Beta Tester Guide
Welcome to the Orbital Beta
Successful Days for Spacious Minds
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Thank you for being one of our first explorers.
Orbital is built for the way spacious minds actually work โ in bursts, across many projects, with real challenges around starting, stopping, and transitioning. You're exactly the person we built this for, and your feedback will directly shape what Orbital becomes.
Step 0 โ Install on your iPhone
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Open Safari on your iPhone โ must be Safari, not Chrome
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Tap the Share button (โ) at the bottom of the screen
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Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
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Tap Add โ Orbital appears as a full-screen app icon
โ ๏ธ Your data saves to this device. Don't clear your Safari data while testing or you'll lose your ships.
Your First Session โ Suggested Walkthrough
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๐งญ Do the Daily Check-in
Answer two quick questions about your energy and resistance level. This calibrates how the app supports your day. Find it anytime via the compass button on the Plan screen.
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๐ Add a Few Ships
Tap the ๏ผ button (top right, any screen) to add 2โ3 real projects. Go through the 4-step flow: pick a Zone, name the ship, set its phase and priority, and rate its Gravity (how hard is it to start?).
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๐ช Explore the Solar System
Tap the System tab. Your ships orbit as planets. Tap any planet to see its ships. Toggle to โฐ Portfolio for a priority-sorted list view across all zones.
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โก Try a Burn
Tap Burn, select a ship, pick a sprint length, and tap IGNITE. Let it run for a few minutes. When done, tap end and check out the post-burn screen.
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๐ Trigger a Recharge
From the post-burn screen tap "Take a Recharge Break." Go through the full ritual โ pause questions, activity picker, break timer. This is one of Orbital's most distinctive features.
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๐ Visit the Galaxy
Tap the Galaxy tab to see completed ships as stars in a constellation. Pre-loaded with demo data so you can experience the visual. Tap any star for its story.
What to Pay Attention To
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Does the language feel right? Ships, burns, zones, gravity โ does it resonate or feel confusing?
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Does the daily Check-in feel useful or like friction?
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Is the Recharge Ritual something you'd actually use? Too long? Too short? Missing anything?
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Does the Gravity rating capture something real for you?
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What's missing that you immediately wanted?
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What surprised you โ in a good or bad way?
Known Limitations โ Not Bugs
| What you might notice | What's happening |
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| Day Wheel shows demo data | Calendar sync coming in a future version |
| ๐ฒ Shake button doesn't use the accelerometer | Simulates Shake-to-Launch for now |
| No push notifications | Coming in the native iOS app |
| XP and badges are placeholder | Full gamification system in development |
| No login / account | Data saves locally on your device only for now |
| No audio jingle on Recharge | Sound design coming โ ritual is otherwise functional |
Themes
Tap any colored dot in the top right to switch themes.
๐ก Golden Hour
Warm amber โ default, signature Orbital look
โซ Deep Space
Cold blue-black โ high contrast, high drama
๐น Soft Dusk
Rose-mauve โ warm, intimate evening feel
โ๏ธ Arctic Day
Light and clean โ great for daytime use
How to Give Us Feedback
Your feedback is the most valuable thing you can give us right now. We want all of it โ what works, what doesn't, what confused you, what delighted you, and what you immediately wished existed.
When giving feedback, it helps to share:
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What you were trying to do
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What you expected to happen
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Your overall gut reaction
"This felt weird" is valid. "I didn't understand what this meant" is great. "I would use this every day if it did X" is gold.