diff --git a/components/ui/bottom-tab-bar.tsx b/components/ui/bottom-tab-bar.tsx
index d2b3a95..7673093 100644
--- a/components/ui/bottom-tab-bar.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/bottom-tab-bar.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { BottomTabBarProps } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
 import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics';
 import { Platform, Pressable, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
 import { AppText } from './app-text';
-import { colors, radius, size, spacing } from './tokens';
+import { colors, radius, shadow, size, spacing } from './tokens';
 
 const tabConfig = {
   index: { label: 'Today', icon: 'today-outline', activeIcon: 'today' },
@@ -38,20 +38,8 @@ export function BottomTabBar({ state, descriptors, navigation, insets }: BottomT
           onPress={onPress}
           onLongPress={onLongPress}
           style={({ pressed }) => [styles.tab, focused && styles.tabActive, pressed && styles.pressed]}>
-          <View style={[styles.iconWrap, focused && styles.iconWrapActive]}>
-            <Ionicons
-              name={focused ? config.activeIcon : config.icon}
-              size={20}
-              color={focused ? colors.brand.cobalt : colors.neutral.textMuted}
-            />
-          </View>
-          <AppText
-            variant="caption"
-            color={focused ? colors.brand.cobalt : colors.neutral.textMuted}
-            numberOfLines={1}
-            style={[styles.label, focused && styles.labelActive]}>
-            {label}
-          </AppText>
+          <Ionicons name={focused ? config.activeIcon : config.icon} size={focused ? 19 : 20} color={focused ? colors.neutral.surface : colors.neutral.textSecondary} />
+          <AppText variant="caption" color={focused ? colors.neutral.surface : colors.neutral.textSecondary} numberOfLines={1} style={styles.label}>{label}</AppText>
         </Pressable>;
       })}
     </View>
@@ -59,57 +47,10 @@ export function BottomTabBar({ state, descriptors, navigation, insets }: BottomT
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  floatingArea: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    left: 0,
-    right: 0,
-    bottom: 0,
-    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-  },
-  bar: {
-    minHeight: size.tabBar,
-    flexDirection: 'row',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'space-around',
-    backgroundColor: colors.neutral.surface,
-    borderTopWidth: 1,
-    borderTopColor: colors.neutral.divider,
-    paddingTop: spacing[2],
-    paddingHorizontal: spacing[4],
-  },
-  tab: {
-    minHeight: size.touchTargetMin,
-    flex: 1,
-    flexDirection: 'column',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-    gap: 4,
-    paddingVertical: spacing[1],
-  },
-  tabActive: {
-    // Active tab keeps the clean columnar structure with color prominence
-  },
-  iconWrap: {
-    width: 32,
-    height: 32,
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-    borderRadius: radius.pill,
-    borderCurve: 'continuous',
-  },
-  iconWrapActive: {
-    backgroundColor: colors.brand.cobaltSoft,
-  },
-  label: {
-    textAlign: 'center',
-    fontSize: 11,
-    fontWeight: '500',
-    letterSpacing: 0.1,
-  },
-  labelActive: {
-    fontWeight: '700',
-  },
-  pressed: {
-    opacity: 0.72,
-  },
+  floatingArea: { position: 'absolute', left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, paddingHorizontal: spacing[4], paddingTop: spacing[3], backgroundColor: 'transparent' },
+  bar: { minHeight: size.touchTargetMin + spacing[3], flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', gap: 2, padding: spacing[2], borderRadius: radius.sheet, borderCurve: 'continuous', borderWidth: 1, borderColor: colors.neutral.border, backgroundColor: colors.neutral.surface, ...shadow.floating },
+  tab: { minHeight: size.touchTargetMin, flex: 1, flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 2, borderRadius: radius.pill, borderCurve: 'continuous', paddingHorizontal: spacing[1] },
+  tabActive: { flexDirection: 'row', flexGrow: 1.15, gap: spacing[1] + 2, backgroundColor: colors.brand.cobalt, paddingHorizontal: spacing[3] },
+  label: { textAlign: 'center', flexShrink: 0 },
+  pressed: { opacity: 0.76 },
 });