Best App For ADHD

What is ADHD?

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting a person's executive functions like attention, working memory, and the ability to self-regulate. It is estimated that 5% of the world population lives with ADHD.

You could see us as clumsy, forgetful, restless, socially awkward, and sometimes all over the place. And yes, we sometimes are all of that, no denying. But, we tend to be also passionate, intuitive, creative, and generally warmhearted and friendly people. We get excited easily, that's part of the trait. Our brains are just wired differently.

Usually, people are born with this disorder and, unlike believed in the past, if you have it you will have it for the rest of your life. Similar to autism, another neurodevelopmental disorder, there is no cure for ADHD. However, there are plenty of coping mechanisms and ways to improve the quality of life for those with ADHD.

If you have been diagnosed with ADHD, you understand how it affects every area of your life and how you have been experiencing these issues for as long as you remember. Yet, you see the world the very same way as those without ADHD, as ADHD is not a sensory disorder.

How ADHD impacts productivity?

People with ADHD have problems in many crucial areas of their lives. We tend to have poor organization skills, issues with motivation, memory, time management, and completing everyday tasks. It just feels harder for us to fulfill all life's demands.

We enjoy doing a lot of things, but usually not those we really ought to. We tend to pick easy tasks instead of those that are important. And when there is a lot on our plate, we are easily overwhelmed.

Many people with ADHD are very smart, yet even when we try hard, and hard we try indeed, we still feel like we're working far below what we could or would like to be doing. We often have great difficulty with getting started on a task despite repeated prodding and reminding.

People with ADHD often live with the embarrassment and shame of their disorganization or compulsive attempts to appear organized. ADHD person may be disorganized, chronically rushed, and overly dependent on external deadlines and time crunches to stay on track.

The disorganization contributes to our level of stress. And we know stress is not great for our well-being. Yet, we rely on stress to push us to complete tasks at the very last moment, and neurotypical productivity advice just does not work for us.

How Lunatask can help?

Productivity apps often feel like they are designed for robots, so we wanted to make one for humans, especially those with ADHD.

Lunatask is the one app that you will need to keep track of tasks, thoughts, habits and emotions. It prioritizes your to-dos for you and lets you focus on one area of your life at a time.

Externalize memory

Write down everything that needs to be done in each area of your life. People with ADHD have a harder time keeping stuff in their heads. Lunatask remembers everything for you and keeps tasks tidy.

Leave prioritization to us

Lunatask displays at a glance everything you noted down, along with how important it is to you, how long each task will take, whether it has been started, and counts the days since its addition to the list. This frees you from the mental overhead of picking what needs to be done first.

Our app prioritizes tasks for you in a way that nothing is left behind. For example, Lunatask nudges you to finish already started tasks before taking on new work, shows older tasks before newer ones, etc. Together with features like the work-in-progress limit and notifications for scheduled tasks and habits, we help you stay on the right track, so everything gets done in a timely fashion.

Lunatasks also lets you sort tasks based on whether they're Must, Should, or Want do’s. This method can be a better fit for ADHD brains because it makes it simpler to decide what matters the most.

Build healthy habits

Use our visual habit tracker to adopt habits and improve your quality of life. Having accountability and maintaining your streak will keep you going and motivated.

Do you forget to take your medication three times a day? Create a habit for it, set up a daily goal, and create a schedule. Lunatask will then let you know to take the medication at set times.

Reflect as you go

Lunatask comes with native support for journaling, tracking mood and energy levels, and how busy or overwhelmed you were each day. We built these trackers because they are especially relevant to people with ADHD.

Journaling has many benefits on the journey towards your goals. It helps process emotions in a positive way and can improve awareness of anxiety and depression by clearing your mental clutter, focusing your mind, and building awareness of your thoughts and feelings. It also reduces intrusion and avoidance symptoms post-trauma. Keeping a journal is a way to express yourself without judgement or rules.

Because your journal is the vault for your most sensitive thoughts, you can protect it with a four-digit PIN to ensure you are the only one who can access it. The PIN-protected journal can be enabled in the settings.

Stay in touch with people you care about

Let's face it, many of us are terrible at maintaining relationships with friends and people around us because of our object permanence deficits and things being “out of sight, out of mind”. Sometimes we even lose touch with people because of it. Our relationship tracking feature is here to help with that.

All-in-one

Lunatask is not just a to-do list. It's also a habit tracker, calendar, mood tracker, daily journal, pomodoro timer, and a powerful note-taking app. With its holistic approach, your thoughts find a home in a single app and your ADHD brain will feel lighter. Plus, the many productivity techniques included in Lunatask let you explore which method works best for you.

Create a day plan with everything

How many times have you got excited about using a habit tracker, installed an app, and forgot it existed the next day? We have all been there before: that’s why we found ways to prevent this from happening in Lunatask.

Are you looking at your tasks all day and forgetting about your habits? Your habits will be right next to them, with no need to keep reminding yourself to switch somewhere else to check them off. You can even drag them onto the one calendar where you already have your tasks and events to plan your day easily.

It's the little things that make all the difference.

Minimize distractions

Distractions should not get in your way to get things done. That’s when Areas of Life come in: Choose what you want to focus on (like work) and other areas and tasks will be out of sight until you’re done with your focus time – with no need to overthink your to-do list.

Don't forget to take an umbrella

Going out only to realize you forgot to check the weather? Lunatask shows the current weather condition and temperature, so you are more mindful of the situation behind the window and are always appropriately dressed.

Wait, there's more!

We did not even touch on other ADHD-friendly features like timers or quick note.

Got an idea how to make Lunatask even more ADHD-friendly? Let us know on our Idea Portal or send us a message.

Other tips for ADHD

Where can I learn more about ADHD?

There're many great resources on ADHD on the internet. Just be aware popular websites might oversimplify and take a less scientific approach. We recommend checking out this video, this fact sheet, this article, this website, or How to ADHD on YouTube.