Glowstick: ADHD, Gamified

Capture, focus, follow through.

Glowstick is a to-do list and life planner that works with ADHD brains, not against them. Snap a thought into the inbox the second it happens, let Glowstick turn it into one clear "what now" — and watch the follow-through turn into XP, levels and a streak that forgives a bad day.

Why it's different

Most planners assume you'll open them, review everything, and pick what to do. Glowstick assumes you won't — and meets you there.

• Zero-friction capture. A thought, a task, a brain dump: get it out of your head and into the inbox in one tap, from your phone, iPad or Apple Watch.
• One "what now" screen. Instead of a wall of tasks, Glowstick suggests one thing to do next, shaped by how much energy you've got right now.
• Time-blindness tools. Time blocking on a real calendar, Focus blocks with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, and widgets that always show what's next.
• Shame-free by design. Unfinished tasks planned for today quietly return to their project instead of piling up as red overdue badges. Nothing in the app is colored red. A missed day doesn't erase your progress.
• A game layer that's actually fun. Earn XP and coins for tasks, habits and your weekly review. Level up to unlock new themes, app icons and badges. Spend coins in the reward shop on real-world rewards you set up yourself.
• Weeks-on-target streaks, not daily streaks. Your streak counts weeks where you hit your target — one off day can't break it. A capped streak repair exists for the weeks that really go sideways.

What's inside

• Today: your single "what now" suggestion, plus today's plan.
• Tasks: an inbox, projects and tasks with estimates and optional deadlines.
• Calendar: day view and time blocking. Focus blocks go on their own calendar Glowstick creates for you; your other calendars show up alongside it, read-only.
• Habits: routines and habits with a forgiving, weekly view of progress.
• Notes: a journal and brain dump that can turn any line into a task.
• Shop: spend the coins you earn on rewards you define.
• You: your level, XP, streak, collection of themes, icons and badges, and settings.
• Widgets and Lock Screen accessories, and an Apple Watch app for quick capture by dictation, your next task, and habit and routine check-off, plus a watch face complication.

Private by design

Glowstick has no accounts, no sign-in and no server. Your data lives on your device and syncs across your own iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch through your private iCloud account — the same way Apple's own apps sync. There's no AI, no ads, and Glowstick doesn't track you or send your data anywhere else. Read the privacy policy.

Glowstick Pro (optional)

The free app is the whole system — capture, the what-now screen, time blocking, habits, the game layer and the reward shop all work without paying anything. Pro removes a few limits and unlocks the full collection:

• Unlimited habits (free: 3 active at a time)
• All your calendars shown alongside Focus blocks (free: 1)
• The full set of themes and app icons as you unlock them (free: 1 of each)
• The full badge collection (free: a starter set)

Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase, with a 14-day free trial on either subscription. Nothing you've already earned is ever deleted or hidden if a subscription lapses; new ones just wait for Pro again.

Glowstick doesn't make medical claims and isn't a treatment for ADHD or any other condition. It's a planner built with ADHD brains in mind, made by someone who needed it too.

Support

Questions or feedback: [email protected]. See the support page and terms of use.