diff --git a/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx b/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
index dcebbc63c..597ef3b6f 100644
--- a/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Fragment, useId, useState } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
-import { formatDateTime } from "@/lib/format";
+import { formatDateOrRelative, formatDateTime } from "@/lib/format";
 import { useTranslations, useFormatters } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { CUMULATIVE_DAY_SUM_TYPES } from "@/lib/measurements/cumulative-day-sum";
 import { invalidateKeys, measurementDependentKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
@@ -568,8 +568,16 @@ export function MeasurementList({ onEdit, onAddFirst }: MeasurementListProps) {
                               </span>
                             )}
                           </TableCell>
+                          {/*
+                            v1.4.43 QoL (L8) — `formatDateOrRelative`
+                            renders timestamps inside the last 24 h
+                            as "vor 3 min" so a fresh entry visible
+                            on the dashboard briefing and on the
+                            list view never disagrees about how to
+                            phrase "when".
+                          */}
                           <TableCell className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
-                            {formatDateTime(m.measuredAt)}
+                            {formatDateOrRelative(m.measuredAt, t)}
                           </TableCell>
                           <TableCell className="text-sm">
                             {m.notes ? (
@@ -714,7 +722,13 @@ export function MeasurementList({ onEdit, onAddFirst }: MeasurementListProps) {
                             </span>
                           )}
                           <p className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-xs">
-                            <span>{formatDateTime(m.measuredAt)}</span>
+                            {/*
+                              v1.4.43 QoL (L8) — see desktop
+                              counterpart at the same `measuredAt`
+                              site. Relative under 24 h, absolute
+                              older.
+                            */}
+                            <span>{formatDateOrRelative(m.measuredAt, t)}</span>
                             {m.source !== "MANUAL" && (
                               <Badge
                                 variant="outline"
@@ -937,6 +951,18 @@ export function MeasurementList({ onEdit, onAddFirst }: MeasurementListProps) {
                         </DropdownMenuContent>
                       </DropdownMenu>
 
+                      {/*
+                        v1.4.43 QoL (L7) — `[Cancel] [Save]` order is
+                        iOS-first intentional per Apple HIG, which
+                        puts the primary / confirmation action
+                        rightmost. iOS is the load-bearing mobile
+                        target for HealthLog and the web shell renders
+                        desktop + iOS PWA from the same component, so
+                        the current order survives. Do NOT flip to
+                        `[Save] [Cancel]` in a future "Android parity"
+                        refactor — fork a platform-specific shell
+                        instead if Android becomes a real audience.
+                      */}
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                         <Button
                           type="button"
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/format-date-or-relative.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/format-date-or-relative.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ebca3e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/format-date-or-relative.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/**
+ * v1.4.43 QoL (L8) — `formatDateOrRelative()` boundary cases.
+ *
+ * The helper switches between relative ("vor 12 min") and absolute
+ * ("21.05.2026, 14:32") rendering based on a 24h cutoff, so two
+ * adjacent timestamps in the same view never mix formats. Pin every
+ * boundary so future tweaks (e.g. extending the relative window)
+ * don't silently shift the cutover.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+
+import { formatDateOrRelative } from "../format";
+
+function fakeT(key: string, params?: Record<string, string | number>): string {
+  // Deterministic stand-in — just echo the key + params so the
+  // assertions can pin which branch we hit without binding to actual
+  // translation copy.
+  if (!params) return key;
+  return `${key}:${Object.entries(params)
+    .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
+    .join(",")}`;
+}
+
+const NOW = new Date("2026-05-21T12:00:00Z").getTime();
+const SECOND = 1_000;
+const MINUTE = 60 * SECOND;
+const HOUR = 60 * MINUTE;
+const DAY = 24 * HOUR;
+
+describe("formatDateOrRelative", () => {
+  it("returns just-now for < 60 seconds (lower boundary)", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 15 * SECOND).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeJustNow",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns just-now at the 59-second edge", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 59 * SECOND).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeJustNow",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns minutesAgo at exactly the 1-minute mark", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 1 * MINUTE).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeMinutesAgo:count=1",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns minutesAgo within the [1m, 1h) window", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 30 * MINUTE).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeMinutesAgo:count=30",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns hoursAgo at exactly the 1-hour mark", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 1 * HOUR).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeHoursAgo:count=1",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns hoursAgo at the 23h59m edge", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - (23 * HOUR + 59 * MINUTE)).toISOString();
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW)).toBe(
+      "insights.relativeHoursAgo:count=23",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to absolute formatting at exactly 24h", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 24 * HOUR).toISOString();
+    const result = formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW);
+    // The absolute branch does NOT route through the translator, so
+    // it never produces an `insights.relative*` string.
+    expect(result).not.toContain("insights.relative");
+    // It returns a date+time formatted via the legacy formatter, which
+    // contains digits separated by punctuation.
+    expect(result).toMatch(/\d/);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to absolute for a 7-day-old timestamp", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW - 7 * DAY).toISOString();
+    const result = formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW);
+    expect(result).not.toContain("insights.relative");
+    expect(result).toMatch(/\d/);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to absolute for future timestamps (never paints 'in 3 min')", () => {
+    const iso = new Date(NOW + 5 * MINUTE).toISOString();
+    const result = formatDateOrRelative(iso, fakeT, NOW);
+    // No relative copy — the absolute formatter handles it.
+    expect(result).not.toContain("insights.relative");
+    expect(result).toMatch(/\d/);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty string for unparseable input", () => {
+    expect(formatDateOrRelative("not a date", fakeT, NOW)).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a Date instance as well as ISO string", () => {
+    expect(
+      formatDateOrRelative(new Date(NOW - 30 * MINUTE), fakeT, NOW),
+    ).toBe("insights.relativeMinutesAgo:count=30");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/format.ts b/src/lib/format.ts
index c08b5b048..44ada56af 100644
--- a/src/lib/format.ts
+++ b/src/lib/format.ts
@@ -72,3 +72,51 @@ export function formatTime(date: Date | string): string {
   return formatters().time(date);
 }
 
+/**
+ * v1.4.43 QoL (L8) — render a timestamp as a relative phrase when it
+ * happened within the last 24 hours, otherwise fall back to the
+ * absolute locale-aware date+time. Closes the visual inconsistency
+ * the measurement-list surfaced: the same screen could show "vor 3
+ * min" (briefing) alongside "21.05.2026, 14:32" (list rows) for
+ * adjacent events.
+ *
+ * Buckets:
+ *   - < 1 m  → "just now"
+ *   - < 1 h  → "vor N min" / "N min ago"
+ *   - < 24 h → "vor N Std." / "N h ago"
+ *   - ≥ 24 h → absolute `formatDateTime`
+ *
+ * The relative branch reuses the `insights.relative*` i18n keys (same
+ * keys `formatRelativeTime()` reads from `@/lib/i18n/relative-time`).
+ * Caller supplies a `t()` translator so this helper stays usable
+ * server-side; clients should pass `useTranslations().t`. The buckets
+ * mirror the briefing's existing copy so users never see two
+ * different relative phrasings in the same view.
+ */
+export function formatDateOrRelative(
+  iso: Date | string,
+  t: (key: string, params?: Record<string, string | number>) => string,
+  /**
+   * Optional "now" for deterministic tests. Defaults to `Date.now()`.
+   */
+  nowMs: number = Date.now(),
+): string {
+  const target =
+    iso instanceof Date ? iso.getTime() : new Date(iso).getTime();
+  if (Number.isNaN(target)) return "";
+  const diffMs = nowMs - target;
+  // Future timestamps fall back to absolute — relative copy doesn't
+  // model them and "in 3 min" would mislead in a health-log context.
+  if (diffMs < 0) return formatDateTime(iso);
+  if (diffMs < 60_000) return t("insights.relativeJustNow");
+  const minutes = Math.floor(diffMs / 60_000);
+  if (minutes < 60) {
+    return t("insights.relativeMinutesAgo", { count: minutes });
+  }
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) {
+    return t("insights.relativeHoursAgo", { count: hours });
+  }
+  return formatDateTime(iso);
+}
+