I have ADHD. I've tried dozens of planner and task management apps. Most of them made things worse.
Not because they were bad apps. Because they were built for a brain that can sit down, sort 47 tasks into folders, assign priorities, and follow through on a rigid daily schedule. That's not my brain.
Here's what kept happening:
- I'd spend 20 minutes setting up a system instead of doing the task
- I'd miss one day of a streak and feel like the whole system was broken
- Reminders would stack up and become background noise I felt guilty about
- The app would assume I had the energy to organize before I could even start
So I built TidalTask.
What it does
TidalTask is a planner app specifically for ADHD. It focuses on three things:
Quick capture. One tap, type the task, done. No folder selection, no priority matrix, no tagging. Get it out of your head before it disappears.
Flexible routines. Recurring tasks stay visible without streak counters. Miss a day? Nothing breaks. No shame UI. No broken chain graphic.
Gentle reminders. Nudges that help you re-enter your day, not ones that pile up and make your phone feel hostile.
What it doesn't do
No Gantt charts. No Eisenhower matrices. No nested subtask trees. No AI auto-scheduling your entire week.
If you need deep project management, this isn't the tool. TidalTask is a planning layer, not a productivity suite.
Tech stack
- Swift/SwiftUI (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS)
- Next.js + TailwindCSS (web dashboard and marketing site)
- Cross-platform sync across phone, iPad, desktop web, and visionOS
It's free
No paywall, no trial timer, no premium tier.
I built this through my small web agency, Ottegi. It's not VC-backed. There's no growth team optimizing for engagement metrics. It's just an app I needed that didn't exist.
If you have ADHD (or suspect you do), I'd genuinely appreciate feedback on what works, what doesn't, and what friction you still hit when planning your day.
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