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iPad Cockpit

When you give Timesheet enough room on your iPad — full-screen, or a wide split view next to another app — the single-column timer expands into a multi-card Cockpit. You get the same data and actions you have on iPhone, just with more visible at once.

When the Cockpit shows

The Cockpit needs a fair amount of screen space. Run Timesheet full-screen, or pull the split-view divider so Timesheet has at least about two-thirds of the screen. In a narrow split view or Slide Over, you'll see the standard Timer view instead.

Layout​

The Cockpit has two zones: a main column with the hero timer card and your reorderable widgets, and an inspector panel on the right with compact "at a glance" cards. Both update live as you track.

  • Main column — Hero card (timer controls plus running-task info), followed by cards you can reorder yourself: Week strip, Recent activity, Calendar grid, Quick capture.
  • Inspector panel — Smaller cards that complement the hero: Today progress ring, Week bar chart, Week trend, HR compliance warnings, Quick start, Templates, Break reminder.

Both columns scroll independently. You can hide the inspector with the toggle in the top-right of the toolbar when you want the calendar grid or week strip to fill the screen.

Customising the Cockpit​

Tap the Customize button (sliders icon) in the toolbar to open the customise sheet. From there you can:

  • Reorder cards in either column — drag the handle on the right
  • Hide cards you don't use — tap a row to toggle
  • Reset to defaults if you want the original layout back

Your layout is saved per device, so your iPad and any future iPad can each have their own.

Once your iPad has enough screen space, the bottom tab bar moves to a sidebar on the left. This is iPadOS's standard behaviour — the same tabs are there (Timer, Tasks, Projects, Statistics, More), just on the side.

Two things worth knowing:

  • You can collapse the sidebar by dragging its right edge, and the tab bar slides back to the bottom.
  • The inspector toggle on the Cockpit is independent of the sidebar — hide one without hiding the other.

List + detail on iPad​

Seven list screens — Tasks, Projects, Tags, Rates, Templates, Automations, and ToDos — show as a two-column layout on iPad. The list stays on the left; tapping a row opens the edit view in the right column instead of pushing forward to a new screen.

iPhone (and iPad in a narrow split view) keeps the single-column flow where tapping pushes the next screen.

Cards in detail​

Today progress ring (Inspector)​

Circular ring showing today's working time against your contract's daily target. The ring fills clockwise with the same colour breakpoints as the Timer progress bar: green up to 90 %, orange between 90 and 100 %, red past 100 %.

If you don't have a contract with overtime turned on, or you're running a task that doesn't belong to any of your contracts, the ring hides and the card just shows your time today with no goal.

Week bar chart (Inspector)​

Seven bars, Mon→Sun, with today highlighted. Each bar tops out at the contract's daily target — bars taller than the chart top mean overtime. Tap a bar to filter Tasks to that day.

Week trend (Inspector)​

Compact line chart of the past 14 days vs your weekly target. Useful for spotting "I've been overworking all week" before it surfaces as a compliance warning.

HR compliance warnings (Inspector)​

Lists active HR warnings — approaching daily target, exceeded weekly limit, break required, legal max breach. See the HR compliance warnings page for the full rule set and how to configure them via Contracts.

Quick start / Templates (Inspector)​

Two related cards: Quick start lets you fire a timer for any project without leaving the Cockpit; Templates surfaces your saved task templates with the same one-tap-start treatment. See Task templates.

Break reminder (Inspector)​

Surfaces the active Smart Break reminder if one's pending. Hides when no reminder is active. Three actions inline: Take break, Snooze, Skip.

Recent activity (Main column)​

Last 5–10 completed tasks across all projects, with tap-to-open. Acts as a "what was I doing this afternoon" jog when you switch back to the iPad after a break.

Calendar grid (Main column)​

Week grid with hour-bands (Mon→Sun × 6am→10pm) overlaid with your tracked tasks as coloured blocks. Tap a block to open the task; tap an empty cell to start a new one at that time. Switch to Month grid via the toolbar segmented control for a calendar-style monthly view.

Quick capture (Main column)​

Inline form for manually entering a past task without opening the full edit sheet. Pick project, date range, optional note — confirm to save. Faster than the Tasks → New flow when you just need to back-fill an hour.

Keyboard and pointer​

The Cockpit works well with a trackpad, mouse, or external keyboard:

  • Pointer hover gently lifts cards and rows so you can see what you're about to tap.
  • Cmd-N in any list opens the new-entry sheet.
  • Cmd-F in Tasks or Projects focuses the search field.
  • Tab cycles through the interactive elements on screen.

You can review the full list of keyboard shortcuts under Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts.

What's iPhone-only​

A small number of features only make sense on iPhone and aren't duplicated in the Cockpit:

  • Apple Watch pairing — Watch pairs with iPhone, not iPad. See Apple Watch.
  • Dynamic Island controls — iPad has no Dynamic Island; the Live Activity surfaces in the Lock Screen only.
  • Home Screen Quick Actions (long-press app icon) — iPad supports these too, but the menu is shorter on Home Screen vs Dock.

Troubleshooting​

  • "The Cockpit isn't showing on my iPad." Give Timesheet more room — drag the split-view divider so Timesheet has at least two-thirds of the screen, or run it full-screen. If it still doesn't appear, your iPad may be running an older version of iPadOS; update from Settings → General → Software Update.
  • "The Today progress ring is missing." You don't have a contract with overtime turned on that covers the project you're currently tracking. Open More → Contracts, check the contract is active, turn on Overtime, and make sure the project is assigned to the correct team.
  • "My customised layout reset." Layout is saved on each device separately and isn't yet synced across devices. Signing out and back in on the same device may clear it.
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