Mino
General Questions
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Yes! You can choose to start your week on either Sunday or Monday in the Home Settings. This setting applies to all your journals. it’s a global setting. Once you change it, all your journals will follow the new week start automatically.
However, changing this only adjusts the layout, it won’t move any drawings or existing content. If needed, you can use the lasso tool from the toolbar to move what you’ve already written, but for the best experience, it’s better to set your preferred week start at the beginning before adding too much to your journal.
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Yes! You can change the mode in the Home Settings. There are three options: System, Light and Dark. , or quickly toggle it using the little sun and moon icon in the page’s top navigation bar.
If you choose System, the app will follow your device settings, so it will match whatever mode your device is set to at the time.
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You can change your journal’s name by tapping the middle button below the journal cover.
From there, you can either shuffle the name to use one of the suggested names or type in your own custom name.
Tip: You can type a name with multiple lines to make it look nice on the cover!
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Yes! The journal cover color matches the journal’s theme color.
After you open the journal, you can find the Layout & Design menu in the top navigation bar. From there, you can choose from 10 theme colors, and the cover will automatically match the selected theme.
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Daily Spark is the little sentence that appears on your home screen, just below the greeting message at the top.
It contains Quotes and Fun Facts, and you can choose which one to display in the Home Settings. Once it’s on your screen, you can tap it to randomize and see a new one each time.
There are about 400 quotes and 900 fun facts, and I’ll keep updating the library, so you won’t run out of surprises!
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You can change the grid type in the Layout & Design menu. Tap the magic wand icon in the top navigation bar to open the Appearance tab. From there, you can choose between squared, dotted, or turn the grid off completely.
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You can turn on the Mark Days With Contents toggle from the Page Options menu. Once it’s on, you’ll start seeing a few helpful indicators:
In the Layout & Design menu, under Templates, any template that has content (like “Overview” or “Timeline”) will show a small dot next to it.
Also, in the weekly or monthly overview, if a daily page has content, you’ll see a small dash below that day’s number.
This feature helps you quickly spot which pages have been used, but it only works for daily pages inside the weekly and monthly overviews.
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The numbers on the left side of the daily and weekly pages represent hours of the day, from 6 AM to 1 AM by default. They help you organize your schedule at a glance.
You can change the start hour in the Layout & Design Settings under Timeline section.
This setting applies to each journal individually. That means within the same journal, all daily and weekly pages will follow the same start hour for consistency. However, if you have multiple journals, you can set a different start hour for each one.
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The pencil icon lets you hide or show the drawing toolbar.
This is mainly useful on iPhones, where the canvas is smaller. If you want to zoom in or scroll without accidentally drawing with your finger, you can hide the toolbar to prevent unintended marks.
On iPad, the toggle isn’t in the top navigation bar. It’s inside the Page Options menu, near the end. There’s a Drawing Toolbar section you can turn on or off. Usually, it shows up automatically, so you don’t need to touch this, but if it doesn’t appear for some reason, you can use this option to manually show it.
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You can undo by:
• Tapping with two fingers anywhere on the screen.
• Using the Undo button in the toolbar.
To redo an action:
• Use the Redo button in the toolbar.
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There is a Draw with Finger option in the drawing toolbar. Tap the three dots in the toolbar to open the menu, and you’ll find the option there.
If you prefer to only use Apple Pencil, you can turn this off to make drawing easier and avoid accidental marks from finger taps.
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Syncing happens automatically and usually doesn’t take long, but the speed depends on your internet connection. You don’t need to do anything, it updates in the background.
However, the first time you launch the app on a new device, syncing might take a little longer than usual, especially if you have created many journals on your other device. This is because the app needs to load all existing data from iCloud.
Also, try not to edit the same page at the same time on different devices, as this can cause conflicts. In the Home view, you can add or delete planners, but it’s best not to do this on multiple devices at the same time to avoid syncing issues.
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You can use your finger to draw on your phone, but I recommend editing on an iPad with an Apple Pencil for the best experience. The phone version is mainly for viewing your pages, but if needed, you can do some simple edits.
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Yes! You can print your page by using the Share buttons in the Page Options menu.
If you want to print it, select Share as PDF, then print from there.
If you just want to save your page, you can choose to share it as either a PNG or PDF. To save as an image, select Share as PNG, then tap Save Image to store it on your device.
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This app is designed for iPad, but you can still download it from the App Store on your Mac by searching for its name.
You’ll be able to view your pages exactly as they appear on your iPad, and all other features are available. The only limitation is that the drawing tool isn’t supported on Mac, so you won’t be able to draw or edit your handwriting.
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At the moment, the app only supports handwriting, so typing isn’t available.
Pro Features
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When Quick Navigation is turned on, you can jump directly to daily or weekly pages by tapping the day or week number.
If you have drawings on images or stickers, they may appear behind them while Quick Navigation is on. If you turn it off, your drawings will return to the top layer.
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There’s a little heart icon in the top navigation bar. Tap it to add that page to your favorites.
To view your favorite pages, open the Page Options menu and tap Show Favorite Pages. From there, you’ll see a list of your saved favorites. You can tap a page to open it, or tap Edit to remove favorites from the list.
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Yes! You can write directly on photos and stickers.
However, if Quick Navigation is turned on, your drawings may temporarily appear behind the photo or sticker. This is just a layering limitation, your drawings are not lost. Simply turn off Quick Navigation, and your writing will be visible again on top.
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Simply tap on any sticker or photo, and it will move to the top layer automatically.
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First, you need to turn on Photo Editing Mode in the app. You’ll know it’s on when you see an orange dot on the photo editing icon in the top navigation bar.
Then:
1. Open another app using Slide Over mode (a floating window).
• This works with apps like Photos, Files, or Safari.
Note: Since this app requires full-screen mode, Split View is not supported, but you can still use Slide Over to bring in images.
2. Drag an image from the other app and drop it into your page.
• If you drag an image from the Photos app, you can tap on an object in the photo and drag only that object onto your planner instead of the entire image. This makes it easy to extract just what you need.
• All added images and stickers are saved as PNG files.
Note: Pinterest’s app doesn’t support drag and drop, but you can use Pinterest in Safari and drag images from there.
Once the image is added, you can move, resize, or delete it as needed.
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You can access the Quarterly View from the Yearly View section. To do this, tap the Layout & Design menu , then select Template and choose Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4 to switch to a specific quarter.
To navigate between quarters, you can either:
• Tap the template name from the More Options menu
• Use the arrows next to the “To Today” button in the top navigation bar
Note: If you’re in the Yearly Overview, tapping the arrows will switch between years (e.g., 2025 → 2026). If you’re in the Quarterly View, tapping the arrows will switch between quarters (Q1 → Q2 → Q3 → Q4).
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Color Pop is a device-specific setting, meaning you can turn it on for one device (like your phone) and leave it off on another (like your iPad).
However, within the same device, Color Pop applies to all Journals, you can’t have one journal with Color Pop on and another with it off.
This is because Color Pop also affects the planner covers. When you turn it on, the covers switch to vibrant colors that match the journal theme. If only one journal had Color Pop enabled while others didn’t, the design would look inconsistent. Applying it to all journals on the same device keeps everything visually balanced.