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Views
Create saved calendar views on iPhone — filter by keywords, calendars, time, and location.
A view is the core object in Sift. It is a saved rule set for what you want to see coming. Sift keeps every view current as you add, edit, or delete events in Apple Calendar.
View card
On the Views screen, each view appears as a view card showing:
- The view name and accent colour
- How many events match
- The next matching event with a live countdown (minutes, hours, or days)
Tap a card to open the detail list — events grouped by day.
What you can configure
| Setting | Free | Sift Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Number of views | Up to 3 | Unlimited |
| Calendars | Any synced to Apple Calendar | Same |
| Built-in keywords | All 17 | All 17 |
| Custom keywords | — | Yes |
| Time of day, all-day, recurrence, location | — | Advanced narrowing |
| Hide individual events | — | Yes |
View Defaults
View Defaults (in Settings) controls which calendars and built-in keywords are available when you build views, plus the global Show Past Events window. It applies across all views.
Terminology
Use view / views in prose. Event view is fine at first mention when you need to distinguish from the verb “view”. Do not call views “filters” or “categories” — filtering is what Sift does; the saved object is a view.
Related
- Keywords
- Widgets — show one view’s next event on your Home Screen
- Sharing views