The skies are blue, water is wet, and people with ADHD scramble to manage their life. While the common sense is to just use a to-do list or calendar, the basic task management apps aren’t very spectrum disorder-friendly. Either they’re too basic, which makes them very hard to adapt to your thought patterns; or they’re so complicated you get confounded and distraught.
If all this were not enough, most blogs on “ADHD to-do list apps” are long and pretty generic in their reviews. So the author of this post took it upon themself to flip through all those long app reviews and test their recommendations, so you don’t have to.
The outcome was the following three project management for adhd apps; and a description of how each one can let you manage your ADHD—from one neurodiverse brain to another.
What makes the ultimate to-do list app for ADHD?
It’s so easy to get lustrous artifact syndrome, download a new to-do list app, then get so confused by it that you never pick it up again. From this prospective, the author reviewed almost two dozen apps according to three unique criteria to find the best ADHD task management apps. These are the criteria:
- Is it easy to use? You want an app that directs focus on what matters, helps weed out the clutter, and keeps you on track.
- Is it easy to adapt to the way you work? To be called a neurodivergent has a reason—your to-do list should provide complete flexibility that you can work in a way that feels natural.
- Does it assist with managing time as well as tasks? Merely having a list of tasks isn’t sufficient—you need an app that enables you to schedule time to do those tasks.
Amazing Marvin
Amazing Marvin is pretty simple on the exterior, which makes for a low barrier to entry. Its distinguishing feature, however, is Strategies, a suite of optional attributes that let you fully personalize your experience. Best thing is you may add dozens of functions, all of which are tailor-made for ADHD, like:
- Habit tracking
- Reward tasks
- Procrastination warnings
TickTick
TickTick is custom-designed to help you focus on your tasks, not simply keep track of them. Its Eisenhower Matrix lets you check and distribute tasks according to importance and urgency; something you’ll find pretty helpful in fighting executive dysfunction.
After you’ve planned your day and/or week, the integrated Pomodoro function lets you estimate the exact time a task will take; then track that time via Pomodoro sprints.
Sunsama
When it comes to managing ADHD, Sunsama’s most distinctive feature is its daily planning flow. Daily, you’ll wade through a brief process that deliberates on yesterday’s progress and sets up tasks for today. While engaging in this, you’ll sift through overdue tasks, tasks allocated for today, and backlogged tasks with the aim to build your agenda.
Conclusion
Commit to one of these project management for ADHD apps for a couple of weeks, then see what happens. To tell the truth you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
