Getting Started with Orrique

Orrique is a private journal for the scents you wear, love, and want. This article walks you through your first launch and a quick tour of where everything lives.

In short

Make two quick choices at the welcome screen, local or iCloud storage and whether to fill in the weather, then add your first scent and you are set up.

When to use this

Read this the first time you open Orrique, or any time you set the app up on a new iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It covers the choices you make at the start and what each of the core sections is for, so you can get comfortable quickly.

Already use Orrique elsewhere?

If you already use Orrique on another device and sign in to the same iCloud account, a new device skips the welcome screen entirely and your collection downloads on its own. The setup below applies to your first device, or to any device set to Local Only.

Your first launch

The first time you open Orrique, you see a screen titled “Welcome.” It opens with the Orrique mark and a short line, “A private home for the scents you wear, love, and long for,” then shows “Three ways to begin.”

1. Open Orrique. The Welcome screen appears.

2. Look over the “Three ways to begin” panel so you know your options for adding scents:

   • Search the catalog Free type a name and Orrique pulls in its notes automatically.
   • Scan a bottle Pro a quick scan reads the label and fills in the details for you.
   • Enter by hand Free full control when you want it.

3. Under “Make it yours,” set your Sync choice (see below).

4. Set the weather toggle the way you want it (see below).

5. Tap Add my first scent to start adding right away, or Look around first to explore the app before adding anything.

Scanning bottles is a Pro feature

You get 3 free bottle scans to try it. Unlimited scanning needs Orrique Pro. Searching the catalog and entering details by hand are always free, so you can add your whole collection without Pro. See Free vs Pro and Pro Subscription.

Choosing local or iCloud storage

Under “Make it yours” on the welcome screen, the Sync control lets you choose how your journal is stored. Tap the option you want. The description text under the control updates to match your choice.

Option	What it does	Good to know
iCloud Sync (the default)	Your shelf stays on all your devices and is private to your iCloud.	Make sure you are signed in to iCloud on this device.
Local Only	Everything stays on this device only.	Nothing leaves this device.

You can change this later in Settings under Data & Sync, so you are not locked in.

iCloud and Sync How syncing works, what the status labels mean, and what happens when you switch storage modes.

The weather and location option

In the same “Make it yours” card, just below the storage choice, is a toggle: “Fill in the weather when I log a scent.” It is on by default.

• When this is on, Orrique can attach the current weather to a wear when you log it, and uses your location only at that moment to look up the weather. Your location is then stored with that diary entry.
• If you leave the toggle on and continue, Orrique asks for permission to use your location while you are using the app. You can allow or decline at the system prompt.
• If you turn the toggle off, Orrique does not ask for location and does not attach weather automatically.

Orrique requests “While Using the App” location access and uses coarse (roughly three kilometer) accuracy to keep your location private. You can change the weather setting later in Settings, in the Weather section.

Adding your first fragrance

If you tapped Add my first scent, the Add a fragrance flow opens right away. It is a short, three-step flow: Identify, Confirm, and Personalize.

1. Identify. Type a brand or name to search the catalog, scan a bottle, or choose to enter the details by hand.

2. Confirm. Review the matched scent on a preview card so you can be sure it is the right one before continuing.

3. Personalize. Add or take a photo, fill in notes, set a rating or mark it a favorite, and add bottle details like size, price, and whether you have it, used it up, or let it go. Tap Save.

After you save, the fragrance appears in your Collection right away.

Collection Where every fragrance you add lives. Tap the plus button any time to add more.

Tapped 'Look around first'?

No problem. You can add a scent any time from the Collection tab: tap the plus button to open the same Identify, Confirm, Personalize flow. Nothing about setup is lost by exploring first.

What to expect

• After setup, you land in the main app. If your collection is empty, the Today screen shows a friendly “Start your scent journal” prompt with an “Add your first fragrance” button.
• If you turned on automatic weather, the Today screen may show the current weather next to today’s suggested scent once location is allowed. If location is not yet allowed, you can tap “Enable weather-aware picks” on the Today screen to turn it on later.

First load on a new device

If you chose iCloud Sync on a brand-new device that already has a collection in your iCloud, Orrique may briefly show “Loading your collection from iCloud.” This is normal on a new device. Your scents and progress appear as they finish syncing. You can tap “Add a scent by hand” to start adding right away without waiting.

A tour of the core sections

Orrique is organized into a handful of areas. On iPhone these appear as tabs along the bottom; on iPad and Mac they appear in a sidebar. The same sections live in both layouts.

Today

Your home base. Suggests a scent to wear today, shows your wearing rhythm, and nudges you to rate recent wears. Open the Today guide

Collection

Every fragrance you own, have tried, or want, as a grid or list you can search, filter, and shelve. Open the Collection guide

Diary

A timeline of everything you have worn, grouped by day and month, with ratings and reflections. Open the Diary guide

Formulas

Where you build and save layering combinations and explore pairings. Open the Formulas guide

Scent Atlas

Your insights and patterns: a scent wheel, your fingerprint, a year calendar, and more. Open the Scent Atlas guide

Discover

Crowd-curated lists, personalized picks, and “smells like” matches for cheaper twins. Open the Discover guide

Settings

Storage, weather, notifications, display, backups, privacy, and your subscription. Open the Settings guide

Good to know

Storage and sync

• Your storage choice is not permanent. You can switch between Local Only and iCloud Sync later in Settings under Data & Sync. After you change it, Orrique may ask you to restart the app to apply the change.
• Switching from Local Only to iCloud Sync carries your data into your iCloud store. When you sign in on another device, your collection will sync.
• iCloud Sync only works while you are signed in to iCloud. In Settings under Data & Sync you can see an iCloud status. If it says “Sign in to iCloud,” open System Settings and sign in to your iCloud account.
• Syncing is automatic. There is no manual sync button.

iCloud status labels, and if sync seems stuck

The status in Settings under Data & Sync reads one of these:

Status	What it means
Synced with iCloud	Your journal is syncing across your devices.
Local only	Your journal is stored on this device only.
Sign in to iCloud	You need to sign in to iCloud to sync.
iCloud restricted	iCloud is limited on this device, for example by a profile or restrictions.
iCloud unavailable	iCloud cannot be reached right now.

If you ever see a note that Orrique had trouble reaching its storage, your collection on this device is still safe. Check your iCloud sign-in and connection, then reopen the app. If your data does not appear immediately on a new device, give it a moment: the “Loading your collection from iCloud” message can take a little while on a fresh install, and your scents appear as they finish syncing.

For the full picture, including how switching modes handles your data, see iCloud and Sync.

Weather and location

• Automatic weather needs location permission. If you decline or it is turned off, weather is simply not attached to your entries; everything else works the same.
• You can turn weather on or off any time in Settings, in the Weather section.

On a new device

• The welcome screen is shown only once per device and is not something you can replay from a menu.
• If you already completed setup on another device and sign in to the same iCloud, a new device skips the welcome screen and lands you straight in the app.

Device differences

• Live wear sessions and some features are available on iPhone and iPad but not on Mac. Where a feature differs by device, the related article notes it.
• Orrique also has an Apple Watch companion for today’s pick and quick logging. See Apple Watch.

Want to lock the app early?

If you would rather keep your journal behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode from the start, you can turn that on in Settings. See Privacy and App Lock.

Keep reading

iCloud and Sync What syncing does, the status labels, and switching storage modes safely.

Collection Add, organize, and shelve every scent you own, have tried, or want.

Today Your daily pick, wearing rhythm, and gentle nudges to rate wears.

Free vs Pro What is free, what needs Pro, and where each limit applies.

Troubleshooting Fixes for sync, weather, and setup hiccups.