Actual for coaches
For coaches

See the week between sessions.

Your clients plan their days in Actual and record what really happened. With their say-so, you get a one-page summary of each week before you meet: what they planned, what got done, what slipped, and why.

Become a founding coach How it works

The coach plan opens to everyone in December. Founding coaches start now.

What you see

The week as it went, not as it's remembered.

Actual keeps a record of the plan and of what happened instead. Each week, the client's own device turns that into a short summary and sends it to you.

A summary of every weekBooked time against time done, day by day and by category, what got moved or dropped and the reasons the client gave, how their habits are running, and their answers from the weekly review.
Who needs you firstYour clients sorted by who needs attention: a week well below their usual, one thing put off again and again, a habit losing its run, a client who's gone quiet, or a week booked far past what they usually manage.
Ready for the sessionOne page per client: the weeks since you last met, your private notes, the date of the next session, and a Print button that fits it on one sheet.
Suggestions they can takeSend a block, a to-do or a whole day's plan. It waits for your client to add it or pass on it, and you see which.
Your clients stay in charge

They choose what you see.

  • Nothing is shared until they say yes. Before they agree, they see a real example of what you'd receive.
  • A switch for each part of the summary. The names of their blocks start off hidden; the numbers still come through.
  • Pause or stop any time. Stopping deletes the summaries you already have from them.
  • Your page shows who's sharing and who has paused, so a quiet week is never a mystery.
What never reaches you

The summary, not the calendar.

  • Their calendar itself, their notes, places and exact times.
  • Their email address. You see the name they choose.
  • Anything from before they agreed, or after they stop.

For coaches. Actual isn't designed for or offered as a health service, and has no place to record health information. See the coach terms.

$19 a month

You and up to 7 clients. Each client after that is $2 a month. Add places whenever you need them.

The coach plan

Your clients pay nothing.

  • Every client you cover gets all of Actual, for as long as you coach them on it.
  • A client who already pays for Actual doesn't take up one of your places.
  • If you stop, nothing your clients recorded is lost, and they have 14 days to choose a plan of their own.
  • Monthly, cancel any time. Your own Actual is included.
Founding coaches

Help shape it, and keep Actual for life.

Before the public launch, a small group of coaches is trying Actual with their clients and telling me what would make it genuinely useful in their practice. In return:

  • Your own Actual, free for life.
  • The coach plan free for 6 months, with its 7 client places. After that it's $19 a month, like everyone else.
  • A real say in the coach features built next, straight to the person building them.

Write to me and I'll set you up by hand. Tell me a little about your practice and how many clients you'd like to try it with.

Ask to be a founding coach

Caleb Ward, founder. Extra places beyond the first 7 are $2 a month each from the start. The founding-coach terms.

Questions

Before you ask

Do my clients need to install anything?

They use Actual on the web, on Android or as an installed app on their computer. You send them an invite link from your clients page; they open it, choose what to share, and that's it.

Can a client share with more than one coach?

One coach at a time. A client can stop sharing with you and start with someone else whenever they like.

When does the summary arrive?

Once a week, after the client does their weekly review, or whenever they press "Send it now". If one hasn't arrived in over a week, the client shows as quiet on your page.

What happens to my notes if a client stops?

Your private notes are yours and go with the client's link: when a client stops sharing, their summaries and your notes about them are removed.

Can I use it for my own planning too?

Yes. The coach plan includes your own Actual, with everything in it.