Date Catch by Aonau
Send one syllabus, roster, sports schedule, or school newsletter. A person will check the dates and email back an .ics you can import, plus a short note on entries that need a second look. This is a human service for the first 5–10 jobs — not software, not an AI calendar app, and not a promise that nothing will be missed.
Please read this first
This is a human service, not software, and not an AI calendar app. We do not promise zero missed dates, and a checked calendar file is not a substitute for a school or employer official calendar. The first job is $1 one-time; later jobs, if we continue, may be $1–5. We are only taking the first 5–10 jobs, then we will decide whether to continue or stop. Turnaround is within a few days, not the same hour, and we may decline a job. We do not offer email, inbox, or portal auto-sync, and we do not scrape school or team systems.
Privacy and what we will not take
We only handle files you send us. Please redact sensitive cells first — child home addresses, medical notes, and employee names if you prefer. We do not keep originals longer than 14 days after delivery. We do not use your files as training data. We will decline a job that is mostly unredacted minor home addresses or medical notes, or if you will not redact.
What the $1 first job includes
- You send 1 syllabus, roster, sports schedule, or school newsletter — a PDF, screenshot, or spreadsheet, about 1–3 pages or about 30 events. After paying, email the file or a link — this page does not host uploads.
- A person checks the dates by hand. You get a checked .ics you can import, plus a short uncertainty note listing entries that need a second look against the original.
- $1 covers the first job only. Later jobs, if we continue, may be $1–5. We are testing the first 5–10 jobs.
- Delivery is by email, within a few days if we can take the job. We do not promise same-hour or same-day turnaround. We may decline a job.
- If Photo2Calendar, Sorted, Shift2Cal, or the Gemini/ChatGPT → CSV → iCal path already gets you close enough, you do not need this.
How it compares (honest)
| Tool | Fit | Common friction |
|---|---|---|
| Photo2Calendar | An existing app that turns a screenshot or photo into events | Instant and automated. If a photo-to-calendar app already gets you close enough, you do not need a person. |
| Sorted | An existing paid app that reads school newsletters and similar | Already aimed at this parent / school use. If it already works for you, skip this. |
| Shift2Cal (and tools such as Calfeed) | Built for picking your shifts out of a roster | Already recommended for huge roster spreadsheets. If that is your problem, try those first. |
| Gemini / ChatGPT → CSV → iCal | Free; you can do it yourself with a language model | Asking a model to make an .ics directly has failed for some people; a two-step CSV then iCal path has worked for others. If that path already works, you do not need this. |
| Date Catch by Aonau — $1 first job | A person checks one short messy schedule into an .ics | Slow (days, not hours); one file at a time; no zero-miss promise; no auto-sync; not software |
This page is testing whether people will pay for a checked calendar file. If those tools already get you close enough, don’t pay for this.
Why this page exists
Some public posts describe the same friction this page is testing. Students have received PDF class schedules and found that asking Gemini or ChatGPT to make an .ics file directly did not work — though some later succeeded by having the model write a CSV, then converting that to iCal. Parents with more than one child have said they would use a tool if they could send a PDF, not if they had to cut and paste, and others have said apps already exist. People also worry about missing syllabus dates even when an auto-import tool is available. Shift workers have described huge roster spreadsheets and a long time spent picking out their own shifts; tools such as Shift2Cal are already recommended there. This page asks whether a checked calendar file, sent back by a person, is still worth $1 when those options exist. These are paraphrases of public discussions, not testimonials for this offer.
Public sources (not reviews of Date Catch): students and PDF schedules parents and PDFs worry about missed dates roster spreadsheets
Kill criteria (we will stop)
We will stop this line if there are no paid orders in 7–14 days and people say Photo2Calendar, Sorted, Shift2Cal, or the Gemini/ChatGPT path is already enough; or if buyers want ongoing auto-sync with email, a school portal, or a team app; or if the accuracy people need would require paid OCR or near-full-time labor. This page exists to find that out — not to force a product.
Ask about a schedule
You can describe the file before you pay. To start a job, pay $1 and then email one syllabus, roster, sports schedule, or school newsletter (PDF, screenshot, or spreadsheet; about 1–3 pages or about 30 events) to redlynic-ttnffk+datecatch@mail.grokbot.com, or paste a link below. Please redact sensitive cells first. This form does not accept file uploads. We will reply if we can take the job. We will decline a job that is mostly unredacted minor home addresses or medical notes, or if you will not redact.
Questions
Is this software, or another AI calendar app?
No. A person will check one short schedule by hand and email you a calendar file. We are not launching an AI calendar app, and we do not offer instant conversion. Photo2Calendar, Sorted, Shift2Cal, and a Gemini/ChatGPT → CSV → iCal path already exist; this page is only testing whether people will pay for a checked result.
How do I send the file?
After paying, email one syllabus, roster, sports schedule, or school newsletter (PDF, screenshot, or spreadsheet; about 1–3 pages or about 30 events) to redlynic-ttnffk+datecatch@mail.grokbot.com, or paste a share link in the form. This page does not host file uploads. Please redact sensitive cells first.
How accurate is it, and how fast?
We do not promise zero missed dates, and the file is not a substitute for a school or employer official calendar. Entries that need a second look are listed in a short uncertainty note. Turnaround is within a few days if we can take the job — not the same hour, and not a same-day promise.
Can you auto-sync my email, school portal, or a team app?
No. We do not offer email, inbox, or portal auto-sync, and we do not scrape school or team systems. This offer is one checked .ics for one file you send us. If what you want is ongoing sync with a school portal, GameChanger, or a calendar account, this is not a fit.
What about privacy, children’s addresses, or medical notes?
We only handle files you send us. Please redact sensitive cells first — child home addresses, medical notes, and employee names if you prefer. We do not keep originals longer than 14 days after delivery, and we do not use files as training data. We will decline a job that is mostly unredacted minor home addresses or medical notes, or if you will not redact.
Who takes the $1 payment?
Checkout is personal, through Gumroad as merchant of record (they handle applicable sales tax / VAT). It is not a company-account checkout yet.