Pro Bono Case: DayHero Creates Calm and Direction in Everyday Life

Task management
Pro bono
Tablet app

DayHero makes it easier for families to create a predictable and safe daily life through visual support. With the app, parents can plan activities, make routines clear, add alarms, and use pictograms or their own images, so the child can always see what is happening now and what comes next. This leads to fewer conflicts, less stress, and a more manageable day for the whole family.

For DayHero, it’s not just about functionality. The app is an educational tool that creates a sense of security for children with special needs and supports their parents in building a structure that lasts - even when everyday life changes.

What is DayHero – and who is it for?

DayHero is an app that helps families create overview and structure in everyday life by making routines and activities visual and easy to understand. It is developed for children who need clear structure, such as children with ADHD, autism, or Asperger’s. The app functions as a digital daily schedule, where activities and routines are presented in a clear and easy-to-read way. At the same time, the solution is relevant for all families who want more rhythm and clarity in their daily lives.

For many children, the changes and demands of everyday life can be difficult to manage. DayHero helps by gathering the day’s tasks in one place and translating them into something concrete and visual. With pictograms, a Time Timer function, and fixed routines, the child gets a clear framework that provides calm and predictability - even when days look different.

Why an app was the right solution

DayHero wanted a digital solution that could:

  • display the day’s structure in a simple and visual way
  • create predictability, even when days shift between weekdays, weekends, and holidays
  • manage alarms for, for example, medication and recurring tasks
  • explain activities using “The 9 H’s,” so the child understands who, what, where, and why
  • allow both standard pictograms and personal images, making the schedule recognizable and personal

The app doesn’t just show what will happen. It also helps the child understand the context. Built on DayHero’s professional foundation, it makes it easy for families to adjust routines, create activities, and gain an overview that brings calm.

In collaboration with DayHero, starti.app has developed a user-friendly and visual app that is easy to use in a busy everyday life.

A project we are proud to support

The development of the DayHero app was done pro bono. From the very beginning, we at starti.app have been highly enthusiastic about the project and chose to support it because it addresses a need that many families face every single day. DayHero makes a real difference, and we see it as a natural part of our responsibility to contribute when our technical expertise can create positive value for both children and adults.

Our role has been to translate DayHero’s vision into a digital solution that works in practice and makes everyday life more manageable and secure for the families who need it most.

For us, the project shows that technology can do something truly special when it is developed with care, empathy, and the user’s needs at the center.