask for the same chore, list item or new list again within a couple of minutes, Plannie spots the repeat and still adds it just once. Events are the exception — you confirm those before they're added, so confirming a second time really does add a second event.
• Names are matched as whole words, so asking for "Anna" won't land on Johanna's board. If more than one family member or list still matches what you said, Siri asks you to be more specific instead of guessing.
• Asking for today's schedule follows the time zone your device is in, so it still reads back the right day when you're travelling.

Siri shortcuts are for quick, single actions. For anything more involved ("plan tacos on Friday and put the ingredients on the groceries list"), open Plannie Assistant in the app.