Common Tasks

Short, step-by-step recipes for the things people do most in Orrique. Each one is a few numbered steps, with a link to the fuller article when you want more.

In short

Find the task you have in mind, follow its few numbered steps, and tap the linked article only when you want the fuller story.

When to use this

Use this when you know what you want to do and just want the quick steps. The recipes are grouped below so you can jump to the right kind of task.

Set up and add

Add your first fragrance, add to your wishlist, and set up daily reminders.

Every day

Log today’s scent, track a full day’s wear, and log from your Apple Watch.

Layering and Discover

Build a layering formula and find a cheaper alternative.

Maintenance and account

Plan for a trip, delete a scent, back up, move devices, switch storage, turn on App Lock, share a card, fix a scan, and manage Pro.

Set up and add

Add your first fragrance

1. Open the Collection tab and tap the plus button, or tap “Add your first fragrance” on Today.
2. Identify the scent: search the catalog by name, scan the bottle, or choose to enter it by hand.
3. Confirm the match on the preview card.
4. Personalize it: add a photo, notes, a rating, and bottle details like size and price.
5. Tap Save.

Scanning is free to try

Scanning the bottle uses Read Bottle. You get 3 free scans, then unlimited scanning is part of Pro. Searching the catalog and entering a scent by hand are always free.

Your Collection The full add, edit, and organize flow.

Getting Started The Identify, Confirm, Personalize walkthrough and the 3-scan note.

Add a scent to your wishlist

1. Start adding a scent the usual way, or open a scent in the catalog or on Discover.
2. Set its status to Wishlist instead of a container you own.
3. Tap Save. The scent lands in your wishlist so you can find it when you are ready to buy.

Your Collection How statuses and the wishlist work.

Set up your daily reminders

1. Open Settings, then the Notifications row.
2. Turn on Morning scent prompt for a daily nudge to log what you are wearing, and set the Morning time.
3. Turn on Next-day rating reminder to be prompted to rate yesterday’s wear, and set the Next-day time.
4. The first time you turn on a reminder, allow notifications if your device asks.

Settings Every preference, including notifications.

Every day

Log today’s scent quickly

1. Pick how you want to log (see the two paths below).
2. Choose the scent and adjust sprays and placement if needed.
3. Tap Save.

Path	Where to tap	Best when
Log fresh	On Today, tap “Wear this” on the pick card, or open the Diary and use “Log today”	You are choosing a scent for today
Log like last time	In the Diary, use “Log like last time”	You are repeating your most recent wear

The Diary and Logging a Wear Everything about logging and editing wears.

The Today Screen The daily pick and the Wear this card.

Track a full day’s wear and rate it

iPhone and iPad

Live wear sessions run on iPhone and iPad. On Mac you can still log a wear and rate it the next day, but the live check-in card is not available.

1. When you log a wear, turn on the live-tracking toggle, “Track this wear live,” then save.
2. During the day, tap the session card on Today to log phases and reactions.
3. Tap “End session” when you are done. The check-ins are saved to the entry.
4. The next day, open the next-day rating prompt in your diary and rate how it held up.

The Diary and Logging a Wear Live sessions, phases, and next-day ratings.

Log from your Apple Watch

1. Open Orrique on your Apple Watch. The complication or app shows today’s pick.
2. Tap the pick to log it, or scroll to choose a different scent.
3. The wear syncs back to your iPhone.

The Diary and Logging a Wear How wears sync across your devices.

Layering and Discover

Build and wear a layering formula Layering Room read is Pro

1. Open Formulas and create a formula, or open the Layering Room from Formulas.
2. In the Layering Room, pick a starting scent or base and choose the effect you want.
3. Save a pairing you like as a formula.
4. Log or track the formula like any other wear. Only the fragrance layers are recorded as wears; a base sets the stage.

Pro

Building and wearing a formula is free. The Layering Room’s AI read of a pairing is part of Pro.

Formulas, Scent Bases, and the Layering Room Formulas, bases, and the Layering Room in full.

Find a cheaper alternative to a scent you want

1. Open Discover and look at the cheaper-twins and “Smells like, for less” cards.
2. Or open a scent’s detail page and check its dupe matches.
3. From Discover, tap a cheaper-twin card to start adding it. From a scent’s detail page, tap a dupe match to see how it compares.

Note

Browsing dupes is Free. The side-by-side Compare view is part of Pro.

Discover and Dupes Cheaper twins, dupe matches, and Compare.

Maintenance and account

Plan scents for a trip

1. From your shelves or wardrobe, open Pack for a trip.
2. Set the length and the kind of trip.
3. Orrique suggests a small capsule from your collection to take with you.

Your Collection Shelves, the wardrobe, and Pack for a trip.

Delete or remove a scent

1. Open the scent’s detail page and tap the Options menu (the circle with three dots).
2. To keep the scent but drop a container you no longer have, choose the container and tap Remove this container; its status updates to match what you still have.
3. To remove the scent entirely, choose Delete.

Note

Deleting a scent removes it and its photos, but your diary entries are kept.

Your Collection Editing, removing containers, and deleting.

Back up your journal

1. Open Settings, then Backup and Export.
2. Tap Export Backup to save a complete copy (scents, diary, formulas, and photos) as a file.
3. To restore later, use Import Backup and confirm the replace prompt.

Import replaces what you have

Import Backup replaces your current journal with the contents of the file. Export a fresh backup first if you are not sure.

Backup, Import, and Export Export, import, and CSV export in full.

Move your journal to a new device

1. On your old device, get your data ready (see the two paths below).
2. On the new device, sign in to the same iCloud account and open Orrique.
3. Bring your journal across using the matching path.

Path	On the old device	On the new device
iCloud Sync	Make sure you are on iCloud Sync (Settings, then Data and Sync)	Your collection downloads on its own; give it a moment on first launch
Backup file	Export a full backup from Backup and Export	Open Settings, then Backup and Export, and use Import Backup

iCloud and Sync How sync works and the first-launch download.

Backup, Import, and Export The backup-file path end to end.

Switch between Local Only and iCloud Sync

1. Open Settings, then Data and Sync.
2. Choose Local Only to keep your journal on this device, or iCloud Sync to keep it in your private iCloud.
3. Confirm the switch. With iCloud Sync on, your data appears on every device signed in to the same iCloud account.

iCloud and Sync Local Only versus iCloud Sync and what changes.

Turn on App Lock

1. Open Settings, then the Privacy and App Lock row.
2. Turn on App Lock and set how soon it locks.
3. Orrique uses Face ID or Touch ID (or your device passcode) to unlock from then on.

Privacy and App Lock App Lock, Hide Prices, and privacy settings.

Make and share a scent card

1. Tap Share from a fragrance page, a diary entry, your collection, or your wishlist.
2. In the editor, pick a template and adjust the fonts and layout.
3. Export or share the card.

Note

Sharing a card is Free. The full Share Studio editing tools are part of Pro.

Sharing a Scent Card Templates, fonts, and the Share Studio editor.

Fix a wrong scan

1. Scanning is a reading aid, so the preview is yours to correct: on the preview card, edit the brand, name, and notes before you save.
2. If you already saved the scent, open its detail page, open the Options menu, and choose Edit to fix any field.
3. Tap Save. Your changes appear everywhere right away.

Getting Started The Identify, Confirm, Personalize flow and the 3-scan allowance.

AI Features How Read Bottle reads a label.

Troubleshooting When a scan or match goes wrong.

Cancel or manage Orrique Pro

1. Open Settings. When you are subscribed, the Orrique Pro section shows a Manage Subscription link.
2. Tap Manage Subscription to open your App Store subscription settings.
3. From there you can switch plans or cancel.

Note

Cancelling is handled by the App Store, not inside Orrique. Your subscription stays active until the end of the period you already paid for.

Restore a Pro purchase on a new device or after reinstalling

If you already paid for Pro but it is not showing as active, open Settings, find the Orrique Pro section, and tap Restore Purchases. Make sure you are signed in to the same App Store account you bought it with.

Orrique Pro What Pro unlocks, billing, and restoring a purchase.

Stuck on any of these?

If a step does not behave the way it reads here, see Troubleshooting and the FAQ.

Related articles

Getting Started Set up Orrique and add your first scents.

Feature Index Every feature, with where to find it.

Free vs Pro What is free and what Pro adds.

FAQ Quick answers to common questions.