Voyel

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Voyel

Comprehensive travel planning and management application

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Introduction

Voyel is a comprehensive travel planning and management application designed for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It helps you organize your trips, manage events, track checklists, store travel documents, and stay on top of your travel schedule with intelligent notifications and widgets.

Platform Differences

Voyel adapts to different platforms and orientations:

  • iPhone: Optimized interface with tab bar navigation, compact views, and touch-optimized controls
  • iPad Portrait: Sidebar navigation with full-featured views, menu bar available (iPadOS 26+)
  • iPad Landscape: Enhanced layout with Gantt chart view available (iPad only, landscape orientation required), menu bar available (iPadOS 26+)
  • macOS: Runs using the iPad interface with macOS menu bar integration. The app functions on Mac through the iPad version which provides a menu bar.

Important Notes:

  • Gantt View: Only available on iPad in landscape orientation. If you're in portrait mode, you'll see a message prompting you to rotate your device.
  • Menu Bar: Available on iPad with iPadOS 26+ and on macOS. Access Help via Menu bar → Help → Voyel Help (⌘?).
  • macOS: The app runs using the iPad interface with menu bar support. Some iOS-specific features may have limited functionality.
Key Features
  • Travel Management: Create and organize multiple trips with detailed information
  • Event Planning: Add events (flights, hotels, activities, meetings) to your travels
  • Interactive Maps: Visualize your travel route and event locations
  • Checklists: Create and manage pre-travel checklists
  • Document Storage: Store and organize travel documents (PDFs, images)
  • Smart Notifications: Get reminders for events and incomplete checklists
  • Widgets: Access your travel information from your home screen
  • Live Activities: Track your active travel in real-time
  • CloudKit Sync: Keep your data synchronized across all your Apple devices
  • AI-Powered Document Processing: Extract events from travel documents using Apple Intelligence
  • Travel Companions: Add contacts as travel companions to your trips

Getting Started

First Launch
  1. Launch the app - When you first open Voyel, you'll see the splash screen
  2. Authentication (if enabled) - If you've set up PIN or Face ID protection, authenticate to access your travels
  3. Create your first travel - Tap the "+" button to create a new travel
Creating Your First Travel
  1. Tap the "+" button in the top-right corner
  2. Fill in the travel details:
    • Name: Give your travel a descriptive name (e.g., "Summer Vacation 2025")
    • Destination: Enter your main destination
    • Start Date: Select when your travel begins
    • End Date: Select when your travel ends
    • Description: Optionally add notes or description
  3. Tap "Save" to create your travel

Core Features

Travel Management
Creating a Travel
  1. From the main travel list, tap the "+" button
  2. Enter travel information: Travel name, Destination, Start and end dates
  3. Optionally add: Notes or description, Travel companions (from your Contacts)
  4. Tap "Save"
Editing a Travel
  1. Open the travel you want to edit
  2. Tap the "More" menu (⋯) in the toolbar
  3. Select "Edit Travel"
  4. Make your changes
  5. Tap "Save"
Deleting a Travel
  1. Open the travel you want to delete
  2. Tap the "More" menu (⋯)
  3. Select "Edit Travel"
  4. Scroll to the bottom and tap "Delete Travel"
  5. Confirm the deletion
Adding Travel Companions
  1. Open a travel
  2. Tap the "More" menu (⋯) in the toolbar
  3. Select "Edit Travel"
  4. Scroll to the "Travel Companions" section
  5. Tap "Add Companion"
  6. Select a contact from your Contacts app
  7. The contact will be added as a travel companion
  8. Tap "Save"

Note: You need to grant Contacts permission when first adding a companion.

Event Management
Adding an Event
  1. Open a travel
  2. Tap the "+" button or use the "Add Event" option
  3. Fill in event details:
    • Title: Event name (e.g., "Flight to Paris")
    • Event Type: Choose from Flight, Train Trip, Car Trip, Hotel Stay, Activity, Meeting, or Other
    • Location: Starting location
    • Destination: End location (optional)
    • Start Date & Time: When the event begins
    • End Date & Time: When the event ends
    • Description: Additional notes
    • Color: Choose a color to identify the event
  4. Optionally: Add location coordinates by tapping the map icon, Add destination coordinates for travel events
  5. Tap "Save"
Editing an Event
  1. Tap on an event in any view (Timeline, Calendar, List, or Gantt)
  2. The event detail view will open
  3. Tap "Edit"
  4. Make your changes
  5. Tap "Save"
Deleting an Event
  1. Open the event detail view
  2. Tap "Edit"
  3. Scroll to the bottom and tap "Delete Event"
  4. Confirm the deletion
Checklists
Creating a Checklist
  1. Open a travel
  2. Navigate to the "Checklists" tab
  3. Tap "Add Checklist" or "+"
  4. Enter a checklist name (e.g., "Packing List", "Pre-Departure")
  5. Tap "Save"
Adding Items to a Checklist
  1. Open a checklist
  2. Tap "Add Item" or "+"
  3. Enter the item name
  4. Tap "Save"
Completing Checklist Items
  • Tap the checkbox next to an item to mark it as completed
  • Tap again to uncheck if needed
Deleting Checklist Items
  1. Swipe left on an item
  2. Tap "Delete"
Documents
Adding Documents
  1. Open a travel
  2. Navigate to the "Documents" tab
  3. Tap "Add Document" or "+"
  4. Choose a source: Camera, Photo Library, Files, or Scan Document (if available)
  5. Add document details: Name, Type, Notes
  6. Tap "Save"
Viewing Documents
  1. Open the "Documents" tab
  2. Tap on a document to view it
  3. Use pinch to zoom, swipe to navigate
Deleting Documents
  1. Swipe left on a document
  2. Tap "Delete"
AI Document Processing

Voyel can automatically extract events from travel documents (PDFs, images) using Apple Intelligence:

  1. Add a document to a travel
  2. The app will automatically analyze the document
  3. Extracted events will be suggested
  4. Review and confirm to add events to your travel

Note: This feature requires Apple Intelligence and may not be available on all devices. You'll need to accept the AI disclaimer in Settings before using this feature.

Views and Navigation

Voyel offers multiple views to visualize and manage your travel information:

Timeline View
  • Purpose: Chronological view of all events in your travel
  • Features: See events in order of occurrence, Visual timeline with event durations, Tap events to view details, Color-coded by event type
Calendar View
  • Purpose: Monthly calendar view of your travel events
  • Features: See all events on a calendar, Navigate between months, Tap dates to see events for that day, Color-coded events
Gantt View (iPad only, landscape)
  • Purpose: Project-style Gantt chart visualization
  • Features: Horizontal timeline showing event durations, Zoom in/out to see different time scales, Scroll horizontally to navigate through time when zoomed in, Visual bars representing event durations, Hover or tap events to see details in tooltips

Important Notes:

  • iPad Landscape Only: Gantt view is only available on iPad in landscape orientation
  • Portrait Mode: If you're in portrait mode, you'll see a message prompting you to rotate your device
  • Frame Width: The Gantt chart frame does not exceed screen width (vertical scrolling is allowed)
  • Zoom: Minimum zoom is 1.0 (showing full travel duration). Zoom > 1.0 enables horizontal scrolling
List View
  • Purpose: Simple list of all events
  • Features: All events in a scrollable list, Sortable by date, Quick access to event details
Checklists View
  • Purpose: Manage your travel checklists
  • Features: View all checklists for a travel, See completion progress, Add, edit, and delete checklist items
Documents View
  • Purpose: Manage travel documents
  • Features: View all documents, Organize by type, Quick access to view documents
Trip Time View
  • Purpose: Calculate travel times between events
  • Features: See estimated travel times, Calculate routes between locations, View on map, Adjust for different transportation modes

Widgets and Live Activities

Widgets

Voyel provides several widgets for your home screen:

  • Next Event Widget: Shows your next upcoming event with time remaining, date and time, event icon, and weather icon (if available)
  • Active Travel Widget: Shows your currently active travel with name, destination, dates, days remaining, and event count
  • Timeline Widget: Shows upcoming events timeline with multiple upcoming events and time until each event
  • Countdown Widget: Shows countdown to travel start with days, hours, minutes until start and destination
Adding Widgets
  1. Long press on your home screen
  2. Tap the "+" button in the top-left
  3. Search for "Voyel"
  4. Select the widget you want
  5. Choose the size
  6. Tap "Add Widget"
  7. Position it on your home screen
Live Activities

Live Activities show real-time information about your active travel on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro and later):

  • Active Travel: Shows current travel information
  • Next Event: Displays your next upcoming event
  • Updates: Automatically updates as events occur

Note: Live Activities are not supported on iOS Simulator.

Notifications

Voyel can send you reminders for events and incomplete checklists.

Setting Up Notifications
  1. Open Settings (from the travel list or travel detail view)
  2. Navigate to "Notifications" section
  3. Enable "Event Reminders" or "Checklist Reminders"
  4. Configure reminder times:
    • Event Reminders: Choose hours before (1h, 2h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h) and days before (1d, 2d, 3d, 7d, 14d)
    • Checklist Reminders: Choose days before departure (Today, 1d, 2d, 3d, 7d, 14d)

Settings

Access Settings from: The travel list (menu button) or The travel detail view (More menu)

Appearance
  • Theme: Choose between System, Light, or Dark mode
  • Accent Color: Customize the app's accent color
Security
  • PIN Protection: Set up a PIN code to protect your app
  • Face ID / Touch ID: Enable biometric authentication
Notifications
  • Event Reminders: Enable/disable and configure event reminders
  • Checklist Reminders: Enable/disable and configure checklist reminders
Units
  • Distance Units: Choose between Metric (km) or Imperial (miles)
Apple Intelligence
  • AI Processing: Configure how documents are processed
  • Disclaimer: View or reset the AI disclaimer

Tips and Tricks

Quick Actions
  • Swipe to Delete: Swipe left on events, checklists, or documents to delete
  • Long Press: Long press on events for quick actions
  • Search: Use the search function to quickly find travels or events
Organization
  • Color Coding: Use different colors for different event types to quickly identify them
  • Multiple Checklists: Create separate checklists for different purposes (packing, documents, tasks)
  • Document Organization: Use document types to organize your travel documents

Troubleshooting

Notifications Not Working
  1. Check that notifications are enabled in Settings > Notifications
  2. Verify notification permissions in iOS Settings > Voyel > Notifications
  3. Ensure event dates are in the future
  4. Check that reminder times are set correctly
Data Not Syncing
  1. Check your iCloud account is signed in
  2. Verify CloudKit status in Settings > Troubleshooting
  3. Ensure you have internet connectivity
  4. Wait a few minutes for sync to complete
Documents Not Processing
  1. Ensure Apple Intelligence is available on your device
  2. Check that the document is a supported format (PDF, images)
  3. Verify you've accepted the AI disclaimer in Settings

Support

For additional help and support, visit: https://precellence.icu

Access Help from:

  • macOS: Menu bar → Help → Voyel Help (or press ⌘?)
  • iPad (iPadOS 26+): Menu bar → Help → Voyel Help (or press ⌘?)
  • iPhone/iPad (older versions): Settings → About → Help, or from the More menu (⋯) in travel views

This guide is for Voyel version 1.0 and later. Last updated: December 2025