Settings and Preferences

Settings is where you tune Orrique to fit how you log, what you see, and what stays private. This article walks through every customer-facing setting: your logging defaults, how the collection and prices are displayed, app behavior, which Today cards appear, appearance, currency and units, privacy and app lock, notifications, weather, and where to find Orrique Pro, backup, and export.

In short

Most people only ever open Customization. The daily settings you reach for live under that one row, while the rarer areas (privacy, sync, backup) sit in their own rows just below.

When to use this

Open Settings when you want Orrique to behave more like you do. A few common reasons:

• You log the same number of sprays every day and want it pre-filled.
• You prefer a dark interface, a different currency, or fluid ounces instead of milliliters.
• You want to hide prices, lock the app behind Face ID, or change whether your diary shows up in device search.
• You want to set up daily reminders, turn on automatic weather, or switch between iCloud Sync and local storage.
• You want to check your Pro status, back up your journal, or export to a spreadsheet or calendar.

How to use it

Open Settings from the app. On iPhone it is the Settings tab; on iPad and Mac it is the Settings item in the sidebar. The main Settings screen is short on purpose. At the top you will see your Pro status (or an upgrade card), then a single Customization row that holds the settings you change most, and below that a compact stack of rows for the rarer areas: Notifications, Weather, Data & Sync, Backup & Export, Privacy, Help & Support, and About.

Here is a map of the screen. Jump straight to the area you came for:

Orrique Pro

Your plan status, Manage Subscription, and Restore Purchases.

Customization

The screen most people open: Logging, Display, Behavior, and Today cards.

Notifications

Reminders to log, to rate yesterday, and during a wear.

Weather

Attach current conditions to each wear you log.

Data & Sync

Choose Local Only or iCloud Sync and resolve conflicts.

Backup & Export

Back up your journal or export to spreadsheet or calendar.

Privacy

App lock, Spotlight search, and community sharing.

Help & Support

Guides and contact without leaving the app.

About

Version, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use.

Orrique Pro

At the top of Settings:

• If you are not subscribed, you will see an upgrade card. Tap it to open the paywall, choose a plan, and start your subscription through the App Store.
• If you are subscribed, you will see an Orrique Pro section with your Status (shown as “Pro Active”), your Read Bottle status, a Manage Subscription link, and a Restore Purchases button.

Tap Manage Subscription to open the system App Store subscriptions sheet, where you can change or cancel your plan in your App Store account. Tap Restore Purchases if you have an active subscription that is not showing as active, for example after reinstalling or moving to a new device. Pro features and the paywall live across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. For the full list of what Pro unlocks, see the Pro Subscription article.

Your subscription is tied to your App Store account

Pro follows your App Store account, not iCloud. If a new device does not show Pro, sign in with the same App Store account and tap Restore Purchases.

Read Bottle status

Read Bottle is the camera feature that reads a fragrance from a bottle or box photo when you add a scent. Your Settings Pro section shows where you stand:

Your plan	Read Bottle shows	What happens
Pro Pro	Unlimited	Read Bottle is always available.
Without Pro Free trial	How many free reads you have left (for example “2 of 3 scans left”)	When the free reads are used up, using Read Bottle again brings up the paywall.

The reads counter is a one-time free trial allowance, not a fixed monthly grant. To learn how to use the scanner, see the AI Features article.

Customization

Tap Customization to open one screen that holds four groups: Logging, Display, Behavior, and Today cards.

Logging defaults

These set the starting values for new logs and new scents, so you tap less each time:

Setting	What it does
Default sprays	Set how many sprays a new wear starts with (1 to 20), using the stepper.
New scent status	Choose the status a newly added scent starts as: Owned, Tried, or Wishlist.
Default occasion	Choose an occasion (or None) that new diary entries start with.
Default shelf	Choose the shelf new scents are added to, or None. Tap New shelf… in this menu to create a shelf right here by typing a name and tapping Set. You can move any scent between shelves later from its long-press menu.

Display

These change how things look across the app, and they apply right away:

Setting	What it does
Collection layout	Switch your collection between Grid and List.
Collection sort	Choose how the collection is ordered. The options are Brand, Shelf, Rating, Last worn, Most worn, and Recently added.
Currency	Pick the currency used to show prices. This changes the currency symbol only; it does not convert any amounts, so enter prices in the currency you choose.
Bottle sizes	Choose the unit for bottle volumes, for example milliliters or fluid ounces. Like currency, this changes the label only and does not convert the numbers you entered.
Appearance	Choose System (follow your device), Light, or Dark. The theme updates immediately without leaving Settings.
Open to	Choose which tab the app opens to on launch: Today, Collection, Diary, Scent Atlas, or Discover. This also shapes what your widgets and the launch view surface.
Hide prices	Turn this on to mask prices where they would otherwise show: in a scent’s details, in side-by-side comparisons, in the wardrobe value totals, and on a personal dupe card. (Note: insight cards and share cards are not affected by this setting.)

Currency and units do not convert

Choosing a currency or a bottle size unit changes only how values are labeled. It never converts the numbers you already entered, so enter prices and sizes in the unit you have selected.

Behavior

These tune a few of Orrique’s automatic touches:

Setting	What it does
Evening starts at	Set the hour (12 PM to 10 PM) when Today switches from its daytime layout to its evening wind-down layout.
Low stock at or below	Set the fill percentage (5% to 50%, in steps of 5%) at or under which a bottle is flagged as low stock.
Rest favorites for	Set how many days (3 to 60) a favorite is rested before the daily pick can suggest it again. This keeps the same favorite from coming up too often.

Today cards

Today can show a small rotating set of insight cards. Here you choose which ones are allowed to appear by toggling each on or off: Compliment spotlight, Mood lift pick, Longest lasting scent, Your note preferences, On this day, Heavy rotation check, and Untried samples. Today shows up to three of the enabled cards each day. To read more about Today, see the Today article.

Notifications

Open the Notifications row to set up reminders. Grant permission first, then turn on the reminders you want:

1. Permission. The top row shows whether Orrique is allowed to send notifications (Allowed, Denied, or Not requested). If it shows Denied, an Open Settings button appears so you can enable notifications in your device’s System Settings.
2. Morning scent prompt. Turn this on to get a daily nudge to log what you are wearing. When it is on, a Morning time picker appears so you can set the time (it starts at 8:00 AM).
3. Next-day rating reminder. Turn this on for a daily prompt to rate yesterday’s wear. When it is on, a Next-day time picker appears (it starts at 10:00 AM).
4. Wear session reminders Pro. When on, it sends nudges during an active wear session. Free users who tap it see the paywall.
5. Silent (no sound). Turn this on to mute the sound for your reminders. This applies to all of your reminders, not just one. This toggle is available only when at least one reminder is on.

The first time you turn on a reminder, your device may ask permission to send notifications.

Weather

Open the Weather row and turn on Fill weather automatically to have current conditions attached to each wear you log. When you turn it on, Orrique asks for location permission, and the Location status row shows whether it is allowed. Your precise location is not stored in your journal; only the conditions are attached to the entry.

Data and Sync

Open the Data & Sync row to choose where your journal lives. If you change the storage mode, restart the app to apply it:

1. Storage. Pick Local Only (this device only) or iCloud Sync (kept up to date across your devices).
2. iCloud. A status row shows the current iCloud state.
3. Restart. If you changed the storage mode, a notice appears asking you to restart Orrique to apply the storage change. The change takes effect after the restart.

If a sync conflict ever occurs (the same item edited on two devices), a Sync conflicts section appears here. Tap a conflict to review both versions, then choose Keep This Device or Use iCloud Version. For a fuller explanation of sync, see the iCloud and Sync article.

Changing storage needs a restart

Switching between Local Only and iCloud Sync does not take effect until you restart Orrique. The notice in this section tells you when a restart is needed.

What syncs across your devices, and what does not

When you use iCloud Sync, many preferences follow you across devices through iCloud, while a few are intentionally kept on each device on its own. So if you turn on app lock on your iPhone, it will not turn itself on automatically on your Mac.

Travels with you (iCloud Sync on)

• Appearance, the “Open to” launch tab, and Hide prices
• Your Today card choices
• Evening start hour, low stock threshold, and rest days
• Collection layout and collection sort
• Bottle size unit
• Logging defaults, currency, and the community toggles (these travel with your journal data)

Stays on each device

• The app lock toggle
• The diary-in-Spotlight toggle
• Your reminder schedule and notification permission

Backup and Export

Open the Backup & Export row. It has three sections.

Full Backup

• Export Backup saves a complete copy of your journal (scents, diary, combos, and photos) as a single file you choose where to save. After a successful save, the Last backed up date updates.
• Import Backup restores from a backup file. Because this replaces everything currently on the device, Orrique first shows you what the backup contains and asks you to confirm with Replace Journal. This is the standard way to move your whole journal to a new device.

Import Backup replaces what is on the device

Importing a backup is a full replace, not a merge. Orrique always shows you the backup’s contents and asks you to confirm with Replace Journal first, so nothing changes until you do. (Importing a spreadsheet is different: it only adds scents that are new to you.)

Spreadsheet (CSV)

• Export Collection saves your scents as a spreadsheet file that opens in any spreadsheet app. This button is unavailable when your collection is empty.
• Export Diary saves your wear entries as a spreadsheet file. This button is unavailable when your diary is empty.
• Import Collection adds scents from a spreadsheet file. Orrique shows a preview where you match the file’s columns to fields (Brand and Name are required), then adds only the scents that are new to you. Matches already in your collection are skipped, so nothing is overwritten or removed.

Calendar

• Export Diary Calendar Pro saves your wear diary as a calendar file you can add to a calendar app. This button is unavailable when your diary is empty.

For a deeper walkthrough of all of these, see the Backup and Export article.

Privacy

Open the Privacy row for app lock, search, and community settings:

1. Require Face ID to unlock. Turn this on to require Face ID (or your device passcode) to open Orrique after it has been in the background for a few minutes. On a device with Touch ID it uses Touch ID, and on a Mac it uses Touch ID or your password. See the note below about how the lock behaves.
2. Include diary in Spotlight search. Turn this on to let your diary entries appear in your device’s search. Turn it off to keep them out of search. Your journal still stays on this device unless iCloud Sync is on.
3. Contribute to community data. Turn this on to share anonymized averages (such as longevity, projection, and price) that power community insights. Your diary is never shared.
4. Help improve the shared catalog. Turn this on to let bottles and details you add be suggested to a curator, who reviews everything before it is verified. You will be asked to agree to the community guidelines first. If you have past contributions or filed reports, links to Your contributions and Your reports appear here.

For more on these, see the Privacy and App Lock article and the Community and Contributions article.

Help and Support

Open the Help & Support row to reach the help center without leaving Orrique. It links to guides for Getting started, Common tasks, Free vs Orrique Pro, What’s new, Troubleshooting, and the frequently asked questions, plus a Contact & Support link. On iPhone and iPad each guide opens in a built-in reader; on a Mac it opens in your browser, and the Mac Help menu has the same links.

About

Open the About row to see the app Version and to open the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Contact & Support links.

What to expect

• Display settings such as appearance, layout, currency, units, and hide prices take effect immediately across the app.
• Logging and behavior defaults apply the next time you add a scent or log a wear.
• Turning on a reminder may prompt for notification permission; turning on automatic weather prompts for location permission.
• Changing the storage mode does not take effect until you restart Orrique. The notice in Data & Sync tells you when a restart is needed.
• Exports save a file at the moment you create it. They are a snapshot, so later changes in Orrique are not written back into an already-saved file. Spreadsheet and calendar exports are one-way: editing the exported file does not change your journal.

Good to know

• App lock is a screen barrier, not encryption. When app lock is on, Orrique re-locks only after it has been in the background for about three minutes, so a quick switch away will not make you re-authenticate. As soon as the app moves to the background it also covers your content, so the diary does not show in the app switcher. The lock guards the on-screen view; it does not encrypt your data on disk. On Apple Watch there is no biometric app lock, so the toggle has no effect there.

• Pro requirements. A few settings are Pro features: wear session reminders (in Notifications) and Export Diary Calendar (in Backup & Export). Free users can see them but will be sent to the paywall when they tap. Read Bottle is free for a limited trial and unlimited with Pro.

• Backup and import behavior. Importing a backup replaces what is on the device, so Orrique always shows you the contents and asks you to confirm first. Importing a spreadsheet only adds scents that are new to you and never overwrites or removes what you already have. If a spreadsheet file has a header row but no actual rows, Orrique tells you there is nothing to import.

• Device differences. The iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps support these settings. The Apple Watch app has a smaller set of features and does not include file backup, export, or app lock. For Mac-specific menus and shortcuts, see the Mac App article.

• Text size lives in your device settings. Orrique follows your system text size and Dynamic Type, so there is no separate text-size control in the app. Change it in your device’s own Settings (Display & Text Size), and Orrique adjusts to match.

• Your data is safe while it loads. On a new device using iCloud Sync, your collection and diary may take a moment to arrive. If a screen looks emptier than expected right after setup, your scents and history are most likely still syncing in. See the iCloud and Sync article for what to expect on a fresh device.

Related articles

Pro Subscription Everything Pro unlocks, plans, and how to manage your subscription.

Privacy and App Lock How app lock, Spotlight search, and community sharing work.

iCloud and Sync What syncs, what stays local, and what to expect on a new device.

Backup and Export Back up your journal or export to a spreadsheet or calendar.

Today Tune the daily pick, evening layout, and the Today cards.