Can't start the thing? You're not lazy. The first step is just too big.
FocusDash is an ADHD planner, daily to-do list and focus timer built for brains where "just write a list" has never once worked. Type in the task you've been avoiding for three weeks. It comes back as 4 tiny steps, with a timer for the first one. That is the whole idea.
No guilt. No red streak counter shaming you for a bad week. No ads, ever. Just a fox called Scout who is genuinely pleased when you fold one basket of laundry.
THE PROBLEM: YOU CANNOT START
THE FIX: A FIRST STEP SMALL ENOUGH TO SAY YES TO
- Type any task, get 4 tiny steps in an order that makes sense
- "Make it smaller" cuts it down again when 4 steps is still too many
- Quick win (2 min), Focus burst (5 min), Deep focus (15 min) - pick today's effort
- No setup, no account, works offline
THE PROBLEM: A LIST OF 47 THINGS IS NOT A PLAN
THE FIX: ONE STEP, ONE TIMER, NOTHING ELSE ON SCREEN
- A focus timer as long as the task needs: 2 to 60 minutes
- Stuck halfway? "Stuck? Break it down" shrinks the step you are on
- Finish early and it still counts, full XP
- The timer keeps running in the background when you switch apps
THE PROBLEM: ONE BAD DAY AND EVERY APP RESETS YOU TO ZERO
THE FIX: STREAKS THAT FORGIVE YOU
- Streak shields cover the day life got in the way: 1 a week free, 4 on Pro
- XP is never taken away. No penalties anywhere, by design
- Streaks stress you out? One switch hides them
- "Progress isn't linear. Showing up again is the skill."
THE PROBLEM: YOU DID SIX THINGS AND STILL FEEL LIKE YOU DID NOTHING
THE FIX: DOPAMINE, ON PURPOSE
- Confetti, XP and level-ups for finishing genuinely small things
- 13 named XP bonuses: Quick win, Caught up, No distractions, Night owl
- Levels with titles: Focus scout, Trailblazer, Focus legend
- 11 themes to unlock, and Scout gets a new accessory with every one
THE PROBLEM: SOME DAYS "JUST DO IT" IS NOT AVAILABLE TO YOU
THE FIX: A DAY THAT RESIZES ITSELF
- A five-tap check-in on mood, energy, stress and sleep
- Low fuel? Today's plan becomes 2-minute quests and Scout changes tone
- Good day? It stretches you instead
- Daily reminders that skip themselves once you've done the thing
THE PROBLEM: IT IS 1AM AND YOUR BRAIN IS STILL WRITING TOMORROW'S LIST
THE FIX: A SLEEP ROUTINE WITH EXACTLY ONE JOB
- Brain dump what is spinning; it becomes tomorrow's draft list
- Guided 4-4-6 breathing, four cycles
- A wind-down timer (15-60 min) that nudges you, never auto-logs
- Sleep streaks with real grace, plus Bedtime mode hand-off
THE PROBLEM: YOU HAVE DECIDED YOU ARE "JUST INCONSISTENT"
THE FIX: YOUR REAL PATTERN, WITHOUT A GRADE
- Your best hour, your finish rate, your average sprint length
- Habit score and a 30-day heatmap that shows gaps without judging them
- Which nights of sleep are followed by better days
- A weekly recap of wins you would otherwise forget
WHAT IS FREE, PLAINLY
Free forever: 3 new quests a day (finish as many as you like), breakdown, focus timers, streaks plus 1 shield a week, XP and levels, sleep logging, wind-down, breathing and 5 themes. No ads. No account required.
Pro adds: no daily quest cap, 4 streak shields a week, the full insights suite, sleep analysis, 6 more themes and auto cloud backup. Monthly, yearly, or pay once for lifetime. The yearly plan includes a free trial; the app shows the exact day billing starts, and you can cancel any time in Google Play.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Adults with ADHD, inattentive or combined. People living with executive dysfunction, task paralysis, time blindness, autistic burnout, brain fog, or a chronic-illness week where "get up" is the whole to-do list. Students who have opened the same document eleven times. Anyone who has cleaned a whole kitchen to avoid one email.
You do not need a diagnosis to use this ADHD planner. You just need the task to be smaller.
FocusDash is an ADHD planner and productivity app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat ADHD.
ADHD daily planner for adults: task breakdown, focus timer, no ads, no guilt