crestlume features
crestlume exists to turn what you dream about into what you do today. Its core is goal breakdown: a big goal becomes a plan, the plan becomes stages, and each stage becomes tasks small enough to start today. Everything else, from XP and habits to the schedule, is there to keep you moving along that path.
From a dream to today's task
A dream like "run a half marathon" or "pass IELTS 7.5" is too big to act on. crestlume breaks it down in four levels, and every finished task moves everything above it.
| Level | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | The result you want, with a finish line and a date | Pass IELTS 7.5 by 14 March |
| Plan | How you will get there | Six months to the exam |
| Stage | A step that ends in something you can see, one to four weeks long | Close the weak parts |
| Task | One action for one day, with its own XP | Ten speaking sessions |
Goal check
When you create a goal, crestlume checks it against five points and tells you whether it is ready, can be sharper, or is still a wish:
- A finish line you will recognise: "run 21 km under 2 h", not "get fit".
- A date: without a deadline a goal never gets urgent. A rough one is fine.
- A reason: one line on why it matters carries you through a bad week.
- In your hands: it turns on what you do, not on luck or other people. "Send 20 applications", not "get hired at X".
- A first stage: so day one has a place to start.
A vague goal is still allowed: start anyway and sharpen it later.
Stages that end in a result
A good stage ends in something you can see: "long run reaches 15 km", not "train more". Aim for one to four weeks and three to seven tasks per stage. Progress counts tasks by difficulty, so the goal's percentage shows real work done, not boxes ticked.
Progress that flows upward
Completing a task raises its stage, its plan and its goal. Stages and goals pay a bonus of about a quarter of the XP inside them when you finish them. You can see at a glance how far each dream has come, and the app nudges you when a stage or a goal is 75% done, so it does not stall right before the finish.
Let the agent break it down
Not sure where to start? Tell the AI agent your goal, and it can break it into tasks for the coming week and add them for you.
Tasks
- Difficulty from Trivial to Epic, worth 5 to 60 XP and 1 to 12 coins.
- Recurring tasks that come back on a rule, for example every Monday.
- Streak tasks that need a number of repetitions, for example twenty runs.
- Deadlines, and a time slot on the schedule when you want one.
- A task does not need a goal: a single task is a fine way to use crestlume.
Habits
- Daily or weekly habits with streaks and records.
- 3 to 10 XP per check-in, 5 by default.
- A habit can feed a goal, such as thirty minutes of English every day for the IELTS goal.
Rewards and coins
- Set your own rewards and price them in coins: a film night, a new game, a day off.
- XP is your history and never falls. Coins are a balance you earn and spend.
- Optional penalties touch only coins, never your level. They are off by default.
Levels, ranks and quests
- Levels: level 2 takes 500 XP, and each next level needs 400 more than the one before.
- Ranks as you grow, and daily and weekly quests set by the app.
- Stats on your XP, streaks and progress over time.
Schedule
- Day, week, month and year views.
- Drag tasks from the unplanned panel into the week and see the load of each day.
- Day templates for blocks that repeat, such as sleep, work and commute.
- Rest blocks: rest is planned, not earned, and it earns XP of its own.
- Google Calendar in the desktop and Android apps: see your events and write your blocks back, only if you connect it.
Reminders
Reminders before a task starts and on deadlines, a nudge to keep a streak, a morning plan for the day, an evening recap, and a push when a stage or a goal is 75% done or more. On Android they arrive as notifications; on the web and desktop, while the app is open.
AI agent
An optional chat assistant in the Agent tab. It reads your tasks, goals and habits and makes changes for you, from breaking a goal into tasks to planning next week. During the beta it uses your own OpenRouter key, and chats are stored only on your device.
Privacy and sync
- Local-first: your data lives on your device and the app works fully offline.
- No account needed. An account is only for sync between devices.
- Sync is end-to-end encrypted: every item is encrypted on your device before upload. With Extra privacy only your passphrase can unlock it.
- No ads, no analytics in the app, and your data is never sold.
Everywhere you work
- In the browser, on macOS, Windows and Linux, and on Android. On iPhone and iPad, use the web app.
- In English, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, German, French and Spanish.
- Free during the public beta. See Pricing.
Get started
Open crestlume in the browser, no sign-up needed, or download it. The full walkthrough is in How crestlume works.