Question 1

What is Shard?

Accepted Answer

Shard is an AI goal planner with accountability built in. Describe a goal in a sentence and Shard turns it into a real plan — milestones, the tasks under each one, and a date on every task, scheduled around the days you actually work. Then you can add a friend as your partner on that goal, so someone notices if you stop.

Question 2

How does Shard build the plan?

Accepted Answer

You describe the goal in plain language — "run a marathon in six months", "write a novel". Shard breaks it into milestones and tasks, estimates how long each piece takes, and schedules them against your real week rather than dumping an undated list on you. As you go, it adjusts: finish early and the plan pulls forward, fall behind and it asks you to reschedule or drop work rather than letting it pile up silently.

Question 3

What does an accountability partner actually do?

Accepted Answer

You add a friend to one specific goal — not your whole account. They can see that plan and whether it is moving, and you can talk in the quest itself. That is the whole mechanism, and it is deliberately small: one person who will notice you stopped does more for follow-through than any notification.

Question 4

Is Shard free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The free tier covers up to 3 active quests and 15 AI credits a month, with no time limit and no card required — including XP, levels, streaks, badges and accountability partners. Shard Pro ($8.99/month or $54.99/year) removes both caps and adds AI-powered scheduling, advanced progress analytics and priority support.

Question 5

How does the free Pro trial work?

Accepted Answer

Every new account starts with Shard Pro unlocked, and it stays unlocked until you finish your first quest — the point at which you have actual evidence Shard works, rather than a countdown that expires while you are still mid-goal. It runs a minimum of 7 days even if you finish faster, and a maximum of 30 days if your first goal runs long. No card up front.

Question 6

How is Shard different from a to-do app?

Accepted Answer

A to-do app waits for you to already know the steps. The hard part of a big goal is not remembering the tasks, it is working out what they are, when each one happens, and what to do the week you fall behind. Shard writes that plan, puts dates on it, adapts it as your pace changes, and puts another person alongside it. The XP, levels and streaks are there to make the daily loop feel like progress — they are not the point.

Question 7

What platforms is Shard available on?

Accepted Answer

Shard is available on Android through the Google Play Store. iOS and a web app are on the roadmap.

Question 8

How do I cancel?

Accepted Answer

Shard Pro is billed through Google Play, so you cancel it the same way as any Play subscription — Play Store, Menu, Subscriptions, Shard, Cancel. You keep Pro until the end of the period you have already paid for, and your quests and history stay on the free tier afterwards.