Ways to pick possible times

Eight ways for Alex to add the same three times on a phone: Tue 13 Oct 6:00pm, Wed 14 Oct 7:30pm and Thu 15 Oct 6:30pm. Today is Fri 9 Oct.

Mockup only. Nothing on this page works. Tap counts are counted from these mockups, not measured with people.

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ADay strip and time buttons

The current mockups. Tap a day, tap a time. Picked times collect as chips. About 6 taps for three times on different days.

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Fri9Sat10Sun11Mon12Tue13Wed14Thu15
5:00pm5:30pm6:00pm 6:30pm7:00pm7:30pm 8:00pm8:30pm9:00pm

Scroll for earlier and later times.

Tue 13 · 6:00pm ×Wed 14 · 7:30pm ×Thu 15 · 6:30pm ×
BThe phone's own date and time picker

Plain date and time fields; the phone shows its own wheels or calendar. One time at a time, so roughly 5 to 6 taps and spins per time.

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Tue 13 · 6:00pm ×Wed 14 · 7:30pm ×
Thu 15 Oct
6:30 pm
Tue 13 Oct515 Wed 14 Oct630am Thu 15 Oct630pm Fri 16 Oct745 Sat 17 Oct800
+ add this time

Looks native and handles any date. Minute steps depend on the phone.

CWeek grid

A column per day, a row per half hour. Tap cells to add times. 3 taps for three times; scroll up and down for the hours, sideways for the next week.

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‹ This week · next week ›

Fri9Sat10Sun11Mon12Tue13Wed14Thu15 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm

Tap to add or remove. Scroll for mornings.

DMonth calendar, then times

The booking-page pattern. Tap a date, then a time. About 6 taps; good for dates weeks away.

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MTWTFSS 2829301234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 2627282930311
5:30pm6:00pm6:30pm 7:00pm7:30pm8:00pm
Tue 13 · 6:00pm ×Wed 14 · 7:30pm ×Thu 15 · 6:30pm ×
EDay list

One row per day; tap a day to open its times. Each row shows what is picked. About 6 taps; scrolls naturally into later weeks.

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  • Sat 10 Oct
  • Sun 11 Oct
  • Mon 12 Oct
  • Tue 13 Oct 6:00pm
  • Wed 14 Oct 7:30pm
  • Thu 15 Oct 6:30pm
    5:30pm6:00pm6:30pm 7:00pm7:30pm8:00pm
  • Fri 16 Oct
FQuick picks

Common times as one-tap chips, worked out from today. 3 taps when they fit; "Another time" falls back to A. The chips here are invented; real ones would need choosing.

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Sat 10 · 10:00amSun 11 · 10:00am Mon 12 · 6:00pmTue 13 · 6:00pm Tue 13 · 7:30pmWed 14 · 6:00pm Wed 14 · 7:30pmThu 15 · 6:00pm Thu 15 · 6:30pmFri 16 · 6:00pm
Another time…

Thu 6:30pm only appears if the chips include it; that is the catch.

GType them

Type times the way you'd text them. Each becomes a chip; anything unclear is flagged. No taps, but typing and a parser to get right.

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tue 6pm, wed 7.30pm, thu 6:30
Tue 13 · 6:00pmWed 14 · 7:30pmThu 15 · 6:30 am or pm?

"tue" means the next Tuesday. Tap a flagged chip to fix it.

HPart of day

Mornings, afternoons and evenings instead of clock times. 3 taps, but a booking like "Wed evening" still needs a time agreed in chat.

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MorningAfternoonEvening Sat 10··· Sun 11··· Mon 12··· Tue 13··✓ Wed 14··✓ Thu 15··✓ Fri 16···

Fast and friendly for casual plans; too vague for anything with a start time.