Focusbuddy: ADHD To-Do List
Alexander Nielsen Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Focusbuddy: ADHD To-Do List is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Alexander Nielsen. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 10, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 50 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 10
- 2026 · v1.1
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About Focusbuddy: ADHD To-Do List
Focusbuddy is a to-do app that actually understands how ADHD brains work. No guilt. No streak panic. No wall of overdue tasks screaming at you. Just small, doable quests, a warm companion cheering you on, and a garden that grows every time you show up for yourself. START IS THE HARDEST PART, SO WE MADE IT TINY • Turn any task into a quest, and break scary ones into small steps at the spiciness level you choose • 5-Minute Sprints: just start. You're allowed to stop after five minutes. (You often won't.) • Focus timer with Live Activities: your countdown lives in the Dynamic Island, so you can leave the app without losing your session A COMPANION, NOT A DRILL SERGEANT • A friendly sprout companion celebrates your wins, remembers your progress, and never judges a bad day • The companion is an AI that runs on your device by default. It's not a human, and it will gently remind you of that • Body-doubling mode: work alongside your companion when tasks feel too lonely to face GENTLE STREAKS THAT FORGIVE • Your Streak Garden grows with your effort, and a rough day never burns it to the ground • Transition rituals between tasks: a 2-minute breather with breathing, body scan, or a glass of water • Daily energy check-in adjusts what the app asks of you: low-energy days get lighter quests MADE FOR YOUR BRAIN, RESPECTFUL OF YOUR DATA • No account, no ads, no tracking across apps. Your quests, chats, Safety Plan and health data never go to analytics. • Anonymous usage analytics help us improve the app: which screens you open, what you tap, and screen recordings with your typing hidden. Turn it off anytime in Settings. • Optional iCloud sync to your own private iCloud. We can't read your iCloud data. • Optional Apple Health integration (read-only) to celebrate movement and protect your streak when you're unwell • Voice brain dump with on-device transcription: your voice never leaves your phone • A Safety Plan with crisis resources is always one tap away A NOTE FROM US Focusbuddy is a wellness tool, not medical care. It doesn't diagnose or treat ADHD or any condition. Please talk to your clinician about treatment. And your companion, as lovely as it is, is AI, not a person. Small wins matter. Come plant one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated October 10, 2026
• Join the Focusbuddy Discord. The link is in Settings and on the last tutorial page. Ask questions, share ideas and see what's coming. • New: anonymous usage analytics, so we can see what helps and where people get stuck. This includes screen recordings with your typing hidden. Your quests, chats and Safety Plan are never included. You can turn it off anytime in Settings, Analytics. • Fixes: the welcome screen and the permission messages now say Focusbuddy.
App privacy
The developer, Alexander Nielsen, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Search History: Search History
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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