Why Errand Arc exists
Errand Arc connects place search, deadlines, stop duration, priorities, temperature-sensitive pickups, route ordering, reminders, directions, completion, and private history in one understandable errand workflow.
The full Smart Order experience remains useful for free: up to three active runs, eight stops in each run, and five completed runs in recent history. Pro is for people who need unlimited planning records, complete history and insights, one-tap repeat runs, and future premium tools.
It is designed for people who combine stores, returns, appointments, pharmacy pickups, groceries, and other everyday stops and need a route that respects the day rather than drawing only the shortest line.
Build the real list
Search Apple Maps for businesses and addresses, then keep the task, category, expected duration, priority, and handling need with each stop.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
Plan around time
Add an opening time, appointment window, or closing deadline. Errand Arc weighs it against travel and the work expected at every earlier stop.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
Protect the pickup
Mark chilled, frozen, or fragile items so the planner can keep them later in the run when stronger deadlines do not require a different choice.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
Keep priorities honest
Separate must-do errands from important and flexible stops. A necessary pharmacy pickup should not be treated like an optional browse.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
See the reasoning
Smart Order updates the stop sequence, distance estimate, time estimate, and warnings without pretending the result is a traffic prediction or guarantee.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
Run the plan
Open the next stop in Apple Maps, check off progress, receive an optional departure reminder, and preserve a useful record after the run is complete.
This capability supports the larger Errand Arc promise: every stop, in the right order. It is most useful when it stays connected to the rest of the workflow instead of becoming an isolated screen or score.
Availability, privacy, and honest limits
Errand Arc is coming soon. This guide explains the current published product direction so readers can understand the planned experience without implying that a public store release is already available.
Errand records stay in the app's private on-device storage and no Goodale Studios account, advertising, or third-party tracking SDK is required. Optional current location, place search, and directions rely on Apple location and Maps services under Apple's terms. Errand Arc is coming soon, so these guides explain the current release candidate without implying that a public App Store download is already available.