How Task Status
Every task in Obsetico carries a status that tells you at a glance where things stand. This document explains what each status means and what happens when you mark a task as done.
The four statuses
| Status | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | Yellow / Orange | Due soon — within your reminder window, or due today |
| Late | Red | Past its due date and not yet completed |
| Completed | Green | Either finished, or scheduled far enough in the future that there’s nothing to act on yet |
| None | Grey | No status could be determined |
You may notice that a task scheduled well into the future also shows green, just like a finished task. That’s intentional — both mean “nothing to worry about right now.”
The status updates on its own as time passes — you never have to set it manually.
How the status is determined
The app works out a task’s status automatically based on its due date and any reminders you have set.
Due today (no specific time)?
If a task is due today and you didn’t set a specific time for it, it shows as Pending for the whole day.
The reminder window
For all other tasks, the app looks at when your earliest reminder is scheduled.
- The day that reminder fires opens a “countdown window” that runs until the due date/time.
- If today falls inside that window, the task is Pending.
- If the due date has already passed, the task is Late.
- If the due date is still in the future and the reminder hasn’t fired yet, the task is Completed (green — on track, nothing to do yet).
Worked examples
Task due Friday, reminder set Monday (4 days before)
| Day | Status |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Completed (green — reminder hasn’t fired yet) |
| Monday | Pending (yellow — reminder window opens) |
| Tuesday – Friday | Pending |
| Saturday (not done) | Late |
Task due Friday, no advance reminder
| Day | Status |
|---|---|
| Any day before Friday | Completed (green) |
| Friday | Pending |
| Saturday (not done) | Late |
What happens when you complete a task
One-time tasks
Once you mark a one-time task as done, it disappears from your task list. If the task had a checklist, all checklist items are marked complete automatically.
Recurring tasks
Completing a recurring task doesn’t remove it — it moves the due date forward to the next scheduled occurrence. The task reappears with a fresh status: green if the next occurrence is far away, or pending if it falls within your reminder window.
Checklist items are all unmarked so you can track them again in the next cycle.
Relative vs. fixed scheduling
When completing a recurring task you can choose how the next due date is calculated:
- Relative (default): the next occurrence is counted from when you actually completed it. Useful if you finished late and don’t want the next one to show as pending straight away.
- Fixed: the next occurrence is counted from the original due date. Useful if you want to stay on a strict schedule regardless of when you actually checked in.
Where status appears in the app
Upcoming Tasks tab
Tasks are automatically sorted into three sections:
- Overdue — past their due date
- Today — due today
- Upcoming — due in the future (up to one week ahead)
Folder task counters
Folders show a running count of how many tasks inside them are pending or late, updated automatically.