Account Setup

This guide walks you through creating and setting up your PlanStudyBoost account.

Supported Browsers

PlanStudyBoost works in these browsers, on a computer, tablet or phone:

In an older browser you can still sign in, but pages may show the wrong colours or layout. Update your browser, or the operating system of your iPhone or iPad, to fix this.

Creating an Account

Option 1: Email Registration

1. Go to planstudyboost.com/register
2. Enter your details:
   • Name - Your full name
   • Username - A unique identifier (used in your profile URL, max 50 characters)
   • Email - A valid email address
   • Password - At least 8 characters
3. Select Create Account
4. You're signed in straight away and taken to your dashboard

You don't need to confirm your email address: PlanStudyBoost doesn't send a confirmation email, and you can use the whole app right away.

Note: Your username cannot be changed after registration, so choose carefully!

Option 2: Sign in with Google

1. Go to planstudyboost.com/register
2. Select Continue with Google
3. Choose your Google account
4. Grant the requested permissions
5. Your account is created automatically

Your account's language

Your new account starts in the language the registration page was in. To sign up in French or Dutch, select FR or NL below the form first, then create your account with either option. If you don't pick a language, your account starts in English. You can change it later (see Language).

Your Role

Every new account starts as a Student — there's no role picker at sign-up. You become a Parent or Supervisor automatically the moment you accept a student's invite link (see Linking Accounts below); you don't need to request or select those roles yourself.

Note: Roles are additive — accepting an invite adds a role on top of whatever you already have, it never removes one. A student who later accepts an invite as someone else's supervisor keeps their own Student role too.

Setting Your Preferences

Your Profile page

Most of your account settings are on your Profile page:

• On a computer: select 👤 Profile near the bottom of the sidebar, just below the notifications bell and above ❓ Help.
• On a tablet: the sidebar shows icons only. Select the 👤 icon in the bottom group, below the bell.
• On a phone: select More in the bottom bar, then Profile.
• In the admin panel: administrators select 👤 Profile at the bottom of the admin sidebar. On a phone, open the menu (☰) at the top first.

Tip: Parents and supervisors also see a 👤 icon for Students at the top of the tablet sidebar. That one opens a linked student's page. Your own Profile is the 👤 in the bottom group, with the bell and ❓ Help.

The page has these sections:

Changing your email address doesn't send a confirmation email. You keep full access to the app.

Language

PlanStudyBoost is available in:

• English
• French (Français)
• Dutch (Nederlands)

The Profile page has no language setting. Use the EN, FR and NL buttons instead:

• On a computer or tablet: near the bottom of the sidebar, below ❓ Help.
• On a phone: select More in the bottom bar. The buttons are near the bottom of the menu, below Profile.
• In the admin panel: at the bottom of the admin sidebar. On a phone, open the menu (☰) at the top first.

Select your language. The page reloads in that language, and your choice is saved to your account, so it applies on every device you sign in on. More details are in Switching language.

Light or dark theme

PlanStudyBoost starts in the dark theme. To switch between dark and light, use the theme button. It shows the theme you're using now (🌙 Dark or ☀️ Light); select it to switch to the other one.

• On a computer: at the bottom of the sidebar, below the language buttons.
• On a tablet: the 🌙 or ☀️ icon at the bottom of the sidebar.
• On a phone: select More in the bottom bar. The button is next to the language buttons.

This browser remembers your choice. The admin panel has no theme button: administrators can switch the theme from their Profile page, which uses the main app's sidebar and More menu.

Timezone

The Profile page has no timezone setting, and you can't change your timezone yourself yet. If times on your dashboard look shifted, contact your administrator.

Auto-expiry for study blocks

Study blocks that are left Pending or In Progress past their end time are automatically marked Not Done after a grace period — by default, 3 days. This setting is for students.

To change your grace period:

1. Open your Profile page (see Your Profile page)
2. In the Auto-expiry section, use the + / - buttons to set the number of days (1–3)
3. Select Save

The grace period can be at most 3 days, because a block can only be marked as completed until 3 days after it ends (see Study Blocks). A shorter grace period marks missed blocks sooner. You can then still use Mark as Completed on them until those 3 days are over.

Note: The grace period used to go up to 7 days. If yours was set to 4 days or more, it has been lowered to 3 days.

Note: If a parent links to your account and sets a custom grace period for you, your own setting is locked and the page shows Managed by a parent. To regain control, ask your parent to remove their override.

Linking Accounts

Students generate the invite link and share it — parents and supervisors accept one a student sends them. Full instructions, including how to confirm or decline a connection, are in the Connecting Accounts guide.

Next Steps

Now that your account is set up:

• Create your first subject
• Plan a study block
• Start a timer session

Troubleshooting

I forgot my password

1. Go to planstudyboost.com/forgot-password
2. Enter your email address
3. Check your email for a reset link
4. Create a new password

My Google sign-in isn't working

1. Make sure you're using a supported browser
2. Clear your browser cookies and try again
3. Try a different browser