In January, ISEA began moving from an early web prototype toward a real mobile client. We set up the Expo app, routing, local database foundations, and base UI, then brought several core record modules onto the phone.
The goal was not to finish every detail at once. It was to make daily life capture genuinely usable on a mobile device.
Expo client and local database
The mobile foundation landed in January. Expo Router, base components, layout code, local database setup, and migration preparation created the environment future records, sync, and AI execution can rely on.
Local-first remains central to ISEA. Records should exist reliably on the device first, then be enhanced by AI, sync, and account features rather than depending on a remote page every time the app opens.
Core record modules on mobile
Account, schedule, journal, habit, countdown, and mood modules all started moving into the RN client. Many screens borrowed from the earlier web experience, but cards, tabs, backgrounds, and inputs were reshaped for phones.
Account gained transaction forms and number input, schedule, habit, journal, and countdown gained basic browse and edit flows, and mood received smoother animations and custom fonts.
This made ISEA more than an AI chat entry point. It started to become a set of usable life-recording surfaces.
Agent sessions feel more long-lived
Agent work in January focused on the foundations: persisted sessions, title generation, history ordering, message time handling, batch create and update operations, and recovery for deleted records.
For users, the important shift is that AI is not just answering one isolated question. It starts to understand time, maintain a session, process multiple records together, and reduce duplicate, flickering, or misordered replies.
Login and account foundations
January also moved authentication onto Better Auth, with email OTP, SMS support, protected Agent routes, and a fuller user/session schema.
Most of that work sits below the main interface, but it matters for long-term use. Stable accounts and sessions are the foundation for future sync, membership, cross-device access, and personalization.
Time, styling, and product shape
Time consistency is especially important in a record app. This month tightened local time, time zones, business timestamps, and message ordering so a record meant for today is less likely to appear somewhere else.
The mobile visual system also started to come together through font usage, paper backgrounds, card motion, mood layouts, and cleaner screen structure.
January was foundation work with visible results. ISEA began to have a client you can actually hold in your hand, and the next step is making those record modules smoother and more complete.